downtown express, march 12, 2015

VOLUME 27 NUMBER 20 MARCH 12-MARCH 25 2015

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BY JANEL BLADOW

March roared in dropping a cold flurry on our neighbor-hood But four boys from Southbridge Towers found

a way to turn the last blast of winter (we hope) into a fun creative adven-ture They built an igloo in the snow pile at the end of Water and Beekman

Sts to the delight of everyone who passed by over the weekend

Sel f-designated r ingleader JJ Derogatis 13 who the oth-ers agreed was the shovel master headed up the dig After nearly 13 hours of carving and excavating on Saturday they had an icehouse to be proud of But they didnrsquot stop

there They picked up their shovels again on Sunday to make a snow fort that wowed everyone

ldquoAll four of us fit inside but Irsquom the only one who can stand uprdquo bragged 7-year old Tal Kahanov who also noted that hersquos been in one

Photo by HannaBrakeyDSLR

Four boys from Southbridge Towers spent what perhaps will be this winterrsquos last weekend of snow building an igloo (L-r) Anthony Derogatis Klan Kahanov JJ Derogatis the grouprsquos leader and Tal Kahanov

The boys of winterSeaport Report

Continued on page 14

FIELD TIMEIS NOT SAFE

FOR BPC LITTLE LEAGUES

BY DUSICA SUE MALESEVICThe Battery Park City Authority

has opened up the permit process for the neighborhoodrsquos ballfields planting seeds of doubt and con-cern for future field time for local groups

ldquoWe werenrsquot particularly happy about thatrdquo Anthony Notaro chair-person of Community Board 1rsquos Battery Park City Committee said at the March 3 meeting ldquoWe didnrsquot see any reason But [the authority] felt that they were obliged to do itrdquo

The Downtown Little League which also serves Tribeca and FiDi lost some time this season and offi-cials worry even more will be lost in the years to come

Robin Forst vice president for external relations for the BPCA said the process was opened up so that the authority could gauge the nature of interest in the use of the ballfields

The authority received requests from over 20 groups she said which included the local leagues and groups

ldquoDowntown Little League will continue to have a significant pres-ence on the ballfields this springrdquo said Forst who emphasized that


2 March 12-March 25 2015 DowntownExpresscom

FASTCORRECTIONThe Notify NYC alert system

started as a pilot program in Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the fatal 2007 fire during the demo-lition of Deutsche Bank building across from the World Trade Center so wersquove taken more than a passing interest over the years

Now that itrsquos citywide we end up getting a lot of texts and emails wersquore not interested in so we didnrsquot know what to think last week when the cityrsquos Office of Emergency Management sent us one about an

overnight exercise without a locationIt turned out the NYPD and

FDNY were planning to show up in our lsquohood Vesey St and North End Ave last week Notify quickly sent updated messages soon after we pointed out the omission Yoursquore welcome OEM

AND THE WINNER IShellipCongrats to Buxton Midyette who

was recommended unanimously by the 66th Assembly Districtrsquos quartet of Democratic district leaders mdash John Scott Jean Grillo Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz mdash to fill the vacant seat for state committeeman

Alan Schulkin the previous state committeeman recently vacated the post after getting tapped to be dep-uty chief clerk at the Manhattan Board of Elections

Midyette a VP in marketing lives in Tribeca and got involved in community activism when he head-ed the successful grassroots cam-paign to keep PS 150 from being

moved out of Tribeca Midyette then co-founded Build

Schools Now an organization advo-cating for more schools to alleviate Lower Manhattanrsquos school over-crowding A father of three he is also known as a very dapper dresser

Other candidates interviewed for the post included Jonathan Geballe Dennis Gault and Delay Gazinelli The leadersrsquo pick will be submitted to the State Committee which will consider it closely at their next meeting Like district leaders state committee members are unpaid vol-unteers who serve two-year terms

Berger a member of Village Independent Democrats said ldquoWe expect Buxton to represent us well and to add new energy to the politi-cal power of Downtownrdquo

A CRUSH ON DOWNTOWNUnderCover welcomes an old friend

Danny Weisfeld back Downtown Weisfeld a former staffer to US Rep Jerry Nadler has just started working

as communications director for State Sen Daniel Squadron

Readers with an encyclopedic memory might recall that Weisfeld who plays in a band under the stage name Danny Ross (his middle name) hooked up musically in 2008 with the ldquoObama Girlrdquo after her famed video mdash yes we too almost forgot about the lady who had a crush on the president to be Amber Lee Ettinger

JEWS amp lsquoMAD MENrsquoAs ldquoMad Menrdquo fans well know

Jews needed not apply for Madison Avenue jobs in the early lsquo60s Matthew Weiner who created the show about a fictional ad firm will be talking about Madrsquos Jewish plot lines at the Museum of Jewish Heritage Sun March 29 at 4 pm

The talk ($20-$25 36 Battery Pl 646-437-4202 mjhnycorg) is being presented with a new museum exhibit ldquoDesigning Home Jews and Midcentury Modernismrdquo

Downtown Express photos by Milo Hess

Peaceful scenesThe Tribeca section of the Hudson River Park was virtually empty and had a serene feel at the end of last week with the late in the season snowstorm With the return of spring-like temperatures this week people are returning

March 12-March 25 2015 3DowntownExpresscom

BY LUIS VAZQUEZIf you ask someone to name New Yorkrsquos best

shopping districts chances are you will hear Fifth Ave Madison Ave Herald Square and of course Soho But very soon you will start hearing the Financial District added to the mix And not just for shopping but for food as well

Indeed over the next two years more than two million square feet of new and repositioned retail will be opening throughout the Financial District and not just in one concentrated corner In fact the new retail is spread throughout Downtown mdash from Brookfield Place to the World Trade Center from South Street Seaport to Fulton Center from the thriving Broadway corridor to the bases of landmark towers at One Wall Street 28 Liberty St and 70 Pine St all are being born anew much like the new 247 neighborhood they call home

First to take center stage will be Brookfield Place formerly known as the World Financial Center The complex was renamed when the owners realized that the Financial District was increasingly a misnomer as more diversified tenants were drawn Downtown

Over the last year Time Inc (newly spun off from Time Warner) and Hudsonrsquos Bay (corporate parent of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord amp Taylor) both announced their moves to the newly christened Brookfield Place

But they knew they needed to do more than just change their name They decided to gut ren-ovate and reposition their entire 250000 square feet of retail space to appeal to a new market

The first part of the big reveal opened last spring when Hudson Eats opened to big fanfare In April of this year Le District a 37000 square foot French inspired version of Eataly will debut along with the first of many luxury retailers including Hermes Ferragamo Zegna Michael Kors Burberry Diane von Furstenberg Aspinal of London and the biggest name of all an 85000 square foot Saks Fifth Avenue

Also opening will be Amada a tapas restau-rant from acclaimed Spanish chef Jose Garces a Downtown branch of Parm The most eager-ly anticipated of all is the reopening of Joel Robuchonrsquos acclaimed restaurant LrsquoAtelier mdash only this time itrsquos Downtown and at a whopping 11000 square feet (which will also include outdoor space) it is bound to be become a dining destination to be reckoned with

Right across the street at the WTC workers are feverishly working to open their shopping expe-rience this coming fall More than 365000 square feet of new retail will be spread out between the various WTC towers the transit centerrsquos Oculus and all of the subterranean passages in between

We can expect something for everyone here from Tiffanyrsquos Tom Ford and Armani to FiDirsquos first Apple store Added to the mix will be John Varvatos Hugo Boss Canali Kate Spade as well as stores from Lego and Disney

The WTC will not be lacking in food options A 40000 square foot outpost of Eataly will be opening at 4 WTC and Daniel Boloud is opening a

branch of his Epicerie Boulud at the WTC Oculus Also rumored is that Anthony Bourdainrsquos much anticipated Bourdain Market will make its home at 3 WTC It will contain 40 to 50 stalls with vendors from across the world

Though the Fulton Center has opened for transit purposes its 65000 square foot of retail space is not expected to be fully occupied until later this year Interest in the space has reportedly been very strong but Westfield has yet to announce any signed tenants It is expected to be a mix of retail and restaurants

Over at the South Street Seaport construc-tion continues at full speed at Pier 17 the Fulton Market Building and at the various ldquouplandrdquo build-ings where new retail is being brought to market Howard Hughes Corp is keeping mum for now on who will be leasing there but they have promised to bring retailers that will appeal to area residents

Hughes has already delivered with the one big announcement The new iPic Movie Theater com-plex currently under construction at the Fulton Market Building will be New Yorkrsquos most luxurious Of the eight plush theaters none will have more than 143 seats All seating with be reserved and you will be able to order food from your seats as well as having the option of choosing flat bed seating with pillow and blankets A full bar will be part of the entertainment as well The grand opening is expect-ed to be this coming August All told the South Street Seaport will offer more than 360000 square feet of new retail

Not all of the retail is in malls however There are lots of stand alone stores on the way as well Joining the 28000 square foot Urban Outfitters store on the booming Broadway corridor will be a 19000 square foot Gap a 30000 square foot Zara and a

rumored 20000 square foot Anthropologie at 195 Broadway the same landmark tower where Nobu just announced that it will be moving to in 2017

