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and community relations manager.

The day the construction crew arrived was also new executive director Craig Mayes’s first day.

Mayes arrived at the mission at a difficult juncture. As the weather turns colder, he and other mission staff will bear the grim job of turning away more people than usual due to a lack of space. During this time, staff will be making calls to other city shelters in hopes of

BY ALI NE REYNOLDS awmakers representing Lower Manhattan are strongly protesting a looming national deficit reduction measure poised to cut millions of dollars from the James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Late last month, the New York delegation sent a letter to President Obama’s Office of Management and Budget urging that it exempt the 9/11 health bill from automatic spending cuts currently slated to begin in 2013. The request comes on the heels of a bill introduced by U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler that would do away with the financial cutbacks altogether.

The sequestering of federal expenditures would put $24 million of the law’s Victim Compensation Fund and $14 million in World Trade Center health program funds on the chopping block. Both programs would be subject to an additional 7.6 percent cut each following year until the law expires in 2016.

These cuts would belong to a spending reduction amounting to more than $1 trillion across a variety of defense and domestic programs as a means to pare down the country’s ballooning deficit.

In the letter, addressed to O.M.B. director Jeffrey Zients, lawmakers Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer, Carolyn Maloney, Peter King and Jerrold Nadler called the proposed cuts nonsensical.

“It is not consistent with Congressional intent, does not follow precedent regarding trust funds provided for victims, and we would urge the O.M.B. to reconsider this initial funding if it is required to proceed with a sequester,” they wrote.

“Not only would these cuts be devastating for the victims that need assistance, we are concerned that O.M.B.

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One hundred and fortieth anniversary marks a season of change for rescue mission

BY H E L A IN A H O V IT Z n Mon., Oct. 8, the New York City Rescue Mission in Tribeca will celebrate 140 years in existence, hosting a ceremony that will mark a season of continued change for Lower Manhattan’s only remaining homeless shelter.

Construction of a much-needed three-story addition to the shelter’s 90 Lafayette St. building is currently underway, making room for 180 additional beds and 75 emergency sleep mats.

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While these changes spell great things to come for the homeless, the shelter is consequently facing some major setbacks in the interim period.

Until construction is completed in late 2013, there will be a shortage of space. Instead of providing 99 bunk beds for homeless men, the rescue mission is now temporarily reduced to 24 bunk beds on the second floor and 36 mobile mats on the ground floor. This means there will be more homeless people on the street, according to Joe Little, the mission’s church director

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Remembering DANNY CHEN

On Oct. 3, 2011, U.S. Army Private Danny Chen, who grew up in Chinatown, took his own life while on duty in a guard tower in Kandahar, Afghanistan after enduring six weeks of physical abuse and bullying by his peers. A lot has transpired in the last 12 months, including two Army investigations into Chen’s death; five of eight soldiers tried in connection with his suicide; a federal law that facilitates the transfer of hazed soldiers out of their military units; and strong advocacy efforts led by the New York chapter of the national civic group, Organization of Chinese Americans (O.C.A.-NY). Here is a timeline of the year’s salient moments following Danny’s heartbreaking death.

O.C.A.-NY launches birthday card campaign in commemoration of Danny’s 20th birthday. Days after his birthday, the advocates drove down to Wash., D.C. to hand-deliver more than 9,000 cards to the chairs of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee.

O.C.A.-NY, joined by local Asian-Pacific American groups, elected officials and Army representatives convene at the Pentagon in Wash., D.C., where the advocates demanded toplevel reforms of the military’s policy toward hazing.

Hordes of Chinatown community members, veterans and others gathered outside the Wah Wing Sang funeral home (26 Mulberry St.), where Danny’s ceremonious funeral was held.

O.C.A.-NY launches online petition and releases YouTube video, “Bring it Home,” demanding that the courtmartials in connection with Danny’s death be held on U.S. soil.

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The first court-martial held at the Fort Bragg, North Carolina military base. Sergeant Adam Holcomb, the first of eight soldiers to be tried in connection with Danny’s death, was convicted of assault and maltreatment toward the 19-year-old soldier.

O.C.A.-NY holds a vigil in Union Square and releases a third YouTube video, “Justice for Danny Chen,� in remembrance of the one-year anniversary of Danny’s death on Oct. 3.

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Rally in protest of Sergeant Adam Holcomb’s light sentence draws upwards of 400 people in Chinatown’s Columbus Park.

More than 350 people attended an arts event to honor Danny’s birthday at Chinatown’s Pace University High School, Danny’s alma mater.

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Smooth sailing for South Street Seaport Museum, one year later

BY T E RE SE LO E B K R E U Z E R On Oct. 6, it will have been exactly one year since the Museum of the City of New York formally took over the management of the moribund South Street Seaport Museum with the intention of resurrecting it.

The 40-year-old museum at 12 Fulton St. had laid off most of its staff, mothballed its historic ships and all but closed completely when M.C.N.Y. director Susan Henshaw Jones and her staff swooped in. They immediately reopened Bowne and Company Stationers, the museum’s historic print shop, hired two archivists to reorganize the museum’s library and appointed a waterfront director to assess the condition of the ships and get them going again where possible.

Within months of the acquisition, M.C.N.Y. inaugurated ambitious programming for children and organized an exhibit that opened in late January.

M.C.N.Y.’s contract with the city Economic Development Corporation for the management of the South Street Seaport Museum was to last for one year and an additional, optional six months.

“We have definitely extended, formally and officially,” said Jones.

She said that, in many respects, things are going very well. By the end of the year, an anticipated 100,000 people will have visited the maritime museum. “We’re at 68,000 so far,” said Jones, “having opened on Jan. 25.”

The Ambrose lightship, the first ship in

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Susan Henshaw Jones, director of the Museum of the City of New York, outside the South Street Seaport Museum last fall.

the maritime museum’s collection, is also a success story. It was taken to Staten Island for hull repairs and repainting last fall and was returned to its usual spot on Pier 16 in early March. The museum has the $400,000 needed to finish the job, which includes deck repairs. Half of the money came from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s office, and the other half was from City Council Member Margaret Chin.

For the price of an admissions ticket, visitors can board the Ambrose and also take in

the museum’s land-based exhibits.

The museum’s other ships have been a costly challenge. Jones estimates that it will take $20 million to repair the Wavertree, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and was one of the world’s last large sailing ships to be built of wrought iron. Having just received grants of $1.3 million each from the mayor’s office and from the City Council — on top of money that was previously allocated — the museum now has $5.1 million toward the cost of restoration. The funds will be used for hull repair, which will entail taking the ship into dry dock.

The first step will be to engage a marine surveyor to figure out exactly where the repairs are needed. Then, said Jones, “We have to write a scope of work and let the bids out. Then we have to let the contract. There are many months of work involved.”

In fact, the process will take more than the six months that remain on the M.C.N.Y.’s contract to manage the South Street Seaport Museum. But, Jones added, “We can’t not do things that have a longer time frame, because if we did we would just be putting everything into further jeopardy.”

Jones said that the balance of the money required to repair the Wavertree will come from a combination of government subsidies and private sources such as foundations,

corporations and individuals. “It’s a big and hard process,” she said.

The Peking — a four-masted barque once used to carry nitrate around Cape Horn at the tip of South America — is also proving to be a challenge. Because of the way that the E.D.C. developed Pier 15, taking away some of the space formerly used by the South Street Seaport Museum, the museum no longer has room for the Peking. In addition, the ship needs extensive repairs.

Jones has been trying to repatriate the ship to Hamburg, Germany, where it was built, and had hoped it would be gone by May. Museum volunteers spent August and early September emptying the Peking to prepare it for departure. “We took off over 50 tons of debris and equipment,” Jones said.

Much to the E.D.C.’s dissatisfaction, the Wavertree remains on Pier 15, but it can’t be moved until the Peking departs.

Another of the museum’s vessels, the Lettie G. Howard, is at the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, where it is undergoing evaluation. It was found that rot in the schooner’s keelson — the centerline of the ship to which the frame and floors are attached — was worse than anticipated. “Our Seaport volunteers will do the maintenance she needs before we replace her keelson,” said Jones.

“If she’s here, people will see her. We can throw parties for her. We can publicize her plight. She is a beautiful boat, and so we’ll bring her back down.”

The management of the land-based part of the museum presents fewer obstacles.

An exhibit by watercolorist Frederick Brosen called “Romancing New York” is opening this month and is running through Jan. 6, 2013. Another exhibit — a juried show of New York street photography by amateur and professional photographers — will open later this fall.

Though M.C.N.Y.’s management contract for the South Street Seaport Museum extends to next April, Jones said that a decision will have to be made by February as to whether the relationship can continue.

“The trustees of the Museum of the City of New York are the ones who are going to make the final decision,” she said. “I think that they are impressed with what we’ve accomplished, but they are mindful of the uncertainties in the future.”

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Sex offender rapes 21-year-old woman in Hudson River Park

BY A L I N E R E Y NO L D S Hudson River Park, known as a quiet oasis from the hustle and bustle of Downtown, was the setting of a sexual assault on Sat., Sept. 22 — the second such incident to transpire in Lower Manhattan in the last two weeks.

Shortly after 5 a.m. before the break of dawn, a stranger attempted to converse with a 21-year-old girl who was perched on a bench near Pier 25. A short while later, the man struck the woman in the face, attempted to strangle her and then dragged her into the bushes, where he raped her. The girl broke free and reported the crime to Parks Enforcement Patrol (P.E.P.) officers who were preparing for the park’s 6 a.m. opening.

Police chased down the man, 25-year-old African-American Jonathan Stewart, who was charged with rape in the first degree and faces a “potentially long prison sentence,” according to New York Police Department Commissioner Paul Browne. Stewart’s last known address was a homeless shelter on Wards Island.

Though the incident was the first of its kind in Hudson River Park, according to officials, it has raised red flags among local and citywide politicians and residents, who are calling for increased safety in the city’s parks.

The assault follows a Sept. 10 incident at the South Street Seaport’s Pier 15, where a man sexually abused a 54-year-old woman and proceeded to throw her off of the pier’s sec-

ond story railing. The fall gave her a broken pelvis and other serious injuries. According to police, the two had become acquainted at Occupy Wall Street protests.

The perp, 44-year-old Jackie Barcliff — who police had been searching for in connection with the Aug. 12 rape of a 14-year-old girl — turned himself in to cops days later after seeing his photo in the media. He was subsequently charged with rape and attempted murder for the Pier 15 incident.

