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Preservationists Decry Decision on Clock

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Landmarks Commission gives go-ahead to privatizing rare landmark timepiece

BY CARL GLASSMAN The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission gave developers the green light last month to make Tribeca’s landmark clock tower at 346 Broadway part of a penthouse apartment and hand over its rare 1897 clockworks to the future buyer.

The 6-1 decision has some preservationists seething and talking of legal recourse.

The clock is said to be one of only two or three of its kind in the country that still runs as it has for more than 100 years.

“There are other avenues to explore,” said Forest Markowitz, who manually winds the clock each week with the city’s clock master, Marvin Schneider. “I don’t think it’s over yet.”

The commission’s approval came with the promise by the developers, Peebles Corp. and the El Ad Group, to keep the four-faced clock running—but they probably would disable the elaborate collection of gears, drive shafts and weights that are the trademark of its ingenious 19th-century technology.

“Our intention is to electrify the clock function so that it continues to provide the correct time to the general public, which it always has,” said John Beyer of Beyer Blinder Belle, the lead architect on the project.

The penthouse is part of the developers’ extensive restoration and condominium conversion plans for the landmark building purchased from the city. Despite the numerous and much-lauded restoration intentions of the developers, it was the fate of the clock that occupied most of the hearing’s more than hour-long discussion, as it did at a first hearing in November.

The transformation of the clock tower and other protected spaces in 346 Broadway (also known as 108 Leonard Street) into private apartments is unprecedented in the city, and at the November hearing the commissioners voiced concerns about the clock being inaccessible to all but the penthouse owner.

Beyer returned this month to argue that the mechanism had never been accessible and “legally, practically and from a safety point of view” it shouldn’t be.

Schneider, the clock master, called that contention “specious.”

“The public has been going up there for the last 30 years,” he said, noting that the clock was accessible from the Clocktower Gallery, which had occupied the building since 1972 and closed last year.

“I’ve been giving tours,” added Markowitz.

“I’m appalled. This is ridiculous,” Simeon Bankoff, president of the Historic Districts Council, said of the

Above: With a clock tower’s clock face reflected in the glass, Forest Markowitz winds the 1898 timepiece. Left: Mar vin Schneider, the city’s clock master, observes the LPC hearing; Adi Shamir-Baron, the commission’s only dissenter on the clock.

decision. He called it a “de facto reversal” of the designation of the clock and clock tower as historic city landmarks.

“When the city sold the building it was with the thought that the clock would be protected,” Bankoff said.

“It’s a very big building,” he added.

“No one has to live in that space.”

Michael Hiller, a lawyer representing the Historic Districts Council and the Society for the Architecture of the City, sent letters to LPC Chairwoman Meenakshi Srinivasan explaining, in a lengthy legal opinion, why it is the commission’s right and duty to prevent the sale of the landmarked clock rooms and works.

“The developers purchased the Clock Tower Building well aware that it is subject to restrictions which they now seek to avoid,” he wrote.

Many of the commissioners, including Srinivasan, seemed swayed by the LPC’s legal counsel, Mark Silberman, who advised them that they cannot force the developer to continue operating the clock mechanically.

“I don’t see any basis in the law to re-

quire that it be continually used as it has been used in the past,” Silberman said.

Beyer acknowledged that he did not know what alterations would need to be made to the clock in order to electrify it, but he said he would return to the commission or its staff for those approvals.

According to Schneider, the rods that connect the clockworks to the clock face and turn the hands will have to be removed. “So basically,” he said, “you’re taking the heart and removing it.”

But the majority of commissioners said the developers’ plans for the clock were a worthy tradeoff.

“What’s the public good here?”

Commissioner Michael Goldblum said.

“The public good is the restoration of the building, which is a major win for the public. The guaranteed functionality of the clock into the future is above and beyond what the applicant is required to provide to this commission.”

Goldblum added, “He could say, ‘You know what, screw it, I’m going to let it go, I can’t wind it, tough luck. It will always be 5:15 at 108 Leonard St.’”

“I’d love to know that [the mechanical winding] is happening,” said Commissioner John Gustaffson, “but the visibility of the clock’s appearance is really the preservation issue.”

Against a wave of agreement by her fellow commissioners over the developers’ plans for the clock, Adi ShamirBaron, newly appointed to the body, was resolute. “What exactly is the reason for electrifying the clock?” she asked Beyer.

“The principal issue would be that this is going to be somebody’s apartment and we have committed to running the clock,” he replied. “That means somebody has to come in every week and wind it up.”

“I cannot get my head around the clock tower issue,” she persisted, noting that in her visit to the site she determined that access to the clock for maintenance and winding would be possible on behalf of all the building’s residents if the tower were not turned into a penthouse.

“We’re going to not allow it to be manually wound so that it can be privately owned even though its designation is based on its public good?” said Shamir-Baron, who cast the lone opposing vote, saying she could support every other part of the developers’ plans—except those for the clock and its tower.

The next day the Trib received an email from Marvin Schneider, who restored the historic timepiece 30 years ago and has been caring for it ever since, “The commissioner who dissented,” the clock master wrote, “I feel is a heroine.”

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Many Voices on Seaport Redevelopment PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN

Speaking out last month at public meetings on the Howard Hughes Corp.’s proposed Seaport plans, clockwise from top left: Councilwoman Margaret Chin; Borough President Gale Brewer; Hughes CEO David Weinreb; South Street Seaport Museum interim president Jonathan Boulware; plan supporters Maria Ho-Bruge, left, Joy Martini and Lisa Gorke; CB1 Landmarks Committee chair Roger Byrom; and Michael Kramer, a member of Save Our Seaport and a leading critic of the proposal.

Public meetings give taste of what’s to come in battle over Seaport redevelopment

BY AMANDA WOODS The long battle over developer Howard Hughes Corp.’s plans for the South Street Seaport began in earnest last month and is set to continue far into the new year.

This month, Community Board 1 deliberates a proposal for wide-ranging changes to the Seaport Historic District, from the reconstruction and moving of the Tin Building to commercial pavilions and lighting beneath the FDR Drive to a new building on Schermerhorn Row in the Seaport. Those plans will be reviewed for approval in early February by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

The most controversial part of the project, a nearly 500-foot-high residential tower, is expected to begin its sixmonth city approval process next month.

The tower lies just outside the historic district.

Two heavily attended meetings last month were a preview of what is to come, with some Hughes Corp. supporters speaking out for the first time and a public relations push by the developer to highlight that support.

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pier,” HoBurge, a Wall Street resident, told the group, referring to the shopping mall that the Hughes Corp. will be building on Pier 17. “And guess what else? A lot of us love the proposed tower.”

Martini, who lives on CB1 landmarks hearing at St. Paul’s Chapel on Hughes Corp. proposal Exchange for Seaport Historic District brought out both sides of the issue.

Place, called the plans, and renderings, go to tribeca- proposed plans necessary to repair “the trib.com and search: Developer’s Plans blighted buildings on South Street” and making it easier to traverse between the for Historic District.)

Seaport and neighborhoods to the north.

HEARING BOTH SIDES “Since the city has neither the funds In the midst of vocal public opposition to the Hughes Corp.’s proposals for nor, as far as I know, any plans to the Seaport, three Peck Slip School par- improve [the Seaport],” she said, “how ents, frustrated that their opinions were about we work with private developers not being heard, formed a group called and not against them to the benefit of our Friends of the Seaport to support the children, our city and maybe even a more healthy workforce?” developer’s plans.