Joining this world renowned restaurant will be new eateries by Tom Colicchio and Keith McNally at The Beekman soon to become FiDirsquos most exclu-sive hotel On the waterfront the legendary Greek restaurant and party spot Nammos by the Sea in Mykonos is expanding to FiDi where they will open at the brand new Battery Maritime Hotel in 2016

More retail and restaurants are on their way at One Wall Street the old Bank of New York building that is in the process of conversion to residential up above and a huge retail base below It is strongly rumored that Nordstom will be taking the entire 250000+ square foot base to house its Downtown store Thirty-five thousand feet of space is coming to the base of the old AIG building at 70 Pine includ-ing a 15000 square foot restaurant Over at the old Chase Manhattan headquarters the new owners plan to create more than 200000 square feet of new and repurposed retail at the base of the building as well as below ground

Indeed the final pieces of the Financial Districtrsquos emergence as the cityrsquos newest 247 community are finally falling into place We have the office space the residences hotels and tourists and much more of all of that is still is on tap What was missing was meaningful retail and quality restaurants and now they too are on their way

Whatrsquos most exciting of all is that there is so much more coming that we donrsquot know about yet Just wait This is a brand new FiDi

Luis Vazquez a Downtown resident and real estate broker with Keller Williams is the founder of the FiDi Fan Page on Facebook

Retail market is finally booming near Wall St

Source JLL Research and the Downtown Alliance

Jones Lang LaSalle chart of the new retail coming to Lower Manhattan

Downtown Notebook


INSUFFICIENT FUNDSIt was the ATM machine rob-

bery that wasnrsquotOn Thurs Mar 5 at 1130 pm

a thief attempted to get at the cash dispenser located at a Tasti D-Lite at 203 Spring St in Soho police say After cutting through the security gate the thief attempted to remove the ATM which is owned by Uncle Sam ATM Group based in Queens but was unsuccessful Police did not release a description of the suspect

FORK FIGHTA former employee mdash unhappy

about losing his job mdash went after his manager with a bent fork from a nearby table

The man 20 went to Stout a bar in the Financial District at 90 John St and confronted his former employer on Tues Mar 3 at around 6 pm police say As the dispute escalated he grabbed a fork from the table bent it and lunged at the male manager 29 Two employees who were close by were able to get the fork away and the man fled

After the police were called and showed up the disgruntled employ-ee came back to the pub He took one look at the cops and then ran to the kitchen but was caught by police

The Bronx man did not go quiet-ly mdash police say he flailed his arms refusing to be handcuffed

$3000 JACKET STOLENTwelve pieces of clothing went into

a fitting room but only 11 came outThat is what a female employee 27

told police about a man who got away with a $2995 jacket from the Ralph

Lauren store at 109 Prince St in Soho on Tues Mar 3 at around 4 pm

The employee told police that the thief mdash male 6 ft with red hair mdash put the expensive jacket underneath the coat he was wearing and left

BLOCK AND SHOPLIFTTwo thieves worked together to

steal over $1500 worth of stuff from Burton a snowboarding gear and clothing store in Soho police say

On Tues Mar 3 one man 41 grabbed jackets and pants from the sale rack shoved them into his shop-ping bag and then handed it to his partner at around 5 pm police say To ensure his accomplicersquos escape the man blocked a male employee 24 from chasing after the second man He also prevented the security guard from his attempt to lock the door

The blocking was to no avail as both were arrested and the police recovered the merchandise Police did release the age of the second man

MEN SENTENCED FOR PACE STUDENT MURDER

Randy Colon 34 was sentenced to 49 years-to-life in state prison for the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Pace University student in Lower Manhattan according to the Manhattan District Attorneyrsquos office Max Moreno was a senior studying marketing at Pace

Colon and Raymond Rizzo had broken into Morenorsquos apartment on the 37th floor in a Lower Manhattan building a little before midnight on Sept 28 2010 according to the DArsquos office The two men demand-ed Moreno and another victim turn over their personal property

which they did giving them wallets and cellphones But when the two demanded more and Moreno refused Colon shot him in the head killing him The other victim fled but was caught by Colon and Rizzo who then beat the second victim according to the DArsquos office

Colon fled to Pennsylvania and was arrested on Oct 14 2010 He

was found guilty of murder in the first and second degree as well as various other charges Rizzo 33 was sentenced to 32 years-to-life in state prison following a conviction of murder in the second degree and other charges according to the DArsquos office

ndash DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC

Four cops who were instru-mental in capturing a Queens man accused of committing eight bur-glaries Downtown were honored as the ldquocops of the monthrdquo at the First Precinct Community Council meeting on Feb 26

ldquoThe cops of the month from the First Precinct did a tremendous jobrdquo said Captain Brendan Timoney a week before he was transferred to another precinct ldquoTheyrsquore actually working out there when most of us are asleep at homerdquo

Timoney said that the four mdash Sergeant Rashid Jones Police Officers Andre Reyes Jamie Brantmeyer and Tommy Viggiani mdash switched up their schedule to catch a man who was breaking into restaurants at night

ldquoThey did it without a problem to protect you guysrdquo he said

The man 63 has 15 prior arrests

said Timoney and is accused of doing a total of eight burglaries Downtown five in the First Precinct two in the Fifth and one in the Sixth

On Sun Jan 25 the officers saw a man who looked like the suspect walking around Broadway They followed him for 45 minutes as he walked up and down Broadway The man then went to a restaurant on Houston St and he started yanking on the door said Timoney

He was unsuccessful at first but finally got the door open The cops observed him doing a shot of liquor grabbing $200 from the cash reg-ister and then on his way out he snatched a $7000 bottle of wine said Timoney

After he came out the man was arrested

Each officer received a certificate and a mug

Four officers were honored at last monthrsquos meeting of the First Precinct Community Council

Cops honored

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Enter artist Yung Oh Le Pagersquos studio and it is easy to see why children get excited

First there is the mini-golf hole that Page ele-mentary school students at Pine Street School are constructing Boxes outline its frame while poles with shapes on top mdash like planets mdash stand sentinel But this mini-golf hole slated to be on Governors Island this season is different It is Figment NYCrsquos first ever ADA accessible for its annual island festival At the head sits a wheelchair

Then there is a wall of custom helmets that include oversized Minnie Mouse ears and an ele-

phant and birds headsldquoTheyrsquore excited and they want to wear themrdquo said

Page who was giving a tour of his studio at the launch of a new pop-up museum on Tues Mar 3

The Childrenrsquos Museum of the Arts partnered with Green Ivy Schools to sponsor the pop-up museum mdash 12 images from CMArsquos permanent collection will be on display at Pine Street School at 25 Wall St through June

Green Ivy Schools has two Lower Manhattan loca-tions Pine Street School which opened last fall and Battery Park Montessori in Battery Park City

Students from both schools attend workshops at Pagersquos studio He is both a CMA teaching artist and an artist-in-residence at Pine Street

The students are also working with Page on a collage of artwork that is right out their window Jean Dubuffetrsquos ldquoGroups of Four Treesrdquo in Chase Manhattan Plaza

There will be a ldquoCMA Dayrdquo event on Sat Mar 29 from 10 am to 2 pm at Pine Street School that will be open to the public


Young art students work on Governors I project

Downtown Express photos by Dusica Sue Malesevic

Artist Yung Oh Le Page left has been working with Pine Street School students on a mini-golf hole for Governors Island

Photos by Amanda Byron Zink

Seaport lion dancesLunar New Year celebrations traveled a little further Downtown from Chinatown Sun March 1 when local families got in on the lion and dragon dancing fun to help benefit the Old Seaport Alliance


BY DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC

The long-awaited SeaGlass carousel in Battery Park will open this Memorial Day

ldquoThis harsh winter has posed some obstaclesrdquo but the carousel is expected to open at the end of May said Anna Morrison executive assistant to the president of the Battery Conservancy

The $16 million SeaGlass carousel boasts 30 hydraulic fiberglass fish mdash some as large as 9 feet tall

Morrison was giving an update on the various Battery Park projects to Community Board 1rsquos Financial District Committee at their Wed Mar 4 meeting

ldquoDespite this harsh winter wersquove been having wersquove been making meaningful strides in our capital projectsrdquo she said ldquoAnd wersquore hoping as the weather warms up a bit wersquoll be able to move even fasterrdquo

Work continues on the bikeway that will con-nect the Hudson and East River paths The Battery Oval will open this fall and will be populated by the ldquobattery chairrdquo The Battery Conservancy launched an international competition in mid-2012 that called for chair designs The winner was the Fluert a bright-blue chair designed by Andrew Jones from Toronto Canada

For the first time there will be a ldquoforest farmrdquo in Manhattan said Morrison The forest farm will focus of plants that thrive in the shade mdash mush-

rooms ferns berries and the paw paw which is mango-like she explained

The programming is to begin April 1 It also includes a student farmers program and an

expanded field trip program that affords children the opportunity to learn about organic gardening healthy eating and the history of the park as well as the city she said

