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PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN

The morning of Sept. 11: Volunteers line up on Jay Street, hoping to help (left) and others get a crash course in CPR on West Street.

To the Editor: Congratulations on your September, 20th anniversary issue. It was beautifully done.

The photo that is so meaningful to me is the one of people waiting to volunteer who were lined up on Jay Street on 9/11. (See above.) I have tried to talk to several people about those lines of volunteers on Jay Street—and no one saw it or remembers it and although many people had left this area, there were some folks who were down here who say maybe I imagined it and I began to think that maybe I was so mixed up that day that indeed I had created that whole picture in my mind.

Thank you for publishing that photo—and thank you for the whole issue. It is touching and beautiful and I really enjoyed looking at it more than one time!

Alice Hartman

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The Editor responds: What often gets lost in stories of the Sept. 11 rescue effort are the masses of civilians who wanted to help and were turned away.

Many of those in that photo taken on Jay Street had medical training but never made it to the site. They could not know, of course, that painfully few people had survived to be treated. And in their eagerness to help, these volunteers gave little thought to the dangerous conditions they would encounter, still dressed in short skirts or sandals or ties.

Your mention of my photo on Jay Street calls to mind another (above right) that I took a few hours later, in which an Army medic was giving a crash course in CPR to a crowd of volunteers on West Street. All would soon be told that their assistance was not needed.

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National Awards to the Trib

In the Better Newspaper Contest awards handed out last month at the National Newspaper Association’s convention in San Antonio, Texas, the Trib garnered honors for photography, feature writing and arts reviewing.

Editor Carl Glassman’s feature photo of a dancing couple at the Hallmark senior residence and his photo essay on the Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Academy took first places in their respective categories. “This essay is done to perfection—kudos to the photographer and the page designer,” the judges said of the essay. Glassman also received an honorable mention for his photo

story on the arrival of the One World Trade Center antenna.

A cover story by April Koral on measures taken to preserve the Ellis Island Museum archives (left) took a second place feature writing award. “Good description of the flood waters coming into the museum and the impact that water had on the museum and its exhibits.

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Long legal fight continues over tenancy of vacated 157-year-old building

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BY AMANDA WOODS They’re fighting over the most fragile building in Tribeca.

For the past four months, Ron Rivellini, a freelance store designer and art dealer, has been waging a legal battle for what he says is his home, the second floor of a decrepit three-story, 157-yearold building that stands—barely—at 17 Leonard St., amid multi-million-dollar Tribeca lofts.

The building’s owner has called him “essentially a squatter.”

Last December the Buildings Department found the structure to be in perilous condition, with multiple widening cracks, a dislodged post that supports the beam above the entrance, and the “bowout” of a wall among its many structural problems. It cited the owner, Christopher Rolf, 61, for failing to maintain the building’s exterior and issued a vacate order. That forced out Rivellini, the only one living there, and prompted him to sue Rolf to make the building habitable so that he could return.

Hearings on the case, which began in

“Because initial steps have been taken to address the situation the LPC has not issued a violation,” LPC spokeswoman Damaris Olivo said in an email, “but if progress is stalled, this issue will be revisited.”

Just when the vacate order can be lifted is another matter. And it will be up to the Housing Court judge, Sabrina Kraus, to determine whether Rivellini has the right, as he claims, to live there once it does.

Rolf could have plenty to lose. The building, which has IMD (interim multiple dwelling) status with the city, was on the market for $15.7 million when it was vacated.

Rivellini argues that, as a legal tenant, he is protected from eviction under the Loft Law. As the only tenant outside of Rolf’s family, he would be the sole impediment to Rolf’s ability to sell the CARL GLASSMAN

Above left: Last December, the Fire Department was called because of widening cracks in 17 Leonard Street. Above: Ron Rivellini attends the hearing on his case as landlord Christopher Rolf testifies from his bed via closed circuit TV. Right: A crack in the building’s western wall.

June, continue this month.

While Rivellini, 43, wants Rolf to repair the cracks, restore electrical and water service, and correct violations, Rolf claims that Rivellini never lived there legally in the first place. And besides, he says, the building’s unsafe conditions were caused by construction of the nine-story building next door at 15 Leonard St. It is the developer, Steven Schnall, he maintains, who should pay to fix them. Schnall denies Rolf’s claims and that dispute has been ongoing for well over a year.

In the meantime, 17 Leonard Street, built as a stable in 1856, remains in a sad,

deteriorating state, its brick walls cracked so wide in some places that light streams through. One window is open and another broken, leaving the interior exposed to the elements. Early this year the Landmarks Preservation Commission issued a permit for shoring and bracing in order to “temporarily” stabilize the building.

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Landmarks Commission finds much not to like in proposed garage conversion

BY CARL GLASSMAN AND AMANDA WOODS

It’s unsuited for Tribeca, in so many ways.

That was the opinion of Landmarks Preservation Commission members last month when they weighed in on the proposed restoration of a northern Tribeca parking garage and its conversion to a one-story, bright-white restaurant and bar.

The building, at 456 Greenwich St., on the corner of Desbrosses, lies in the Tribeca North Historic District. Earlier in September, Community Board 1 had recommended its rejection by the Landmarks Commission, with one member remarking that it should come with a sign saying, “White Castle.”

The commissioners, who did not take a vote but asked architect Gene Kaufman to rethink his design and come back, were as equally unflattering of the plan.

“This building gets weird when it starts to not look like a garage anymore,” said Commissioner Michael Goldblum.

“It looks like more of a one-story restaurant in Forestdale or something in Florida.”

“Olive Garden comes to mind,” he added.

“The building has a very suburban look to it,” John Gustafsson agreed.

“To me, it sticks out of nowhere,” said the commission’s new chair, Meenakshi Srinivasan, noting that the color in particular seems “very disconnected” with the district.

Kaufman said the building’s brick facade couldn’t be restored to its original color because the masonry is two different colors—red and yellow—on its two sides. And he defended the color, saying that there are some precedents for white buildings in the area.

“White and any other light color, particularly white, will fade and erode,” he told the commissioners. “I didn’t want to start with a dark color that will get dark-

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Top: Rendering of proposed design for a hotel’s restaurant-bar at 456 Greenwich St. Above left: View from Greenwich Street of the current garage. Above right: Rendering of proposed conversion of the building, with walled-in terrace and steel-and-glass canopy.

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There were objections, too, to the sixfoot high wall that would surround a 1,500-square-foot patio-like space in front of the building. Several commissioners said it should not be solid but have openings. And they didn’t care for the metal-and-glass canopy extending over the Greenwich Street sidewalk that Kaufman called contemporary, with “historic” materials. Srinivasan said it looked like it belonged on an apartment building, not among the industrial-style canopies of Tribeca.

There is the potential for open-air seating on a rooftop terrace and the open space in front of the building. The prospect of crowds eating and drinking

outdoors prompted several neighbors from across the street to speak out at the hearing.

“There’s going to be a roof there, there’s going to be all kinds of parties and weddings and stuff going on,” said Todd James, of 465 Greenwich St. “It’s completely disruptive.”

“We love northern Tribeca because it’s quiet,” added Jean Powers, who lives in the same building.

The restaurant and bar would be connected to a planned 11-story hotel. Kaufman said neighbors shouldn’t worry about noise because the hotel, being even closer to the site, would be affected “as much or more than anyone else.”

The hotel, as yet undesigned, lies just

outside the historic district and the purview of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Unused air rights from the garage site are being used to allow for a taller building. Commissioner Frederick Bland called it “very cynical” to “put all of the FAR [floor area ratio] as high as you can, immediately outside the district, and then paint this little remaining remnant.”

If the decision, Bland said, is to restore the building rather than demolish it and put up something bigger that is more in keeping with the surrounding buildings, then the structure should remain largely unchanged.

“Eating and drinking in a renovated garage,” he said, “is pretty cool.”

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Left: At a CB1 Tribeca Committee meeting, Howard Berman expresses concerns about drunken patrons from Gunbae congregating outside his building at 69 Murray St. Right: Andy Lau, co-owner of Gunbae, responds to the residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns.

BY AMANDA WOODS Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the 74-seat Korean BBQ, due to open in his building at 67 Murray St., that has Dennis Spates worried. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the possible onslaught of noise and nerverattling vibrations from the seven karaoke rooms in the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basement that he and his neighbors fear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Gradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Lilly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Briens [former bars at the site, between West Broadway and Greenwich] had their musical events, the building shook,â&#x20AC;?

Spates told the Community Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tribeca Committee last month as they considered the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application for a liquor license. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bass sounds and the musical sounds were so bad that we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep at night. We frequently called the police [who] shut down the music.â&#x20AC;?

The restaurant, Gunbae (â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheersâ&#x20AC;? in Korean), is co-owned by Andy Lau, who declared his neighborly intentions to the committee, saying that it is in the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interests to limit the sound to the basement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our bigger part of business is the first floor,â&#x20AC;? explained Lau, who owns Bon Chon Chicken Restaurant in the Financial District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want our customers to hear customers singing downstairs, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try our best to not let that happen.â&#x20AC;?

Lau said the walls and ceilings of the rooms would be soundproofed and only restaurant staffâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not patronsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;would be allowed to control the volume of the karaoke machines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We suggest that a sound engineer work with you,â&#x20AC;? said Spates, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to make sure that the space is soundproof and the noise is reduced to a reasonable level.â&#x20AC;?

Spates, who said he was speaking for residents in nearby 69 and 71 Murray St., said neighbors also worried about the karaoke and other bar patrons congregating outside, especially late at night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By definition,â&#x20AC;? Spates said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;karaoke bars invite excessive drinking and noisy, raucous, uninhibited behavior.â&#x20AC;?

Lau, who had hoped to serve alcohol nightly to 3 a.m., was quickly informed by the board members that on side streets they favor serving alcohol only until midnight on Sunday through Thursday and 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Lau agreed to those hours, but said he would like to return to the board in the future and request extended hours. (The final decision is up to the New York State Liquor Authority.)