But theirs weren’t the only voices The women, Maria Ho-Burge, Joy Martini and Lisa Gorke, took the floor at heard at the meeting.

To enthusiastic applause, Borough a standing-room-only meeting that they organized at the Pine Street School in President Gale Brewer reiterated her longtime disapproval of the tower. early December.

“You need a new school,” Brewer “We discovered that many of us love the modern construction of the new said of the middle school planned for the

base of the residential tower. “But I must admit, what we would like to work on with you, and Howard Hughes knows how we feel, is to find a way to have a tall tower and a school––but not right in the middle of the South Street Seaport.”

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Nine days later, supporters and opponents of Hughes Corp.’s plans showed up in droves at St. Paul’s Chapel, where the developer presented its extensive proposed changes within the Seaport Historic District to CB1’s Landmark Committee.

Though the controversial tower is not part of that plan, some 350 people packed into the meeting, with about 70 of them taking the microphone to offer opinions on the project.

Several community board members noted their misgivings.

“When I look at this, I really get the feeling of Las Vegas,” said Seaport Committee member Paul Hovitz, to the applause, cheers and whistles of many in the room. “I don’t really get a feeling of the old Seaport.”

Seaport and Landmarks Committee member Jason Friedman told the Hughes Corp. representatives that he was not fond of the 5,000-square-foot facility planned for Pier 16, which could house one of two new structures for the Seaport Museum.

“I don’t like the non-programmed pavilion that’s supposedly for the muse-

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THE TRIBECA TRIB JANUARY 2015 Rendering of the proposed reconstructed Tin Building, with a floor added. The developer has said it will offer cultural programming on that floor and a food market on the bottom two floors.

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Proposed nighttime view beneath a lighted FDR Drive at South and Beekman streets. The illustration shows the design for pavillions proposed for under the drive.

“Starting today, I need to forget what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next.”

Rendering of building proposed to be constructed on an empty lot at John and South streets, part of Schermerhorn Row, to house the South Street Seaport Museum and some belowmarket-rate housing.

um,” he said. “But who knows what tain it moving forward,” he said. “Any they’re doing? So I wouldn’t want to put investments must respect the historical another building out there that doesn’t integrity and enhance the vibrancy of the seem in style with either the Tin Building area.” or the [new Pier 17] mall.”

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A rendering of the proposed Seaport tower, Dan Acker- nearly 500-feet tall, at the current site of But others man, chief of staff the New Market Building. sounded warnings. for the Downtown Don’t be swayed, Alliance, said the developer’s plans give they said, by all the promised benefits to a needed boost to the deteriorating Sea- the community. port that the city cannot afford to pro“I’m here to say that this is not phivide. lanthropy, and you guys are framing it as “The Alliance recognizes major capi- that,” Chris Cobb told the gathering. tal investments are needed to protect the “They’re investing and they’re going to historic legacy of the Seaport and to sus- get a return. A big return.”

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BY CARL GLASSMAN Porfirio Gutierrez, the overnight maintenance worker at Tribeca’s Roc restaurant, at the corner of Duane and Greenwich streets, was buffing the floor of the restaurant at 4:45 Sunday morning, Dec. 28, when he heard what sounded like a speeding car barreling down Greenwich Street.

Then came the screech of tires.

“I thought he was going to crash somewhere down the block. I didn’t think he was going to crash into the restaurant,” Gutierrez told the Trib when he returned to work the next night.

But the white minivan, apparently attempting to make a left turn from Greenwich Street onto Duane, jumped toppling a stop light, knocking out the restaurant’s iron railing and crashing into a cement column of the building, inches from the plate-glass window. The window was pushed in but not shattered and there was no damage to the restaurant’s interior.

“When he hit, I let go of the polisher and I felt the shock of the collision through the floor under my feet. I was shocked,” said Gutierrez, who was alone in the closed restaurant and about 15 feet from where the car struck. “I thought he was going to end up inside and I ran for cover.”

Gutierrez said the driver remained behind the wheel, seemingly stunned.

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Minivan crashed into Roc restaurant early Sunday morning, toppling a stop light on the way. No one was injured.

When he went to check on him, Gutierrez said, the driver was uninjured and asked for a phone to call his parents.

When the driver’s parents arrived, he said, police on the scene allowed the driver to leave with them.

Police said the driver, 20, was not under the influence of alcohol and was

not issued a summons. Police declined to identify him.

Gutierrez said he often sees the car parked nearby on Greenwich Street and believes the family lives across the street.

On Sunday, part of the car’s front end along with pieces of wrecked railing lay on the restaurant platform.

Owner Rocco Cadolini, who lives nearby, quickly arrived at the scene.

“I was surprised after this huge smash that the driver wasn't hurt,” he said. And as for the damage to the restaurant's exterior, “It’s a major job to be done.”

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Trained to find and kill the vermin, dogs dig in at Bogardus Garden

BY CARL GLASSMAN For all their feverish digging and dogged determination, the four-legged hunters were coming up empty in Tribeca’s Bogardus Garden one night last month. Finally, it seemed, the thrill of the chase was winding down to a mere playdate for seven frisky canines.

It was rat-hunt night in the triangular garden at Reade Street and West Broadway and these dogs were not having their day. Only a single rodent had been encountered and it had fled into the night.

“We lost one already, come out the back door,” said a disappointed Richard Reynolds, leader of the loosely organized assemblage of rat-hunting dogs and their owners who had gathered in the park for a night’s work. Reynolds had come from Tenafly, NJ, with Catcher, his Bendlington terrier, to join the hunt.

Others had traveled with their pets from as far as Pennsylvania and as near as Brooklyn.

“They just want us to come and turn their soil,” joked another dog owner standing nearby.

This was their third visit to the site, invited by Friends of Bogardus Garden president Victoria Weil. Hurricane Sandy, and the lengthy reconstruction of nearby Chambers Street, plus restaurant garbage on the corner, have turned the garden into inviting accommodations for the vermin, and a big expense for the volunteer group.

“This is a huge cost for us and a huge issue,” said Weil, who put the annual bill for baiting every two weeks at $4,000.

“We’re not like, ‘Oh, man, rats, bummer, too bad.’ We’re actively spending money and time trying to win what is a very difficult battle.”

Weil said she views the complimentary rat-killing service as more humane than poison, and possibly having its effect, even if the kills are few to none.

“When the rats feel threatened in their safe home they think twice about

Above: Jimmy Hoffman’s Patterdale terrier, Mighty C-4, goes digging for a rat he has sniffed out, but too late.

Left: Work done, the team regroups outside the garden and prepares to head to a housing project on Broome Street.

staying there,” she said. “The dogs disrupt their lifestyle and rats communicate.”

No one wants to rid the site of rodents more than Anne Patterson, the volunteer in charge of the garden.

“I want the garden to look pretty but I can’t grow anything if the rats are out there,” noted Patterson, who said the tunnels hinder the plants’ roots.

As for the rat hunters, “They’re free!” she exclaimed. “It’s a win-win.”

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Bad as the rat problem is in Bogardus Garden, it offers slim pickings compared to other hunting grounds, garbage bags being especially fruitful, Reynolds said.