Battery Parkrsquos carousel to open in May

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Brooklyn NY (Feb 15 2015) ndash Re-porters who risked their lives in 2014 to cover the Ebola epidemic traced the rise of the Islamic State and revealed secret ransoms paid for the release of hostages are winners of Long Island Universityrsquos 66th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism Additional honorees include reporters who un-covered systemic failure in two fed-eral agencies the Secret Service and the Veterans Administration as well as journalists who exposed brutal treatment of prison and jail inmates

Awardees will be honored at a cer-emony at The Roosevelt Hotel in Man-hattan on Friday April 10

ldquoThe excellent work across a va-riety of media platforms refl ected by 558 nominations from news organi-zations individual journalists and members of our advisory panel sug-gests that journalists are adapting well to a landscape no longer domi-nated exclusively by printrdquo said John Darnton curator of the awards

The George Polk Awards are conferred annually to honor spe-cial achievement in journalism The awards place a premium on investiga-tive and enterprising reporting that gains attention and achieves results They were established in 1949 by Long Island University (LIU) to commemo-rate George Polk a CBS correspon-dent murdered in 1948 while covering the Greek civil war

Reporting by the 2014 award recipi-ents also laid blame for a deadly mud-slide in Washington State on lax envi-ronmental enforcement sparked the successful prosecution of a 10-year-old Chicago homicide by authorities reluc-tant to charge its well connected per-petrator and connected the deaths of more than 300 domestic abuse victims in South Carolina and 400 migrants in Texas to inadequate laws insuffi cient resources and indifferent responses

Garry Trudeau will be the 33rd recipient of the George Polk Career Award and is the fi rst cartoonist in

the programrsquos history to be so hon-ored He has cut political pretension down to the size of his Doonesbury comic strip for 45 years Four other cartoonistsmdashJules Feiffer (1961) David Levine (1965) Jeff MacNelly (1977) and Edward Sorel (1980)mdashhave also been cited for their work in spe-cifi c years

Trudeau Feiffer and Django Gold senior writer for The Onion will dis-cuss the role and impact of comics and satire in journalism in light of the Paris terrorist attacks on Char-lie Hebdo in early 2015 at the David J Steinberg Seminar of the George Polk Awards ldquoDangerous Lines Cartoon-ists and Other Subversivesrdquo The sem-inar takes place on Thursday April 9 at LIU Brooklynrsquos Kumble Theater for Performing Arts The event is free and open to the public

ldquoLIU is proud to honor excellence in investigative journalism that spans the globe with the George Polk Awardsrdquo said Dr Kimberly R Cline

president of LIU ldquoThis yearrsquos winners are true heroes who risked their lives uncovering the truth behind some of 2014rsquos most incredible stories and we salute their courage and determina-tionrdquoAbout LIU

LIU is one of the nationrsquos largest private universities Since its founding in 1926 LIU has provided high quality academic programs taught by world-class faculty grounded in the liberal arts and sciences LIU offers 500 ac-credited programs to 18500 students in the New York City metropolitan region LIU has an active network of more than 180000 alumni that includes leaders in industries across the globe LIU is rec-ognized for its commitment to experien-tial education service learning and en-trepreneurial thinking LIU empowers students with skills they need to excel in the classroom and in their careers Visit liuedu for more information

Coverage of Islamic State Ebola VA and Secret Service failures Recognized as Top Investigative Works

66th Annual George Polk Awards in Journalism

Long Island University is Pleased to Announce andCongratulate the 2014 George Polk Award Winners

polkawardsorg

International ReportingRukmini CallimachiRansom for HostagesThe New York Times

Foreign ReportingRania Abouzeid

ldquoThe Jihad Next DoorrdquoPoliticoMagazine

Health ReportingAdam Nossiter NorimitsuOnishi Ben SolomonSheri Fink Helene Cooper and Daniel BerehulakEbola in West AfricaThe New York Times

National ReportingCarol LeonnigSecret Service ScandalThe Washington Post

Local ReportingTim Novak Chris Fusco and Carol Marin

ldquoWho Killed David KoschmanrdquoChicago Sun-Times

Business ReportingInternational Consortium of InvestigativeJournalistsTax Havens in China and EuropeThe Center for Public Integrity

Environmental ReportingStaffOso MudslideThe Seattle Times

Justice ReportingJulie K BrownFlorida Prison DeathsMiami Herald

Michael Schwirtz andMichael WineripRikers Island ExposeThe New York Times

Magazine ReportingJames Verini

ldquoShould the United Nations Wage War to Keep PeacerdquoNational Geographic

Military ReportingDennis WagnerVA Hospital ScandalThe Arizona Republic

State ReportingDoug Pardue Glenn Smith Jennifer Berry Hawes and Natalie Caula Hauff

ldquoTill Death Do Us PartrdquoThe Post and Courier(South Carolina)

Television ReportingMarisa Venegas John Carlos Frey and Solly Granatstein

ldquoMuriendo por Cruzarrdquo(ldquoThe Real Death Valleyrdquo)Telemundo The Weather Channel Efran Films and The Investigative Fund(Melvin McCray)

CommentaryTa-Nehisi Coates

ldquoThe Case for ReparationsrdquoThe Atlantic

Career AwardGarry Trudeau

Long Island University


The man suspected of fatally shooting an aspiring East Village rapper outside his home in the Lillian Wald Houses on Avenue D on Mon Feb 23 was taken into custody in New Jersey Feb 26

Shaquille Fuller 21 a resident of 60 Avenue D also in the Wald Houses was taken into custody in

Irvington NJ the Daily News first reported

According to police Fuller shot Isaac 33 three times in the chest outside 20 Avenue D at 430 pm on Feb 23 The two reportedly had been overheard arguing before the shooting

However no charges have been filed in the case but Fuller has just been charged for attempted murder for a Dec 12 shooting on Avenue D near E 6th St

Isaac who rapped as Sham Da God was taken to Beth Israel Hospital where he died Fuller fled into the Wald Houses on the FDR Drive then eluded police for sev-eral days He was IDrsquod by surveil-lance video from near the shoot-ing Isaacrsquos career as a rapper was reportedly set to ldquoblow uprdquo as he was poised to sign a contract with a major producer

ndash LINCOLN ANDERSON

Murder suspect caughtLeah

Reddy

an Episcopal parish in the city of New York

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All Are WelcomeAll events are free unless noted2126020800

worshipSUNDAY 8am amp 915amSt Paulrsquos Chapel middot Holy Eucharist 915 service followed by Sunday School

SUNDAY 9am amp 1115am

Trinity Church middot Preaching music and Eucharist middot Sunday school and child care available

SUNDAY 8pmSt Paulrsquos Chapel middot Compline by Candlelight

MONDAYmdashFRIDAY 1205pm

Trinity Church middot Holy Eucharist

MONDAYmdashFRIDAY 515pmAll Saintsrsquo Chapel in Trinity ChurchEvening Prayer Evensong on Thursdays

WEDNESDAYS 530pm Trinity Church middot Choral Evensong

Watch online webcast

educationSUNDAY MARCH 15 amp 22 10amDiscovery Reflections on Race Our Stories Trinity Church Manning Room

MARCH 15 A theological reflection from the Rev Dr William Lupfer

MARCH 22 ldquoWhite Privilege amp the Construction of Whitenessrdquo Videos readings and discussions of race and identity

musicWEDNESDAY MARCH 18 amp 25 1pmBach at One St Paulrsquos Chapel

The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach

THURSDAY MARCH 19 amp 26 1pmConcerts at One Trinity Church

MARCH 19 NOVUS NY conducted by Julian Wachner

MARCH 26 Contemporary American Art Song Paul Sperry curator

TRINITY CHURCH Broadway at Wall Street

ST PAULrsquoS CHAPEL Broadway and Fulton Street

Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Center 2 Rector Street

The Rev Dr William Lupfer Rector The Rev Phillip A Jackson Vicar

letrsquos dosomethingtogetherat TRINITY WALL STREET

communityFRIDAY MARCH 27 7-9pmNeighborhood Movie Nights at St Paulrsquos

Watch favorite films on the big screen with your neighbors Popcorn and drinks will be served More information at trinitywallstreetorgmoviesSt Paulrsquos Chapel

Community Conversation Charette 2

SATURDAY MARCH 14 10am St Paulrsquos Chapel

Share ideas about creating a

mission-focused design for Trinityrsquos

redevelopment of the Parish building at

6874 Trinity Place We are looking for

ideas from children and adults Trinity

parishioners and staff community

members and friends All are welcome

RSVP to 2126020736 If you canrsquot attend

a charette share your comments online

at trinitywallstreetorg or email

contacttrinitywallstreetorg

Shaquille Fuller

Joel Getreu a disbarred lawyer that had offices in the Financial District has been charged with stealing more than $450000 in settlement funds intended for his clients according Cyrus Vance Jr Manhattanrsquos district attorney

He was charged in an indictment in New York State Supreme Court with a scheme to defraud in the first degree and grand larceny in the second and third degrees according to the DA

Getreu had an eponymous per-sonal injury law practice on Nassau St He is accused of stealing set-

tlement funds from 14 clients by allegedly withdrawing their money from an interest-bearing account from September 2012 to December 2013 according to the DA