Even a 1 a.m. weekend closing time could still pose problems for neighbors, 69 Murray resident Howard Berman argued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People congregate,â&#x20AC;? Berman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had that with Gradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and we had that certainly with Lilly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Briens and we pressured them a lot. There were cigarette butts [and] people urinating. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the hangout. If you close at 1 a.m., when do people leave? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still joking, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still singing on the streets.â&#x20AC;?

Other neighbors complained about food smells, a source of irritation to residents in the past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Lilly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Briens and Gradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were cooking,â&#x20AC;? Loretta Thomas, Spatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, recalled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was so bad that there were noxious fumes on the second floor [of 69 Murray St.]. There should be a heavy-duty, code-compliant exhaust system required there.â&#x20AC;?

Lau insisted that the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhaust system would meet city code requirements, and that he would be willing to take additional measures to reduce the fumes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There might be some smoke, but not grease piling up on your windows,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Despite the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reassurances, the committee declined to vote on the license, saying that they wanted the management to return next month with more specifics about soundproofing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had anyone come in with seven karaoke machines,â&#x20AC;? committee member Marc Ameruso said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a completely unique situation.â&#x20AC;?

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Design Is Revealed for Tribeca’s Newest Park

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Rendering of proposed plan for Bogardus Garden, looking south. A path, not shown, would cut through the garden from Reade Street to the plaza.

If plan is approved, Bogardus Plaza will have “egg” seating and much more green

BY CARL GLASSMAN The public got its first look at the design for Bogardus Plaza.

The plan, now up for approval by the city, was presented last month to Community Board 1’s Tribeca Committee— with fans of the project and upset nextdoor neighbors on hand as well.

The design for what is now a fenced garden and popular pedestrian plaza on Hudson Street, between Reade and Chambers, is meant to bring the two together. It’s a challenge, said the architect, Signe Nielsen: “How do we merge garden and plaza into a place we all want to go to?”

A second Tribeca Committee presentation and discussion on the plan is scheduled for Oct. 8.

What is being called a “consensus” plan, which can be modified, includes aspects of three schemes presented for public comment in May and adds nearly half again as much greenery to the space.

Among its features are more lighting and new cobblestone-like paving, and a wooden platform, with a step for seating, that can serve as a performance space. A diagonal path through the gardens would provide a kind of short cut from the plaza’s northeast corner on Reade Street to the subway on Chambers Street.

The plan also provides for both movable chairs and fixed seating, including permanent egg-shaped seats on the platform that Nielsen calls a “playful element” that celebrates Tribeca's history as a butter-and-egg district.

A commercial kiosk at the south end of the plaza is not part of the project but the Friends Group hopes that revenue from a vendor will help support the park’s maintenance.

Wary residents of 1 Hudson Street, the 10-unit building that abuts the plaza on the west, had been given a preview of the plan by Victoria Weil, president of Friends of Bogardus Garden. Anticipating their objections, Weil began the presentation by stressing that the plan evolved over the years with much local backing and in consultation with Community Board 1.

“This has been supported by the community from the get-go,” Weil said of the project, which began by convincing the city to first temporarily, then permanently, close the block of Hudson street to traffic. Last year, the city award-

same building, complained about “another round” of construction, now that the Chambers PROPOSED TREES EXISTING TREES Street project is finally Integrated Planter Bench & Divider completed. “This takes BUILDING ENTRANCE place in front of our Wood Platform house,” she said. “And I ‘Egg’ Seating Perch don’t see the huge imDRINKING FOUNTAIN provement that’s going to happen with it.”

Moveable Tables and Chairs But others in the RECYCLING & Shrub and Perennial Planter room spoke passionateTRASH BINS ly in favor of the projCurb Granite Cobble ect. Anne Patterson said ‘Egg’ Seating Perch her building, 16 HudPEDESTRIAN Tinted Concrete Pavement son Street, which lies LIGHT on the north side of the Free-standing Clock plaza, is 70 percent in DOT Wayfinding Sign favor. “It’s really important for you to know that while some buildings are not thrilled ed $2 million to the Friends group to help with it, we are very much in support of create the park. it,” she said.

“It’s not been something that just Nadine Deeghan, the mother of two seemed like a fun thing to do,” Weil young children who frequently play in added. “We have hundreds of letters of the plaza, defended the egg-shaped support about making the plaza perma- seats—especially for her kids’ sake. “I nent and we’ve grown from the support like them because they’re safer. They of the community to this point.” have round edges,” she said.

But the neighbors at 1 Hudson Street “I just want to say thank you,” said expressed a wide range of concerns, Alice Blank, a member of the committee. from the prospect of rats living beneath “What a brilliant, fabulous addition to the wooden deck to trash piling up at the neighborhood.” their door to the “eggs” that several When Nielsen and Friends of Bofound objectionable. gardus Garden return to the Tribeca “It’s going to be disgusting in the Committee on Oct. 8 they hope to evening,” said second-floor resident receive a resolution of support for the Nancy Fried, who fears that the plaza project, which needs the approval of the will become a magnet for older kids and Landmarks Preservation Commission. homeless people. “It’s a welcoming Construction is anticipated to begin in place to hang out.” the summer of 2016 and be completed a Celia Hartmann, a resident in the year later.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope for Turning Down Volume on Ferry Horns in BPC

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CARL GLASSMAN

The Battery Park City ferry terminal, located near the Mercantile Exchange building, is busy all day. The boats must blow one long and three short blasts when they depart.

BY AMANDA WOODS For years, blaring ferry horns have been an annoyance for some Battery Park City residents whose apartments are within earshot of those blasts as the boats leave the World Financial Center terminal.

The U.S. Coast Guard-mandated honking, officials told Community Board 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Battery Park City Committee last month, are here to stay. Ending themâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;a lengthy process that would require the Coast Guard to change nationwide regulationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;is out of the question, according to Celine Mizrahi, a staffer for Rep. Jerrold Nadler, whose office has been in discussions with Coast Guard officials about the noise.

But it might be possible to turn down the volume. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The Coast Guard] really felt strongly that their hands were tied because of the nature of these regulations,â&#x20AC;? said Mizrahi. But there may be a way to minimize the noise â&#x20AC;&#x153;while still being in compliance with the regulations as they currently stand.â&#x20AC;?

One solution may be a possible waiver to a Coast Guard regulation that

allows the horns on boats shorter than 65 feet to be half as loud as longer boatsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; like those that dock at the terminal. Paul Goodman, the CEO of BillyBey Ferry Co., which operates most of the ferries, told the committee that he is proposing an exemption to the rule that would allow the ferries to be heard for half a mile rather than a full mile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that we really are proposing any risk to any other marine traffic,â&#x20AC;? Goodman said.

Coast Guard regulations require boats to sound their hornsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;one long blast followed by three shorter onesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whenever they leave a stationary position.

Mizrahi said the Coast Guard, which was not represented at the meeting, called Goodmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal â&#x20AC;&#x153;an interesting idea,â&#x20AC;? but said she was told that officials would have to determine the safety of the rule exemption, and whether it would significantly reduce the noise heard in apartments.

Each boat and its route would be looked at on a case by case basis, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be a conversation with the Coast Guard in each decision.â&#x20AC;?

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CARL GLASSMAN

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BY AMANDA WOODS When they were first introduced in 2013, just 16 solar-powered recycling bins, called BigBellys, dotted Downtown sidewalks. Now the compacting receptacles have sprung up on street corners all over Lower Manhattan below Murray Street, ready to squash your bottles and cans.

The Downtown Alliance has added 158 recycling units next to the trash compactors already in the area, making a total of 174. It’s the largest cluster of those bins in the city, according to Alliance President Jessica Lappin.

“You might see these bins in other parts of the city, but you’re not going to see this kind of concentration anywhere,” Lappin said last month at a press briefing beside a shiny new BigBelly at Liberty and Broadway.

The BigBellys, each of which replaces a conventional garbage can, holds five to seven times the amount of trash, Lappin said. What’s more, they are equipped with a wireless technology that “talks” to Downtown Alliance sanitation staff when they need to be emptied.

According to Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, fewer garbage bags, formerly filled by Alliance sanitation workers, will now clutter the sidewalks.

“We actually reduce the need for pickups by 75 percent,” she said.

“Because [the BigBellys] are compact-

ing the garbage, they don’t need to pick up as often.”

The bins also help keep rats away, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer added.

“I’m very, very excited about what the Alliance is doing here because the rat population will go down,” she said.

“People will use them, they’re easier to empty, they’re very modern-looking, and I wish that we had the funding to put these on every corner in New York City.”

Vector Media, a company that places ads on taxis and in subways, purchases the receptacles in exchange for the highly visible ad space on the sides of the machines.

For the first five years, Vector pays the annual licensing costs for the bins’’ software––$60 per year per unit––and then transfers ownership to the Alliance, which then picks up the annual licensing costs.

Asked whether it is difficult to sell ads associated with garbage, Vector Media’s Vice President Chad Silver said the receptacles don't conjure images of trash.

“They’re recycling cans,” he responded. “They look like a souped-up mailbox, if you will. They don’t look like they’re associated with garbage.”

“This might seem like a garbage can,” Lappin added, glancing at the BigBelly beside her, “but really, it is cutting-edge technology.”

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CB1 committee says it’s time, after eight years, to rethink Peck Slip Park plan

BY AMANDA WOODS After eight years of planning, replanning and a host of delays, the city’s Parks Department may return to the drawing board for Peck Slip Park—and yet another round of controversy.

The two-block-long plaza in the middle of the wide street, between Front and South streets, is slated for construction to begin next summer. But a Community Board 1 committee now wants the city to rethink it, again.

The current design calls for grass, flowering plants and shrubs between Water and Front streets and a stone plaza with tables and chairs, marked by the stone outline of a ship between Front and South streets. Steps dip below street level as if into the boat’s belly. Sculptural steel “ribs” are meant to evoke those of a ship.