“We try to put together eight dogs and mix it between the short and longlegged ones,” he said. “The short-legged ones will go into the bags and force the rats out and the long-legged ones will catch them on the run. That’s the theory.

It doesn’t always work that way.”

Reynolds said the “gentrification”

around City Hall has brought a halt to some of the best hunting—Theater Alley and Ryders Alley in particular. They were the “mecca,” he said.

“There used to be Irish bars that would put out clotted blood and all kinds of food,” Reynolds said, waxing nostalgic. “Now there’s basically none. So we’ve moved uptown a little bit to the Lower East Side.”

The hunt, these owners say, gives their dogs the chance to do something they’ve been bred and trained to do.

“He’s a working dog,” Nancy Bekaert of Saugerties, NY, said of Moz, her young Border terrier. “He’s a puppy but he’s got his nose to the ground and he knows what he’s here for.”

“I feel that they’ve made such foofoos out of all the dogs and it’s so nice to have a group that’s really working,” Bekaert added, gesturing to the other four-legged figures running and digging in the dark.

The group had all but given up for the night when a commotion came from the north end of the garden, near the gate.

There, in the beam of a flashlight, Jimmy Hoffman’s Patterdale terrier, Mighty C4, and a Bedlington named Orion were clawing at the dirt as Reynolds and Hoffman helped out with shovels.

“Got a nest. Bingo!” Hoffman shouted.

“I hear ’em squeaking,” a woman announced.

Hoffman pulled up clumps of dirt and with it eight or nine newborn rats, less than a thumb’s length and wiggling. He placed them on the gate post.

“Okay, now I’ll give you some numbers for your article,” Reynolds said.

“Gestation period is 21 days, the average litter is 10 to 12, the mortality is next to nothing. One year, one pair of rats, you’ll have 24,000 rats.”

The night’s haul, placed in a plastic bag to be delivered to a Fordham University lab, will be analyzed to determine the “family” that the rats belong to, a clue to where they came from, Reynolds said, and how they might be stopped.

Asked for a postmortem on the evening, Reynolds had just a few words, and a smile.“We had a good night,” he said.

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Hamilton Talks

Lunch (bring your own) and listen to Museum of American Finance founder John Herzog talk with Mariana Oller of The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society (AHA) as they discuss Herzog’s rare financial document collection and the current show, “Alexander Hamilton: Indispensable Founder and Visionary.”

The noon talk on Jan. 9 will be followed by a cake-cutting at 12:45 p.m. in honor of Hamilton’s birthday. At 2 p.m., attorney Pooja Nair will discuss the 1784 Rutgers v. Waddington trial and the important legal precedent that Hamilton’s arguments established. The museum is at 48 Wall St. More information at moaf.org.

Frisbee and Soccer

Pick-up games of Ultimate Frisbee and soccer for women and girls (ages 12 and up) will take place this month at the Battery Park City ballfields (West Street between Murray and Warren). All skill levels are welcome and equipment is provided. Ultimate Frisbee is Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m; women’s and girls’ soccer is Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. Information at bpcparks.org.

Print Workshops

Bowne & Co. Stationers, which opened in 1775, is now a recreated 19thcentury-style print shop at 211 Water St. operated by the South Street Seaport Museum. This month it is offering two one-day classes, a linoleum block printing workshop ($50) on Sunday, Jan. 11 and a wood type poster workshop ($75) on Sunday, Jan. 25. Both are from 2–5:30 p.m. Register at southstreetseaportmuseum.org.

Jazz Trumpet

Trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill, who took first place in the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, will perform at Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. He will perform with Christopher McBride (alto sax), Justin Thomas (vibraphone), Joshua Ramos (bass) and Makaya Mccraven (drums).

The theater is at 199 Chambers St. Tickets, at tribecapac.org, are $25; $15, students and seniors.

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The annual Thunderbird Dance Social at the Museum of the American Indian will take place on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 7–10 p.m. Along with drumming

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Audience participation is welcome. The event is free, as is admission to the museum, which is at One Bowling Green.

Pediatric Advice

David Listman, MD, director of the pediatric emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, and his colleague Katie Keown, MD, will discuss such topics as CPR basics, allergic reactions, head bumps, burns, misconceptions about fever and more on Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 7–8:30 p.m. at Asphalt Green, 212 North End Ave. The event is free, but registration is required at asphaltgreen.org/blog/basic-first-aid-and-beyond.

Prince Philip’s Mother

Hugo Vickers, the author of several books about the British Royals, will discuss the tumultuous life of Princess Alice, mother of Prince Philip, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. Born deaf at Windsor Castle, in the presence of her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, she was sensitive to the underprivileged.

During World War II, she shielded a Greek Jewish family at the royal palace in Athens.

Tickets to the talk, and museum, are free (though donations are welcome) and are available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11 a.m.

Free Dance at Gibney

A series of new works by five choreographers, including two duets, a solo, an ensemble piece and a 10-minute short, will be performed at Gibney Dance, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers St.) on Saturday, Jan. 10, starting at 4 p.m. and repeated at 8 p.m. Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance at gibneydance.org.

Movie at MOCA

Lee Boggs, a 99-year-old ChineseAmerican resident of Detroit, is a civil rights activist and philosopher who has witnessed or participated in many of the major U.S. social movement of the last century—from the fight for labor to women’s rights to civil rights for minorities. A documentary about her life, “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, will be shown at the Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 7–9 p.m. The film is free but reservations are necessary, go to mocanyc.org.

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Many call on BPCA to renew Fortenbaugh contract; CB1 says restart ‘flawed’ process

BY AMANDA WOODS With the Battery Park City Authority expected this month to announce the next operator of the North Cove Marina, local elected officials, Community Board 1 and supporters of the popular current operator, Michael Fortenbaugh, are calling for a restart of the selection process.

The officials—Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, State Sen. Daniel Squadron, Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver—are jointly urging the authority to enlist community input in the process, a request made last month in a Community Board 1 resolution.

The call for a reworked request for proposals comes amid a mounting show of support for Fortenbaugh, a Battery Park City resident whose 10-year contract as marina operator ended on Dec. 31. He has run a sailing club and sailing school at the marina since 1994.

Fortenbaugh and his supporters fear he will lose out in the bidding process to more powerful competition. It has been reported that Brookfield Properties, which runs the World Financial Center, may be favored by the authority to win the lease in partnership with Global Yachting, headed by Andrew Farkas, a billionaire real estate investor with close ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The authority said it postponed the vote on an operator last month because it lacked a quorum.

Some 200 people attended a rally last month near the North Cove to demand that the marina remain in Fortenbaugh’s hands. Paula Galloway, whose nowgrown children learned to sail at the school, called Fortenbaugh “an integral part of the community.”

“We cannot let anything happen to him or this marina,” she told the crowd.

Fortenbaugh supporters again made their voices heard at Community Board 1’s general meeting last month. About 30

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Above: Near the North Cove, Roland Lewis, president of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, addresses a rally supporting Fortenbaugh's continued operation of the cove’s marina.

Left: Michael Fortenbaugh, who was selected by the Battery Park City Authority in 2004 to operate the North Cove Marina.

of his backers took the microphone, including six teens who attended Fortenbaugh’s Teen Sailing Camp and had also helped gather some of the more than 1,000 signatures in a petition to reopen the selection process.