One of his clients was a 57-year-old woman who was severely crip-pled from a fall and was to use her settlement money for a wheelchair and specialized bed prosecutors say

Getreu was disbarred last August

His lawyer Franklin Rothman told the New York Daily News that the money was used to care for Getreursquos cancer-stricken brother

Ex-lawyer accused of stealing $450000

Do you remember when ______________ happened downtown We do

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Singer song-writer amp Storyteller Lou Gallo will lead a 9 week Music amp Rhythm Class

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Music with Lou Gallo

ldquoChildren who learn rhythm at an early age develop stronger reading amp math skillsrdquo

A ldquoswirling spectaclerdquo of sculp-tures will be installed at the top of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place starting Mar 26

ldquoSoft Spinrdquo an installation of six massive fabric forms by Canadian artist Heather Nicol will be on view until April 24 and open from 8 am to 10 pm daily at the atrium near the West Side Highway just south of Vesey St

The sculptures mdash in bright colors such as turquoise pink and green mdash are reminiscent of skirts and quite large ranging in height from 22 to 28 feet high with hemlines of up to 94 feet in length More than 750 yards of textiles were used for the installation according to Brookfield

The installation will appeal not only to the eyes but also to the ears Singing voices will at times emanate from the forms Nicol an artist based in Toronto said in a press release that the audio is inspired by ldquothe secret bravado of singing show tunes in the showerrdquo

One of the sculptures will be suspended over the Winter Gardenrsquos marble staircase while the five others will hang near the atrium wallrsquos over-looking the Hudson River

Images courtesy of Brookfield Place

ldquoSoft Spinrdquo by artist Heather Nicol will be at the Winter Garden

Look whatrsquoll floatat the Winter Garden


Tuesday April 21 2015 at 4 PM One Liberty Plaza 39th Floor

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ATTENTIONCommercial Property Owners Commercial Tenants

and Residents of Lower Manhattan

The Alliance for Downtown New York Inc invites you to join us for our

2015 ANNUAL MEETING

The meeting is open to the public and all registered members are eligible to vote

120 Broadway Suite 3340New York NY 10271(212) 566-6700wwwDowntownNYcom

BY DUSICA SUE MALESEVICThere have been some parking grow-

ing pains in Battery Park City since the NYPDrsquos Intelligence Division recently moved to Brookfield Place at 250 Vesey St

The unit which was located in Chelsea has taken over some parking in the north-ern end of Battery Park City Some resi-dents have complained that the cars have blocked fire hydrants and entrances as well as taken over crosswalks mdash spurring safety concerns for children getting on and off school buses for the elderly and for emergency vehicle access

Captain Brendan Timoney of the First Precinct told Community Board 1rsquos Battery Park City Committee on Tues Mar 3 that the parking problem has got-ten better and that there are always bumps in the road in the first month

ldquoIrsquom not going to sit here and tell you the cars are going to disappearrdquo he said ldquoThe division is here to stay Itrsquos a good thing hellip it gives you extra police presence out there Theyrsquore not here to make any-bodyrsquos life inconvenient put anybody at harm Theyrsquore here to actually work with the communityrdquo

Timoney said that the precinct has been meeting with Brookfield Properties and they have been open to suggestions

ldquoTheyrsquove been trying to leave open more spacesrdquo he said

(Two days later in an apparent unrelat-ed development Timoney was transferred and is now the commanding officer at the 13th Precinct Captain Mark Iocco replaced him)

Timoney said the unit does not have a community affairs officer so all complaints and concerns should go through the First Precinct who mdash after investigating mdash will turn them over to the divisionrsquos sergeant The integrity control officer takes it from there He said that after being sent photos of cars parked illegally they were moved right away

The unit is open 24 hours and has around 250 people which includes other agencies said Timoney

ldquoI canrsquot really go into mdash itrsquos a very sen-sitive issue with the NYPDrdquo so I donrsquot want to disclose too much information he said

Committee members were interest-ed in increasing the amount of spots if that would help mitigate the problem Timoney said that there 130 parking spac-es available

ldquoWe want to make everyone comfort-able in the neighborhoodrdquo said Tammy Meltzer a committee member ldquoWe want

you to be welcome and happy and have you have a home but part of it is also being responsive to people with their kids and handicap access back and forthrdquo

Referencing the two terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers Tom Goodkind said that no one doubts the need for this kind of command nearby

ldquoYet Irsquom wondering where the Battery Park City Authority is on thisrdquo he said ldquoThey know that our arearsquos in a targeted zone yet they donrsquot seem to be stepping up to the plate to find ample parking space

ldquoI think this is the job of the Battery Park City Authority to go to the businesses and the residencies and ask them for a percentage of their parking spaces so the police donrsquot have to feel uncomfortable This is uncomfortable mdash theyrsquore blocking buses they donrsquot want do this They want a place to park their carsrdquo

The authorityrsquos Robin Forst did not respond at the meeting

There is a need to balance the presence of a new enforcement arm while ensuring the health and safety of the community said Anthony Notaro chairperson of the CB 1 committee He also said that many of the spaces that were taken over were not regular parking spots so it is hard to know the actual effect on the community

ldquoPart of me says that this happens in every precinct in the city mdash and every firehouse in the cityrdquo he said ldquoAnd to ask for paid parking by the city is not realistic Thatrsquos never going to happenrdquo

Dennis Gault a committee member who lives in the northern end of the neighborhood said ldquoIrsquom concerned for the elderly Yesterday there was a private car parked in front of the bus stop and I saw an elderly woman trying to navigate Normally the shuttle bus would have pulled up to the curb She had to go into the sludgerdquo

No onersquos safety should be in jeopardy said Timoney

ldquoIrsquom worried about that school kid that has to go to school in the morning that has to walk out into the middle of the street because the bus canrsquot pull up in front of the locationrdquo he said ldquoI donrsquot think any parent should have to worry about their kids arriving to school safe or coming home from school saferdquo

Timoney asked for a list of school bus stops Notaro suggested that the First Precinct meet briefly with building man-agers in the area to gauge the severity of the problem There will also be more discussion at the next Battery Park City Committee meeting in April

New police unit taking up parking in Battery Park City


around 95 percent of field time during the spring has been allocated to schools and nonprofit youth orga-nizations The other five percent has gone to for-profit youth groups and some corporate clients she said

Andrew Zelter president of the Downtown Little League said that 1100 kids have enrolled this year Around 1800 have joined the Downtown Soccer League

As of now he explained the two fields donrsquot even come close to sup-porting the two organizations and the loss of time on the field will have an impact He estimated that the Downtown Little League has about 20 hours less time on the field mdash but will manage

ldquoWe had access to the BPCA to address the immediate needs for this coming seasonrdquo said Zelter ldquoTo me this is a question about what the future looks like for these types of activities for our kids We need to understand what the vision is for the futurerdquo

After the meeting Forst would not say if any more weight would be given to local groups and schools or what the criteria would be for deter-mining field time

ldquoOur focus is on youth groupsrdquo she wrote in an email

At the meeting she said that the priority has typically been the Lower Manhattan community but the per-mit process is open to anyone

ldquoFinally I just want to say we really welcome all community orga-nizations to apply and take advan-tage of the wonderful ballfields that a lot of people here were involved in buildingrdquo said Forst ldquoWe hope to see a variety of users on the field over timerdquo

Jeff Galloway a committee mem-ber also who was a part of the community boardrsquos now disbanded Ballfields Taskforce said ldquoThese fields exist because of Downtown Little League and Downtown Soccer Leaguerdquo

The fields were originally build-ing development sites explained Galloway and the efforts of elected officials including Sheldon Silver the Assemblyrsquos former speaker made them happen

ldquoBattery Park City Authority gave up valuable real estate assets that were otherwise going to be devel-opedrdquo so the leagues would have a place to play he said

The leagues have helped create a community by connecting neighbors and their children to one another Galloway added

ldquoTheyrsquore inclusiverdquo he said ldquoBasically anybody can sign up for a very modest amount of money [and] play in the league And those who canrsquot afford it the modest amount of money therersquos financial supportrdquo

Galloway said now it is as if the authority is saying ldquo lsquoYoursquore not wel-come anyone Thanks for delivering this wonderful resource to us but now itrsquos somebody elsersquos turnrsquo ldquo

Justine Cuccia public member of the committee said of the BPCA ldquoIrsquom sorry speaking this way mdash but they seem to not to have a real regard for the community that has been built down here Theyrsquore very much interested in breaking it apartrdquo

Committee member Jeffrey Mihok said students who attend PSIS 276 do not have outside time during the day and PS 89 has a very small yard

ldquoSo wersquore reduced to this one field that it seems like a no brainer thatrsquos

the community fieldrdquo said Mihok ldquoOn the heels of mdash to put it delicately or as kindly as I can mdash the massive PR blunder hellip of taking away the amenity of the marina from the com-munity when everything was going well To now have this be an issue just seems like lsquoWhat is going onrsquo ldquo