The project’s original design was beset with disagreements when it was introduced in 2006, with some residents that is spare cobblestone plaza or “piazza” truer to South Street Seaport’s historic character. Others envisioned a more traditional “park” with lots of greenery, something that is lacking in the district.

In April 2007, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office intervened, producing a compromise in meetings with CB1 members, Parks Department and City Planning officials and the landscape architecture firm Quennel Rothschild.

Though the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the plans that month, CB1 pushed back, saying that the “compromise” favored the more spare design and wasn’t “green” enough.

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), calling for less green, weighed in as well, and the design was further modified.

The controversy resurfaced last month with a presentation to CB1’s Seaport Committee by Laurence Mauro, the Parks Department’s program manager for Lower Manhattan. Now some peo-

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ple complained that the park’s design is too “green” for the area.

Board member Jason Friedman, who was not on the board when the plan was introduced, was one of the strongest voices for a plainer design.

“It should just be more cobblestones with bollards; that’s like the piazzas in Italy and Paris and Vienna, all the places that have piazzas,” he said. “This is a complete destruction of something that could be beautiful.”

But committee chair John Fratta stopped short of demanding another redesign, reminding Friedman of the board’s 2006 approval.

“We’ve been waiting for this park to be done forever,” he said. “I mean, if you really want to go back and start from the scratch, we’re looking at about another eight years before we see anything over here.”

A complete redesign, Mauro said,

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Top: Rendering of Peck Slip Park, looking northwest from Front Street.

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would require yet another review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which had been highly supportive of the plan.

“Remember all we went through with the extremely painful and long process trying to meld the desires of both the community board and SHPO,” Mauro said, reminding the committee that the Landmarks Commission “loved” the design.

“They were cooperative for us to include the plantings and the trees to satisfy the community,” he said.

Until recently, the area had been filled with construction equipment for water main work. Once it was removed, the plaza area was left empty except for a Citi Bike rack and tables and chairs set out by the Old Seaport Alliance, a business group.

Gary Fagin, a longtime former member of the committee, cited the current

use of the wide, unobstructed space as evidence for keeping the area free of the planned landscaping.

“During this interim period, while Peck Slip has been so fantastically open, you can see now the great majesty of the open piazza,” he said.

Paul Goldstein, the district office director for Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, said there is no rush to complete the work.

“I see kids out there playing, I see people benefiting from exactly what’s there now,” he said. “So if we were stuck with a redesign that did delay things, yes, that’s not the greatest, but it would serve the community.”

Fratta asked Mauro to look into the feasibility of a redesign and how long it would further stall the project. In the meantime, the committee is expected to further discuss the park on Oct. 21, with a presentation by Jason Friedman.

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BY AMANDA WOODS The city partially stopped construction last month on a 20-story Tribeca condominium at 371 Broadway after wet concrete falling from the roof narrowly missed a couple walking past the site.

The couple said they were shaken up but not injured by the concrete, which splattered their arms, legs and clothing.

“I was scared,” said Harlie Silver, 19, who was walking with her boyfriend, Caelin Kaplan, 20. “After it fell, I tried to

run away, and then I came back.”

“Had [the concrete] hit us, possibly, we would have died,” Kaplan said.

The couple said the concrete landed four or five feet in front of them as they emerged from the construction shed.

Although workers initially said they would call the Department of Buildings to the scene, Kaplan said, the sidewalk was not immediately closed off and pedestrians continued to pass by the site.

Kaplan said he considered the situa-

tion dangerous and called 911.

Within minutes, the Fire Department arrived and closed off the section of the sidewalk outside the shed.

Following the incident, the Department of Buildings temporarily halted concrete work on the structure, also known as 5 Franklin Place, which is scheduled to open next February with 53 units. According to the department’s web site, the concrete fell while being poured on the roof.

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Caelin Kaplan and Harlie Silver stand near the construction site at 371 Broadway, far left, where wet concrete fell at their feet.

Above: The wet concrete that fell from the roof of 371 Broadway.

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Yoga at Bogardus

The Friends of Bogardus Garden are sponsoring free yoga classes on the plaza every Monday through Oct. 27, from 7 to 8 a.m. (Participants must bring their own mats.) The class, led by Fitzy, a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher, is a mix of high-energy vinyasa poses that ends with relaxing yoga nidra. More information at bogardusgarden.org.

Free Senior Swims

Manhattan Youth is offering free swimming for seniors at the Downtown Community Center, 120 Warren St., Monday through Thursday, 12:30 to 2 p.m. There are also free senior water aerobic classes Mondays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m. To register, go to aquatics at manhattanyouth.org or call Lily at 212766-1104, ex. 221.

Street Names

Behind every Downtown street name—from Maiden Lane to Gold Street to the Battery—there is a story. Guide Joe Svenhlak will tell some of these entertaining histories in his tour, “Downtown Manhattan: What’s in a Name?” on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m.

The tours is sponsored by the Municipal Art Society. Tickets are $20, $15 for students, and can can be purchased at downtownny.com.

New Greenmarket

There is a new weekly farmers’ market on Water Street at Coenties Slip (between Hanover and Broad Streets).

The market, which will operate Thursdays though Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., will offer vegetables, fruit, breads and pastries, honey, hard cider and wine.

There will also be free weekly cooking demonstrations. The calendar is at grownyc.org.

Seaport Tastings

The annual Taste of the Seaport, featuring some two dozen restaurants, live music and family activities, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, held on Front Street, between Fulton and Peck Slip, will benefit the Spruce Street School (P.S. 397) and the Peck Slip School (P.S. 343).

Advance tickets are $35 for five tastes ($40 on the day) and can be purchased at tasteoftheseaport.org.

Beginners Clay Class

If you’ve ever wanted to try working with clay, Tribeca Clayworks is offering a two-and-a-half hour introductory handbuilding workshop at the Downtown Community Center. The class, led by ceramics artists, will teach many of the skills to make both functional and sculptural works of art. Introductory class times are Tuesday, 6:30 to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 2:30 p.m.

The fee is $50, which will be put towards the tuition if you join an eightweek session. Registration, which is required, is at manhattanyouth.org.

Tribeca Loft Tour

Nine homes wil be on display in the 15th annual Inside Tribeca Loft Tour hosted by Friends of Duane Park and Friends of Bogardus Garden. Proceeds from the event, which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 to 5 p.m., go to the upkeep and improvement of the two public spaces.

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Free Plants and More

The Downtown Alliance is sponsoring two events this month as part of its Green Around Downtown program.

On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to noon (rain or shine), the Alliance is giving away 4,000 geraniums during its Adopt-A-Geranium day. The Fall Community Planting is on Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. Volunteers are invited to help beautify the park with plants.

Tools are provided. There will also be complimentary snacks and family activities. Both events are at Bowling Green Park at Broadway and Whitehall Street.

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Library Literary Clubs

This month’s selection for the Battery Park City Library’s Book Discussion group will be “The Interestings”

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The library is at 175 North End Ave. Writers who are working on a short story, poem or other piece of literature can get feedback from fellow authors at New Amsterdam Library’s monthly Writers’ Workshop. The group meets on Wednesdays, Oct. 8 and 22, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Bring your own lunch or snack. The library is at 9 Murray St. Both events are free and open to the public.

Honoring Monk

The annual jazz event celebrating pianist and composer Thelonious Monk will include two concerts on Oct. 17.

Pianist Elio Villafranca and the James Weidman Trio will perform from 12:30 to 2 p.m.; a concert from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. will feature the Jazz House Kids, the David Weiss Sextet, the Renee Rosnes Quartet, and the Grammy Awardwinning Arturo O’Farrill and His Tiny Afro-Latin Big Band. Both concerts are free and take place at Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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In front of the stairs going to their school in Independence Plaza, children held signs and parents dispensed cupcakes in celebration of P.S. 150’s honor as a Blue Ribbon School.

BY NATHALIE RUBENS Celebration was in the air at P.S. 150’s morning drop off on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the day after it was announced that the small Tribeca elementary school was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

Smiling students and parents held up homemade posters of congratulations and helped themselves to muffins and scones, as they rejoiced over the achievement of their one-class-per-grade school as a Blue Ribbon school, the only Manhattan school to receive the honor this year.

“It’s a validation of the fact that small schools with tight-knit communities work,” Neeta Vallab, mother of a second grader and two P.S. 150 alumni.

Validation, too, the parents said, of a hard-fought battle to save the school last year against a Department of Education proposal to merge P.S. 150s students into a large, new school in Chelsea. Beating long odds, their tireless campaign to keep the school community together paid off.

“It's an amazing Cinderella story,” said PTA President Wendy Chapman, mother of a fifth grader and two alumni of the school. “[The recognition] is icing on the cake after all of us worked so hard to save the school,” she added.

Or, as an exuberant Buxton Midyette, father of two children in the school, put it: “We’re back from the dead and kicking high!”

“We fought so hard because we knew we had something special here and really worth fighting for,” Midyette added.

“We weren’t going to let go of it.”

Every year since 1982 the U. S. Department of Education seeks out and

recognizes great American public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. P.S. 150 received the award in the high achieving category and will get to grace their building with a National Blue Ribbon flag and use a special logo designated for awardees. No financial support is tied to the award.

“It’s a great morale booster all around and makes us just want to do even better, to keep pursuing everything we’ve done in the past to achieve something like this,” Principal Jenny Bonnet said.

Based on the third through fifth grade high test scores in the 2012/2013 academic year, P.S. 150 was nominated by the DOE last fall and invited to submit an application.

“It was just an honor to be nominated,” said Bonnet who noted that some schools forgo the application process because it so arduous. The school had to submit loads of detailed of information, such as the school’s curricula, goals, philosophy and a lot of straight statistics.

A number of factors likely converged to distinguish the school, Bonnet said, including the new math curriculum adopted last year, along with its content studies (interdisciplinary and in-depth learning of a particular topic), and a strong emphasis on music and art.