Without explicitly endorsing Fortenbaugh, the board took a strong stand, passing a resolution asking the authority to scrap its request for proposals for an operator and create a new one that would

give the community a role in the decision.

Battery Park City Committee chair Anthony Notaro called the current request for proposals “flawed” because only 15 percent of the criteria includes demonstrated “quality and strength” of the kind of community programming that Fortenbaugh has been providing.

“They so diminish the value of that so that anyone with a large checkbook could come in and answer the [proposal request] and potentially be a competitor,” he said. “At a bare minimum, we need that to be the number one criterian.”

“Gaining community input should be a requirement and a priority,” he added.

Asked by the Trib to respond to CB1’s resolution and its call for more community input, the authority issued a statement, in which it said that “the Authority is required to select an operator through a competitive bid process...” and that “the bids requested by the authority require operators to continue the ongoing operation of a sailing school at a reasonable cost to users as well as enhanced programming and opportunities for greater access to the waterfront.”

But in addressing the community board, Fortenbaugh called the authority “secretive” in its handling of the selection process. “Suddenly we find ourselves unsure of where we are,” he said, adding, “We’re just asking for an open process.”

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‘Eggs’at Center of Bogardus Design Debate

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Detail from rendering of proposed design for Bogardus Plaza, which would include about 15 immovable egg-shaped seats, some of them on a raised platform next to the garden.

Landmarks Commission hears pros and cons of unique seating proposal

BY CARL GLASSMAN Of the myriad fine points of landmarks preservation deliberated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, eggs are not commonly among them.

But last month it was eggs—more than a dozen cast concrete ones weighing over a half-ton each—that were the main point of contention at a hearing on the redesign of Tribeca’s Bogardus Plaza, the Tribeca triangle at Chambers, Hudson and Reade streets that is slated for a major makeover.

Lacking a quorum, the commission did not vote on the plan and is expected to consider it again this month.

The design includes much expanded greenery, the merging of plantings and plaza, a platform, a new clock, new lighting and a cobbled surface on the plaza.

And those big egg seating “perches,” on the platform and in the plaza, their undersides softly lit.

Friends of Bogardus Garden and the project’s designers, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, presented the objects as fun for kids to climb on and

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Left: Detail from rendering shows “playful” eggs. Right: Victoria Weil, president of Friends of Bogardus Garden, speaks to the commission.

“They’re not going to be these spaceship-like things,” she said of the underlit eggs, “they will be very beautiful and elegant.”

historically fitting as symbols of Tribeca’s past as a butter-and-egg wholesaling district.

In his presentation to the commission, landscape architect Greg Leonard called the eggs a “playful and artistic reminder of that time.”

“We want to make it a fun space,” he said. “Tribeca is a very family-oriented neighborhood and we wanted to appeal to that.”

But Christabel Gough of the Society for the Architecture of the City took exception to the historic—if not prehistoric—appropriateness of the objects.

“No bird within human memory has ever

laid an egg of the dimensions of these playful seating objects,” she testified.

“Perhaps dinosaurs were capable of such a feat.”

“The illumination of white cement eggs at night is someone’s idea of a fun interpretation of Tribeca’s role as a dairy district,” complained Jonathan Schragg, who overlooks the plaza from his apartment at 1 Hudson St. Victoria Weil, president of the Friends group, came to the eggs’ defense.

“What we wanted to do was create something that has historical reference, that addressed the needs of the community. and that you couldn’t sleep on. The eggs

do all of those three things.”

Community Board 1, which is advisory to the commission, approved the overall scheme but withheld judgment on the eggs, with some members “finding them witty and charming,” the resolution stated, “others feeling large concrete eggs expressed more of a theme park than a historical context.”

In their discussion, the commissioners seemed to favor the overall plan, including the eggs. One of them, Adi Shamir-Baron, called the design “very beautiful.”

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As a passenger boarded a southbound train, a robber approached him, displayed a knife and demanded, “Give me everything you have.” The passenger handed over his iPhone, valued at $500, and the thief fled.

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A 26-year-old man was working on his iPad when a man punched him and grabbed the device. Catching up to the mugger, the victim managed to push him, but stopped when he realized he had left his iPhone behind on a ledge. When he turned around, he spotted another man taking his cell phone and fleeing.

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A teen was arrested after he allegedly scaled the fire escape of Rockwell’s restaurant, entered through the secondfloor window and removed $200 from the cash register. Gabriel Bulina, 16, was charged with burglary in the third degree, according to the DA’s office.

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A man was texting when a thief came up behind him and snatched his iPhone.

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A woman briefly left her diamond ring, valued at $2,300, on the table at Cipriani Club 55 during a party. When she returned, it was gone.

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When she awoke from a short nap on the train, a woman discovered that her bag was gone. The bag contained a cell phone, an Indian passport, a social security card, a Green Card and keys.

24 STATE STREET Dec. 10, 1 p.m.

A tourist from Texas left her wallet in the bathroom at Starbucks. When she returned minutes later, it was gone. She and her husband confronted the next person to use the bathroom, but he claimed he did not take it. The woman lost $80, credit cards and her drivers license.

55 LIBERTY STREET Dec. 10, 11:10 a.m.

A woman was stepping into a cab when a man ran by her and snatched her Coach wristlet. The wristlet, valued at $100, contained bank cards and an $80 MetroCard, among other items.

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A thief swiped an assortment of hair styling tools, valued at nearly $1,500, from Duane Reade. The man threw the items––including a straightener, a curling iron, a hair dryer and a finishing brush––into three shopping bags that he had brought with him. A store employee attempted to stop the thief, but he fled.

City Struggling to Find Site for Promised School

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BY CARL GLASSMAN More than a year after the Department of Education announced that it had the money for a new 456-seat elementary school in Lower Manhattan, the agency is still struggling to find a place to put it.

At a meeting last month of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s School Overcrowding Task Force, Melanie La Rocca, chief of staff for the DOE’s School Construction Authority, laid out the challenges the authority is facing as it tries to strike a deal in one of the hottest real estate markets in the city.

“As of right now, we don’t have a site,” La Rocca told the group. “That being said, that certainly isn’t indicative of a lack of trying. I think everyone around this table can appreciate the difficulty with finding sites.”

La Rocca said the authority’s brokers are “out there” looking for potential school sites and talking to owners. “It’s difficult to find sites that we can potentially buy, straight-up acquisition,” she said.

Space constraints, renovation costs and environmental problems are all potential deal breakers, La Rocca said.

Given the history of the most recent school sitings in Lower Manhattan—P.S. 276, the Spruce Street School and the Peck Slip School—Silver’s group expressed little faith that the city would find a site on its own. The greatest need is in the Financial District.

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In November 2013, the School Construction Authority’s Michael Mirisola tells the Community Education Council that $50 million is budgeted for a new school below Canal Street.

“It’s largely the speaker and people from the community who helped to site these schools. It wasn’t the School Construction Authority or the city,” said Paul Goldstein, the director of Silver’s district office, who chaired the meeting.

“So here we go again,” he added.

Goldstein said his office has submitted a “bunch of sites” to the School Construction Authority but did not identify them. La Rocca hinted that negotiations may be ongoing.