Per the usual protocol, the victims’ names have been withheld by the N.Y.P.D. One incident of sexual assault in the park is one too many, asserted City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who organized a press conference near Pier 25 early Mon., Sept. 22. “We’re not going to yield one blade of grass, one acre of park, one corner, to perpetrators who think women are going to live in fear and hide in their homes,” she said.

“This is our park; this is our city!”

The Speaker continued, “This victim needs to know that the city is with her and behind her.”

Quinn invited Tribeca resident Annie Weir and her three-year-old niece, Isla Paull, whose favorite place to play is the Pier 25 playground. Speaking at the press conference, Weir said, “I think it’s important ‘cause the parks are supposed to be a safe community place, and any act of violence is inappropriate.”

The Hudson River Park’s P.E.P. officers

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, flanked by local advocates, marched in Hudson River Park in the early morning of Mon., Sept. 24 to show support for a recent rape victim.

involved in Saturday’s rescue and chase voiced satisfaction in the job they performed — which entailed wrapping the naked rape victim in a blanket, calling the cops and aiding in hunting down Stewart at a nearby intersection.

“We’re glad we were able to assist in catching the rapist,” said Brenda Cruz, adding, “We were just doing our job.”

Between four and five P.E.P. officers patrol the park during nighttime hours, according to former Community Board 1

chair Madelyn Wils, president of the Hudson River Park Trust, the public benefit corporation that oversees the 550-acre park. “It’s because we were able to have security 24 hours a day — because we’ve chosen that’s a priority for the park — that the perpetrator was apprehended and the victim was come upon quickly after the rape,” she said.

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Tribeca residents contest plans for historic Greenwich St. building B Y H E L A IN A H O V IT Z New development plans for a landmarked building on Greenwich Street in Tribeca have residents of neighboring buildings up in arms.

After dishing out a reported $150 million for the two buildings at 443-445 Greenwich St., real estate developer and manager Metro Loft Management has applied for the renewal of a special permit that would allow for the creation of residential apartments, hotel rooms and a health club. With 2.5 million square feet of property, Metro Loft claims to be the largest residential manager in Lower Manhattan.

But tenants of three neighboring buildings along Hudson and Vestry Streets are raising concerns about how the proposed project could negatively impact their day-to-day lives.

The high-profile apartment building at 195 Hudson St. is home to reality star and celebrity entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel and was the setting of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s secret wedding ceremony back in 2008. With apartments that run from $1 million to upwards of $8 million, residents feel that they have the right, at the very least, to a good night’s sleep — a right that is being threatened by Metro Loft’s plans for the neighboring 443-445 Greenwich St. Dwellers of the costly condominiums fear that a hotel would ruin the character of the neighborhood and create even more noise, traffic, litter and pollution than there already is.

But even if Metro Loft opts to go completely residential, the developers are planning to install rooftop machinery closer together than permissible under the current law. To do so legally, it has applied for the renewal of a special permit to make modifications to the building’s height and setback requirements. The proposed design comprises the addition of one full story — or 20 feet — above the building’s rooftop and the installation of outdoor ventilation equipment, which nearby residents worry will block sunlight from entering some apartments.

Local residents are contesting the overall plans, arguing that they would not only impact the look and feel of the neighborhood but substantially impair the residents’ quality of life and diminish the value of their homes.

“Adding another floor is unnecessary,” said 195 Hudson St. resident Bonnie Taffer. “For the families whose windows face the building, that’s their only source of light, and they will lose all of the natural light in their apartments as a result.”

Taffer and others also fear that a new hotel would bring more traffic and deliveries coming and going at all hours.

Lynn Fisher, president of 195 Hudson St.’s condominium board, first learned about the plans at Community Board 1’s

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“We certainly support this building coming alive and becoming a vibrant part of our neighborhood,” she said, “but we’re not happy about two stories’ worth of mechanical units coming right up to the edge of the building.”

The noise that would be generated by the proposed mechanical systems, Taffer added, would reverberate through the buildings’ shared alleyway and into the building’s bedroom units. “The alley echoes, so there will be substantial noise, turbulence and vibration.”

Despite the recent complaints, there is no debating Metro Loft’s right to build an additional floor or install a ventilation system, according to Jay Siegel, the company’s attorney.

Regarding the special permit, if the building were converted into a hotel, it would allow the penthouses and rooftop mechanical equipment to be situated in closer proximity to one another. If the building were brand new, said Siegel, the units could be so close together that they would adjoin; but because it’s a landmarked building, they must be separated.

According to Fisher, no resident or board member saw the plans before they were taken to the Department of City Planning. But they were unanimously approved four years ago by both the city and Community Board 1.

“No changes were made. It’s just a renewal, exactly as it was four years ago,” said Siegel. “For some reason, the same people who said nothing four years ago are voicing their concerns now.”

Michael Levine, C.B. 1’s director of planning and land use, said that, while neighbors did not raise any objections back in 2008, they likely weren’t informed at the time of Metro Loft’s plans for the next-door building.

Tenants already deal with noise and other disruptions coming from Tribeca Rooftop, a space at 2 Desbrosses St. that holds nightly events for up to 1,800 guests at a time. This fall, the venue will be opening a new restaurant, American Flatbread, at 205 Desbrosses St. with a proposed capacity of 350 people. It has acquired permits that allow the eatery to operate until 3 a.m. on weekends and until 2 a.m. on weekdays.

“It’s already almost impossible to sleep; there were nights this summer where the noise was so loud that I couldn’t even watch TV,” said Taffer, adding that idling busses and taxis picking up late-night patrons create street congestion and air pollution.

“People spill out all at once after midnight,” she said, “and garbage trucks are constantly grinding over beer and wine bottles left in the street.”

Metro Loft countered that its plan incorporates a change that would reduce potential noise pollution.

Normally, half of the rooftop would have to be accessible to residents of 443-445 Greenwich St. to use as they wish, but the developer has been granted a special waiver that prevents anyone but people in the rooftop penthouses from using the roof. Siegel said that this policy would be in the best interest of 195 Hudson St. residents, since it would result in less commotion.

“Either way, we intend to make the rooftop operation as quiet as possible, regardless of whether the property is residential or a hotel,” he said. “People living or staying in the rooftop penthouses will be a lot closer than 30 feet away across the alleyway, so it’s in the best interest of our clients to make mechanical equipment as quiet as possible.”

The buildings’ shared alleyway, which locals currently park their cars in, is also subject to some changes. Fisher said she has heard that the developers are considering gating it off from the public.

Documentation provided by the developer to the Landmarks Preservation Commission indicates that there are plans to increase the size of the building’s loading docks and install more gates in the alleyway. Siegel said that, while he has no knowledge of Metro Loft’s plans to block off the alleyway, he heard about the developer’s plans to repave and repair it.

“We have a right to say whether someone gates off the alleyway or puts extra doorways under our property,” said Fisher. “They have no right to do any of it.”

She continued, “The Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning are under the mistaken belief that these folks own the alleyway when they don’t.

We do. We pay taxes on it. In fact, they owe us substantial back taxes on it.”

At C.B. 1’s September full-board meeting, all but one board member voted in favor of a resolution recommending that Metro Loft develop a residential building instead of a hotel. The resolution also calls for the enlarged rooftop’s mechanical equipment to be set back so that its vibrations are minimally intrusive to neighbors.

“While a residential building will still pose challenges, there are alternatives to the current plans that we hope the developer will work with us on,” said Fisher. “We’ve invited them to come into our homes and look out of our windows to see the impact that the current design would have. We want more neighbors, not a hotel.”

Fisher and others are holding a stakeholders’ meeting on Wed., Oct. 3, the day after this publication went to press, in hopes that Siegel will attend and listen to the concerns of the community — but Siegel said he does not plan to show.

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B.M.C.C. receives $3 million health services training grant

BY KA I T LY N M E A D E The feds have enabled a new Downtownbased career training program that officials say will provide jobs to many people who are unemployed around the city.

On Mon., Sept. 24, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis paid a visit to the Borough of Manhattan Community College (B.M.C.C.) to announce a $3 million grant awarded to the school for health service and information technology training programs. The grant, the largest given to a single community college in the downstate New York region, is part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Program organized by the Labor Department. B.M.C.C., based in Downtown, is one of about 300 community colleges across the country to receive this funding, which is intended for the development and expansion of career training programs.

“Now is the moment to celebrate a nationwide Department of Labor grant that will enable our college to provide unemployed New Yorkers with the skills they need to compete in the ever-expanding field of health information technology,” said B.M.C.C President Antonio Perez.

The $3 million grant will support oneyear certificate training programs in the

fields of health informatics, electronic health record-keeping, medical assistance, and medical billing and coding. The project was developed following three years of discussions among educators, hospital administrators, health care providers, labor unions and industry leaders.

The federally subsidized program will also have an out-of-classroom component that will facilitate internships and observation hours for its students. SEIU Local 1199, the union of United Healthcare Workers East, has come to the table to discuss getting students real-world experience in a variety of positions.

B.M.C.C. serves more than 10,000 New Yorkers, including unemployed workers, U.S. military veterans, immigrants, the elderly and the physically disabled, according to Perez. These new programs target approximately 450 workers, including the long-term unemployed, veterans and their spouses, and workers eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program designed to help people hard-hit by the international trade industry find jobs in other fields.

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NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9, 12-24 EDITORIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 YOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-31 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 TAKE THE H.E.L.M. On Mon., Sept. 24, the city Economic Development Corporation launched Take the H.E.L.M.: Hire + Expand in Lower Manhattan, a competition designed to bring various creative firms into the neighborhood. The competition aims to further broaden the scope of Lower Manhattan companies — which, historically, have been primarily finance-based.

Amid the surge in technology start-ups that has taken other neighborhoods by storm, similar businesses are encouraged to enter the contest and move Downtown, as are media firms and nonprofit organizations.

The competition’s panel of judges include Elizabeth Berger, president of the Downtown Alliance; Alicia Glen, managing director of Goldman Sachs; and Ken Chenault, chairman and chief executive officer of American Express, among others. The judges will evaluate applicants based on the quality of their business propositions, the strength of their management team and their potential for growth.

Up to 20 finalists will receive $10,000 each, and four of the winners will win $250,000 each.

To enter, companies must plan to open a new office or expand an existing office south of Chambers Street and sign a new lease, sub-lease or license agreement for the space by Sept. 13, 2013. All entries must be received by Nov. 30. The competition is funded in part by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Visit www.takethehelmnyc.com for more information.