He was referring to the author-ityrsquos decision this year to oust the operator of North Cove Marina over community objections

ldquoWe paid for the fieldsrdquo said Mihok referring to the ground rent that people pay in BPC ldquoItrsquos absurd I just canrsquot believe wersquore having this conversationrdquo

Forst said the fields are ldquonot being taken away and given to groups to New Jersey or uptownrdquo and said again that the bulk of the time went to local groups and schools

For Tammy Meltzer a committee member Forst saying ldquothis seasonrdquo was striking

ldquoMy concern is not this yearrdquo said Meltzer ldquoItrsquos really the fall next year and futurerdquo

Meltzer said she has children in the soccer league but was on the waitlist for the Downtown Little League because it is full

Paul Goldstein Silverrsquos district

office director said that it was impossible to overemphasize how important these fields were to the building of the community

ldquoWe canrsquot give up this resource thatrsquos served our community so well for 25 yearsrdquo he said ldquoLetrsquos not give it away nowrdquo

Councilmember Margaret Chin State Senator Daniel Squadron Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer US Representative Jerrold Nadler and Assemblymembers Deborah Glick and Silver wrote a March 2 letter to the BPCA that they ldquofeel strongly that use of these fields should be prioritized for local-ly-based non-profit youth recre-ation organizationsrdquo

The committee passed a resolu-tion that called for a transparent permit process that would weigh community input

Leyna Madison after-school director for Manhattan Youth pro-grams at IS 289 and IS 276 said that the field is already ldquoridiculously overcrowdedrdquo and the organization gets two hours a week for both schools

ldquoI just want these kids to have a chance to play in their neighbor-hoodrdquo she said

Little leagues worry field time will be cut

Downtown Express file photo by Terese Loeb Kreuzer

The Battery Park City ballfields

Continued from page 1




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Thurs March 12 ndash Wed March 18ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING

RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK

Happy St Patrickrsquos Day Midtown will see most of the slowdowns from the 254th annual St Patrickrsquos Day Parade on Fifth Ave 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday but Lower Manhattan will feel the domino effect Watch for slow-downs as drivers avoid the Queens-Midtown and Lincoln tunnels and head Downtown to the Williamsburg Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges and the Holland Tunnel

Late-night homecoming wonrsquot be easy for Lower Manhattanites on Thursday In the Lincoln Tunnel the New York-bound south tube will close 11 pm Thursday to 5 am Friday sending inbound traffic south to the Holland Tunnel Meanwhile one New York-bound and one New Jersey-bound lane of the Holland Tunnel will close during the same period

Over on the East River all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn

Bridge will close 11 pm Thursday to 6 am Friday Expect extra traffic on the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges as well as in the Battery Tunnel Canal Delancey and West Sts will have more traffic as a result

The New York City Half Marathon will impact several streets with rolling closures in and leading into Lower Manhattan 5 am to noon Sunday the southbound West Side Highway between 44th St and the Battery Park Underpass the Battery Park Underpass between the West Side Highway and the South Street exit of the FDR South St between Old Slip and Maiden Lane Maiden Lane between South and Water Sts Water St between Maiden Lane and Wall St and between Wall and Whitehall Sts State St between Whitehall and Pearl Sts Front St between Maiden Lane and Old Slip Wall St between Water and South Sts Gouverneur Lane between Water and South Sts Hanover Square between Water and Stone Sts Stone St between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley

Coenties Alley between Stone and Water Sts Pearl St between Coenties Alley and Hanover Square and Broad St between Water and South Sts

This means that the southbound FDR will see lots of extra traffic and itrsquoll be tough for Battery Park City res-idents to get their cars east of West St

On West StRoute 9A two north-bound left lanes will close from Canal St to 14th St 11 pm Thursday to 6 am Friday

Starting Friday the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall will be back in effect on Stone St between Hanover Square and Broad St and on Mill Lane between Stone and South William Sts The streets will close 11 am to 10 pm daily through November 15th

FROM THE MAILBAG

Dear Transit SamI just got a new registration sticker

from the DMV for my windshield Can the registration sticker be placed above the inspection sticker or must

it be placed to the right of the inspec-tion sticker

Jill Battery Park City

Dear JillAssuming you are in the driverrsquos

seat while applying the sticker you must place the registration sticker to the right of the inspection stick-er according to Title 15 Section 174 (d) of the Codes Rules and Regulations of New York Plenty of Transit Sam readers in the past have received tickets for ldquomisplaced reg-istration stickerrdquo ndash put the sticker to the right and itrsquos an easy headache to avoid

Transit Sam

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movie mdash ldquoMalfunctionsrdquoAlso on the snow squad were

brothers of the other two mdash Anthony Derogatis 9 and Ilan Kahanov 11 mdash who both helped with the design Besides hollowing out a massive interi-or the four boys dug a stairway in the packed snow to the top of their fort It was awesome

A SPACE TO CREATE The boys arenrsquot the only ones who are tapping into their inner artist The South Street Seaport Museum has offered several of its Schermerhorn Row gal-leries to be used as part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Councilrsquos artist in residency program this spring from March through June artists will be painting drawing and otherwise cre-ating their arts mdash no welding or pot-tery I hear mdash in these lovely rustic spaces The selected artists are already involved with LMCCrsquos artist spaces on Governors Island No names or start date has been announced yet

ldquoWersquore excited to work with LMCC in thisrdquo said Jonathan Boulware South Street Seaport Museumrsquos interim presi-dent ldquoSharing our historic spaces with artists is an appropriate and respectful use of the spaces and wersquore pleased to have good partners in LMCCrdquo

Added Sam Miller president of LMCC ldquoLower Manhattan Cultural Council is grateful for the space pro-vided by the [museum] for an artist residency this yearrdquo

HAPPY HOUR WITH A HEART Last week March 5 to be precise Claudio and Linda Marini embraced an issue they support and gave a party to spread the word ldquoOpen bar with a causerdquo raised money for ldquoEvery Mother Countsrdquo

More than 289000 women die annually from childbirth complica-tions And 98 percent of these deaths are preventable The 2-hour open bar featured crafted cocktails and tra-ditional cicchetti Of the $50 cover charge $20 was sent to the cause The

happy crowd had a great time tasty snacks delish drinks and did a good deed How great is that

GOOD READ Neighbor Pat Ryan has another book mdash her fifth This onersquos a mystery ldquoWar in a Beautiful Countryrdquo confronts the random dan-gers to ordinary people that define our times Protagonist Regina suddenly finds herself the subject of unimag-inable threats The novel is free on Barnes amp Noble Nook Amazon Kindle and at PoemshareandMoreblogspotcom Give her some support

HOWARD HUGHES REACH EXPANDS The Howard Hughes Corporation bought up another building last week according to the Real Deal The devel-oper paid $24 million for at 10-story building at 163 Front St at Fletcher St American International Realty has owned the 58500-square foot building with 98280 buildable square feet since 1996 Itrsquos been used for storage

HHC also paid $308-million ear-lier last month to buy the remaining 333000-square feet of unused air rights in the South Street Seaport Historic

District which can be used on a hand-ful of sites just outside the district mdash though the New Makert Building where Hughes hopes to build a 500-foot tower is not a receiving site for the air rights

Thatrsquos not all as many of you know in October Centurion Realty sold an eight-story rental building at 85 South St to HHC for $20-million

Irsquom just putting it into perspective

PRINT SUPPORT I donrsquot know how many of you saw the Daily News editorial ldquoAt sea at the Seaportrdquo (Feb 28) It said that ldquoa hostage cri-sis unfolds at City Hall In jeopardy is the future of the faded South Street Seaport a site owned by the city and bursting with untapped potentialrdquo

The piece went on to condemn ldquoa reign of local sentiment gone amokrdquo and thoroughly supported HHCrsquos plans for a school on a pier and tower in a low-laying area and not to over-look ldquoaffordable housing in half-used historic buildingsrdquo

A mouthpiece A puppet paper Many of their readers thought so when on March 4 the ldquovoice of the peoplerdquo letters were decidedly against the editorial


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SILVER lsquoMORE WORK TO BE DONErsquo

To The EditorI would like to recognize your arti-

cle ldquoSilver Holding on Downtownrdquo (news article Feb 26 ndash March 11) and reiterate my commitment to our Lower Manhattan community which continues to be the cityrsquos best place to live work and raise a family

I have been proud to lead the fight in creating several high-quality schools with more on the way opening new public parks and upgrading our waterfront new retail and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center

There is always more work to be done I am continuing to work hard on important

issues facing Lower Manhattan including ensuring that our Downtown Little League and Soccer League get the field time they need at the BPC ball fields coming up with an appropriate redevelopment plan for the South Street Seaport providing adequate funding to NYCHA residents and community programs serving youth and seniors and maintaining affordable housing in Battery Park City and through-out the district

My staff and I remain ready to assist community organizations and local constit-uents on issues big and small

Sheldon SilverMember of the Assembly

Downtown Express photo by Milo Hess

Rally for policeA few of the hundreds who came to City Hall Sunday in support of Police Officer Peter Liang who is under indictment

for accidentally killing an unarmed man in a dark Brooklyn housing project last November ldquoAn accident not a crimerdquo read many banners