“Obviously, nothing has come to fruition based on conversations [with owners] but that’s not to say those con-

versations are dead,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to get into more detail because we have to be mindful of sensitivity around transactions.”

Lower Manhattan school advocates were dismayed in November 2013 when a School Construction Authority official announced that the city’s five-year plan for building schools included fewer than half as many seats below Canal Street as they say they were led to believe would be built. Now, fearing even more delays (as much as five years can elapse between the time a deal is signed on a building and the school doors open), they

have been actively looking for a site.

Build Schools Now, an advocacy group headed by P.S. 150 parents Buxton Midyette and Wendy Chapman, has teamed up with Pratt Institute to identify possible sites. William MacDonald, chair of the school’s Graduate Architecture and Urban Design programs and a P.S. 276 parent, presented the group with 11 buildings or other sites that his department’s Design of Innovative Learning Environments research group had identified. Those sites, from Pier 16 on the East River to the former Syms building on Trinity Place to the potential for 3.5 million square feet of construction over the Battery Tunnel, were chosen in part because they could allow additional development under the zoning laws.

MacDonald said the sites either offered the possibility for adding a school or, in the case of city-owned properties, might make for a development swap.

“We could actually trade for one site that would lend itself more to a school and allow the developer to take over another public site,” he said. “That would allow for the best of both worlds, a great school and a great project.”

“If there is a chance for us to make a deal with a developer either as a mixeduse or a stand-alone, we’ll do it,” said La Rocca, who did not comment on MacDonald’s suggestions. “We have no qualms about pulling the trigger and signing a deal.”

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Manhattan Youth Dance returns with another ‘Nutcracker’ extravaganza PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN

hey call it “The Nutcracker.” But other than the dance classic’s title, most everything about this fifth annual production last month, by some 220 students in Manhattan Youth's after-school dance classes, was delightfully reinvented. And with the performance of 19 “scenes,” created in as many hip hop, ballet, contemporary and creative dance classes this past semester, it was also the biggest yet.

The massive undertaking brings together all those young performers onto the P.S./I.S. 89 stage, each year with new costumes, music and choreography. The production begins in the summer, when director Susan Kay selects the music that fits with each class’s style of dance.

No sooner does the school year start than the after-school dance teachers start working on it.

“It was a challenge,” said Florence Nasar, who teaches ballet to kindergartners at P.S. 225, an Upper East Side school new this year to the “Nutcracker” lineup. “They have a lot of energy and want to play around. Trying to teach them to move in unison is difficult. But in the end it was great. They enjoyed it and each got to contribute something.”

Constance Tarbox, who designs the costumes each year, has been promoted to director of elementary after-school programs but still manages to Juliette Angiel, a student in the Downtown Community Center’s afterschool contemporary dance class, gets made up for her performance. take charge of the many tutus, fanciful headgear and wildly patterned garb that help give each dance its unique look.

“This is what fills my evenings,” Tarbox said. “The costumes have been a pet project and it’s been hard to let go.”

For Susan Kay, all the work leading up to the show can feel overwhelming, she said. And then the day arrives, and the shows—two of them—go on, before a packed auditorium.

“Then it happens and I cry a little bit. It always gets me,” Kay said. “I remember why I do this.”

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Liam Campora, center, gets in the groove with fellow dancers Zachary Daniels, Reina White and Harper Goodman from a P.S. 397 after-school hip hop class.

A joyous Sofia Rivera, center, takes a spin with her kinderga

Sophie Redvers is featured in a performance of “Dance of the Snowflakes,” with Downtown C Center’s kindergarten-to-third grade ballet class.

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arten and first grade P.S. 397 ballet class in the Manhattan Youth production’s “Sugar Plum Fairies” scene.

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Tian-Bai LanZhou performs with her P.S. 276 So U Think U Can Dance class for kindergartners and first graders.

P.S. 276 second- and third-graders take the stage in force with an energetic hip hop number called “Land of the Groove.”

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BY AMANDA WOODS Selfie lovers take note. An iPadequipped kiosk, in the new plaza at Albany and Greenwich streets, was unveiled last month, allowing users to capture a photo of themselves—minus the awkward crouching and arm maneuvering.

The bright red structure, developed by the Downtown Alliance, captures towering One World Trade Center in the background.

Sarita Dan, director of strategic marketing and tourism for the Alliance, got the idea for the kiosk last spring when she noticed people struggling to take pictures of themselves with the tower in the background.

“I thought there had to be a way that we could facilitate that,” Dan said. “We did some research to buy a selfie kiosk, but they didn’t exist. So then we did more research on how to create one.”

Melissa Lawson, who was visiting from Louisiana had one question, probably on other visitors’ minds, when she realized that she could have her face immortalized in front of the tower. “Does it cost anything ?”

Much to Lawson’s delight, the device is free, and users can share their pictures through email, Facebook and Twitter, with the message “Greetings from #LowerManhattan” splashed on the side, plus one that they can type in themselves.

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message pops up asking them to consent to a waiver that allows the Downtown Alliance to use their image in promotional materials.)

Although most people one recent afternoon had no problem following the onscreen directions, some could be seen trying again and again to get just the right pose. was “That cool,” Fauzia Ferhan said after Above: Dennis, Susan and Jaclyn Mertz, from Maryland, wth One she and her hus- World Trade Center in the background. Right. Alliance president band Noah, from Jessica Lappin innaugurates the machine last month.

Wa s h i n g t o n , D.C., finally managed to get their ders that they were advertising,” Susan squirming son Zachi into the frame of the said. “But we didn’t get one for Christmas.” photo.

The Alliance will keep track of the Before coming across the kiosk, number of people who use the kiosk and Susan, Dennis and Jaclyn Mertz of may introduce it to other locations if it Maryland had tried—and failed—to use proves to be popular, according to an iPhone to capture the family and the Alliance president Jessica Lappin. One tower in one shot. benefit, she hopes, will be to attract more “We were just talking about how we tourists to the plaza area and, in turn, should’ve had one of those selfie exten-

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The custom-made, $17,000 machine is also part of what Lappin called the “new wave of tourism.”

“People want to communicate using social media,” she said after taking the “inaugural” selfie at the kiosk. “[It was] created to tell friends and family, ‘Here’s where I am.’ In the old days you’d send a postcard, now you tweet a selfie.”

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Sometimes the New year really does bring something new.

That will be the case for children who have just moved to New york City and are starting a brand new school on Jan. 5, the first day back after winter break.

At our school, they are moving from Brazil, from London, from China. All but one child speak english, and that will help the adjustCONNIE ment. recently, SCHRAFT I was speaking to the parent of two Germanspeaking children who started school in September, and she described how exhausted they are at the end of the school day SCHOOL from listening TALK to and learning english all day long.

But even without a language barrier, there is, of course, lots to get used to.

Big city living. Playing in the park instead of a backyard. For many, not having family close by. For those coming from warmer climates, the chill wind off the Hudson.

For students arriving in the upper grades, they will have to sit back for a little while, until they begin to understand

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the social groupings and where they fit in. A fifth grader arriving in January will have to go through the middle school process in a day, unlike their classmates who had all fall to look at schools and attend open houses. New families need to get those applications in immediately so that their child will be able to participate in the process, not simply be assigned whatever middle school seat is left after everyone else is placed. And within a couple of weeks of arriving, the talk turns to graduation—photos are

may well wonder where they have landed.