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE EXPANDS FREE WI-FI The Downtown Alliance Business Improvement District, in partnership with the law firm, WilmerHale, has recently expanded its Wi-Fi coverage across Lower Manhattan, which is intended to allow for faster web browsing throughout even more locations. Free Wi-Fi is now accessible in the following public parks and plazas: • The plaza facing 7 World Trade Center, at Vesey and Greenwich Streets • City Hall Park, the Elevated Acre at 55 Water St. • Bowling Green, at the intersection of Broadway, State, Whitehall and Beaver Streets • Peter Minuit Plaza at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal • Queen Elizabeth II Garden at Pearl and Hanover Square • The plaza at 59 Maiden Lane • The third floor of Pier 17, at the South Street Seaport • The churchyard of Trinity Wall Street, at 74 Trinity Pl. • Stone Street between Hanover Sq. and Coenties Slip • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, at 55 Water St. • The Whitehall-Water Street Plaza • The Winter Garden at the World Financial Center Wi-Fi service is free at all these hotspots using smartphones, laptops and tablets. Jeremy Schneider, vice president for technology and online communications for the Downtown

A schedule of upcoming Community Board 1 committee meetings is below. Unless otherwise noted, all committee meetings are held at the board office, on the 7th floor of 49-51 Chambers St., at 6 p.m.

ON THURS., OCT 4: The Planning, Seaport/Civic Center and Waterfront Committees will meet at the New York State Assembly hearing room, on the 19th floor of 250 Broadway.

ON TUES., OCT. 9: The Youth and Education Committee will meet.

ON WED., OCT. 10: The Tribeca Committee will meet.

ON THURS., OCT. 11: The Landmarks, Seaport/Civic Center, Planning and Waterfront Committees will meet. The Landmarks Committee will meet separately at 6:30 p.m.

ON MON., OCT. 15: C.B. 1 will be getting a tour of Pier 40 (R.S.V.P.s are limited). The Waterfront and Tribeca Committees will meet; the Waterfront Committee will meet separately at 7 p.m.

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Downtown record tourism causes congestion headaches

BY A L I N E R E Y NO L D S Lower Manhattan tourism has been booming ever since last year’s opening of the National Sept. 11 Memorial. The surging influx of out-of-towners, however, has come with its own set of problems that Downtown residents, elected officials and group leaders are hoping to solve.

That was the topic of discussion at a City Council hearing on Lower Manhattan tourism hosted by Council Member Margaret Chin on Fri., Sept. 28, where a number of Downtown organizations and stakeholders testified. The consensus was that, while tourism is economically beneficial to the area, Downtown needs to be adequately prepared to maintain the quality of life for neighborhood residents and meet the heightened demand of goods and services.

An estimated 9.8 million tourists visited Lower Manhattan museums and other attractions last year — a 30 percent increase from two years prior, according to Chin, citing a news release put out by the Downtown Alliance Business Improvement District.

Visitors from upwards of 160 countries spent nearly $1 billion in Lower Manhattan over the past year, according to George Fertitta, chief executive officer of tour organization NYC & Company. The high tourism rate is in part due to publicity the group has done with its network of offices in 18 offices around the world. The BID has also played an active role in attracting more tourists to

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Local residents and elected officials are attributing overflowing trash bins around the World Trade Center to the area’s recent surge in tourism.

the area — from creating promotional videos for airplane and taxi passengers to launching tourist-friendly mobile applications. It is now in the process of developing a mobile

kiosk program that will supply information to visitors in heavily traveled spots of Lower Manhattan.

While Lower Manhattan’s overall visitor

count has more than doubled since 2005 — from 4.3 million to 10 million — the number of Downtown hotel rooms has mushroomed by 78 percent since before 9/11, according to Downtown Alliance president Elizabeth Berger. Six new Downtown hotels are being built, and nine others are in the planning stages, Chin said. Once completed, they’ll provide more than 2,700 new rooms.

Lower Manhattan’s cultural institutions are also thriving: the Museum of Jewish Heritage, for example, has experienced a 20 percent increase in visitors since 2010, while the Museum of American Finance saw a six percent increase in visitorship from 2010 to 2011. The National Museum of the American Indian, meanwhile, is counting on beating its most recent record of 350,000 visitors in the fiscal year that ended in September 2011.

The city, in turn, must do a better job of reinvesting the resulting revenue back into Downtown, Chin argued. “We have built a very successful tourist destination,� she said, “but there are underlying problems. I am calling on the city to confront these issues head-on and to provide this neighborhood with the support and resources it needs.�

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Lower East Side: Support BID expansion and Lowline SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1992,

the Lower East Side Business Improvement District has been a boon to businesses on and around Orchard and Allen Streets by keeping the streets clean and drawing in crowds of patrons through creative promotional efforts.

The BID’s DayLife events, which began in June and conclude on Sun., Oct. 28, have been successful in filling a three-block stretch of Orchard Street with food and clothing vendors, high-profile D.J.s, games and, most importantly, foot traffic for small businesses.

The BID has also hosted its much-loved annual Pickle Day event for the past decade, which celebrates the rich history of pickle vendors on the Lower East Side.

The BID will soon seek the city’s approval for an expansion proposal that would triple its size. The planned expansion would stretch its boundaries west to Bowery, east to Clinton Street and south to East Broadway, covering a total of around 1,200 properties.

We think the BID, under the leadership of executive director Bob Zuckerman, has done an excellent job of reaching out to small businesses, residents and community leaders over the past

several years in order to build a solid base of support for the expansion. And it has certainly paid off — as Zuckerman recently told us that, of the property owners and tenants who have replied to the BID’s ongoing ballot survey, more than 99 percent have voted “Yes” to the expansion.

When Zuckerman sends that proposal to the Department of Small Business Services in October — beginning the long process that, if greenlighted, would eventually end in the hands of the City Council — the city should take that diligence into account, along with all the great work the BID has already done to help businesses on the Lower East Side.

ONBOARD WITH LOWLINE New York City has been home to some of the world’s most cutting-edge developments in urban planning. James Ramsey and Dan Barasch, the two bright minds behind the Lowline project — which seeks to construct the world’s first underground park in a former M.T.A. trolley terminal beneath Delancey and Essex Streets — are now continuing that tradition of creativity.

We think the Lowline is a great idea, and one that the city should actively support for

several reasons.

First, it would incorporate groundbreaking solar-power technology in order to sustain a uniquely attractive park in a city that could always use a few more green spaces. A stunning sample of that remote skylight design was recently on display at the Lowline’s public exhibit on Essex Street, and it drew plenty of well-deserved nods of approval from local community members.

Second, the world’s first underground park would provide an innovative setting in which Lower East Side businesses and arts organizations could spread their wings and engage consumers in exciting new ways.

And finally, the Lowline would be a complement to the neighborhood’s upcoming Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) development.

The park could provide a valuable public space to go alongside the new residential and commercial properties, giving local families as well as workers and tourists a great place to relax.

Barasch and Ramsey have a long way to go, as they try to raise millions of dollars and drum up political support for a project that will take years to complete if the city O.K.’s it. We think they deserve the encouragement needed to push the Lowline forward.

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To the Editor: Re “Gayle Horwitz resigns as B.P.C.A. president” (news article, Sept. 19): In response to Tom Goodkind’s comment about Gayle Horwitz’s taking the animal rights activists’ side of the Tom Otterness controversy, I, for one, applaud her decision. Whether or not Mr. Goodkind thinks my personal objection to further promoting Otterness’s already ample exposure in Manhattan philistine or not is unimportant to me.

I challenge Mr. Goodkind to explain what children would think and feel if they were made aware of Mr. Otterness’s former outlet of creative expression. I think our lovely parks and playgrounds may be very lonely places — perhaps places for our dogs to wander and sniff around in.

Let’s move on and give other artists the opportunity to create a piece for the outside of the Battery Park City Library. Tom Otterness has had his day, despite the fact that to this day he seems unrepentant for his actions. Killing any being in the name of art just ain’t art, no matter how you slice it.

Lisa Gilroy

Re “Cancers to be added to Zadroga Act, but financial roadblock lies ahead” (web article, Sept.

19): This being an election year, how do we go about finding out which politicians are willing to cut funds from this Zadroga bill? I personally find this to be an important question for the men and women who have already lost so much. I certainly don’t want to waste my vote on someone who cannot support them.

Thank you.

I have written my share of headlines. Filling the allotted space is a consideration, but accuracy is above all. One you want to prevent is: Downtown Express stumbles under new ownership.

Matthew G. Monahan Battery Park City Authority spokesperson Editor’s note: Mr. Monahan’s point is noted. A better headline would have read: “Gayle Horwitz leaves B.P.C.A. with mixed record.”

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HORWITZ HEADLINE IS JUST PLAIN INACCURATE To the Editor: The Downtown Express went off the rails with the journalistically substandard headline noting the resignation of the Battery Park City Authority’s President and CEO: “Gayle Horwitz leaves B.P.C.A. with tainted record.”

In Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, the word “taint” as verb and noun are defined as: to contaminate morally (synonym — corrupt); a contaminating mark or influence.” Some aspects of Ms. Horwitz’s tenure could fairly be described as controversial, but the integrity and honesty of that tenure have never been called into question.

Re “Gayle Horwitz resigns as B.P.C.A. president” (news article, Sept. 19): Tom Goodkind of Community Board 1 says Tom Otterness’s public art has delighted thousands and that it was a “philistine” decision to reject the sculptor’s art. Let’s review what Otterness did that was controversial. In his younger days, he essentially made a snuff film wherein he executed a defenseless dog with a gun. If that’s not degenerate or philistine art, I don’t know what is.

In rejecting his “art,” let’s let him know he can’t just paper over low-life art.

Chi Mo Flushing, N.Y.

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On The Spot with

Mitch Frohman Tribeca resident Mitch Frohman, 58, has been appointed a new member of Community Board 1. A public member of C.B. 1 for the last four years, Frohman has joined the board’s Quality of Life and Affordable Housing Committees. Frohman, a professional saxophonist and flutist, is best known for his bubbly sax riff that completes the opening theme song of “Sex and the City.” During a coffee with the Downtown Express at 92Y Y Tribeca, Frohman spoke ke to his ambitions as a C.B. .B. 1 board member and his international career er as a performing artist. t.

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Why did you decide to join Community Board 1?

When I was performing with Tito Puente, we were traveling all around the world, extensively. Since he passed away, I’m not traveling as much. I started to go to a couple of committee meetings to get a little more involved in the community and met some nice people — specifically, Pat Moore from the Quality of Life Committee, who welcomed me as a public member. I’ve now been heavily involved in the community board for the last four years and see you can make a difference through working within the system. I think that my experience of traveling to many countries around the world — from the most modern cou countries to the poorest countries — and dea dealing with all types of people in my life ha has given me a unique solving problems. perspective in solvi How does one become a member of C.B. C.B 1?