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March13 12th13 201513 REQUEST13 FOR13 PROPOSALS13

DCTV13 is13 hereby13 inviting13 proposals13 from13 qualified13 contractors13 for13 integration13 services13 for13 the13 DCTV13 Digital13 Cinema13 at13 8713 Lafayette13 Street13

13

To13 request13 the13 full13 RFP13 document13 13 please13 email13 13 13 David13 Harvey13 HMBA13 13 davidhmb-shy‐acom13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 and13 cc13 Chris13 Arnold13 DCTV13 postdctvnyorg13 13

DCTV13 SYSTEMS13 INTEGRATION13 SCOPE13 OF13 WORK13 I13 13 13 This13 project13 entails13 the13 outfitting13 of13 a13 new13 Digital13 Cinema13 and13 studio13 in13 accordance13 13 13 13 13 13 with13 DCTVrsquos13 designs13 and13 industry-shy‐standard13 practices13 13 The13 work13 will13 include13 but13 13 13 13 13 13 13 not13 be13 limited13 to13 13 13 13 13 13 a)13 Generating13 a13 supplemental13 list13 for13 all13 additional13 equipment13 needed13 for13 the13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 installation13 in13 close13 collaboration13 with13 DCTV13 staff13 and13 design13 contractors13 and13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 procuring13 all13 such13 materials13 on13 the13 clientrsquos13 behalf13 13 13 13 13 13 13 b)13 Generating13 any13 necessary13 shop13 (or13 other)13 drawings13 necessary13 for13 the13 building13 of13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 the13 systems13 documenting13 all13 work13 13 13 13 13 13 c)13 Receiving13 cataloging13 and13 labeling13 all13 equipment13 in13 firmrsquos13 workshop13 13 13 13 13 13 d)13 Building13 and13 storing13 systems13 offsite13 until13 installation13 is13 possible13 13 13 13 13 13 e)13 Transporting13 systems13 to13 8713 Lafayette13 for13 installation13 13 13 13 13 13 f)13 13 Installing13 all13 equipment13 all13 necessary13 wiring13 and13 cabling13 power13 connectors13 etc13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 to13 create13 a13 fully13 functional13 integrated13 system13 13 13 13 13 13 g)13 Installing13 all13 jack-shy‐in13 plates13 jacks13 plugs13 cables13 and13 connections13 for13 all13 devices13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 used13 with13 the13 projection13 system13 including13 but13 not13 limited13 to13 color13 correction13 and13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 sound13 mixing13 station13 podium13 tie-shy‐in13 locations13 stage13 and13 wall13 jack-shy‐ins13 etc13 13 13 13 13 13 h)13 Installing13 all13 jack-shy‐in13 plates13 jacks13 plugs13 cables13 and13 connections13 for13 all13 cameras13 to13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 be13 used13 for13 the13 Audience13 Participation13 System13 close13 collaboration13 with13 the13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 integrator13 for13 that13 system13 to13 ensure13 proper13 compatibility13 13 13 13 13 13 13 i)13 Setting13 up13 tuningproperly13 adjusting13 equipment13 for13 full13 DCI-shy‐compliant13 playback13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 and13 in13 accordance13 with13 other13 established13 cinema13 playback13 standards13 such13 as13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Dolby13 sound13 guidelines13 THX13 qualification13 requirements13 etc13 13 13 13 13 13 13 j)13 Performing13 any13 custom13 programming13 of13 systems13 or13 macros13 performing13 all13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 custom13 configurations13 of13 routing13 patchbays13 and13 other13 gear13 13 13 13 13 13 13 k)Testing13 and13 guaranteeing13 all13 systems13 and13 work13 13 13 13 13 13 13 l)13 Training13 DCTV13 staff13 on13 systems13 use13 features13 customization13 and13 programming13 II13 13 This13 contractor13 shall13 act13 as13 the13 prime13 contractor13 for13 the13 project13 and13 shall13 retain13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 all13 required13 subcontractors13 to13 provide13 a13 complete13 installation13 13 Where13 general13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 contracting13 or13 electrical13 contracting13 work13 is13 necessary13 contractor13 will13 oversee13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 work13 to13 ensure13 proper13 execution13 13 13 This13 work13 will13 include13 but13 not13 be13 limited13 to13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 a)13 Construction13 of13 a13 temporary13 sound13 proof13 projection13 booth13 with13 proper13 venting13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 of13 projector13 exhaust13 to13 the13 outside13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 b)13 Any13 electrical13 upgrade13 or13 modification13 necessary13 to13 run13 the13 new13 equipment13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 c)13 Construction13 of13 a13 platform13 for13 the13 projector13 and13 installation13 of13 the13 projector13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 base13 onto13 the13 platform13 13

Question13 period13 13 4213 ndash13 4813 13 13 (All13 questions13 submitted13 via13 email13 by13 46)13 RFPs13 DUE13 13 13 50013 PM13 EST13 APRIL13 13th13 ALL13 WORK13 COMPLETED13 BY13 JUNE13 30TH13 201513 13

Proposal13 shall13 include13 13 middot13 Narrative13 description13 of13 approach13 including13 tie-shy‐in13 ofhand13 off13 to13 Interactive13 Audience13 Participation13 system13 middot13 Description13 and13 list13 of13 all13 supplemental13 equipment13 proposed13 for13 build13 with13 prices13 per13 item13 for13 firm13 to13 provide13 13 middot13 Qualifications13 of13 firm13 and13 key13 persons13 13 middot13 Documentation13 of13 recently13 completed13 similar13 projects13 detailing13 firmrsquos13 exact13 role13 and13 including13 professional13 references13 from13 the13 project13 13 middot13 Lump13 sum13 fee13 (including13 supplemental13 equipment)13 13 middot13 Hourly13 rates13 for13 any13 additional13 services13 13 13 middot13 Timeline13 with13 benchmarks13 to13 complete13 project13 by13 the13 deadline13 13 Bid13 documents13 are13 to13 be13 distributed13 to13 contractors13 digitally13 13 DCTV13 will13 select13 the13 bid13 which13 in13 its13 sole13 judgment13 most13 successfully13 demonstrates13 the13 necessary13 qualities13 to13 undertake13 the13 project13 offers13 most13 favorable13 financial13 terms13 and13 best13 meets13 the13 other13 needs13 and13 goals13 of13 the13 project13 DCTV13 reserves13 the13 full13 right13 to13 reject13 all13 bids13 if13 it13 so13 chooses13 DCTV13 will13 not13 pay13 any13 costs13 incurred13 in13 response13 to13 this13 invitation13 to13 bid13 13

Let13 it13 be13 known13 by13 all13 person(s)13 who13 respond13 to13 this13 invitation13 to13 bid13 that13 the13 work13 to13 be13 performed13 under13 contract13 with13 DCTV13 is13 for13 a13 project13 assisted13 under13 a13 program13 providing13 Federal13 financial13 assistance13 from13 HUD13 and13 is13 subject13 to13 the13 requirements13 of13 Section13 313 of13 the13 Housing13 and13 Urban13 Development13 Act13 of13 196813 as13 amended13 (1213 USC13 sect13 1701)13 13 All13 services13 to13 be13 performed13 in13 connection13 with13 the13 proposed13 project13 will13 be13 subject13 to13 all13 Local13 State13 and13 Federal13 laws13 ordinances13 regulations13 and13 Building13 Codes13 including13 the13 Historic13 Preservation13 requirements13 set13 forth13 in13 the13 National13 Historic13 Preservation13 Act13 of13 196613 as13 amended13 (1613 USC13 sect470)13 and13 the13 requirements13 of13 all13 of13 DCTVrsquos13 public13 and13 private13 funding13 sources13 including13 without13 limitation13 the13 Lower13 Manhattan13 Development13 Corporation13 (LMDC)13 and13 the13 US13 Department13 of13 Housing13 and13 Urban13 Development13 (HUD)13 13 DCTV13 activities13 outlined13 in13 this13 invitation13 to13 bid13 are13 funded13 by13 the13 Lower13 Manhattan13 Development13 Corporation13 (LMDC)13 which13 programs13 are13 funded13 through13 a13 Community13 Development13 Block13 Grant13 (CDBG)13 from13 United13 States13 Department13 of13 Housing13 and13 Urban13 Development13 (HUD)13 pursuant13 to13 a13 Subrecipient13 Agreement13 executed13 by13 DCTV13 as13 ldquoSubrecipientrdquo13 and13 LMDC13 as13 ldquoGranteerdquo13 13 LMDC13 must13 approve13 all13 work13 of13 the13 contract13 between13 DCTV13 and13 the13 selected13 contractor13 (the13 ldquoContractrdquo)13 Administration13 of13 the13 grant13 imposes13 13 record-shy‐keeping13 and13 paperwork13 requirements13 on13 the13 contractor13 Each13 bidder13 shall13 familiarize13 himherself13 with13 13 all13 regulations13 and13 necessary13 submittals13 expected13 by13 the13 LMDC13 and13 the13 US13 Department13 of13 Housing13 and13 Urban13 Development13 (HUD)13 during13 the13 actual13 execution13 of13 the13 project13 It13 is13 the13 bidders13 responsibility13 to13 comply13 with13 all13 HUD13 and13 LMDC13 regulations13 included13 in13 references13 and13 meet13 all13 requirements13 including13 adherence13 to13 prevailing13 wages13 as13 determined13 in13 accordance13 with13 the13 Davis-shy‐Bacon13 Act13 as13 amended13 (4013 USC13 276andash276a-shy‐5)13 inclusion13 of13 full13 LMDC13 and13 HUD13 contract13 language13 in13 any13 and13 all13 subcontractor13 contracts13 (see13 attachments)13 and13 such13 subcontractor13 contracts13 and13 selections13 must13 be13 approved13 by13 LMDC13 before13 commencement13 of13 work13 by13 subcontractors13 13 This13 project13 has13 a13 stated13 Minority-shy‐13 and13 Women-shy‐Owned13 Business13 Enterprise13 (MWBE)13 goal13 of13 2013 participation13 13 Bidders13 must13 submit13 their13 MWBE13 plan13 13 The13 bidderrsquos13 ability13 to13 meet13 or13 exceed13 the13 MWBE13 goal13 will13 be13 considered13 as13 part13 of13 the13 evaluation13 criteria13 13 As13 used13 in13 this13 procurement13 the13 term13 ldquominority13 and13 woman-shy‐owned13 business13 enterprise13 means13 a13 business13 at13 least13 fifty-shy‐one13 percent13 (51)13 owned13 and13 controlled13 13 by13 minority13 group13 members13 or13 women13 13 For13 immediate13 access13 to13 the13 full13 RFP13 document13 HUDLMDC13 Compliance13 Requirements13 and13 the13 required13 Standard13 Business13 Background13 Questionnaire13 go13 to13 13 13 wwwdctvnyorgrfp13