In all, 337 schools in 47 states will be honored alongside P.S. 150 in November in Washington, D.C, including 18 schools in New York state and six in the five boroughs.

“I’ve always been really proud of our school,” said Chapman. “Now there is a public way of acknowledging that.”

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211 WEST BROADWAY Sept. 26, 1:30-5 a.m.

A burglar pried open the side door of Distilled NY, entered the manager’s basement office, removed a safe and left through the same door. The safe contained $3,968, including $1,269 in tips and a $750 Conrad Hotel gift certificate, among other items.

ROCKEFELLER PARK Sept. 23, 6-7 p.m.

A 41-year-old man left his wallet and cell phone unattended while he played basketball. When he returned, the items were gone. The wallet contained a driver’s license, ID and bank cards. Five fraudulent transactions were made on five of his credit cards, all at the McDonald’s at 167 Chambers St. 103 FRANKLIN STREET Sept. 23, 2 p.m.

A thief swiped a leather jacket valued at $2,900 from a rack at Steven Alan boutique, hid it in his bag and fled.

45 STONE STREET Sept. 23, 12:30 p.m.

Two employees of The Dubliner left their iPhones, an iPad Mini, a driver’s license and bank cards on a shelf near the waitress workstation. When one of them returned seven minutes later, the items were gone. Surveillance video shows a man walking down the hall to the workstation and leaving two minutes later.

386 CANAL STREET Sept. 22, 8 p.m.–Sept. 23, 6 a.m.

An employee of Crave Espresso Bar arrived for work in the morning to find the glass side door broken. Video surveillance shows a thief unsuccessfully trying to break into a safe and stealing $800 from a cash register.

MAIDEN LANE AND WATER STREET Sept. 20, 12-12:30 p.m.

A thief broke into a car and stole $1,000 in cash, 6,000 in Chinese yuan (equal to $977), an iPad Air, an iPad Mini, a MacBook Pro, a Dell laptop, a Coach purse and other items.

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A vendor was in front of his newsstand filling shelves when a thief snatched a stack of lottery tickets worth $1,250, bubble gum cigarettes and $500 from a newsstand shelf.

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A 20-year-old cashier at Pret A Manger was arrested after he allegedly swiped a customer’s credit card with a skimming device. When the customer confronted him, he fled downstairs and locked himself in the employee kitchen.

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charged with criminal possession of forgery devices and identity theft in the second degree, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

SOUTH AND DOVER STREETS Sept. 18, 5 p.m.-Sept. 19, 11 a.m.

A man parked his car and locked the doors. When he returned the next day, a bag containing a MacBook Pro, an iPad and an iPod was gone.

39 JOHN STREET Sept. 17, 10 p.m.-Sept. 18, 8 a.m.

A man parked his motorcycle, valued at $6,000, on the street. When he returned the next morning, it was gone.

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A thief stole $200, bank cards and a driver’s license from a man’s van while he stepped out to make a newspaper delivery. The window had been left open.

CANAL AND VARICK STREETS Sept. 8, 4:45 p.m.

Two teens punched an 18-year-old in the head and snatched his backpack, Beats headphones and $40. The victim, who suffered a bump on his head, refused medical attention.

167 FRONT STREET Sept. 5, 3 a.m.

A man was arrested after he allegedly used a fraudulent credit card to rent a 2013 Audi Zipcar from the Edison Park Fast lot. Troy Eustice, 19, was charged with identity theft in the third degree, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

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Two women were arrested Sept.

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Police say that the guard tried to stop Shardai Louis, 28, from leaving the store after Louis hid perfume in her bag. Louis punched the guard in the arm, causing pain and swelling, while her companion, Natasha Infante, 33, pulled on the other arm, according to police. The women managed to flee but were apprehended by police. Both women were charged with second degree robbery, the DA's office said.

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HAVE A SEAT Which chair, by the hundreds, will grace Battery Park’s big oval lawn?

Try them out yourself, and cast your vote.

BY PAM FREDERICK PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN attery Park is seeking armchair experts. Really.

Already nearly 3,000 of them—folks from Toronto to Taipei—have offered their expertise as they filed through Castle Clinton on their way to buy tickets to see Lady Liberty.

Oct. 10 will be the last day for you to offer yours.

The Battery Conservancy, the non-profit that supports the rebuilding and revitalization of the park, wants more Downtowners to take a seat and opine on what makes a good chair as part of its “Draw Up A Chair” design competition being held in Battery Park’s Castle Clinton.

“We’ve had such a great crosssection of the world, but we want the locals to come to the conversation,” said Warrie Price, president of the Battery Conservancy. “We want them to feel that this is their place.”

Though voting ends on Oct. 10, the chairs can be sampled through the month.

Inside the former fort are five prototypes of the finalists in the competition, which solicited original designs from the Americas—North, Central and South, as well as the Caribbean. The chairs, laid out on an Astroturf platform, are there for the sitting, moving, examining and general criticism of potential parkgoers.

The winner, to be announced on Oct. 15, will be chosen by a jury of five curators, writers and design professionals. And then at least 300 copies of the winning design will be fabricated and set out on the Battery Oval, a three-acre expanse of lawn in the northeast corner of the park encircled by mature London plane trees.

The conservancy received 678 original designs when the contest began in 2012. The jurors then winnowed that down to 50 designs whose images were hung on banners around the park last year. The 50 were then reduced to the five finalists now on display, which the conservancy had fabricated in steel.

Among the five, “U Rock” is true to its name, but also flips over for a more stable ride; “Maple Chair” has leaf shapes stamped into the steel; “Pivot” can be turned end over end and converted from an upright chair to a chaise; “South Chair” has a simple tubular steel construction and is

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easily carried from spot to spot; and “Fleurt” is meant to evoke blue petals to be scattered across the lawn.

Placed at random on the green, the chairs will be arranged by parkgoers as they see fit, once construction on the oval is completed later this year. The idea of moveable furniture was the notion behind the competition, part of the art of making good public parks even better.

“People like a sense of ownership about their own space,” said Amanda Burden, the former city planning commissioner. Before her city career, she worked with the urbanist and behaviorist Holly Whyte, who studied

Battery Conservancy President Warrie Price launched the competition in 2012.

how people approach a moveable chair. He observed that people will move a chair just a little bit—an inch or two—just to define their own space. Comfort and greenery are of course essential elements in a public park, noted Burden, but movability makes it more inviting.

“It’s about coming to a place and being comfortable and at ease because people are around you,” she said. “It makes it a social space.

That’s what a city is all about—public spaces are people’s third place.”

While the competition is seeking subjective opinions, chair design has a science behind it. The city’s published guidelines for seating in public plazas call for a seat to be 16 to 20 inches high and 18 to 20 inches wide, with a minimum chair back height of 14 inches that reclines 10 to 15

degrees.

But it was the harder-to-measure details that visitors to Castle Clinton tried to grasp. Descriptors such as “cool” and “rock ‘n’ roll” were overheard recently, along with “cozy,” “patriotic” and “roomy,” as in room for two, or “the more the merrier.”

“You have to be able to slouch,” said Peter Aspinwall, visiting from Connecticut. “You’re a sloucher, but not me. I like a straight back,” countered his friend, Tiffany Tyree.

Wayne Driver, from Lebanon, Tenn., knew right away which chair he preferred and why. “I wouldn’t mind having that on my patio, settin’ out with a good cool beer,” he said, pointing to the little blue “Fleurt.”

However you like do it, sitting in public spaces is what makes those spaces welcoming, creates a draw.

“A good city is defined by public spaces that are really used,” said Rob Forbes, a juror and the founder of the modernist furniture retailer Design Within Reach. “You want to encourage human exchange and interaction, and you need to sit down to do it. It’s a natural thing.”

Furniture for Battery Park needs to withstand the elements, but also work in concert with them. That’s where the issue of mobility comes into play, Forbes said. As the weather changes, seating can be moved from sun to shade and back again.

“Human beings don’t like to be told what to do, they like to adapt things for themselves,” he said. “I like that kind of involvement.”

The Battery Conservancy’s goal is no less than to create the next great iconic design in seating, along the lines of the World’s Fair bench seen in most every New York City park.

And that’s no easy task.

But the effort has been worth it, Price said, if nothing more than to get a conversation going among park users about aesthetics, public spaces and good design. Since the competition began, conservancy staff have watched tourists debate about arm height, discuss the merits of cant and color, and offer their opinions on finish and texture. When the conservancy’s ballots ran out, people scratched their votes on the backs of receipts.

That’s the kind of response the conservancy was hoping for.

“We figured, why go off the shelf?” Price said. “Let’s give young designers an opportunity. After all, The Battery is about beginnings.”

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Trying out the chairs that are competing to be placed around the Battery Oval. Far left: Peter Aspinwall and Tiffany Tyree sit in tandem in the “Pivot Chair.” From top left: contrasting sitting styles in “U Rock”; a couple samples the “Pivot Chair,” left, and the “South Chair”; this boy takes a slide down the “Fleurt; sitting low in the “Maple Chair”; and recording a moment in the “South Chair.”

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In 1982, a Vestry Street building was artfully wrapped, but not for the sake of art.

BY OLIVER E. ALLEN When Christo wraps a building, a bridge or a mountain, it’s considered art.

But when a building in Tribeca attracted attention 32 years ago for being wrapped just as colorfully, it was not for art’s sake at all. And the culprit? A tiny beetle barely an eighth of an inch long.

Known as the Khapra beetle, the creature was discovered by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors in a five-story building known as the Port Warehouse on the southeast corner of Vestry and Greenwich streets. The agents were alarmed because Khapras, if allowed to spread and infest stored grains, have the ability to wreak great damage. Back in the 1950s and 1960s the insects, which are native to Africa, India and the Far East, had gotten into grain

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They would have to be snuffed out immediately.