Every year, you apply.

Eve The first time, you’re Th interviewed — and they usually only have a couple of slots available.

The board is looking for people who have shown they’ve been con-

tributing community members over time — ones that are not in it for personal gain but have altruistic motives.

What are a few civic issues you have advocated as a C.B. 1 public member, and which topics do you hope to weigh in on as a board member?

As a public member, I gave some input when they were planning on cutting some of the bus routes — like the M22, which is not always the most populated bus but serves some of the neediest residents in our communities. I felt I was instrumental in giving some testimony at the meetings to influence our chair to make it a priority to get them saved. I am also concerned about affordable housing: I’m a big fan of the developers where, in order to get tax breaks, they have to provide a certain portion of subsidized apartments, whether they be low- or middle-income.

What I’d like to see is, through some pressure by the city, to make buildings 70 percent market-rate, 30-percent subsidized — or 60-40 — rather than 80-20, because developers are not going to do it on their own.

So, let’s switch to your musical career.

Which Downtown venues do you perform at?

S.O.B.’s [Sounds of Brazil], on Houston and Varick Streets, is one of the few places

that really is still going strong from the ’70s that we play at. It is a comfortable, nonsnooty place that welcomes all types of people. I play with a few different bands there, including the Mambo Legends Orchestra, made up of the former all-stars of the Tito Puente orchestra; the Bronx Horns, a Tito Puente-like ensemble; and Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings Orchestra, with dance choreography. In fact, on Nov. 16, I’ll be there with the Mambo Legends Orchestra, and on Nov. 30, I’ll be there with the Eddie Torres show.

How did you pull off the “Sex and the City” gig? I’ve been dying to ask!

It was just another record job somebody called me about. The person who called said it was for some new TV show that was going to be coming out. We ended up recording the music for the first five episodes of ‘Sex and the City’ before they changed over the band. It seems that it was something they recorded, they liked and then used it for the theme. We recorded the music, and a few months later, one of my friends called me up and said, ‘Did you record this music for this new TV show?’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s me!’

But H.B.O. never paid the royalties they were supposed to; it’s been an ongoing struggle. That being said, I’m very proud to have done that, and it’s amazing how often I get asked about that as I travel around the world.

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ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED ON TUES., OCT. 9 FOR SIMCHAT TORAH, THE JEWISH HOLIDAY. NO PARKING AT METER, NO-STOPPING AND NO-STANDING SIGNS ARE STILL IN EFFECT. Drivers, getting home may be a little more difficult for two upcoming 54-hour weekend spans. All Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge will be closing at midnight on Fri., Oct. 5 to 6 a.m.

Mon., Oct. 8; the same goes for Fri., Oct. 12 to Mon., Oct. 15. Those headed to Manhattan should take the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge or the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.

Glass installation on 180 Broadway means John Street will be completely closed between Broadway and Nassau Streets from Wed., Oct. 3 to Fri., Oct. 12, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

In Tribeca, there will be street closures due to usual road construction: • On West Street/Route 9A, one right, northbound lane will be closed between Vestry and Canal Streets from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 3.

• Two northbound lanes are closed between West Thames and Vesey Streets overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) on Wed., Oct. 3 through Fri., Oct. 5; 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 6 and midnight to 9 a.m. on Sun., Oct. 7.

• Two southbound lanes are closed on West Street/Route 9A between West Thames and Vesey Streets from midnight to 5 a.m. Wed., Oct. 3 through Fri., Oct. 5; 1 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 6; and midnight to 11 a.m. on Sun., Oct. 7.

• Two northbound lanes are closed between Vesey and Chamber Streets overnight (from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) Wed., Oct. 3 through Fri., Oct. 5; midnight to noon and 10 p.m. to midnight on Sat., Oct. 6; and midnight to 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. to noon on Sun., Oct. 7.

• Two southbound lanes between Vesey and Chamber Streets are closed overnight (from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

Wed., Oct. 3 through Fri., Oct. 5; midnight to 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight on Sat., Oct. 6; and 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight on Sun., Oct. 7.

FROM THE MAILBAG: Dear Transit Sam, Buses and trucks that come down Laight Street, where I live, rattle the buildings when they drive quickly. The buses often idle and make the street dangerous for children and pedestrians who try to cross the street. Laight Street has become residential, and the street can’t handle the traffic. I have written to the city Transportation Department several times but have not heard back. I hope you can find the answer for me.

there. The D.O.T. has indicated to me that Laight Street doesn’t have a high automobile crash history. So, if you are hoping for changes, you will need to enlist Community Board 1 and your City Council Member Margaret Chin to prove that a change is warranted. The D.O.T. has lowered speed limits after receiving input from local communities around the city, so you may want to suggest that. Currently, the speed limit on Laight Street is 30 miles per hour; you may want to ask for a 20 mileper-hour zone, instead.

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A dozen varieties of sunflower seeds were planted around Downtown, including this one at FishBridge Garden on Dover Street.

A sunower art project blossoms in Downtown B Y JAN EL BLADOW Sunflowers sprouted up all over New York City this summer — from FishBridge Garden in the South Street Seaport to Chinatown, the Lower East Side and beyond. But the cheery golden globes with dark brown seeded centers were not planted by the city Parks Department or any nature organization.

The plantings were the handiwork of Water Street resident Mackenzie Younger, 22, who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design this spring. The idea started as a school project two years ago and blossomed from there.

Younger took a course at the neighboring Brown University titled “Medicinal Plants and Modern Medicine� in the school’s greenhouse.

The experience made him think more about how important plants are to everyday life. He started a greenhouse project to revive interest in the environment and in living, growing art by planting sunflower seedlings around campus. “The class got me thinking about plants and how people don’t think about plants — and how essential they are to everything we do,� Younger told the Downtown Express.

In June, Younger began “The Sunflower Project,� which entailed sowing 2,500 seeds throughout the city’s five boroughs. Accompanied by childhood friend Johnny Kunen, Younger biked around the city, thumbing seeds into barren ground. “I was coming back to New York City after graduation and [wanted to] bring the larger inspiration to my home,� he said. “Over the course of two weeks, we biked to every neighborhood and scoped out places where most people would see the flowers.�

While sunflowers are known to be a universal sign of joy, “In many ways, the sunflowers represent the lack of room for things to flower and succeed in an urban environment,� according to Younger. With the dry summer weather, fewer flowers grew than the students expected: Only 15 to 20 percent of the seeds flourished.

However, the project’s success was measured not in the number of blossoms but in the

reactions of people who saw them.

Some passersby who saw him and his friend digging around in the dirt thought they were planting weed. “Their only association with young people growing stuff in an urban place is narcotics,� he said. “It was funny. But the cops never stopped us.�

Throughout the summer, when he wasn’t planting, Younger would ride his bike around Downtown to check on the growing sunflowers. Quietly on the sidelines, he witnessed passersby cutting the flowers’ heads off to take them home and city workers mowing down the plants. But he had a Zen attitude toward it all. “They are sacrificial plants,� he explained. “Birds eat them, squirrels bury them. A few seeds fall on the ground to carry on to the next year. “Native Americans had sunflowers at the edge of their gardens to attract pollinators,� he added. “It’s another metaphor for what I’m doing.�

Younger explained that it was this cycle of life that drew him to the project. “The Bridge CafĂŠ [on Water Street] has beehives on the roof, and the bees coming into the FishBridge Garden roll around in the flower faces, drink the water and return to their hives to make honey.â€? Rather than green guerilla action, he saw the experience as an urban art gallery.

The project as a whole is exemplary of how the outdoors constitutes an environmental art space for artists to use organic materials in order to express themselves, said Younger, adding that he hopes to broaden the project next year. “It’s tricky,� he said of the endeavor. “I don’t want to be the ‘sunflower guy,’ but I want to bring a broader range of indigenous plants to the city.

I see a future filled with green roofs and green streets. I would like the island of Manhattan to incorporate more animals and birds.

Most of all, the project taught Younger how an interactive network of animals, birds and plants is necessary for a prosperous environment. “I’m more interested in the balance thing — allowing more things to exist together,� he said.

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P.S. 276 principal releases troubling overcrowding report

BY A L I N E R E Y NO L D S Overcrowding is poised to create frightening space shortages in one Downtown elementary school.

The Battery Park City School (P.S. / I.S. 276) won’t have room for the three kindergarten classes it was originally designed for, much less the five it has been taking in since last fall, according to Terry Ruyter, the school’s principal. She distributed a report to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s overcrowding task force late last month to illustrate this and other enrollment forecasts on paper.

Were the school to continue enrolling five sections’ worth of kindergarteners in the coming years, it would be three classrooms over capacity next school year, five over capacity in 2014-15 and six over capacity in 2015-16. Even if Ruyter scaled back the kindergarten class to three sections, the school would be short of one classroom next year, two classrooms the following year and two classrooms in 2015-16.

The startling projections align with those conducted in recent years by Financial District resident Eric Greenleaf, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business who is a member of the overcrowding task force. Any beneficial reduction in the local elementary schools’ enrollment caused by last year’s rezoning, he noted, is being more than offset by the influx of neighborhood children vying for school seats.

“Terri is simply stating the facts,” he said of Ruyter’s report. “She has a certain number of children and a certain number of classrooms. What she’s simply conveying is that she is going to run out of room next year.”

The problem isn’t about a mere 10 or 15 waitlisted students, Greenleaf noted. “We’re talking about over half and perhaps all of the kids in a zone,” he said. “It’s a drastic shortage — there won’t be even room for all the siblings.”

Asked to comment, city Department of Education spokesperson Marge Feinberg said only, “We received [Ruyter’s] report and are reviewing it.”

The B.P.C. School isn’t the only Downtown public school that is busting at the seams.

Lower Manhattan principals collectively reported an enrollment of 472 kindergarteners — up by approximately 40 from this time last fall. “What’s particularly disconcerting is, 472 exceeds the kindergarten intake capacity that all the schools will have even when the Peck Slip School building is finished in 2015,” said Greenleaf. “As happy as everybody is about Peck Slip, it wouldn’t even be enough for now, much less 2015.”

The problem is only bound to get worse, he asserted, since by the the time the Peck Slip School opens at its permanent home in the South Street Seaport, there will be 30 percent more kindergarten-aged children living in Downtown than now.

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“It’s far, far too much — it should be 20 or less in all the early grades,” said Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, a nonprofit organization that researches and advocates for class size reduction.

Children in smaller classes, she noted, end up graduating college and owning homes at significantly higher rates. “We’re really doing a disservice to kids by allowing class sizes to grow that large,” said Haimson.

