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An open letter the readers of the Downtown Express

LMDC says city is sitting on millions and doing nothing
By Josh Rogers
The city is sitting on at least $60 million of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) money meant to help Downtown recover from 9/11, the corporation said this week.

PAC fate lies in an alphabet soup of agencies
BY John Bayles
Only a few people have seen the study, but one of them believes there is no reason to hide it from anyone.

Rowdy teens raise concerns among Seaport residents
BY Aline Reynolds
The local Seaport community is feeling victimized by groups of teens, reportedly from Murry Bergtraum High School, who are inciting violence among themselves and area residents.

Newest BPC park mimics Hudson River Valley
By Michael Mandelkern
This past Wednesday, on a drizzling and unseasonably cold morning, the Battery Park City Authority unveiled Teardrop Park South, a half-acre expansion of Teardrop Park North located off Murray St.

Parents told answer in the mail
BY John Bayles
On Tuesday night, Lower Manhattan parents waiting to find out exactly where their kindergartener will attend school in the fall were told to check their mailboxes over the next two weeks for an answer.

A million sq. ft. of cool rooftops
BY Michael Mandelkern
This year, private and public organizations are collaborating to launch NYC Cool Roofs, a pilot program that seeks to reduce energy costs and greenhouse emissions throughout New York City by coating rooftops with white and/or reflective material.

Rent board refuses to freeze hikes, even amid a recession
By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 
The Rent Guidelines Board approved increases of 2 percent to 4 percent on one-year leases and 4 percent to 6 percent on two-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments at a preliminary meeting on May 5. 

Transforming downtown all summer long
BY Nikki Dowling
For many New Yorkers, concerts, plays, art exhibits and dance performances are rare treats reserved for times when people have a little extra cash. But all of the above will be readily available from June 22 to August 19 when River to River, New York City’s largest free summer arts festival, takes over Downtown Manhattan once again.

All around Tribeca, Downtown with PT Walkley
BY PAULA ROSENBERG
Composer’s taste in music, food, film gives ‘eclectic’ a good name.

Naughtiness squared; or tripled; or quadrupled
BY JERRY TALLMER
‘666’ does devil’s work with ‘black humor that’s wild and extreme.’

Look Ahead: Art
BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
Noteworthy exhibits, now through July.

ARTS DOWNTOWN

Tribeca Film Festival reviews

GAINSBOURG, JE T’ AIME…MOI NON PLUS (+) 
EVERY DAY (+)
THE CHAMELEON (+)
LOLA (+) 

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Koch on Film
By Ed Koch