Activities

THURSDAY MARCH 12

POETS HOUSE10 River Terrace poetshouseorg Tiny Poets Time a poetry reading for toddlers every Thursday morningAges 1-3 years | Free | 1000 am NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers Enjoy simple stories lively songs and rhymes and meet other babies in the neighborhood Limited to 50 babies and their caregivers first-

come first-served Ages 0-18 months | Free | 1130 am

Gross Biology Students discover whatrsquos inside of them and how their body works hard to keep them healthy Presented by Childrenrsquos Museum of Manhattan First come first served to the first 25 children with an adultAges 5+ | Free | 400 pm

SATURDAY MARCH 14

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENrsquoS FILM FESTIVAL 2015Various Theaters throughout Manhattan including Tribeca

Cinemas PS 89 Scholastic Theater and other venues gkidscom (212) 349-0330 This festival includes a wide variety of childrenrsquos filmsAges 3+ | $13-$16 per screening | var-ious times runs through 322

THE SATURDAY MORNING SHOWHudson Eats at Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street in the back seating area Mario the Magician mdashpart retro part rock and roll part reminiscent of his heroes like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin will perform at 11 At noon Milrsquos Trills will play a mix of urban funk blues honky-tonk and calypso Ages four to 10 | Free | Performances at 11am and 12pm

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Toddler Storytime A librarian shares lively picture books finger plays and action songs with toddlers and their caregiversAges 12-36 months | Free | 1030 am

IRISH IN NEW YORK WALKING TOUR ST PATTYrsquoS EDITIONSt Paulrsquos Chapel Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Streets bigonioncom (888) 606-WALK- (9255) Explore the former ldquoLittle Irelandrdquo district of the Lower East Side between City Hall and Houston St To join meet in front of St Paulrsquos Chapel10 years + | Adults $20 Students $15 | 100 pm

FAMILYDAYTHECENTER SKYSCRAPERSCenter for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place cfafoundationorgBring your building crew and get ready for skyscrapers Around the world skyscrapers are being built taller than ever before in shapes that have never been seen Learn about some of the new innova-tive projects and then work with your building team to design and build your own model skyscraper Registration required via the web-site above

Admission is $20family of 4 addi-tional guests $5 each | two sessions 11 am - 1 pm or 2 - 4 pm

IRISH DANCING WORKSHOP WITH THE MCMANUS SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCEChildrenrsquos Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St Anna DuBose Celebrate St Patrickrsquos Day a few days early with an Irish dancing work-shop with Patricia McManus from the McManus School of Irish Dance Ages 2+ | Free with paid admission | 1100 am

lsquoTHE GRUFFALOrsquoS CHILDrsquoBMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers St tribecapacorgThe Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood But one wild and windy night the Gruffalorsquos child ignores her fatherrsquos warning and tiptoes out into the snow Ages 4+ | Cost $25 | 130 pm

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENrsquoS FESTIVAL 2015See 314 for info

SUNDAY MARCH 15

FILM FORUM JR SUNDAY MATINEE SERIES lsquoThe Princess BridersquoA weekly Sunday matinee series for kids and families through 329 Age 5+ | $750 | 1100 am

IRISH IN NEW YORK WALKING TOUR ST PATTYrsquoS EDITIONSee 314 for more info

PERSIAN FESTIVALChildrenrsquos Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St A variety of events at the including ldquoBeyond the Lightrdquo based on Persian folk talesAll ages | Free with admission | 1000 am - 500 pm

THE 2014-2015 BIG RED CHAIR SERIES STORY PIRATESNYU Skirball Center 566 LaGuardia Place When the Story Pirates take the

THURSDAY MARCH 12 ndash WEDNESDAY MARCH 25

BY VICTORIA GRANTHAM Wersquore finally catching a break with

the weather Perhaps I can stop obsess-ing about the thermometer and our need to stay warm and instead we can attempt to venture out and replenish our supply of vitamin D Maybe mdash if wersquore lucky mdash even a trip to the playgroundrsquos in the cards since itrsquos no longer ice encrusted Itrsquos sad when a momrsquos greatest wish is to hang from the monkey bars soaking up the sun OK so wersquore almost there but still most of the entertainment options are indoors Any minute now though For the moment here are the highlights

In their beautiful space by the water Poetrsquos House is doing toddler readings on Thursday mornings Theyrsquore also hosting a cool-sounding interstellar buildingpoetry project with ArchForKids ldquoUse your imagi-nation to design and build ahellip dwell-ing for alien life forms a colony for a distant planet a spaceship that can survive asteroidrdquo Huh Later in the month The Center for Architecture is holding a more EarthNYC-centric event focused on skyscraper building

There are a lot of new Downtown shows to choose from The BMCC theater is showing a performance of ldquoThe Gruffalorsquos Childrdquo based off of the popular childrenrsquos book at Pace on

Spruce Street and The Peking Acrobats are performing a show filled with gym-nastic feats of contortion and daring

I still want to check out the International Childrenrsquos Film Festival which is continuing with great movies from around the world The Film Forum Jr movie on the 15th is the awesome classic ldquoThe Princess Briderdquo

Brookfield Placersquos free Saturday morning variety show continues mdash 314 features Mario the Magician and the diverse musical stylings of Milrsquos Trills

St Paddyrsquos Day is around the corner and there are lots of options for merrymaking of course including an Irish walking tour that explores the little Ireland district of the Lower East Side

The Childrenrsquos Museum is host-ing a Persian Festival with a lot of amazing sounding projects and per-formances They describe one show as ldquoa magical journey that combines puppetry dance Rumi Poetry and stunning visual effectsrdquo Wow

Finally for five to 12-year-olds therersquos a hands-on Minecraft event at the Mulberry Street Library I barely know what that is but it sounds exciting for kids who are into electronics

Have fun


stage yoursquoll be amazed at what hap-pens next and so will the Story Pirates Thatrsquos because the show theyrsquore performing has not been written These pirates will steal your kidsrsquo ideas and incorporate them on the spot into an interactive show Ages 4+ | 200 pm | $20-$28

MONDAY MARCH 16


NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers Enjoy simple stories lively songs and rhymes and meet other babies in the neighbor-hood Limited to 50 babies and their caregivers first-come first-served Ages 0-18 months | Free | 930 am

Toddler Story TimeA librarian shares lively picture books finger plays and action songs with tod-dlers and their caregivers For ages 12-36 months All ages | Free | 400 pm

Minecraft Circuits In Real LifeMulberry Street Library 10 Jersey Street Learn basic electronics through the lan-guage of Minecraft Take the concepts of Minecraft and apply them to real life using basic electronic components and breadboardingAges 5-12 years | Free | 400 pm

TUESDAY MARCH 17

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers Enjoy simple stories lively songs and rhymes and meet other babies in the neighbor-hood Limited to 25 babies and their caregivers first-come first-served Ages 0-18 months | Free |1130 am

Picture Book Time A librarian will share classic picture books and new stories All ages | Free | 400 pm

Battery Park Book Club The Battery Park Book Club meets once a month for a lively discussion and alternates fiction with non-fiction titles This monthrsquos selection is Ben Macintyrersquos A Spy Among Friends a memoir of Kim Philbyrsquos adventures and betrayals in the

world of Cold War espionageAll ages | Free | 600 pm

WEDNESDAY MARCH 18

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Toddler Story Time A librarian will share lively picture books finger plays and action songs with toddlers and their caregivers Ages 12-36 months | Free | 1030 am | EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 1030 AM