P.S. 234 parent Tricia Joyce, who chairs Community Board 1’s Youth and Education Committee, was dismayed by Ruyter’s report.

She particularly opposes the repurposing of cluster rooms, which Ruyter and other local public school principals have been forced to do in order to eliminate kindergarten wait lists.

“It’s a disgrace, in my view,” said Joyce.

“The D.O.E. should have incubated four classes [per grade instead of two] at Peck Slip and not overloaded P.S. 276 with children.”

Though Drew Paterson, the D.O.E.’s head of portfolio planning, assured the task force that the Spruce Street middle school will be created, as planned, parents are questioning whether there would feasibly be room for it in P.S. 397’s space in the lower

levels of Beekman Tower.

While the elementary school was built to hold two classes per grade containing a maximum of 50 kindergarteners per year, P.S. 397 added a class section this year to be able to admit 62 kindergarteners, according to Greenleaf. “People don’t see how [the middle school] could possibly open up,” he said, “since Spruce is taking more kids than it has room for.”

Members of Silver’s task force were also disappointed by the floor plans for the six-story Peck Slip School, which Michael Mirisola from the D.O.E.’s School Construction Authority presented to them for the first time at the Sept. 27 task force meeting. According to the current plans, the pre-K-to-5, 712-seat elementary school will open up five sections per grade rather than four and combine its top-floor gymnasium and auditorium into a single “Gymatorium.”

“To go and add a class per grade, to me, was an admission on their part that they understand that the situation is dire — and that, in a way, is a good thing,” said Joyce of the plans. “But I’m very sad that it’s at a loss of an auditorium.”

Peck Slip principal Maggie Siena isn’t concerned about the setup. While a combined gym and auditorium isn’t ideal, she said, “I understand the S.C.A. is working with constraints. I’m confident that we’ll be able to program the space so that the kids have a really good experience.”

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N O RT H C OV E MARINA BECOMES FILM SET FOR ‘THE WOLF OF WALL STREET’: Leonardo DiCaprio, who owns an apartment in Battery Park City’s River Terrace, could have rolled out of bed and onto the set of his current film, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which was shot on Sept. 24 in North Cove Marina. The film, directed

by Martin Scorsese, recounts the titillating tale of Jorden Belfort, a Queens-born stockbroker who raked in buckets of money during the 1990s that he famously spent on drugs, sex and any form of rock and roll he could get his hands on. That included a 164-foot-long yacht called “Nadine,” named for his second wife. In 1997, Belfort ordered the captain to sail it under high winds, and the boat sank. Everyone was rescued, but this was only the prelude to more bad luck. In 1998, Belfort was indicted for securities fraud and money laundering. He spent 22 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay back $100 million that he had stolen from investors. “The Wolf of Wall Street” was one of Belfort’s two bestselling memoirs about his ordeal. He is now a motivational speaker.

The yacht, “Lady M,” which stands in for “Nadine” in the film, is for sale for 11.9 million. It has what the sales brochure describes as “honey-glazed maple joinery” and “exquisite accents of gold and neutral tones throughout.” It has five staterooms, an outdoor Jacuzzi and a dining room that can seat 12. Most people will have to wait for the film to see this splendor.

“The Wolf of Wall Street,” in which DiCaprio plays Belfort, is scheduled for release in 2013.

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North Cove Marina became a film set on Sept. 24 for “The Wolf on Wall Street,” a drama starring Battery Park City resident Leonardo DiCaprio.

formerly owned by Joseph Cione, was recently sold to Thomas Modica and has reopened as NV Salon & Spa. In celebration, the salon is offering a “Grand Opening Special” of 10 percent off any service. Men’s haircuts regularly cost $30 and women’s haircuts start at $45. A manicure/pedicure combo is $30 before the discount. The salon is in the lobby, next to Au Bon Pain. The hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 212-757-2561 for an appointment.

THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE’S GERDA III: Tied to a dock at the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, a lighthouse tender sports a huge Danish flag on its stern. The little white boat, the Gerda III, belongs to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City. It was given to the museum by the Danish parliament in recognition of what the Gerda III and its crew did in October 1943, when

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Germans attempted to round up Denmark’s Jewish population for extermination.

Gerda III is in Mystic rather than Manhattan because the Mystic Seaport, a world-renowned maritime museum, has a full-time staff to care for the boat and make it accessible to the public.

Over a period of several weeks, the 46-foot-long Gerda III made numerous trips across the sound that separates Copenhagen, Denmark from Sweden — each time with 10 to 15 Jews packed into its tiny hold. In Sweden, which was neutral, the Jews were safe from Hitler’s Nazis. The little ship and its brave crew saved 300 lives.

Almost 70 years have passed since then, but the story of the rescuers and the rescued remains as gripping as when it happened.

In 1943, there were 7,500 Jews living in Denmark. Germany had occupied the country since April 1940, but the Danes were able to maintain rule of their government with little interference. Jewish life also went on as it had before.

That all changed on Sept. 29, 1943.

The day before, a senior German official, G. F. Duckwitz, had quietly alerted some senior members of the Danish government that the Jews were going to be rounded up and sent to concentration camps beginning in October. The Danish officials contacted the heads of the Jewish community and told them to urge everyone to flee.

Danes — Jewish and non-Jewish — went door to door to Jewish households with the news.

By the night of Oct. 1, when the Germans came, most Jews had fl ed.

Hidden in trucks and in ambulances, they were driven to the coast, where they were surreptitiously ferried to Sweden. Several hundred ships took part in the rescue.

Gerda III was one of them. More than 7,000 people were saved — almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark.

At the time, a 19-year-old named Henny Sinding was working for a lighthouse tender business that her father managed. The Gerda

III’s crew approached her to ask her help and her father’s permission to use the boat to rescue the Jews.

“Henny’s father gave tacit permission,” said Anita Kassof, deputy director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, “and thereafter for that critical month of October she would leave her parents’ house at one in the morning to go smuggle Jews, and her parents essentially just looked the other way.”

A video called “Rescuers” in the Museum of Jewish Heritage honors people such as Raoul Wallenberg and Oskar Schindler who aided the Jews. The segment about the rescue of the Danish Jews is simply entitled “Denmark.”

Henny Sinding appears in the video as Henny Sinding Sundø — her married name — by then a woman in late middle age with a weathered, sunburned face. “Why should the Germans kill our Danes?” she asks in the video. “They were Danes like we were. Danes? Jews? They were just Danes.”

Of her role in the rescue, which would have resulted in imprisonment and death had she been caught, she says, “Nobody — he or she — thinks that they are heroes because it was not a very heroic thing to do.

It was just a natural thing to do.”

HARMONY ON THE HUDSON: Harmony on the Hudson is the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy’s much-loved finale to its extraordinary line-up of mostly free summer programming. This year, the program, which offers music, dancing, face painting and street games, takes place on Sun., Oct. 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Wagner Park. As always, folk singer Tom Chapin and friends will be there, as will Hazmat Modine, Double Dutch Divas and the Bread and Puppet Theater with giant puppets.

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Tenants in residence prior to Oct. 1, 2012, will be able to have as many pets as they wish of whatever breed and size. Tenants who move into Gateway Plaza after that date will not be allowed to own pit bulls or pit bull mixes.

“This is a great thing for all four-legged creatures in Gateway Plaza,” said Glenn Plaskin, president of the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (G.P.T.A.). “This community will remain a very open, dog-loving community as it always has been.”

Problems for Gateway Plaza dog and cat owners started in July when pet riders began to appear on renewal leases that prohibited certain breeds and sizes of dogs, allowed only one dog per apartment and imposed an annual fee of $250 per pet. The pet rider also required that dogs be registered with management. Cats, meanwhile, had to be neutered and declawed.

Gradually, the LeFrak Organization, which owns and manages the 1,712-unit apartment complex, backed away from most of those provisions. By the end of September, the G.P.T.A., representing the dog and cat owners, had reached an accord with Gateway Plaza management.

Moving forward, all dogs will have to be registered with management, with no further restrictions on pet owners who moved in before Oct. 1. However, the lease pet rider states that any pet that “constitutes a nuisance” or that attacks, threatens or bites anyone on Gateway Plaza property will be banned.

The lease pet rider for new tenants is similar, except that it limits the number of pets to two per apartment and specifically prohibits pit bulls and pit bull mixes.

Plaskin said that the G.P.T.A. supports the pet registration clause in the leases. “If there were another emergency like 9/11 and a tenant weren’t home,” he said, “it would let

management know which doors to go to to rescue the pets.”

But the Tenants Association does not favor the pit bull restrictions. “Any dog can bite or be a danger,” said Plaskin. “We believe in not legislating against an entire breed. Rather, if there’s a dog on the premises that’s a danger to other dogs or to other tenants, then that tenant and dog need to be removed.”

The Humane Society of the United States weighed in on this issue with a Sept. 17 letter to Richard LeFrak, chairman and chief executive officer of the LeFrak Organization.

The letter stated that breed-specific policies “have never been effective” in reducing dog bite incidents, and that pit bulls were no more likely to bite than other breeds.

But Gateway Plaza management would not budge on the pit bull clause in the lease, according to Plaskin. “We agreed to disagree,” he said. “If you lived here before Oct. 1, 2012, you can not only keep your pit bull, but you can get as many as you want in the future. This creates a double standard.”

Another provision in the lease pet riders that applies to all tenants says that residents are banned from permitting their pets to defecate or urinate in Gateway Plaza’s indoor or outdoor public and common areas. “Any solid waste must be picked up and properly disposed of,” it reads. “A service cleaning fee of $75 per incident will be applied and billed as additional rent for any violations of this policy.”

Responding to this policy, Plaskin said, “We fully support dogs relieving themselves outside the property. We’re very sensitive to Gateway residents who are not dog owners and who are not dog lovers. They did not want to live in a community where dog owners are not being considerate.”

To assist in this effort, the G.P.T.A. plans to distribute materials to educate dog owners about where to walk their dogs. Also, the Tenants Association has asked Gateway Plaza management to power-wash the property’s sidewalks more frequently with better equipment.

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finding available beds.

As it stands, more than 500 people frequent the Tribeca shelter daily, a number that continues to grow since Mayor Bloomberg’s budget cuts forced John Heuss House to close its shelter on Beaver Street.

Mayes is currently tasked with keeping the program running during the renovation period while playing “musical office chairs,” as he calls it — which entails rel wting offices multiple times a week based on where construction is taking place in the building.

The loud noise created by the construction has also proven disruptive to residents during in-house computer classes. Mayes has explored other possible venues for the shelter’s day programming, but has been finding that people aren’t “opening their arms up wide.”