So in the first week of November, 1982, Agriculture officials began their attack. They started wrapping the Port Warehouse in blue and green nylon fabric and announced that they would fumigate the enclosed structure by injecting a lethal gas called methyl bromide into it for 24 hours. After the predators had succumbed, the officials would release the gas through the building’s roof, allowing it to dissipate harmlessly.

Their only problem was not warning

the building’s neighbors about their intention, and these residents were understandably incensed, demanding that the officials immediately stop work and explain. The embarrassed agents—who had not realized that the area was residential—postponed the wrap and reassured everyone that adequate precautions would be taken.

After a week all was resolved, and the great Tribeca Wrap proceeded. The methyl bromide did its work and was released, the inspectors pronounced the Port Warehouse squeaky clean, and the colorful wrapping was removed.

Today the building is yet another warehouse-turned-upscale-residence, and the roof, through which the noxious gas had once escaped, now sports a garden.

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t was a single photo that sparked the idea. Sofia Vasquez, 7, a Downtown Dance Factory student headed to Spain, posted a picture of herself doing a ballet stretch on the moving walkway at JFK Airport. Hers was one of many destinations for Dance Factory students last summer, from Pier 25 to Paris, so the school’s owners, Hanne Larsen and Melanie Zrehen, put out a call to their kids, asking them to make snaps of themselves dancing—wherever. The result: more than 100 Instagram submissions. Those photos became a display in the school’s lobby, greeting the students now home and ready to start a new semester of dancing. Here are just a few.

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The release of a video of NFL player Ray Rice knocking out his fiancée in the elevator of a casino was followed soon after by the indictment of running back Adrian Peterson for “reckless or negligent injury to a child”; in May he took a switch to his 4-year-old son.

It is difficult to fathom an NFL player weighing over 200 pounds beating a child who most CONNIE likely cannot SCHRAFT yet tie his own shoelaces. As justification for this form of punishment, Peterson noted that he’d been “switched” as a child.

In recent decades, connections have SCHOOL been drawn TALK between violence in adults and the discipline and punishment they received during childhood, both at home and at school.

Times have changed. Little boys in my second grade class were paddled as they crawled down the aisles between rows of desks picking up the spitballs they had shot from straws during class.

In the course of conversations about Peterson, middle-aged men recalled being whacked on the hand with a ruler

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by their teachers. Corporal punishment wasn’t unusual back then, particularly for boys.

Were the parents of those children outraged? Many probably told their children that they deserved the punishment.

Some may have punished them again.

Laws against corporal punishment have transformed the atmosphere in schools so that a teacher who hits a child is considered mentally unstable and criminal. A parent who is reported to law enforcement for hitting a child with a

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What he says is that all children want to behave, none want to get in trouble, but not all have the skills to manage their behavior.

The challenge for schools and parents is to figure out the lagging skills and remedy them. This form of discipline demands time, patience, and continual communication between home and school. When school personnel call parents to report that their child has spent lunch and recess in the office for doing something wrong, they explain what

It takes time and commitment to teach children to take responsibility for their actions and change their behavior. belt or a branch may be prosecuted, as in the case of Peterson.

In schools today, a child who does something wrong has made “a bad choice,” and forgiveness is inherent in the system, as in “I know you will make a better choice next time.” The Department of Education’s discipline code “seeks concurrent accountability and behavioral change.”

In his brilliant writing about kids with behavioral challenges (“The Explosive Child” and “Lost at School”), Ross W. Greene has given us the catchphrase—“If they could, they would.”

happened, relate the conversations they had with the child, and encourage further discussion at home.

They also ask that parents not punish the child at home. Some students cry, upset by possible repercussions from parents—loss of “screen time” now being a common punishment. And some kids cry and beg that their parents not be notified, because they fear what may happen when they get home.

According to the Department of Education, “progressive discipline does not seek punishment.” We want children to understand what they did wrong and

think about what they could do differently next time. We want them to learn from their mistakes. This involves asking questions and probing deeply.

Often, the “victim” provoked a fight, and the child who initially appears to be the guilty one had a legitimate gripe that he or she could not articulate. Again, it takes time and commitment to teach children to take responsibility for their actions and change their behavior.

Recently, someone I know saw a parent yelling at a young child on the street.

The child stood stony-faced and silent.

There was no physical abuse, but my friend wondered what would happen at home later on, out of public view.

I wonder, too, how that girl will discipline her own child. Will she vow never to be abusive because she knows how terrified and humiliated it made her feel? Or will she try to correct her child’s behavior in the same way? The same question can be asked about children who are physically abused.

With the Rice video and the Peterson indictment, people are talking about the increasing violence in our society.

School is the place to teach the next generation that one of the very first lessons they learn—“Use your words, not your hands”—is a lifelong promise.

Connie Schraft is the parent coordinator at P.S. 89. For questions and comments, write to her at connie@tribecatrib.com.

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Moments from four games played last month on the Battery Park City ball fields, counterclockwise from top: Manchester City vs.

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Another season, another year of expansion for the Downtown Soccer League. Bill Bialosky, who took the title of commissioner this year, said that in 2006, his first year as president, 450 children were in the program. This season more than 1,600 children are playing. In an effort to attract and keep more girls—a challenge everywhere—all-girl teams were formed this season. “We think we’ll have meteoric growth in the number of girls playing in the coming year,” Bialosky said.

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Go Fish! Join experienced anglers for catch-and-release fishing and learn about life in the Hudson River. Art projects, bird watching and a musical performance at 12:30 pm by “The Morning Star.” Sat, 10/18, 10 am–2 pm. Free.

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Hudson River Art Outpost Teaching artists from the Children’s Museum of the Arts lead projects inspired by the waterfront. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–4 pm. Free. Pier 25 near N. Moore St., hudsonriverpark.org. g

Art and Games Lawn games, such as Tug of War, Red Light/Green Light and Wiffleball, and art projects using clay, wood and other materials. All materials provided. Ages 5 and up.

Free. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm, Teardrop Park near Warren St. Thursdays, 3:30 pm., Rockefeller Park near Chambers St., bpcparks.org.

g Chess Learn the game from an expert. All ability levels are welcome.

Ages 5-15. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm. Free.

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Your Square, Your Story Kids learn how real planners use models to imagine the future city, then design their own skyscraper. Ages 6-11. Sat, 10/11, 10:30–11:45 am. $5. Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Pl., skyscraper.org.

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Times Square Scavenger Hunt Families go on a scavenger hunt in the museum for fun facts about skyscrapers, examining photos, videos and text for clues. Kids create postcards of their favorite discoveries. All ages. Sat, 10/25, 10:30–11:45 am. $5. RSVP rsvp@skyscraper.org. The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, skyscraper.org.

SPORTS g Basketball and Soccer Games and fun drills to improve skills. Basketball on Mondays: 3:30 pm, ages 5–6; 4:30 pm, ages 7 and up. Soccer on Tuesdays: 2:30 pm, ages 3–4: 3:30 pm, ages 5–7; 4:40 pm, ages 8–11.

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he Tribeca Performing Arts Center opens its family season with “Hatched” by the Treehouse Shakers on Saturday, Oct. 25, 1:30 p.m. The story of a newborn chick emerging from her shell who meets a feisty rooster, a calf learning to walk, a lamb and a nest of baby birds, is told mostly through movement, puppets and music.

For babies to 6-year-olds. The audience can come onstage to “meet” the animal puppets. Running time: 45 minutes. $15. Go to tribecapac.org or the box office, 199 Chambers St., Tues-Sat 12–6 p.m.

g Friends of Bogardus Anual Harvest Festival Live music, face painting, cookie decorating, demonstrations by Dance With Miss Rachel and Modern Martial Arts, and more. Sat, 10/25, 10:30 am–12:30 pm. Bogardus Garden, Hudson Street between Chambers and Reade, bogardusgarden.org.

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

MUSIC g Taino Music Kids ages 18 months to 4 years hear about Taino culture through stories, song, movement and activities. Wednesdays, 10:30 am and 2 pm. Free. National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu. g Music Makers and Story Shakers Listen to a story and create a musical instrument from another country. Ages 4-8. Limited to 15 children. Battery Park City Library, 2nd floor, 175 North End Ave. Thursdays, Oct, 9, 16, 23, 30, 4 pm. nypl.org. g

Okee Dokee Brothers: Adventure Songs An Americana folk music performance for the whole family with songs inspired by nature. Sat, 10/25, 2 pm. $25 adults, $10 kids. One hour

show with no intermission. Schimmel Center, Pace University, 3 Spruce St., schimmel.pace.edu.

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Big City Fishing Do catch-and-release fishing and learn about river ecology, the species of fish that live in the Hudson, water quality, fish biology and more. Rods, reels, bait and instruction provided. Ages 5 and up. Sundays, 1–5 pm and Mondays, 5–7:30 pm. Free. Pier 25 near N. Moore St., hudsonriverpark.org.

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River Rangers Kids learn about nature through hands-on activities. Touch tanks, puzzles, science experiments, nature-inspired crafts and more. Ages 3–9. Mondays, 2 pm. Free. Pier 25 near North Moore St., hudsonriverpark.org.

g Monsty’s Campfire Sing-and-StoryAlong Monsty the giant green monster puppet goes on a camping trip, learns to roast marshmallows, and runs away from a pesky mosquito. Stories and singing songs with the audience. For ages 4 and older. Free. Monday, Oct. 6, 3:30 pm. New Amsterdam Library, 9 Murray St., nypl.org. g

Children’s Storytime Readings of new and classic children’s books.

Saturdays, 11 am. Free. Barnes & Noble, 97 Warren St., bn.com.

g Story Time at PJ Library A drop-in series featuring whimsical tales and songs about traditions, holidays and families. For children to 4 years old.

Wednesdays, Oct. 29, 3:30 pm–4:15 pm. Free.

Reservations not needed. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl., pjlibrary.org.

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Conversations with Anne The Anne Frank Center hosts a 40-minute performance, Q&A, and workshop in honor of National Day on Writing. An actress plays Anne, followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A during which kids can ask Anne questions about her life, then take a guided tour of the gallery and a writing workshop inspired by Anne’s diary. For age 9 and up.