We take for granted that from our schoolyard, we see the sky reflected in the glass triangles of One World Trade Center. Downtown children kick the ball around on the neighborhood soccer field, which is a stone’s throw from the tallest building in the western hemisphere.

We love our public schools, but try and see them through the eyes of the new families—the stress-provoking admissions processes for pre-k and kinder-

Some of the changes are seemingly small, like when a child, asked his name, gives a shortened version, instead of his full name. being taken for the memory book, parents are planning the party. For a child new to the school, it can feel as if he or she already has a foot out the door.

For younger ones, the social part is much easier. Some of their classmates may not even notice that they are new. As someone once said, “No one makes friends faster than a five-year-old.” And many of them are still settling into school, learning the routines.

And what about the parents? When dropping their children off at the downtown elementary schools nestled in one of the most iconic part of the city, they

garten and middle school; a school culture in which students call teachers by their first names; spending significant periods of time studying bread or parks or apples, which may seem mystifying to newcomers not accustomed to District 2 social studies. To say nothing of the maze of regulations from the Department of education.

After a parent meeting last month, I spoke to a woman who recently moved here from a more traditional educational system in another country. Her children, who were top students at their old school, are now struggling. Collaborative and

inquiry-based learning requires different skills—less memorization, more demonstration of a skill; listening to and learning from others in the class, not just the teacher.

All that being said, these new families usually love living in New york.

They love the school, the neighborhood, the city, and the stores. They love Whole Foods! They are, of course, far luckier than many other newcomers who must deal with low-paying jobs, cramped apartments, long commutes and numerous other difficulties. Our families come to this city for the amazing opportunity and a great adventure. They can’t pay enough compliments to the teachers who are kindly shepherding their children through new routines. They attend Family Fridays, parent workshops, and PTA meetings. They want to become part of the school community.

A child who started school in the fall surprised his mother when he was being introduced to his new teacher. When asked his name, he chose the shortened version, instead of the full name that his family called him.

“I wasn’t expecting that,” his mother told me afterward, a little flustered, a little sad.

New school, new name, new beginning.

Connie Schraft is the PS 89 parent coordinator. For questions, write her at connie@tribecatrib.com.

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ARTS & PLAY g Build Your Own Theater After a tour of the museum’s exhibit, “Times Square 1984,” children use various materials to design and construct their own theaters. Ages 5 and up. $5 per child. Sat, 1/3, 10:30–11:45 am. The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, skyscraper.org. g Block Play A 6- or 8-week program for young children. Accompanying adults stay onsite in a nearby reading room alcove. Children stack, build, and play with wood unit blocks.

Mondays, 1/5–2/23 (ages 3-4), 10-11 am, and Wednesdays, 1/7–2/25 (ages 5-7), 3:30–4:30 pm. Space is limited; advance registration required. Call 212-267-9700 ext. 348 to register. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, 6 River Terrace, bpcparks.org.

g Open Ships Explore the four-masted 1911 barque Peking, and 1907 lightship Ambrose.

Visit the ships’ decks, captain’s quarters and sailors’ bunks. Learn about the history of the ships and the Seaport district. Thursdays through Saturdays to 1/31, 11 am–5 pm. $12; $8 students and seniors; $5 children. South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St., southstreetseaportmuseum.org.

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Tuesdays, 1/6-4/28, 3:30-5:30 pm.

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Chess and Checkers Teens of all playing levels learn the rules of chess and checkers and improve their game by challenging one another and staff. Ages 13–18. Free. Fridays, 2–4 pm.

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FILM g Especially for Kids Three films by Mi’kmaq directors: an animated legend about a canoe and a boy’s rite of passage; a video about identity; and a short about basketry. Daily, 10:30– 11:30 am. Free. National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu. g

Neighborhood Movie Nights: E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial The classic film by Steven Spielberg

Grow Your Own Poem As part of the exhibit “Lashon Hara: On the Consequences of Hate Speech,” textile artist Robin Atlas will offer a horticultural poetry workshop for young people using text and collage techniques to decorate a plant pot that they can then take home. All supplies are provided. Sat, 1/31, 2–3:30 pm.

Reservations recommended. $8; $5 students/seniors; $20 family ticket. The Anne Frank Center, 44 Park Place, annefrank.com.

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g Hard Hat Area Children learn about skyscraper construction through a group reading of Susan L. Roth’s picture book, “Hard Hat Area.”

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Ages 2 and up. $5 per child. Sat, 1/17, 10:30–11:45 am. The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, skyscraper.org. g Body Buildings Children tour the exhibit “Times Square, 1984,” and then work together to make a skyline with their own traced silhouettes. Sat, 1/31, 10:30-11:45 am. All ages. $5 per child. The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, skyscraper.org.

through third grade. The day includes yoga, creative movement, African dance and more. Tues, 1/20, 10 am–2 pm. $50 for full day for a parent and child (10 am–2 pm); $30 for half-day for parent and child (11 am–12 pm or 12–2 pm); $15 for each additional child. Reservations required. Go to gibneydance.org/event/dive-dance. Gibney Dance Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, entrance at 53A. gibneydance.org.

r. Panda asks animals he meets if they would like a doughnut. But they must first show some manners! Author and illustrator Steve Antony will be at Barnes & Noble, 97 Warren St., Saturday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m. to read his story and show how he illustrates a book. will be shown on Friday, 1/23, 7–9 pm. Free.

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Popcorn and drinks will be served. St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway, trinitywallstreet.org.

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Taino Music Kids ages 18 months to 4 years hear about Taino culture through stories, song, movement and activities with Irka Mateo.

Wednesdays, 10:30 am and 2 pm. Free. The National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu.

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Print Workshops Bowne & Co. Stationers,

the 19th-century-style print shop at 211 Water St., will offer a one-day linoleum block printing workshop (for ages 12 and up) on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. For information and to register, go to southstreetseaportmuseum.org. g

Budding Bookmakers This program is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of books. Each session begins with an interactive book reading followed by an art activity exploring the techniques used by the illustrator.

Ages 5 and up. Free. Wednesdays, 1/14, 1/21 and 1/28, 4 pm. Battery Park City Library, 2nd floor, 175 North End Ave., nypl.org. g Dive into Dance A one-day exploration of dance for parents and children in kindergarten

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Winter Blast 2015! An afternoon celebration of Native games and crafts from throughout the western hemisphere for the whole family.

Activities include Northwest Coast beaver tooth game, Woodlands bone toss, Eskimo yo-yo, and more. Special guest is Daniel Kaimana Pueo Seuli Chee, who demonstrates other games such as Konane (Hawaiian “checkers”) and H (a spinning game with kukui nut tops). Sat, 1/10, 12-4 pm. Free. National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu. g

Winter Afterschool Games Kids ages 7 and up play soccer, flag football, hockey and more. Free. Mon, Wed and Fri to 2/27, 3:30–5 pm. Equipment provided. Battery Park City ballfields (West Street bet. Murray and Warren).

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, 6 River Terrace, bpcparks.org. g Women’s and Girls’ Soccer All skill levels welcome. Ages 12 and up. Free. Sundays, 2–4 pm, to 2/22. Equipment provided. Games at Battery Park City ballfields (West Street bet.