“When you talk about recovery, you’re talking about drug addicts, alcoholics and criminals,” he said. “Office buildings and educational buildings aren’t keen on sharing their space.”

The noisier part of the work will end in about a month, but the third-floor dormitories will remain closed until the renovations are completed at the end of next year.

By Little’s estimates, the number of people seeking food has grown from 400 to 500 people a day in the past year. Most of the mission’s food comes in on a truck from

organizations such as City Harvest.

As of late, the mission has been receiving food donations from neighborhood shops like Dickson’s Farmstand Meats and Orwasher’s Bakery, located at the new gourmet market All Good Things, at 102 Franklin St. Orwasher’s owner Keith Cohen, who got his start working at the nearby bakery Tribeca Oven about ten years ago, felt that donating food would be a great way to give back to the Downtown community.

“I always tell them that we’ll take whatever they give us, so I’ve recently been taking a shopping cart with me,” said mission resident Andre Lowe, who picks up the food each night. “Our most recent take was 98 pounds of bread.”

While the rescue mission is grateful for what City Harvest provides, foods such as bread are much fresher if they are locally provided.

Zucker’s Bagels at 146 Chambers St. has also begun donating an average of 60 bagels with cream cheese a week for the mission’s Monday morning breakfast.

The additional food intake is partially a result of the efforts of another staff member, David Knoche. Knoche, the mission’s newly appointed volunteer manager, spends his days reaching out to individuals and businesses for assistance. As a result, he has Wells Fargo, Starbucks, Columbia University and New York University on board.

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Previously, Anita VarnHagen, wife of former executive director James VarnHagen, helped to coordinate volunteers on her own time.

The mission’s anniversary party — held on Oct. 2 at the Calvary Baptist Church in midtown — is intended to be a “night of celebration, past, present and future.” The party will celebrate the VarnHagen couple’s 22 years of service, the growth and expansion of the mission and the arrival of its new staff members.

Though construction will continue through next year, men in recovery at the mission say they are willing to withstand the noise, dust and other inconveniences to

ensure that even more homeless people will be helped down the road.

“The jackhammering isn’t that bad — this isn’t my bedroom, after all,” said resident Ronny Jones. “I knew what the conditions were when I moved in, and [it] is well worth what I’m getting back.”

The N.Y.C. Rescue Mission was founded

by Jerry McAuley in 1872 as a 12-step faithbased recovery program for males. After being released from Sing Sing prison, McAuley started the shelter with a desire to help the “hurting and desolate men of the city,” according to Little. McAuley’s supposed vision, says the shelter, was “to clean men up on the outside while God cleaned them up on the inside.”

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Alliance, said that they have gotten good feedback on the initiative from users, which are steadily multiplying in numbers.

“What began as a smaller initiative back in 2003, before handheld devices became the norm, has reached 36,000 connections in the past month alone,” she said.

W.T.C. HEALTH PROGRAM FUNDS REGISTRY UNTIL 2016 The federal World Trade Center Health Program has awarded the W.T.C. Health Registry a four-year extension to continue its work of identifying and tracking the longterm physical and mental health effects of 9/11 among the 71,000 enrollees directly exposed to the terrorist attacks.

The federal funding will support multiple Registry activities, including a fourth health survey of Registry enrollees, the analysis of its 2011-2012 survey and surveillance of potential emerging health conditions. The grant also includes funding for outreach to enrollees who have not yet received care from the federal W.T.C. Health Program.

“Eleven years after 9/11, people who were directly exposed to the disaster report

ongoing physical and mental health conditions,” said Dr. Mark Farfel, director of the W.T.C. Health Registry. “The federal funding will allow the Registry to continue monitoring the long-term health effects of 9/11 and help our enrollees get services through the federal W.T.C. Health Program.”

The Registry, overseen by the city Department of Health, was developed in the early 2000s to document and evaluate long-term physical and mental health effects of 9/11. It is the largest initiative in the U.S. to monitor the health of people exposed to a large-scale disaster.

SMOKING DISCLOSURE POLICY APPROVED BY C.B.1 The Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership has won the support of Community Board 1’s Affordable Housing Committee on a citywide policy that would require residential buildings to disclose whether or not smoking is permitted inside.

According to the New York City Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, up to 69 percent of air in affordable housing and most high-rise apartment buildings is shared. A representative from Asian Americans for Equality (A.A.F.E.), who took part in the presentation before C.B. 1, noted that there are very high smoking rates in Chinatown.

The coalition says they have been receiving calls from concerned community members.

“There are a lot of people being involuntarily affected by someone else’s smoke permeating into their unit,” said Maria Pico, borough manager of the partnership.

The proposed policy would require landlords to inform residents whether or not smoking is permitted, just as they are now legally required to tell potential tenants if the building has bed bugs or uses lead paint.

The safety concerns are similar: secondhand smoke in multi-unit buildings cannot be contained, and simply ventilating a building does not eliminate the health hazards that come with smoke exposure, according to the coalition.

Indoor smoking also poses other safety concerns — last year, city fire marshals determined that careless smoking was the cause of 556 fires.

Additionally, said Pico, children, the elderly and the chronically ill spend more time in their homes than adults do, thus increasing their exposure to secondhand smoke.

“People should have the right to make a choice about where they want to live,” she said. “This policy would help tenants with children, the elderly and the chronically ill make informed decisions as to where they want to live, to protect their health and their children’s health.”

The disclosure policy, she noted, in no way mandates owners, landlords or build-

ings to change their policies about permitting smoking in the buildings.

GREEK RESTAURANT OPENS ON FULTON STREET GRK Fresh Greek has opened at 111 Fulton St. in the Financial District. The menu features Greek yogurts, salads, sides and Yeeros, the restaurant’s signature dish.

A Yeero, known at street carts as a Gyro, is composed of chicken, pork, beef or lamb. The meat — visible on the spit behind the counter and carved on the spot — is marinated, roasted, thinly sliced and wrapped in housebaked pita. There are also several vegetarian options, including salad with lentils and tzatziki spreads, as well as frozen yogurt topped with figs, olives, pepper, cucumber and basil.

Michael Liristis, the restaurant’s director of operations, said they take its mission to provide authentic food very seriously. “We fly our yogurt in from Greece in order to make sure it is distinct and fresh,” he said.

Liristis flew several men in from Greece to train the staff — among them are a consulting chef, two men to train workers on the line to wrap and roll the pitas and a “master stacker” to prepare the meat, which comes from local farms.

Liristis said that, since opening, the restaurant has seen nonstop customers from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., including local college kids, workers and other neighborhood folk. “The neighborhood has really embraced us,” said Liristis. “We’ve been blessed.”

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has not fully investigated the facts under which these programs operate.”

The cutbacks would fail to take into account New York City’s agreement to voluntarily finance 10 percent of the 9/11 health program. Such contributions, the delegation argued, are supposed to be exempt from sequestering under federal law. Regardless, the treatment and compensation services provided by the Zadroga Act should belong to a list of more than 100 other such programs that are fully excluded from sequestration.

“There are currently 150 exemptions, including at least six programs established for injuries and illnesses, signed into law by February 2010 — nearly a year before the 9/11 health bill was passed,” the delegates

bill funds. “Decreasing funding for these programs would be a devastating blow to the heroes and survivors of 9/11 and would break a solemn promise this country made to never forget the sacrifices made on that dreadful day,” they wrote.

The politicians continued, “Cuts to these programs undoubtedly will threaten the care of individuals in the programs, hinder implementation of the recent decision by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to add certain cancers in the list of covered conditions for the programs, and limit our ability to compensate those who lost their health or their lives because of those terror attacks on our country.”

John Feal, president of the FealGood Foundation, a 9/11 advocacy organization, is also slamming the proposal. In 2010, funds were considerably slashed from a for-

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The cuts currently spare veterans’ services, per an announcement the O.M.B. released last April stating that programs under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would be untouched by sequestration, the lawmakers noted.

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Wils stressed the importance of adhering to the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours of operation, noting that the 21-year-old victim was using the park while it was closed to the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open and the sun is out, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously a lot harder for these types of actions to take place,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t defend an action taking place at any timeâ&#x20AC;Śbut I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to respect the rules.â&#x20AC;?

Bob Townley, director of the Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center who has a daughter the same age as the victim, said that additional enforcement in the park is necessary to keep Stewart and other perpetrators away. While the park polices itself during the day and early evening, it becomes a desert in the less popular hours, thereby posing a threat to the occasional passerby during the off-hours, he said.

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Currently, the First Precinct boasts one of the lowest crime rates in the entire city, according to Commissioner Browne. The areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rape rate, in particular, has decreased from eight last September to five such cases since January 2012.

Browne denied a pattern that could explain the occurrence of two rapes in such a short period of time, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A pattern indicates the same individual in a crime.â&#x20AC;?

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omy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects that 5.6 million jobs will be created in health care over the next eight years, including 212,000 jobs expected to arise from the New York State Health Care Reform Act — particularly mid-level health information technology positions for which the new B.M.C.C. programs will prepare students.

“Information technology is a key basic foundation for where we want to go with health care,” said Solis during her September visit to a health information technology computer lab in the campus’s 199 Chambers St. building. “It’s going to change, whether you’re working in record-keeping or working with a physician and getting all that information, because everything is going to be computerized.”

Fortunately, the programs will count for 32 class credits, the equivalent to a training certificate that qualifies applicants for many new positions in the health care industry. Furthermore, the credits are stackable, meaning they will count toward an associate’s degree for students who are planning to continue their studies. The programs will also offer digital course materials that students will be able to access even after they graduate, according to Solis.

“We know that employment credentials

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U.S. Labor Department Secretary Hilda Solis visited the B.M.C.C. in late September to discuss a new $3 million grant the Department has awarded to the college.

are not a luxury in 2012 — they’re a necessity,” she said at the Sept. 24 B.M.C.C. press conference. “That’s why my department has put a greater focus on helping job-seekers earn credentials that can be earned in as little as six months to two years.”

Enrolling in the program, she continued, will be the most cost-effective way to get credentialed. “That’s one of the barriers for many people right now who have

been out of work for a long time. They don’t have income to be able to pay toward a four-year education.”

Health care reform plays a large role in the increased demand for job training programs. The 2012 additions to President Obama’s Affordable Care Act mandated the transition to electronic record-keeping, thereby creating a deficit of people versed in technology. Currently, 51,000 workers

are needed nationwide to make this transition possible.

The D.O.L. grant serves the dual purpose of bringing in 450 new students for one-year programs and expanding an existing program in the accredited part of the college, according to B.M.C.C. spokesperson Lynn McGee. “Part of the instruction they get is in the electronic health records system,” she noted. “They get a certificate as an electronic health records specialist.”