Saturday, 10/18, 1–3 pm. $8, seniors and students, $5. Reservations recommended. Call 212-431-7993 or email info@annefrank.com.

Anne Frank Center, 44 Park Pl., annefrank.com.

Downtown Halloween Doings

g Stories for All Ages Julie Pasqual tells Halloween-themed stories. Sat, 10/25, 11 am. Free. Teardrop Park near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

g Halloween Carnival on the Pier The sixth annual party has face painting, mask decorating, wax hands, cotton candy, spin art, rides and more. Story Pirates will perform Halloween-themed improv shows throughout the afternoon.

Costumes encouraged. Most attractions will appeal to kids ages 2–8. Sunday, 10/26, 12–5 pm. Pier 26, between North Moore and Hubert Streets. Admission is free. Some activities are free, some are $2. hudsonriverpark.org. g

Halloween Puppy Parade Costumed dogs parade down the Battery Park City esplanade. Free. 10/25. Go to website for details. bpcdogs.org.

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up for the parade down Greenwich Street begins at 12:45 p.m. at Greenwich and North Moore streets. Inside the park, Friends of Washington Market Park volunteers run numerous games, from penny-in-a-haystack to a bone dig in the sandbox. There is also a hay circle on the lawn. Sunday, 10/26, 1–3 pm. All activities are free. washingtonmarketpark.org. g

Warburg’s Annual Halloween Party This year’s event will feature magician Didi Maxx, the Gypsy Witch, along with other tricks and goodies. Friday, 10/31, 3–6 pm. Warburg Realty, 100 Hudson St., 212-380-2400.

g Asphalt Screams Kids play Halloween games such as Zombie Freeze Tag, Spooktacular Soccer Shootout and more.

Friday, 10/31, 4-6 pm. Free. (Suggested $20 donation per family is welcome. All proceeds go to Fit Kids Fit City, which sponsors free sports and fitness programs.) RSVP asphaltgreen.org. 212 North End Ave.

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COURTESY OF THE DOWN TOWN GLEE CLUB

The Down Town Glee Club on the Carnegie Hall stage in December, 1950, where they continued to perform until 1970.

AT AGE 87, THE JOYS AND STRUGGLES OF DOWNTOWN’S ALL-MALE CHORUS

BY APRIL KORAL An early photo of the Down Town Glee Club, an all-male singing group that began 87 years ago, shows its members onstage at Carnegie Hall. It is Christmas, 1950, and one can only imagine what a formidable sound those hundreds of men produced.

Today, the club’s members voices can still pack a punch. What strength they have lost is in their numbers.

Some 18 to 20 men now belong to the club, which rehearses Tuesday nights at St. Margaret’s House on Fulton Street.

They are one of only five men’s choruses left in the city; there were once scores.

“Everyone, it seemed, was in a glee club,” said Jerry Osterberg, who joined the group in 1980. JP Morgan, where Osterberg worked for 37 years, had its own all-men’s glee club, and three of the company’s executives also sang with the Down Town Glee Club and served as presidents.

Elmer Joerg, another longtime member, recalled that when he joined in 1970, several dozen of its members, many of whom worked on Wall Street, would retire to a nearby eatery after rehearsals to eat, drink and continue singing.

“Often, we would close the restaurant,” Joerg recalled.

But even by then, glee club memberships was declining. Fewer people came to concerts and the number of invitations to perform publicly had also dwindled.

But the Down Town Glee Club has held on, due, in part, to the persistant efforts by Osterberg and others to recruit new members.

“It took me ten years to get one guy to come down,” Osterberg recalled. “I kept writing and calling.”

Joerg has his own tactic. ”I had five medical procedures in the last few years,” he noted, “and everyone I met, every doctor, every technician, I would ask, ‘Hey, you sing?’

Their most recent recruits include a visiting music student from China, a

PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN

Above left: Elmer Joerg, center, is a 44-year veteran of the club.

Above right and below left: Preparing for a Dec. 18 concert, Joseph Martin rehearses the group in the library of St. Margaret’s House. Below: A singer makes notes on his music.

piano player who does R&B gigs as well as sings in the Oratorio Society of New York and his church choir, and a retiree from the Coast Guard. What they have in common is their love of singing.

“I have gone to a rehearsal in a bad mood,” Osterberg said, “and I’ll leave on Cloud Nine.”

Their repertoire, heavy on early 20thcentury standards, also includes more recent Broadway show tunes. Songs in their upcoming holiday concert uptown at Saint Peter’s Church will range from “Me and My Gal” to “Feed the Birds” (“Mary Poppins”) to Christmas classics.

The club’s new conductor, Joseph Martin, 24, a recent graduate of Manhattan School of Music, is part accompanist, part conductor and part cheerleader.

He encourages the men with fist pumps, and shouts of “Nice!” “I’ll take it!”

“Yes!” “Fantastic!”

Although Martin likes the club’s repertoire—indeed, with his hair parted slightly off center, dapper tie, snapping fingers, he has a slightly Swing Era air— he said he hopes to beef up the group’s ranks and audience by adding songs from later eras or holding public sings where passersby can join in. He has already cor-

ralled the men into doing backup for his rap piece to be performed next month on the Lower East Side.

At the end of a recent rehearsal, after Martin had worked on separate vocal parts for “Me and My Gal,” it was time to put it all together. Suddenly, as if without effort, their voices merged, rising and falling in perfect unison and delightful harmony.

The piece over, Martin relaxed, sat back on the piano bench and smiled.

“I’ll take it,” he said.

For more information, Eric Spector or 718-928-8757 or zspector@aol.com.

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CAMERA A Danish architect turns a tiny Tribeca gallery into a maker of strange and surprising imagery.

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN Troels Steenholdt Heiredal, a Danish architect, was spending a lot of time in his new camera last month, taking pictures of Chambers Street.

That’s right. He was in the camera.

Through an arrangement with Dionisio Cortes and Leticia Ortega, who run Front Art Space, the 48-square-foot gallery at 118 Chambers St., Heiredal turned the tiny storefront space into a camera obscura, an image-capturing device so technologically retro that its

Heiredal constructed this outside portion of his camera, which held three lenses and could be rolled in and out of Front Art Space on Chambers Street.

Passersby could enter through the curtain as well as view photos displayed on the camera.

origins predate photography. The three week project ended last month.

“Camera obscura” is Latin for “dark chamber” and long before photography’s invention, artists created dark rooms and boxes with tiny holes for lenses that projected images that they could trace. The first photographic cameras were camera obscura boxes, with light-sensitive materials added.

“I cheated,” said Heiredal, 30, noting that rather than a pinhole, his camera obscura used lenses made for glasses.

There were three of them, mounted on the front, side and top of a wooden extention he built onto the front of the gallery, which he could roll out a few feet onto

the sidewalk. The protruding structure allowed Heiredal, with the use of mirrors, to record and combine pictures looking west along Chambers Street and at the building’s facade above him as well as across the street.

It also served as an entrance for passersby who would step gingerly into the dark, airless space, where Heiredal was often on hand to explain his project and show his experimental images.

Standing behind a rolled-down sheet of tracing paper, visitors could see the projection of street life from the three lenses, “multi-exposure in real time,” Heiredal called it. To take pictures, he taped light-sensitive photo print paper to the wall or an easel or held it in his hand.

The process allowed Heiredal to be an explorer of light and imagery, to bend, twist, crumple or cut the paper, then expose it (anywhere from one second to hours) and see the results.

Heiredal had long experimented with multiple exposures using film cameras but wanted to be “in there,” he said.

“Now I have access to the one thing I don’t have when I shoot with a camera. I have access to the medium where the light is being caught.”

Heiredal said he never knows quite what to expect. But with trays of chemicals at his side, he soon saw the results. A bit like a human Polaroid, he developed the pictures there inside the camera.

Though he could have made positive prints from the images, Heiredal chose to keep them as negatives, excited to see what happened to the lines of the building across the street when he twisted the paper, or a car drove by or someone stood on the sidewalk long enough to be captured. The possibilities were endless.

“It amazes me,” he said, standing in the sweaty darkness of his camera. “And that’s enough.”

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Troels Heiredal, lit by a darkroom light, stands in the Chambers Street gallery that he temporarily converted into a camera obscura. Behind him are the trays of chemicals for developing his photographs.

Imagery from three different lenses was projected onto light-sensitive paper that Heiredal taped to the wall.

In an apartment above the gallery, Heiredal looks over his assemblage of photographs that form a mural-like image of what his camera could record through its three lenses.

Left: Heiredal demonstrates how he held a cut piece of photo paper while it was exposed, creating an unexpected result.

Below: Noemi Bilger sat for three minutes to record these portraits.

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g Nina Winthrop and Dancers A performance of “Elation III” with choreography by Nina Winthrop and in collaboration with dancer Lydia Chrisman; music composed and performed by Jon Gibson and costumes designed by Naoko Nagata. Also performing: Molissa Fenley, Amanda Loulaki, Roxanne Steinberg. Thu, 10/9–Sat, 10/11, 7 pm. $15. The Flea Theater, 41 White St. (between Broadway and Church). theflea.org.

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The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances Artist, cartoonist and essayist Matthew Inman reads from his latest book.

Tues, 10/7, 6 pm. Free. Barnes & Noble, 97 Warren St., bn.com.

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Women Yiddish Poets Kathryn Hellerstein will read selections from her new book, “A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish.” The event, co-sponsored by the Museum at Eldridge Street, will feature musical accompaniment by Deborah Strauss and her klezmer trio. Wed, 10/22, 6:30–8:30 pm. $8; $5 students, seniors. Space is limited and reservations are recommended.

Call 212-431-7993 or email info@annefrank.com to reserve a spot. Anne Frank Center, 44 Park Pl., annefrank.com.