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“Paper reveries,” which opened last Indeed, Kucka calls the paper used in these month and continues through Feb. 7, is, for the works the “co-creators.” Some of the artists, she most part, a joyful show of figurative, abstract and notes, even dispense with paint all together. In illustrated books whose 22 artists bring thoughtfulhis minimalist Untitled 3D Drawing, for examness, offbeat humor, and unexpected creativity to the ple, roland Gebhardt layers sheets of paper to sculpt a inviting, spacious corner. piece that speaks without a trace of color. Drew There is the fantastically intricate work of Shiflett also uses the medium itself to communiJapanese-born artist Hiromi Moneyhun, who uses cate with the viewer, building a linear pattern with an X-acto knife to create wonderfully delicate papercuts of moths, tiny rectangular pieces of paper. “It’s like a city grid,” Kucka the mesmerizing panoply of dots in Untitled (Yellow Red Sun on says, “or an old piece of parchment!”

Black Red) by Karen Arm that appears to give the viewer a frontMiles and Shirley Fiterman, for whom the gallery was row seat on the universe, and the audio-inspired work by elena named, were generous supporters of Borough of Manhattan Berriolo, who sews onto paper to the music of Philip Glass. (She will Community College, and donated the building that have a performance and concert at the space on Jan. Moth 4, 2013, by Hiromi Moneyhun was once on this site to the school. Seriously dam22 at 7 p.m.) aged during the 9/11 attacks, it was eventually torn Kucka, an artist herself, noted that the pleasures of working with down and rebuilt. Neither of the Fitermans lived to see the opening of paper, from its tactile qualities to the way that paint “sits” on its sur- the gallery. face, outweigh the medium’s disadvantages—its fragility and imperWith Matisse’s popular show of cut-outs now at the MoMA, paper manent nature. is on many an art-lover’s mind. This wide-ranging show, a body of “One of the reasons that artists are drawn to paper is that it is a work by intelligent artists who are exploring the same medium, is also faster way to get your ideas down,” Kucka said, during a recent tour not to be missed. of the show. “It’s a love of the surface. It is more spontaneous.”

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BY OLIVER E. ALLEN hances are you’ve never heard of a photographer named eugene de Salignac. Though his photographs may be favorably compared with the work of such alltime greats as eugene Atget and Berenice Abbott, until quite recently he was unrecognized and totally unheralded. From 1906 until 1934 de Salignac served as the official photographer of New york City’s Department of Bridges/Plant and Structures, chronicling the construction of the bridges, subways and other mammoth projects that helped make the city the colossus we know today.

In one amazing photograph after another, he has portrayed the complex process of constructing today’s urban landscape and shown the people who made it happen.

That we know as much about him as we do is the result of an impressive bit of sleuthing by Michael Lorenzini, an archivist and photographer in the city’s Municipal Archives.

Back in 1999, Lorenzini was engaged in searching the city’s collections for a book about city workers, and in so doing he began going through the photographic files of the Department of Bridges; Plant and Structures—some 20,000 pictures, all 8x10-inch glass negatives stored in the basement of the Municipal Archives on Chambers Street, though luckily copied onto microfilm.

Soon Lorenzini realized that most of these old photographs were astonishingly good—technically flawless, imaginatively conceived and ofter displaying humor, too, that was pure delight.

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From the basement of the city’s archives comes a remarkable discovery, thousands of images by a brilliant photographer.

whether more than one person had produced them. And when he consulted log books in which the photos were dated and described (but without the photographer’s name attached), he found that the handwriting was the same, starting in 1906 and lasting for 28 years. So it had to be one person.

But who was he?

Departmental records listed his name, eugene de Salignac, but nothing else. Intrigued, Lorenzini began scouring other public records and found that his quarry was born in Boston in 1861 and died in New Jersey in 1943 at the age of 82. He had briefly been married and had descendents—a granddaughter, greatgranddaughter, and a few great great grandchildren. They were contacted, and the granddaughter remembered him as a jovial fellow who smoked cigars and

hardly ever talked about his work; she had imagined him as a retired stockbroker. He lived alone, probably in lodging houses or single room occupancy hotels.

De Salignac’s father was a French army officer who came to the U.S. and helped train Union officers during the Civil War. eugene was actually descended from French nobility.

The 12th-century De Salignac family castle still stands in the Dordogne. It is not known what education eugene received or how he became so skilled.

But we do know that it was hard work.

Many of his pictures were taken from the tops of bridge towers, to which he had to climb, lugging an 8x10 view camera plus a wooden tripod plus many glass plates, something he did into his seventies.

Three big construction projects that occupied much of his time were the

Manhattan Bridge, the Queensborough Bridge and the Municipal Building, but he also photographed subways, buses and the waterfront. By the end of his career, the Depression had hit. The photos from these last years have a quiet poignancy in sharp contrast to the feel of bustling industry in his earlier images.

One photo depicts rows of white cots stretching into the distance at the municipal lodging house, waiting for occupants. Another image is of an old woman begging in front of an abandoned luncheonette, advertising “Fruits of all kinds.”

In picture after picture, De Salignac brings something extra to the scene. Note that in his wonderful photograph of workers on the Brooklyn Bridge cables he has several of the workers sitting or dangling their legs. It makes a good picture great.

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A SELECTION OF DOWNTOWN EVENTS

DANCE

evening of percussion, guitar and electronics. Thurs, 1/15, 8-9 pm.

Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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Free Dance at Gibney A series of new works by five choreographers, including two duets, a solo, an ensemble piece and a 10-minute short Saturday, 1/10, starting at 4 p.m. and repeated at 8 p.m. Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance at gibneydance.org. Gibney Dance Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, Entrance at 53A. gibneydance.org.

g Mantra Percussion, Wet Ink & Deborah Lohse and the Shakedown Dance Collective Mantra Percussion performs three new works written by the founding composers of Wet Ink— Sam Pluta, Alex Mincek and Eric Wubbels— accompanied by the choreography of Deborah Lohse and the Shakedown Dance Collective. Fri, 1/16, 8–9 pm. Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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newsteps A semi-annual series featuring choreographers selected through an open audition by a panel of dance leaders. Choreographers are Gwen Rakotovao, Randy Reyes, Ana Sosa, Emily Craver, Elisha Clark Halpin and Andrea Ollarvide. Thurs, 1/15Sat, 1/17. $12, $10 students and seniors. There will be a meet-the-artist reception after Thursday night’s performance, and a post-performance discussion after Friday night’s show.

For reservations call 212-349-0438 or 212-349-0126. Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry St., 2nd Fl., chendancecenter.org.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The classic film by Steven Spielberg will be shown with popcorn and refreshments. Fri, 1/23, 7–9 pm. Free. Doors open at 6:30 pm. St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway, trinitywallstreet.org.

g Alexis P. Suter Band Alexis sings blues and soul in her exceptionally powerful bass/baritone voice. Fri, 1/9, 8 pm. $15. Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., tribecapac.org. g

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annah Stahl’s Everything Was Hopeful and other work created by four New york Academy of Art MFA students during a two-month artist-inresidence program in Leipzig, Germany, can be seen to through January 11 at The Academy at 111 Franklin St. It is open 12–9 pm daily.

