THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF LOWER MANHATTAN


Downtown Express photo by Elisabeth Robert 1, 2-3-4, let me in the school door Anna Basil waited to enter the P.S. 234 yard Tuesday and start the second grade at the Tribeca school. In our Back to School section this week, we have parent essays on being grouped in classes with special ed students, and on the worries of letting children walk to school on their own. We also take a look at the Ross Global Academy charter school and the Suzuki method of teaching toddlers to play the violin. From war protests — Vietnam, to the school overcrowding battle By Julie Shapiro Eric Greenleaf’s journey to the front lines of Lower Manhattan’s school overcrowding crisis began when he looked out his window. Park group says many bikers go the wrong way By Julie Shapiro For every two cyclists who travel the right way through City Hall Park, roughly one cyclist goes the wrong way. Residents file new suit on Park Row plans By Julie Shapiro Civic Center residents who hope to see Park Row reopened someday don’t want anything to stand in their way — especially not a new high-tech N.Y.P.D. command center. Mass bike riders convene on convention anniversary By Jefferson Siegel Last Friday was a night of milestones for the monthly Critical Mass ride. It was the fourth anniversary of the 2004 Republican National Convention ride that saw 264 cyclists arrested.	NEWS Before ‘Soho,’ Spring St. had stickball & horses By Lucas Mann Maybe you’ve seen him. The Mayor of Spring St. Seventy-two years after he was born on this same block, Richie Gamba still does not seem in any hurry to leave. First small business checks finally arrive By Julie Shapiro Small businesses suffering from the construction Downtown got some relief Wednesday. French lesson for stranded B.P.C. bus kids: ‘Déjà vu’ By Sisi Wei Sixth grade students at M.S. 104 were waiting to take the bus from Battery Park City on Sept. 2 when 40 minutes later, the bus still hadn’t arrived. The second day of school, it happened again. Construction accident near ballfields raises B.P.C.’s concerns By Julie Shapiro News of a construction accident at Sites 23/24 in Battery Park City heightened residents’ fears about the site, which is adjacent to the B.P.C. ballfields. Eco ideas include ferries, cool streets Gabriel Zucker East River ferries used as public transportation, a state-of-the-future eco-village at the Seward Park Urban Reneweal Area... Placing cats and critters is his lifelong pet project By Lesley Sussman Three young cats restlessly paced the floor searching for who knows what.
ARTS DOWNTOWN Under the cover lovers The fashion queens of Christopher St. By Laurie Mittelmann On Staten Island, 20 wigs crowd the public housing unit of transgender model and prostitute Shawn Rachel, 28. Under the spiegeltents, all the Seaport’s a stage By Lee Ann Westover Through the early part of the 20th century, itinerant theaters crisscrossed Europe—not unlike the Broadway road shows of today. Velvet-draped, teak-trimmed “spiegeltents” brought vaudeville-style entertainment to the public in portable opulence. Transatlantic chase for money and love By Michael Rymer Sana Krasikov’s stories may never have a following on Wall Street, but they should. One character in her debut short-story collection. ‘[title of show]’ perfectly tailored for New Yorkers By Scott Harrah This clever, original musical comedy was first produced more than two years ago off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in the East Village and won an Obie. Its transfer to Broadway has been anticipated with much fanfare, but does it live it up to all the hype? Teen spirits By Jen Anderson Preferring to forget that I was ever a socially inept kid with braces and an unfortunate perm just trying to survive high school.	A family comedy (well, sort of) By Scott Harrah Many consider this ultra-dark tragicomedy by prolific avant-garde playwright Christopher Durang to be among his finest works, and for good reason. Elevated cinema By Leonard Quart Now in its third season, Movie Nights On The Elevated Acre takes place every Tuesday in August, starting at sundown between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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