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he distinctive music of India and the Middle East can be heard this month at Pace University’s Schimmel Center, where Amjad Ali Khan (above), one of the most renowned players of the sarod (a lute-like instrument from India), will perform with his sons, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan. The program, featuring North Indian classical ragas, will be rounded out by Issa Malluf on Middle Eastern percussion and Anubrata Chatterjee on tabla. Sunday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. $39. Tickets at schimmel.pace.edu or call the box office at 212-346-1715.

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Leo Levi: The Man with the Nagra An Israeli documentary with English subtitles about the pioneering ethnomusicologist who spent the postwar years scouring the Italian countryside in search of Jewish liturgical melodies to preserve his Italian-Jewish heritage. Wed, 10/22, 7 pm. $10; $7 students and seniors; $5 members.

Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl., mjhnyc.org.

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Material Way The first exhibit in the “Art Ahead” series at Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Shirley Fiterman Art Center.

The 14 works use paint, canvas, tables, coffee cups, thread, plastic and more to engage the viewer’s sense of play. Tue–Sat, 12–6 pm. Through 12/1. bmcc.cuny.edu/sfac. g

Expressions of Gratitude Abstract work by Soheyla Ben-Amotz. Bond Real Estate, 25 Hudson St., bondtribeca.com.

g Shadows Exhibition of Barcelona-based Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Bruera. Through Thurs, 10/16. One Art Space, 23 Warren St., oneartspace.com. g

A Painter and His Poets: The Art of George Schneeman The first major retrospective of Schneeman’s paintings, collages, prints and books, including many portraits of his poet friends. Through Sat, 11/15. Free. Poets House, 10 River Terrace, poetshouse.org.

g Images from the Underground: NYC Subways

From the darkness of the tunnels to the rhythm of the people and the trains, eight artists showcase the New York City subways. Opening reception: Tues, 10/7, 6-8 pm. Exhibition runs through 11/1. Soho Photo, 15 White St., sohophoto.com.

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Fragments: Photos of Jewish Life in Central and Eastern Europe Yale Strom’s photographs, taken between 1981 and 2007, explore the postwar traditions of Central and Eastern Europe’s remaining Jewish communities. To Fri, 11/28. Tue–Sat, 10 am–5 pm. $8; $5 students, seniors; free under 8. Anne Frank Center, 44 Park Pl., annefrank.com.

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Circle of Dance This show of 10 social and ceremonial American Indian dances from throughout the Americas explains the significance of each dance as well as the unique characteristics of its music and movements. Ongoing.

10 am-5 pm daily, Thursdays to 8 pm. Free.

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A Town Known as Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community Photographs trace the life of the town of Oswiecim, Poland, called Auschwitz by the Germans, which was home to a sizable Jewish population from the 16th century through the postwar period.

Ongoing. Sun–Tue and Thu, 10 am–5:45 pm; Wed, 10 am–8 pm; Fri, 10 am–5 pm. $12; $10 seniors; $7 students; free under 12. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl., mjhnyc.org.

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Bang on a Can All-Stars: Steel Hammer Inspired by music of Appalachia. The text is from over 200 versions of the John Henry ballad. With banjo, bones, mountain dulcimer and a trio of singers. Tues, 10/14, 7:30 pm. Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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The Knights and Bryce Dessner A blend of classical and popular music that draws on Baroque and folk, late Romanticism, and Modernism, Minimalism and the blues. Wed, 10/15, 7:30-8:30 pm. Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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Bach Cantatas The Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform the music of Johann Sebastian Bach at historic St. Paul's Chapel.

These services present Bach’s cantatas in a litur-

gical context, returning these miniature oratoriolike works to their original purpose. Free.

Wednesday, 10/15, 1 p.m. 209 Broadway, trinitywallstreet.org. g

Wordless Music Orchestra: Tubular Bells Released in 1973 by English musician Mike Oldfield, the composition’s opening piano solo was used in the soundtrack to “The Exorcist.” This performance features a world premiere orchestration of the seminal work by the Wordless Music Orchestra, led by guitarist and singer Grey McMurray. Thurs, 10/16, 7:30 pm. Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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Monk at 97: Counting Down to 100 This annual jazz event counts down to Thelonious Monk’s 100th birthday with two performances, a midday concert featuring pianist Elio Villafranca and the James Weidman Trio, and a three-hour mini-marathon with Jazz House Kids, David Weiss Sextet, Renee Rosnes Quartet and Grammy award-winning Arturo O’Farrill and His Tiny AfroLatin Big Band. Fri, 10/17, 12:30–2 pm and 6:30–9:30 pm. Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St., brookfieldplaceny.com.

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An Evening of Cy Coleman This evening will feature stars from Coleman’s musicals including Sam Harris (“The Life”) and Terri White (“Barnum and Welcome to the Club”), as well as Hannah DeFlumeri, Kevin Earley and more. Sat, 10/18, 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29-$49. Schimmel Center, Pace University, 3 Spruce St., schimmel.pace.edu.

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Peter Cincotti The singer-songwriter-pianist explores musical styles that blend pop, rock, blues and jazz. Sat, 10/25, 8 pm. Tickets are $35-$45. BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., tribecapac.org.

TALKS g Rebuilding the FDNY After 9/11 Former Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and Chief of Department Edward Kilduff will talk about how the FDNY helped its members overcome their grief and sustain their mission in the months and years after 9/11, including their use of institutional traditions, external support and innovative technology after the loss of 343 members. Tue, 10/7, 6:30 pm. Free. Pace University, 163 William St., 18th Fl., communityrelations@pace.edu. g MOCATALKS: The Art and Science of Archiving Experts in the curatorial and archival field discuss how the practice of archiving has radically reinterpreted history. Learn about the interdisciplinary methods that historians, curators and archivists have used to preserve and interpret Chinese American history. Sat, 10/18, 2–4 pm. $15; $10 students, seniors and members. Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., mocanyc.org. g

The Billon Oyster Project A talk by Marc Yaggi, executive director of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a grassroots environmental movement working toward cleaner waterways. Free. 10/6 , 6 pm. Paul Gallay, the president and Hudson Riverkeeper of Riverkeeper, will talk about his work preserving and protecting the Hudson River and its watershed. 10/13, 6 pm. Free. Proceeds from both events support the Billion Oyster Project, a long-term plan to restore one billion live oysters to New York Harbor over the next 20 years. Both talks are aboard the historic, the Sherman Zwicker docked at Pier 25, at the end of North Moore Street. g

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about how a healthy relationship to sleep affects your child’s ability to learn, develop and regulate emotions. Wed, 10/8, 7–8 pm. Downtown Community Center, 120 Warren St, manhattanyouth.org. g The Origins of the Universe: Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Panelists David Albert, Jim Holt and Neil Turok discuss the age-old question, “Why are we here?” Tues, 10/14, 7-8:30 pm. $5, $7 students. The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th Fl., nyas.org. g Order, Disorder, and Rebellion in the Taverns of Pre-Revolutionary New York City New York City stood at the pinnacle of alcohol consumption and sociability in the American colonies. Taverns were also frequented by British troops and mail packet boats from England. Local residents grappled with the disorder associated with tavern life as well as a revolutionary movement that mobilized in taverns. Presented by Benjamin Carp. Thursday, 10/16, 6:30 pm. $10. Includes museum admission and light refreshments. Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St., frauncestavernmuseum.org. g

Stock Market Trivia: Who Says Wall Street Is Boring? Did a stock really trade for over a million dollars a share? What company paid $8.5 million for a domain name? What stock owned a rock with George Washington's graffiti on it? Amusing and fascinating trivia about investments from financial historian Fred Fuld III, author of “Stock Market Trivia,” “Stock Market Trivia Volume 2“ and “Antique Stock Certificate Almanac.” Talk will be followed by Q&A and book signing. $5 ticket includes museum admission. Students free. Guests are welcome to bring their lunch. Friday, 10/24, 12:30–1:30 pm. Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St. www.moaf.org.

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Conflict Resolution Skills: In and Out of the Lab Learn how to develop better working relationships by transforming difficult conversations into productive ones.

Through exercises and role-playing, participants practice skills and receive feedback from facilitators and peers. Sun, 10/26, 9 am–5 pm. $85, $55 student. The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th Fl., nyas.org.

THEATER g The Cutthroat Series. Eleven turn-of-the-centu-

ry French plays featuring adult content (graphic, amoral horror entertainment) will be grouped into two- and three-play evenings. Audience members are invited to vote on each group and the winners will take part in an extended run in January.

Performances run 10/5–12/22. Tickets are $15, $25, or $35. Lower-priced tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Flea, 41 White St., theflea.org.

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Chinatown: A Walk Through History. Explore the history of one of New York City’s oldest neighborhoods. Learn how everyday buildings, public and commercial spaces, and streets have shaped the community from its origins. 10/4, 1-2:30 pm.

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

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Historical Lower Manhattan This tour will span 400 years of New York City history, from the original Dutch settlement and trading outpost at Bowling Green to the takeover by the British in 1664 to the financial capital it is today. Stops

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all Street Coin, Currency and Collectibles, the annual numismatics show where dealers trade and sell their stock certificates (such as the 1880 Barnum Museum certificate, above), medals and other financial memorabilia, is returning to the Museum of American Finance this month.

Some notable items being auctioned are one of the few models of “The Charging Bull,” the sculpture by Arturo Di Modica at Bowling Green Park; a lightbulb from Edison’s workshop; and a Prohibition-era rum bottle found in a deep sea dive off Long Island. Thursday, Oct. 23, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (auction at 10:30 a.m.). Free. Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St., moaf.org. include Trinity Church, Federal Hall and the New York Stock Exchange. Tour lasts approximately two hours. Meet at the front steps of the Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green. $20; $15 students and seniors. Sun, 10/15, 11 am. Big Onion Walking Tours, bigonion.com.

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Wagner Park Art Tour Contemporary art historian will discuss the park’s public art collection, including works by Jim Dine and Louise Bourgeois.

Sun, 10/5, 2 pm. Free. Wagner Park Garden Tour Explore the gardens with a Parks Conservancy horticulturist. Learn about innovative organic gardening on a public scale. Wed, 10/15, 1 pm. Free.