Furthermore, B.M.C.C. provides the only associate’s training program in the city that allows students to take the Registered Health Information Technician (R.H.I.T.) exam.

Solis concluded her remarks by stressing the importance not only of finding a job but planning a career. “Over the next decade, nearly half of all job openings nationwide will be for middle-skill jobs,” she said. “These are positions that require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree. These are jobs that pay wages you can raise a family on.

“Actually, they’re more than just jobs,” Solis continued. “They’re pathways to better-paying careers.”

To find out more about the B.M.C.C.’s programs, visit the school’s website at www. bmcc.cuny.edu.

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long garbage is left on the street — since, despite the presence of new bins at Liberty and Church Streets, trash continues to spill out of the wastebaskets and onto sidewalks.

Due to the lack of public restrooms, tourists have been using the facilities of local businesses. To address this problem, Chin allocated $500,000 of her budget earlier this year to construct a comfort station in Battery Park. Community Board 1, which testified at the City Council hearing, is proposing that the 9/11 Memorial Foundation install bathrooms on the memorial plaza for its visitors.

“The city has an obligation to build public bathrooms for the Downtown community,” said Chin. “It’s not fair that small businesses end up providing this service to visitors.”

The influx of tourists translates into an increased number of tour buses, thereby worsening area congestion, according to C.B. 1 chair Catherine McVay Hughes.

Moreover, tourists stopping to take photographs and to observe local landmarks obstruct pedestrian and vehicular flow and contribute to street litter.

The board is particularly concerned about issues caused by the concentration of tourists on Liberty, Cedar, Greenwich and West Streets, and elsewhere in the vicinity of the 9/11 Memorial. “In this area,” said Hughes,

“the streets and sidewalks are extremely congested as a result of construction-related scaffolding, street vendors, news boxes and news racks, and U.P.S. mail cartons.”

In anticipation of the opening of the 9/11 Memorial, New York Water Taxi was chosen as the official transportation provider for those visiting Lower Manhattan

the last year. The company offers all of its passengers free passes to the South Street Seaport Museum and discounts to dozens of area businesses.

Transporting Downtown tourists by water helps to relieve car congestion in the area, Noyes noted. “We estimate that our program alone reduced bus traffic to Lower

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In an effort to direct more of the 9/11 Memorial tourists to other Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, Chin is hoping to extend the Downtown Connection shuttle into

Chinatown — though this added service would require sizeable capital funds.

Chin would also like to see safer roadways and more trains and bike lanes. In particular, she and C.B. 1 are advocating for the banning of bicyclists from City Hall Park, since they are seen as a danger to pedestrians. In other places, however, the community is encouraging bikers — at the Brooklyn Bridge, for example, and along the waterfront, where C.B. 1 is calling on the city to complete the bikeway that would link Hudson River Park with the East River.

Said Hughes, “Construction of the [waterfront] bikeway will convert acres of asphalt green to green space [and] help create order in an area overcrowded with pedestrians, vendors and tourists queuing for tour buses — and, increasingly, bikers.”

Additionally, Chin is considering a law that would modify developers’ current practice of automatically renewing scaffolding permits — as abandoned scaffolding is one of the top complaints from local residents.

“Currently, property owners can renew permits for scaffolding even when work is not being done on the property,” said the council member. “This creates an environment that encourages illegal dumping, homelessness and a dark and dirty atmosphere.”

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FREE MODERN DANCE TRIAL CLASS Get a taste of the techniques made famous by Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and other great dance innovators. At 11am on Sat., Oct. 13, boys and girls ages 8 through 14 can try the first class of this 8-week program.

The experience is free, but open only to those who are serious about studying and learning — because artistic director Catherine Gallant is looking to create an ensemble, which will have opportunities to perform with modern dance companies. At Moving Visions Dance (19 Murray St., 3rd floor, btw. Broadway & Church St.). For more info, visit dancesbyisadora.com.

TAKE TWO: BAD GIGS GONE GOOD Mark Hayward of “Stunt Lab” fame returns to Canal Park Playhouse with a solo show. The yo-yo champ will attempt to recreate his most disastrous gigs — ever! But this time, he’ll get them right…right? Stunts and gags abound along with sheer technical yo-yo brilliance. Oct. 6-28, Sat. & Sun. at 1pm & 4pm. At Canal Park Playhouse (508 Canal St., btw. Greenwich & West Sts.). For tickets ($20) or more info, call 866811-4111or visit canalparkplayhouse.com.

BOOKS OF WONDER New York City’s oldest and largest independent children’s bookstore hosts Storytime every Fri. at 4pm and Sun. at noon in their Children’s Room.

Don’t miss the October Book Bonanzas on Sat., Oct. 13 and Sat., Oct. 20 (12-2pm). Also, on Oct. 14, middle grade fiction writers Christopher Krovatin and Stefan Bachmann will introduce new books with fall flavor. At 18 W. 18th St. (btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.). Store hours are Mon.-Sat., 11am-7pm and Sun., 11am-6pm. For more info, call 212989-3270 or visit booksofwonder.com.

POETS HOUSE The Poets House Children’s Room gives children and their parents a gateway to enter the world of rhyme through readings, group activities and interactive performances. For children ages 1-3, the Children’s Room offers “Tiny Poets Time” readings on Thursdays at 10am; for those ages4-10, “Weekly Poetry Readings” take place every Sat. at 11am. Filled with poetry books, oldfashioned typewriters and a card catalogue packed with poetic objects to trigger inspiration, the Children’s Room is open Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Free admission. At 10 River Terrace. Call 212-431-7920 or visit poetshouse.org.

CREATURES OF LIGHT Descend into the depths of the ocean and explore the caves of New Zealand — without ever leaving Manhattan. Just visit the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibit on bioluminescence (organisms that produce light through chemical reactions). Kids will eagerly soak up this interactive twilight world where huge models of everything from fireflies to alien-like fish illuminate the dark. Through Jan. 6, 2013 at the American Museum of Natural History (79th St. & Central Park West). Open daily, 10am–5:45pm.Admission is $25, $14.50 for children, $19 for students/seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the museum or at amnh.org. For more info, call 212-769-5100.

THE SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM The Skyscraper Museum’s “Saturday Family Program” series features workshops designed to introduce children and their families to the principles of architecture and engineering through hands-on activities. At the “So Sew Tall” workshop on Oct. 6, kids ages seven and up will learn about the past and present of NYC’s Garment District and then work together to create their own skyscraper factory from different construction materials. On Oct. 20, a special Halloween costume workshop will help kids (ages 6+) craft costumes of their favorite skyscrapers. All workshops take place from 10:30-11:45am at The Skyscraper Museum (39 Battery Pl.). Registration required. Call 212-945-6324 or email education@skyscraper.org. Admission: $5 per child, free for members. Museum hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-6pm.Museum admission: $5, $2.50 for students/seniors. For info, call 212-945-6324, visit skyscraper.org.

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SCREAMIN’ GREEN HALLOWEEN For the first time, World Financial Center’s annual family-friendly, ecothemed autumnal afternoon of adventure is taking place outdoors. Watched over by a 30-foot scarecrow and witch, the Plaza and waterfront will be transformed into a Halloween Village. At the Costume Swap, exchange last year’s trick-or-treat guise for gently used and ready-to-wear ones that will come in handy at 3pm’s closing ceremony: The Ghosts and Goblins Parade. Prior to that, kids can listen to spooky tales told in verse, at the Poets House Tent.

Outside, they’ll join wandering puppets and marching bands and receive fair trade organic treats and temporary tattoos of pumpkins and ghosts.

Before those prizes are claimed, though, there will be games to play — including a vertical spin on the old bobbing for apples tub, and a challenge to tack the face onto a pumpkin (no donkey tail-pinning at this party!). Ghoulish little gamers can also test their skill at the Gourd Roll (an obstacle course where you navigate your gourd using a small broom) and try to toss a Spider in the Brew (only three chances to get that beanbag creepy crawly into the giant tractor tire cauldron).

The Ghost Farm is a giant communal art installation waiting for contributions (a ghost of your making). Give those specters something to dance to, by playing the Musical Spider Web (made of gongs, pipes, bells and washtubs). In the Screamin’ Green Screen Photo Booth, have a photo taken wearing your newly crafted Green Halloween costume and email it, tweet it or post it on Facebook.

Free. Sat., Oct, 27, from 12-3pm, at World Financial Center Plaza (220 Vesey St.). Free valet bicycle parking will be provided by Transportation Alternatives.

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Harrowing, haunted, spectral…and full of stars So much good stuff on the boards, it’s scary

BY TRAV S.D. October is my favorite month to see Downtown theater in New York. The madness of the summer festivals is well past, and all the hometown companies bring out their “A” games. Also, as a general rule, it is neither too hot nor too cold in the audience — and that’s not to be sneezed at. And lastly (the elephant in the room), it’s the time of spooky (and hokey) Halloween shows. That alone would take it over the top. This looks to be a particularly exciting October, with an unusual amount of star power infiltrating our typical Downtown haunts.

Through October 14, La MaMa will be presenting “AdA (Author Directing Author)” — a collaboration between Neil LaBute (“In the Company of Men,” “Nurse Betty”) and Italian playwright Marco Calvani, in which the two writers direct each other’s one-act plays. The production will be the American premiere of both LaBute’s “The Lovely Head” and Calvani’s “Things of This World.” Estelle Parsons (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “Roseanne”) is in the cast. The project is a product of La MaMa Umbria, a summer workshop and development program in Umbria, Italy. For tickets, visit lamama.org.

Also playing now is A. R. Gurney’s new play “Heresy” — a highly uncharacteristic tale about a boy named Chris who gets busted by Homeland Security and must argue his defense before a functionary named “Pontius Pilate.”

Seems rather symbolically freighted. I thought Gurney only wrote about rich WASPs drinking martinis and stuff! Count me among the curious. More stars here: This one has Annette O’Toole, Kathy Najimy and Reg E. Cathey. The play runs at the Flea Theater through November 4. More info can be found at theflea.org.

One of my favorite little companies, Metropolitan Playhouse, has a revival on the boards through October 21. Written

by Maxwell Anderson (“Winterset,” “What Price Glory?” and way too many others to put in parentheses), “Both Your Houses” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning satire about the corrupt morass of congressional appropriations.

Written in 1933, it was subsequently eclipsed in the public’s memory by Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and, well, eight decades of far worse corruption and malfeasance then you’ll find depicted here. I’m a victim of completionist mania. I’ve seen the film versions of, or read, most of Anderson’s plays (they’re seldom produced anymore) — but not this one, so I’m planning to check it out. If you’d like to do the same, find out how at metropolitanplayhouse.org.