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Glittering World The story of Navajo jewelry is told through more than 300 pieces of jewelry made by members of the Yazzie family of Gallup, N.M. Admission is free. To 1/10/16. Museum of the Amenrcan Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu.

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Behind Narrative A group show of paintings and videos of figurative, realist and mannerist works. Painters include Adam Miller, Tim Okamura and Victoria Selbach. To 1/8. One Art Space, 23 Warren St., oneartspace.com.

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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Documentary about this 99year-old Chinese-American resident of Detroit who has witnessed or participated in nearly every major U.S. social movement of the last century— from the fight for labor to women’s rights to civil rights for minorities. Thurs, 1/8, 7-9 pm. Free.

Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., mocanyc.org.

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Views of New Jerusalem 100 drawings by Michael Korosty. Wed, 12/3–Sun, 1/11. Tribeca Synagogue, 49 White St. synagogueforthearts.org.

New York City street photography by Carol Julien.

Wed, 1/7–Sat, 1/31. Opening reception: Tues, 1/6, 6-8 pm. Soho Photo, 15 White St., sohophoto.com.

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Front Art Space A group show around a winter motif. Artists include Carlos E. Martinez, Cathy Mooses, Debra Mintz, Dionisio Cortes and others.

To 1/11. Front Art Space, 118 Chambers St., frontartspace.com.

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Give Me Liberty Sylvanus Shaw invokes imagery of early American statehood in media ranging from oil on panel to collaged holograms, security envelopes and other media. Through 3/16. Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St., frauncestavernmuseum.org.

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Soho Photo This month’s shows include: “We, Au Naturel,” work by members of Professional Woman Photographers that takes an honest look at women’s bodies; “Portrait of the Family, Cuba: 2009-2011,” images by Cuban photographer Maria Cienfuegas; and “In Sight,”

Winter Wedding: Holiday Cards by Poets Holiday cards, valentines, birthday greetings and more made by some of last century’s most beloved poets, including Langston Hughes, Alice Notley, Ted Berrigan, Seamus Heaney and Marianne Moore. Open Tues–Fri, 11 am–7 pm, Sat, 11 am–6 pm. To 3/21. Poets House, 10 River Terrace, poetshouse.org.

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Lashon Hara: On the Consequences of Hate Speech Textile artist Robin Atlas exolores the concept of evil speech and the need for people to atone for their own verbal violence. Open Tues–Sat 10 am–5 pm. To 2/27. The Anne Frank Center, 44 Park Place, annefrank.com.

Marquis Hill Performance by the trumpeter and composer who won First Place in the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.

Sat, 1/31, 7:30 pm. $25; $15 for students and seniors. Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., tribecapac.org.

g Prototype Festival: Winter’s Child This new opera, set in a Southern gothic landscape, was composed by Ellen Reid with text by Amanda Jane Shank. Wed, 1/14, 8–9 pm. $20. St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway, trinitywallstreet.org.

TALKS

g Creating the Future: Art and Climate Change Poet and essayist Alison Hawthorne Deming, whose newest book is Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit, discusses writing in the era of climate change – how we must join the sensual texture and discernment of poetry with the critical content of scientific writing to fully elucidate a rapidly changing world. Sat, 1/10, 3-5 pm. $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to poets. Poets House, 10 River Terrace, poetshouse.org. g

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Drop-In guided tour Walk through all three floors of the Core Exhibition, which explore Jewish Life a Century Ago; The War Against the Jews; and Jewish Renewal. Tuesdays, 1/6-1/27, 3 pm.

Meet the Gallery Educator in the lobby of the Museum by 3 p.m. Ages 12 and up. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl., mjhnyc.org.

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irthday wishes, Valentine cards and holiday greetings sent by some of the last century’s most noted poets are on display at Poets House.

There are intimate exchanges, original art, witty notes by the likes of Langston Hughes, Alice Notley (see left), Ted Berrigan, Sylvia Plath and others. Poets House, 10 river Terrace. To Saturday, 3/21.

Sat, 11 am–6 pm Diana Whitney, Adam Penna, Sarah Gutowski, Jared Harel and Jennifer Michael Hecht followed by moderated discussion about the balance of family demands and creative career. Tue, 1/13, 7 pm. Free. RSVP recommended; go to penparentis.org/calendar/. Ages 21 and up. ANDAZ Wall Street, 75 Wall St. (enter on Water or Pearl). g

Dangerous Guests: Enemy Captives and Revolutionary Communities During the War for Independence American revolutionaries held more than 13,000 prisoners in makeshift detention camps in Lancaster, PA. In this talk, Ken Miller will examine the effect of these prisoners on the local population. Thurs, 1/9, 6:30 pm. $10. Doors

open at 6 pm. Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St., frauncestavernmuseum.org.

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Winners and Losers On the cusp of turning 40, Marcus Youssef and James Long receive an email from a mutual friend promoting a self-help pyramid scheme. The unexpected note inspired the two men to take a frank look at their lives.

Through 2/1. $35. Limited rush tickets ($30 or $20 for students with valid ID) are available for most performances on a first-come, first-served basis are distributed 15-minutes prior to the performance. 99¢ Sunday tickets on 1/11 distrib-

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Letters from #UndocuAsians Asian American youth from RAISE: The Revolutionizing Asian American Immigrant Stories on the East Coast perform readings inspired by the everyday experiences and oppression of undocumented AsianAmerican youths. Followed by a panel discussion on immigration and immigration policies. Thurs, 1/29, 7–8:30 pm. $12, $10 students and seniors.

Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., mocanyc.org.

27 WALKS g Wall Street and Beyond Learn about the stock market and the financial history of the area. Tour stops include Wall Street, Federal Hall, New York Stock Exchange, the Bull, U.S. Customs House and Bowling Green. The tour ends at the 9/11 Memorial. Tuesdays through 4/1, 3-4:30 pm. $27. Wall Street Walks, wallstreetwalks.com.

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g Co-Ed/Pick Up Ultimate Frisbee Play a game that combines the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with with the aerial passing skills of football. All skill levels welcome. Equipment provided. Saturdays, 3-5 pm, to 2/28.

Games take place at the ballfields on West Street bet. Murray and Warren. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, 6 River Terrace, bpcparks.org. g

Women and Girls’ Soccer Develop agility, speed, and stamina. Ages 12 and up. Sundays, 2-4 pm, to 2/22. All skill levels welcome. Equipment provided. Games take place at the ballfields on West Street bet. Murray and Warren. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, 6 River Terrace, bpcparks.org. g

Death Cafe An informal gathering where participants can share their questions, concerns and or experiences regarding the many aspects of death. Facilitated by Jane Gignoux. Email community@trinitywallstreet.org to reserve. Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd fl., trinitywallstreet.org.

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Free Senior Swims For those 65 and over. At the Downtown Community Center, 120 Warren St. Mon.–Thurs., 12:30–2 pm. Senior water aerobics classes also available. Register at “Aquatics,” manhattanyouth.org or call 212-766-1104 ext. 221.

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We rent & repair violins Student renters can choose a beginner or advanced violin, then apply payments toward the purchase of an instrument.

Already own a violin? Our luthiers can repair, restore, or appraise your fine instrument.

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Independence Plaza North Senior Center 310 Greenwich St, Side Entrance . 212-267-0499 SEE A FULL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AT www.greenwichhouse.org/seniors

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