Meet at the brick building. Wagner Park, 75 Battery Pl., bpcparks.org.

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Annual Great Crashes This walking tour commemorates the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse, and delves into the political, financial, real estate and architectural history of Wall Street and New York City. Saturday, 10/18, 1–4 pm. $15. Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St. moaf.org.

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Wall Street Scandals and Soundrels Tour focusing on the history of financial scandals. $15 includes admission to the museum and “Lunch and Learn” with Fred Fuld III. 10/24, 11 am–12:30 pm. Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St. moaf.org.

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Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour the historic building and learn about its history. Fri, 10/24, 1–2 pm. Free. No reservations required.

National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu.

g Revolutionary War Walking Tour Two-hour walk-

ing tour of Revolutionary War sites in Lower Manhattan, sponsored by Open House New York and led by writer and historian James S. Kaplan.

Tour is followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at Trinity Church at the graves of General Horatio Gates, the commanding general at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, and Alexander Hamilton.

10/12, 12:30 pm. For details and reservations, go to ohny.org.

ET CETERA g Tai Chi Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with instructor Alex Hing, and discover the many physical and mental benefits of this exercise. No experience necessary. Fridays, 8:30 am. Free.

Esplanade Plaza near Liberty St., bpcparks.org. g Submerge: NYC’s Marine Science Festival. A day-long festival devoted to bringing awareness of NYC’s costal waterways. Music, catch-and-release fishing, kayaking and talks by noted marine scientists. Sat, 10/5, 11 am. Free. Pier 26,, at the end of Hubert Street. More information at hudsonriverpark.org. g Yoga, Meditation and Dialogue The Urban Sangha Project hosts an evening of talk, yoga and meditation focusing on living a mindful and sustainable life. Tue, 10/7, 6:30 pm. Free. Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall St., trinitywallstreet.org. g

Yoga at Bogardus Free yoga classes offered by Friends of Bogardus Garden on the plaza. Taught

by Fitzy. Mondays,7–8 am, through 10/27. Bring your own mat and water. g

Free Senior Swims At the Downtown Community Center 120 Warren St. Monday through Thursday, 12:30–2 pm. Senior aerobic water classes Mondays and Thursdays, 12:45 pm. To register, go to the “Aquatics” at manhattanyouth.org or call Lily at 212766-1104 ext. 221.

g Taste of the Seaport Food, beverages, live music and family activities. $35 in advance; $40 for five tastes; Proceeds go to PS 397 and PS 343. Sat, 10/18, 11 am–4 pm. Tickets at tasteoftheseaport.org. Front Street between Fulton Street and Peck Slip. tasteoftheseaport.org. g Badminton For all ages. Thursdays, 7–9:30 pm; Sundays. 1-5:30 pm. One singles court and two doubles courts available. Rackets and birdies provided, though players must bring their own towels and locks for the lockers. $15, $10, seniors and students. At the Community Center at Stuyvesant High School, 345 Chambers St. communitycenteratstuyvesanthighschool.org. g

Introductory Clay Workshop A two-and-a-half hour hand-building workshop with Tribeca Clayworks. Ceramic artists will teach many of the hand-building skills needed to make functional and sculptural works of art. Introductory class times: Tuesday, 6:30-9 pm and Sunday, 12-2:30 pm. $50. Reservations required. Downtown Community Center, 120 Warren St., manhattanyouth.org. Register at Introductory Ceramic Workshop at eventbrite.com.

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A GRAND SPACE This sprawling 6,500-square-foot loft plays host to many charity and social events, capitalizing on the space’s 13-foot ceilings and 2,200-square-foot open living space. Designer Mitchell Owen created a vibe that is both grand—featuring floor-to-ceiling, glass and steel doors and ornate chandeliers—yet still personal and family-friendly. The sixbedroom home includes an open eat-in kitchen, dedicated karaoke and game room, his-and-hers master bedroom closets and a separate zone for the children’s bedrooms.

Preview: The Inside Tribeca Loft Tour

BY NATHALIE RUBENS / PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN

Nine striking Tribeca homes will open their doors to benefit the Friends of Duane Park and Friends of Bogardus Garden, which host the 15th annual “Inside Tribeca Loft Tour” on Sunday Oct. 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. The organizers expect more than 400 people to take the self-guided tour, helping to raise close to $25,000 for the two Tribeca public spaces. Here is a preview of the selections for this year’s tour.

Tickets, which often sell out, are $60 and can be purchased at duanepark.org.

AN ARTIST’S EYE Artist Deborah French’s life-sized sculpture Cast Iron and Frail, greets visitors in the loft where she has lived for 35 years. The home reflects her eclectic and multicultural aesthetic through antiques, curios, custom-designed pieces and her own creations. It’s a cohesive medley of style elements throughout the 3,800-square-foot, onebedroom loft, culled from the owner’s travels and filled with online finds and refurbished possessions. A 19th-century wrought iron and wood gate from India separates the dining space. On the other side of the gate, a custom-built platform sectional with cushions from Uzbekistan sits by an Indian grain mill used as a coffee table.

TOWNHOUSE TRANSFORMATION When you cross the threshold of this townhouse, you feel as you have left the city. From the traditional black-and-white parquet of the foyer, you pass through a majestic dining room with 12-foot table and full bar to a warm, traditional living space set against a serene backyard. The interior design by Sara Gilbane features luxurious details with an eye to color, including an orange inset dining room ceiling and playful Indian accents. The 400-square-foot outdoor living space was designed by landscape architect Lauren Loscialo, who transformed the formerly all-brick space, now lush with foliage set against granite, limestone and wood details. A family of four occupies this 4,000-plus-square-foot two-level, three-bedroom home with a fully finished basement.

PRESERVING THE OLD, ADDING THE NEW This north Tribeca residence in a former caviar warehouse was thoroughly gutted and redesigned two years ago by architect Michael Tower of Studio Tractor. The goal was to preserve many of the original timber and steel details while adding unique architectural elements to maximize natural light throughout the 1,700-square-foot, four-bedroom duplex. In order to fill every square foot possible, the double-height space was completely reorganized, including the cutting up and redistribution of an original steel staircase. A new set of windows was created in the top part of the loft’s brick wall, in the style of the ones below, to let in more light. A private rooftop garden showcases the residents’ photography collection.

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TENANT OR SQUATTER? THE BATTLE OVER 17 LEONARD STREET building. But Rolf alleges that Rivellini put himself in that position unlawfully by rushing to take over the middle and back portions of 17 Leonardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second floor after a tenant moved out in the spring of 2013. In court papers, he calls Rivelliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim â&#x20AC;&#x153;a bad faith and opportunistic attempt to create a Loft Law tenancy.â&#x20AC;?

Rivellini said he both moved into the building and expanded into the larger space with Rolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission.

Rivellini also says he took occupancy of part of the first floor in March 2012, under an agreement in which he was paid for doing maintenance work related to the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stalled legalization process. At that time he said he considered the front part of the second floor to be his home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was telling [Rolf] that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the monetary payments that were my biggest concern,â&#x20AC;? Rivellini testified. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was more interested in making sure that I had a place to live, as I currently did, at 17 Leonard Street.â&#x20AC;?

Rolf, who is bedridden from a February 2012 car accident and testified via closed circuit television, contended that he had never heard from Rivellini until September 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;six months after Rivellini said that he moved there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Rivellini] asked me if he could get an apartment there, and I said I was not in a position until the building was legalized for residential tenants,â&#x20AC;? Rolf testified. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And until the legalization process

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Housing Court Judge Sabrina Kraus listens as attorney Stanley Kaufman questions his client, Christopher Rolf, who is bedridden and testifies via closed circuit TV.

was complete, there was no way he could live there, but he could use it as an office.â&#x20AC;?

During that conversation, he said, Rivellini agreed to use the space only to run an art business and complete the tasks Rolf assigned him while he was living with his mother in New Jersey and looking for an apartment in Manhattan.

But Rivellini insisted that he only visited the New Jersey home occasionally, for no more than two days at a time, to care for his mother, who is 73.

Then there was the matter of rentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least that is what Rivellini called it. Each month, he paid $1,200 to Rolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grown

son Anderson, with the understanding, he said, that it would be passed on to the father.

Rolf referred to the money as a complicated arrangement for indirectly providing support to his son.

Rolf said he had a strained relationship with Anderson, who had lived on the third floor and did not want help from his father. But Anderson, who suffers epileptic seizures, could not afford the medicine he needed, his father said. So, in exchange for Rivelliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on the building, Rolf paid Rivellini with the understanding that, in turn, he would pay $1,200 monthly to Anderson. (Anderson

has not testified in court and could not be reached for comment.)

But in an email to his father, Anderson wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ronnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent is a key part of my income.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why did he write that?â&#x20AC;? Rivelliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, David Frazer, asked Rolf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understood it to mean that he needed money,â&#x20AC;? Rolf replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I don't know why he used the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rent.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

In a heated exchange, Frazer pressed Rolf to explain why, in November 2012, he instructed Rivellini to call himself a â&#x20AC;&#x153;houseguestâ&#x20AC;? when speaking to an attorney representing his sons in the dispute with 15 Leonard Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said it was an unfortunate choice of words,â&#x20AC;? Rolf told him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of another one.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you use the word superintendent?â&#x20AC;? Frazer asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superintendent?â&#x20AC;? Rolf paused for a moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was there more than that.

He did other things. I mean, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to tell you.â&#x20AC;?

Frazer pushed further, asking if â&#x20AC;&#x153;property managerâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;employeeâ&#x20AC;? would have been appropriate terms for Rivelliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position with the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of in between all those things,â&#x20AC;? Rolf replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was he also like a houseguest, who also stayed at the loft?â&#x20AC;? Frazer countered.

Rolf was insistent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did not, to my knowledge, stay at the loft,â&#x20AC;? the landlord replied.

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