A revival of a much more recent vintage is also on the horizon. On October 4, Collective Unconscious will be remounting

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“Charlie Victor Romeo” dramatizes pre-crash cockpit conversations (at 3LD Art & Technology Center, through Oct. 20).

their smash hit “Charlie Victor Romeo” at 3LD Art & Technology Center. Let the buyer beware: “CVR,” as those in the know call it, is a harrowing experience. It literally dramatizes the cockpit voice recordings recovered from fatal airplane crashes, reconstructing the usually banal chit chat pilots and flight attendants engage in during the final minutes before all becomes quite serious…then terrifying…and then, nothing. This little show really hasn’t stopped running since it first opened in Collective’s tiny storefront headquarters back in 1999. And now co-creators Bob Berger and Patrick Daniels are looking to turn it into a film, using the new production as a springboard. I hope it doesn’t crash and burn! (Did I just type that? I typed that!) “Charlie Victor Romeo” plays through October 20. More info at 3ldnyc.org.

October 4 through 28, the Axis Company will present the premiere of a new work by writer/director Randy Sharp: “Last Man Club.” Axis has become one of my favorite companies in New York, thanks to Randy Sharp’s penchant for the bizarre, and the vaguely menacing and slightly illogical tone of her productions (which remind me somehow of both Sam Shepard and David Lynch). The current play is about a couple of strangers who mysteriously appear at an isolated farmhouse following a Depressionera dust storm, trying to sell a machine that makes rain. Rest assured, this ain’t your grandmother’s “The Rainmaker.” Get the skinny at axiscompany.org.

One of my favorite actors in New York (and coincidentally, a member of Axis) is Edgar Oliver. This month he’ll be performing a solo show of his own over at Theatre 80.

“Helen and Edgar” is developed out of material he first began presenting at The Moth in 1998. It’s directed by Catherine Burns, the current director of The Moth, and is being “shepherded” (the press release tells me) by Moth founder George Dawes Green. In true Moth spirit, the show will be unscripted. Each night, Oliver will improvise its content based on true stories from his own life. The spectral yet mellifluous Oliver is one of NYC’s treasures. You would do well to see this. “Helen and Edgar” is running October 9 through 27.

Get the full scoop at helenandedgar.com.

Another solo show on the boards this month will be John Jiler’s “Ripe,” running at Theater for the New City October 11-28.

Actor, journalist and writer Jiler is best known (theatrically) for his a capella musical “Avenue X” (not to be confused with “Avenue Q”). He plays a dozen characters in “Ripe,” which concerns his dying father. To learn more, go to theaterforthenewcity.net.

October 24-November 10, the clown company Vagabond Inventions (in collaboration with an international partnership of artists hailing from France, Spain and Sweden) will be presenting “Under the Skiff” — which they describe as a “a lyrical clown farce exploring the human side of immigration and the struggle for connection in a foreign landscape” in which the East Village’s The Red

Room is transformed into “a barren immigration office in a strange country where two naive applicants wait (and wait...) in hopes that their papers will be approved.” More details to be found at horsetrade.info.

And finally, a brief survey of some of those highly anticipated spook shows I mentioned: Downtown impresario Timothy Haskell will be unveiling his latest edition of the Nightmare Haunted House — this one a collaboration with The Nest’s Steve Kopelman. Called “Killers,” it sends ticket buyers through a “tormenting labryrinth of various psychopaths, including Ted Bundy, Albert Fish and the Zodiac Killer.” What, no Charlie Sheen? Anyway, if this is your idea of a good time, it will be happening at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center through November 3. Tickets and information at hauntedhousenyc.com.

Cardone the Vaudeville Magician will be reopening his “House of Ghostly Haunts” at the Canal Park Playhouse. This “weekly celebration of the strange, the macabre and the fantastical” runs every Tuesday through December 18 and features razor blade swallowing, a guillotine illusion and something called “The Time Machine of Death.” Learn more at canalparkplayhouse.com.

Horror maven Clay McLeod Chapman has two big shows this All Hallows season.

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‘Dying art’ of classical music is alive, well Fall offers multitude of artists, composers B Y ALINE REYNOLDS Many out there believe that classical music is a dying art form that caters to the elderly. Young people like me would rather be at a Decemberists concert or listening to indie rock at a hip Williamsburg hole in the wall, right?

Well, most of the time, that’s true — even as a classically trained pianist, I’m not going to deny it. It’s a sad, indisputable fact that the audiences in orchestral and chamber music venues are predominantly made up of seniors.

But that trend can be broken, and it doesn’t always apply. There are still venues in our city that attract a mix of younger folk and that showcase young talent. What’s more, some musicians are fusing classical music with other genres to satisfy the ears of teens and young adults.

Here’s what’s in store for the fall: The most classical music you’ll find anywhere in Downtown happens at Trinity Wall Street and St. Paul’s Chapel, in the Financial District. The 2012-13 season offers classical tunes spanning the centuries — from Bach and Handel to Stravinsky to Reich — in the form of the churches’ long-running series of free concerts.

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Under the (Brooklyn) bridge: The Bargemusic “Masterworks” series continues through Nov. 25.

“Bach at One” runs from October to December 31, and resumes next spring.

The series features the Trinity Baroque Orchestra and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street’s rendition of Bach’s pacifying canta-

tas and Lutheran Masses. The cantatas will be performed on Mondays, October 8, 15 and 29. In November, you can listen to others on Thursday, November 1 and Monday, November 5, 19 and 26.

On Thursday, October 4, “Concerts at One” will feature the North Sky Cello Ensemble’s performance of the classical pieces of Rubin Kodheli and others. On Thursday, October 11, Concerts at One will present works by classically influenced composers Derek Bermel and John Harris Harbison. And on the last Thursday of the month (the 25th), the series will host a performance of Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor and Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat major by Vienna’s Hugo Wolf Quartett.

On Monday, November 5, the Trinity Baroque Orchestra and the Trinity Choir will perform two Bach cantatas. If you can’t catch that one, stop by St. Paul’s the afternoon of Monday, the 12th, to hear more cantatas.

If you’ve had enough of Bach by then, check out the Trinity choir’s performance of

Jennifer Higdon’s choral piece, “Deep in the Night,” as well as improvised chant.

Last but not least, visit the World Financial Center in late October to hear the Brooklyn Philharmonic performing the works of Brooklyn-based composers Matt Marks and Ted Hearne. “Soundcheck Live!” will take place on Thursday, October 25, in the Winter Garden. The performances, curated by John Schaefer, “celebrates the unparalleled diversity of the music scene in New York,” according to Brookfield Office Properties (owner and developer of the World Financial Center).

It’s comforting to know that young composers — albeit slim pickings of them — are investing their musical energies in classical music. Marks is a French horn player and composer of opera and theater music, and Hearne is a composer, conductor and performer whose musical tendencies span the gamut from traditional classical music to rock.

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behind such modern classics as “I Sell the Dead”) will take place at Dixon Place the first four Tuesdays in October. The show is a live presentation of original horror plays for radio, based on Glass Eye’s very successful studio series, which has featured the voices of stars such as Ron Perlman and Vincent D’Onofrio. More details are at talesfrombeyondthepale.com. This month will also briefly revive his Downtown variety series “The Pumpkin Pie Show” — at UNDER St. Marks, with “The Pumpkin Pie Show: Halloween All Stars.” The show will feature readings of some of Chapman’s spookier stories read by the likes of himself, Abe Goldfarb (sometimes known as popular burlesque host Bastard Keith) and Hanna Cheek and Kevin Townley of “Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary” — a terrific web series.

“The Pumpkin Pie Show” will be up October 25-27. Information at horsetrade.info and claymcleodchapman.com.

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Sunday at 3pm, October 11 through December 30, Radio Theatre will be presenting “The Haunting of St. Marks Place” — a live radio presentation of purportedly true tales of horrible happenings that took place not far from the very theater in which you will sit! Ghostly visitations, gangland shootouts, serial killers and “a man who inherits 22 St. Marks Place, along with a screaming skull.” Hmm…I’d contest the will! Tickets and more information: radiotheatrenyc.com.

Lastly, two quick plugs for things to do on the night of October 31 itself. At the Kraine Theater, one can catch “The Blood Brothers…

Reanimate” — a “best of” compilation of some of the scary Grand Guignol-style one acts their group Nosedive Productions has presented over the years. More info at nosedive productions.com. And, if you prefer a party, you could do far worse than Theater for the New City’s legendary annual blow-out, the “Village Halloween Costume Ball” which takes up the entirety of their four-theater facility and spills out onto the adjacent streets. Learn more about that one at theaterforthenewcity.net.

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KO-RYO DANCE THEATER In 2001, Pusan, Korea-born choreographer and director Sunhwa Chung (who’d been in the U.S. for seven years) founded Ko-Ryo Dance Theater as a means of exploring themes of separation, unity and cultural interplay. A member of Korean traditional percussion group Da-de-rae-gi, Chung — whose work strives to put a “faithful emphasis on human emotion and expression” — has made ample room for her musical and philosophical concerns in this latest work (part of Dance New Amsterdam’s “DNA Presents” series). Autobiographical in nature (with a title referencing a popular Korean folk song), “Arirang — We Go Beyond the Crossroad” is a reflection on Chung’s attempt to remain close to her roots as she began to grow beyond her culture. The program features live music composed and performed by Korean Traditional Drummer Vonggu Pak, with accompaniment by violinist Sarang West.

Wed., Oct. 17 through Sat., Oct. 20 at 7:30pm and Sat., Oct. 20 at 3pm. The opening night (free) reception takes place one hour before curtain. Audience members are invited to stay for a post-show discussion immediately following the performance on Oct. 19. At DNA (280 Broadway; entrance at 53 Chambers St.). Tickets are $17, $14 for students/seniors, $12 for DNA members and advanced sales. To purchase tickets and for more info, visit dnadance.org or call 212-227-9856.

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If you’re willing to venture out of Downtown, The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, led by artistic director Petr Kotik, will perform “Beyond Cage” — a festival in honor of the late avant-garde musical legend

If you’d rather head to the boroughs — or live there and don’t care to schlep to the city to listen to classical tunes — head over to Bargemusic, a venue just under the Brooklyn Bridge that is hosting a slew of fall concerts.

John Cage’s 100th birthday. The concert, which will take place on Monday, October 22 at Carnegie Hall, will highlight major works by Cage, including “Atlas Eclipticalis” and “Winter Music” — performed together in their entirety for the first time.

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