THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF LOWER MANHATTAN


Downtown Express photo by Jefferson Siegel The Strand Annex is closing its doors on Fulton St. at the end of August. The owner says construction has affected business so much that he can’t afford a rent increase. Stranded by construction, book store will close its doors By James S. Woodman Strand Bookstore announced this week that its annex at 95 Fulton St. will soon join the multitude of New York bookstores that have succumbed to increasing rents in recent years. B.M.C.C. fights for Fiterman funds at City Hall By Julie Shapiro As the clock ticks down on the city’s budget negotiations, it looks less and less likely that the City University of New York will get the money it needs to rebuild Fiterman Hall, the classroom building damaged on 9/11. C.B. 1 approves Ratner’s tax break just by saying no By Julie Shapiro Forest City Ratner executives threatened to halt construction of the new school on Beekman St. unless they receive a 20-year tax break from the city. The new Downtown: Nearly half will live in FiDi By Laura Latzko The Financial District is expected to be the most populous area in Community Board 1, overtaking Battery Park City, Tribeca and the Seaport.	NEWS A Whole big food market opens next week in Tribeca Out with the deadlines, in with the ??? Downtown asks L.M.D.C. head blames C.B. 1 for some Deutsche delays ‘Build more schools’ Downtowners tell Bloomberg By Julie Shapiro On a hazy, humid afternoon that marked the last day of school, parents and elementary students had one final assignment before they scattered for summer vacation: Several hundred strong, they marched to City Hall to demand solutions for the overcrowding at P.S. 89, P.S. 234 and other local schools. Students win quality of life awards L.M.D.C. money sits out another school year By Julie Shapiro Downtown schools have been waiting three years for grants promised by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation — and they will likely wait until 2009 before seeing any money. Chopper flight numbers to be chopped down By Albert Amateau The noisy W. 30th St. Heliport, located within the Hudson River Park, will become progressively quieter beginning next year when sightseeing flights are reduced by half, and will be eliminated entirely by April 1, 2010, according to a settlement in Manhattan State Supreme Court. City interested, Pier 40 school may make the grade By Lincoln Anderson Giving a major boost to a plan to keep Pier 40 afloat as a community-friendly, low-impact part of Hudson River Park, the New York City School Construction Authority wants to build up to three high schools on the sprawling W. Houston St. pier. The season to prepare for Four Seasons construction Demolition at 99 Church St. is done, but that doesn’t mean developer Silverstein Properties can leap right into the construction of the new Four Seasons hotel and condo tower.
ARTS DOWNTOWN Irish Rep’s ‘Prisoner of the Crown’ delivers By Jerry Tallmer SIR FREDERICK E. SMITH, Attorney General of England: And as Crown Prosecutor, I would be obliged to see that your rights and prerogatives were fully protected. Anything less on my part would be seen as deplorable. Love and other indoor sports By Sarah Norris Keith Gessen didn’t answer any of my questions about love, and neither did his book. No, that’s not exactly true. If I came away from our interview feeling dissatisfied, it didn’t stem from his lack from response, but the fact that his debut novel left me unnerved. Listings Bärbel Neubauer, “Roots,” 1996. 35mm film, 3:44 min. © Bärbel Neubauer. Courtesy Center for Visual Music. Drawing on Film Surveys the practice of “direct film”—the process of drawing, scratching, or otherwise manipulating film stock to create images without a camera. The exhibition presents experimental film works spanning from the late 1930s to the present May 29 – July 24. THE DRAWING CENTER, 40 Wooster St. 212-219-2166; drawingcenter.org.	Salute to the Grads! Downtown Express Congratulates all members of the Class of 2008 and wishes them well on their next endeavor – whether it be a job or first grade or any other milestone on life’s journey. Some schools preferred to keep their graduations private. We’d like to thank those schools that allowed us to share in their celebrations for our special section. P.S. 130 P.S. 150 I.S. 89 P.S. 1 Pace Saint James Millennium High School Gallery

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