Bilingual Story Time Enjoy classic sto-ries songs and rhymes in French and EnglishAll ages | Free | 400 pm

THURSDAY MARCH 19

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers See 312 for infoGross Biology See 312 for info

POETS HOUSE10 River Terrace poetshouseorgchildrens-roomvisit Tiny Poets Time a poetry reading for toddlers every Thursday morningAges 1-3 years | Free | 1000 am

FRIDAY MARCH 20

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENrsquoS FILM FESTIVAL 2015See 314 for info

SATURDAY MARCH 21


POETS HOUSE10 River Terrace poetshouseorgDeep Space Uni-Verses with ArchForKidsUse your imagination to design and build an interstellar creation Write poems about worlds beyond our ownAges 6 + with a caregiver | Cost $10 | 1100 am

THE PEKING ACROBATS FAMILY SHOWSchimmel Center at Pace University 3 Spruce Street schimmelpaceedueventspeking-acrobats-family-show The Peking Acrobats perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs they are experts at trick-cy-cling precision tumbling somersault-ing and gymnastics All ages | Adults $25 Kids $10 | 200 pm

THE WORLDS COLLIDE CONVENTION 2015Scholastic Headquarters 557 Broadway scholasticcomworldscol-lidecon The convention is a free event that will feature authors from Scholasticrsquos multiplatform series The 39 Clues Spirit Animals Infinity Ring and TombQuest Ages 8+ | Free | 100 pm - 400 pm SUNDAY MARCH 22


FILM FORUM JR SUNDAY MATINEE SERIESFilm Forum 209 West Houston St filmforumorgA weekly Sunday matinee series for kids and families March 22 HeidiAge 5+ | $750 | 1100 am

MONDAY MARCH 23

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers Enjoy simple stories lively songs and

rhymes and meet other babies in the neighborhood Limited to 50 babies and their caregivers first-come first-served Ages 0-18 months | Free | 930 am

Toddler Story Time A librarian will share lively picture books finger plays and action songs with toddlers and their caregivers Ages 12-36 months | Free | 400 pm

Minecraft Circuits In Real LifeMulberry Street Library 10 Jersey Street nyplorgSee 316 for info

TUESDAY MARCH 24

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-city Baby Laptime for Pre-Walkers Enjoy simple stories lively songs and rhymes and meet other babies in the neighborhood Limited to 25 babies and their caregivers first-come first-served Ages 0-18 months | Free |1130 am

Picture Book TimeA librarian will share classic picture books and new storiesAll ages | Free| 400 pm

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25


NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BATTERY PARK CITY BRANCH175 North End Ave 212-790-3499 nyplorglocationsbattery-park-cityToddler Story Time See 314 for info

The Peking Acrobats will be performing at Pace at 2 pm on Sat Mar 21




LAURA PAWELDANCE COMPANY

chen dance center 70 mulberry street- 2nd floor - in chinatown

friday amp saturday march 20-21 at 7 pm

tickets $20 seniors students $15

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Photo by Ellen Mandel

A fondness for toaster ovens and an eye for talent Robin Hirsch has presided over four decades of words music food and drink at Cornelia Street Cafeacute


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TOMI UNGERER ALL IN ONE

Through March 22

At The Drawing Center

35 Wooster St (btw Grand amp Broome Sts)

Wed amp FrindashSun | 12ndash6 pm

Thurs 12ndash8 pm (free admission 6ndash8 pm)

$5 admission ($3 for studentsseniors)

Free admission for children under 12

Call 212-219-2166 or visit drawingcenterorg



Think about this In the rare situation that a medical center is recognized as being exceptional in not just one specialty related to joint problems but in all threemdashorthopedics rheumatology and rehabilitationmdashthen you have a team that is uniquely qualifi ed to provide the best specialists and the right course of action for your condition And that may not include surgery At NYU Langone we take a comprehensive approach We make no assumptions Our multidisciplinary team works together to conduct a thorough evaluation and review every treatment option Can your hip be rehabilitated at Rusk What about a nonsurgical treatment Surgery may be the right call but if you think itrsquos your only choice it doesnrsquot hurt to think again To make an appointment call 8887698633

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FASTCORRECTIONThe Notify NYC alert system

started as a pilot program in Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the fatal 2007 fire during the demo-lition of Deutsche Bank building across from the World Trade Center so wersquove taken more than a passing interest over the years

Now that itrsquos citywide we end up getting a lot of texts and emails wersquore not interested in so we didnrsquot know what to think last week when the cityrsquos Office of Emergency Management sent us one about an

overnight exercise without a locationIt turned out the NYPD and

FDNY were planning to show up in our lsquohood Vesey St and North End Ave last week Notify quickly sent updated messages soon after we pointed out the omission Yoursquore welcome OEM

AND THE WINNER IShellipCongrats to Buxton Midyette who

was recommended unanimously by the 66th Assembly Districtrsquos quartet of Democratic district leaders mdash John Scott Jean Grillo Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz mdash to fill the vacant seat for state committeeman

Alan Schulkin the previous state committeeman recently vacated the post after getting tapped to be dep-uty chief clerk at the Manhattan Board of Elections

Midyette a VP in marketing lives in Tribeca and got involved in community activism when he head-ed the successful grassroots cam-paign to keep PS 150 from being

moved out of Tribeca Midyette then co-founded Build

Schools Now an organization advo-cating for more schools to alleviate Lower Manhattanrsquos school over-crowding A father of three he is also known as a very dapper dresser

Other candidates interviewed for the post included Jonathan Geballe Dennis Gault and Delay Gazinelli The leadersrsquo pick will be submitted to the State Committee which will consider it closely at their next meeting Like district leaders state committee members are unpaid vol-unteers who serve two-year terms

Berger a member of Village Independent Democrats said ldquoWe expect Buxton to represent us well and to add new energy to the politi-cal power of Downtownrdquo

A CRUSH ON DOWNTOWNUnderCover welcomes an old friend

Danny Weisfeld back Downtown Weisfeld a former staffer to US Rep Jerry Nadler has just started working

as communications director for State Sen Daniel Squadron

Readers with an encyclopedic memory might recall that Weisfeld who plays in a band under the stage name Danny Ross (his middle name) hooked up musically in 2008 with the ldquoObama Girlrdquo after her famed video mdash yes we too almost forgot about the lady who had a crush on the president to be Amber Lee Ettinger

JEWS amp lsquoMAD MENrsquoAs ldquoMad Menrdquo fans well know

Jews needed not apply for Madison Avenue jobs in the early lsquo60s Matthew Weiner who created the show about a fictional ad firm will be talking about Madrsquos Jewish plot lines at the Museum of Jewish Heritage Sun March 29 at 4 pm

The talk ($20-$25 36 Battery Pl 646-437-4202 mjhnycorg) is being presented with a new museum exhibit ldquoDesigning Home Jews and Midcentury Modernismrdquo

Downtown Express photos by Milo Hess

Peaceful scenesThe Tribeca section of the Hudson River Park was virtually empty and had a serene feel at the end of last week with the late in the season snowstorm With the return of spring-like temperatures this week people are returning



























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Shaquille Fuller














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MONDAY MARCH 16





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Cops honored



Free

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Min $10



































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Community Center

















polkawardsorg
































Reddy









































Shaquille Fuller














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[SCALPEL]



































2015 ANNUAL MEETING





















































































FROM THE MAILBAG







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Terri Raymond PA-C






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THURSDAY MARCH 12




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MONDAY MARCH 16





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polkawardsorg
































Reddy









































Shaquille Fuller














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2015 ANNUAL MEETING





















































































FROM THE MAILBAG







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Terri Raymond PA-C






Only At Seaport


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Rialto Jean Project

Brother Vellies












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THURSDAY MARCH 12




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MONDAY MARCH 16





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FROM THE MAILBAG







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TRANSIT SAM



























Childcare available









Terri Raymond PA-C






Only At Seaport


Whisper

Editi

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Rialto Jean Project

Brother Vellies












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PUBLISHED BY





EDITORJosh Rogers






















MEDICAL RESEARCH

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Activities

THURSDAY MARCH 12




SATURDAY MARCH 14











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MONDAY MARCH 16





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Shaquille Fuller














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FROM THE MAILBAG







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Terri Raymond PA-C






Only At Seaport


Whisper

Editi

ons

Rialto Jean Project

Brother Vellies












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PUBLISHED BY





EDITORJosh Rogers






















MEDICAL RESEARCH

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13







Activities

THURSDAY MARCH 12




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Have fun



MONDAY MARCH 16





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Brand NYU1531




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[SCALPEL]



































2015 ANNUAL MEETING





















































































FROM THE MAILBAG







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Terri Raymond PA-C






Only At Seaport


Whisper

Editi

ons

Rialto Jean Project

Brother Vellies












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PUBLISHED BY





EDITORJosh Rogers






















MEDICAL RESEARCH

GUIDE




















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13







Activities

THURSDAY MARCH 12




SATURDAY MARCH 14











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Rialto Jean Project

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PUBLISHED BY





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