May 16 - 22, 2013
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The Citi Bike docking station on Renwick St. at Spring St. was removed Tuesday in response to residents’ complaints. All that was left were painted white lines and flexible bollards, which presumably will be removed sometime soon.
D.O.T. backpedals, removes Renwick rack in Hudson Sq. Continued from page 1 cc’d. Titus Leung, the president of the building’s co-op board, said they succeeded in getting the rack removed only because “we spoke out as a group.” Leung said he received a message from the Department of Transportation “commissioner” — apparently referring to Margaret Forgione, the agency’s borough commissioner — confirming that the racks were permanently removed, and also that that they would not be resited anywhere in the area. “I guess they decided that we really don’t need these many stations in our little neighborhood,” he said. “I don’t want to get into specifics, but let’s just say the decision to reverse location of the racks on our street was probably easy,” Leung told The Villager. “It’s a very narrow, one-way street, and there are a number of construction projects just beginning at the south
end of the street. So these racks likely would’ve created a significant safety issue, in addition to all the practical issues it would’ve created. Somehow, I believe, these facts were not known — or were ignored — when our location was first identified.” That D.O.T. was willing to backpedal and remove the Renwick rack in response to residents’ concerns was encouraging, Leung said. “From my point of view,” he said, “at the very least, this does show that D.O.T. is ultimately being rational in its deployment of these racks.” Architect Stas Zakrzewski said the building’s courtyard sports a bike rack and that all the residents are avid cyclists, but that the bike-share station just had been sited in a bad spot, “on one of the most narrow streets possible.” “I really think the bike program is awesome,” he said. “I just think that parts of it didn’t seem to be thought-out in terms of where it was going.”
ACADEMY SOCCER OPEN TRYOUTS SEASON 2013-14
GIRLS U7-U11 U7-U8 ACADEMY BORN 8/1/05-7/31/07
U9-U11 ACADEMY BORN 8/1/02-7/31/05
SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST -2:00 - 3:30PM @ PIER 40 ROOFTOP FIELD SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH - 3:30 – 5:00PM @ PIER 40 COURT YARD WEST We are pleased to announce that as part of our commitment to ensuring that girls have extensive opportunities to play soccer, DUSC is launching the DUSC Girls Academy for girls aged 6 to 11. This is the first step in rebuilding our girls program equivalent to our boys program. In time, we will be adding other programs, including a Girls Travel program. The mission of our Academy programs is to develop committed and competitive players from U8-U11 in the technical, tactical, physical and psycho-social components of the game required to be a successful soccer player. Players are trained by professional, licensed youth coaches who understand the individual needs of the players at each phase in their development and create a positive learning environment that encourages players to experiment, play freely and creatively, and nurture a passion for the game. The main emphasis at this phase is not on wins or losses but developing technically proficient soccer players. To read more on our Academy, please go to: http://www.dusc.net/pages/index.php/academy/academy
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Downtown United Soccer Club (DUSC) is the most comprehensive youth soccer program in New York City, serving thousands of kids a year. DUSC is deeply committed to the interests of our kids as soccer players and young people as they grow and learn, ensuring that everyone regardless of gender, age, race, skill level or income has the opportunity to play and enjoy the game.
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