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EDITORIAL
Diana Taylor’s opportunity in Hudson River Park
The Hudson River Park Trust needed a new leader, and we welcome the appointment of Diana Taylor to be the new chairperson of its board. Her experience in banking, in high finance and in the park will serve her well as she figures out how to get some number well over $130 million, the current low estimate to build most of the remaining elements of the five-mile-long park.
TALKING POINT
Contract for Excellence spells anything but progress
By Leonie Haimson
Governor Spitzer and the New York State Legislature approved an unprecedented increase in education aid this year: The New York City Department of Education will see $700 million in new state funds (along with $430 million in new city monies). In the process, the state also formulated a “Contract for Excellence,” requiring that districts receiving new state aid spend a portion of the new funds on behalf of their neediest students, in specific ways that increase student achievement.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
POLICE BLOTTER
MIKHAELA REID
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BRIEFS
Measuring time and distance at Chelsea Cove North
OBITUARY
Harold Callen, playwright for TV and theater, 93
Harold Callen, a teacher and playwright for television and theater who won the John Van Druten Playwright Award in 1964, died Aug. 1 at his home in the Village at the age of 93.
SPORT
Rowing tour washes up on Manhattan’s shore
By Lucas Mann
New Yorkers enjoying the Hudson River Park recently might have been surprised to see a fleet of six-person, wooden row boats flying international flags, resolutely battling the current.
HEALTHY
Preventing gym injuries
By Greg Rothman, M.S. P.T.
This is the first of several columns that will help you to prevent exercise-related injuries and understand when an injury may be serious enough for a visit to a medical professional.
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Chelsea Now photo by Geoff Smith David Howe, curator of “Nightshift II: Hidden Hands,” with John LaRocca, who first organized this exhibition for gallery and artist assistants in 2005. Its current incarnation is at White Box gallery through August 24. Helping hands of Chelsea’s galleries get time in spotlight Housing & Real Estate Shalom Tenants Alliance celebrates 4th anniversary
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NEWS
Help is on the way for city’s middle schools
By Chris Lombardi Releasing a long-awaited report from a Middle School Task Force last Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council announced they have set aside $5 million to begin improving 50 high-needs schools and appointed a former superintendent to implement the changes citywide.  Diana Taylor to head Hudson River Park TrustBy Lincoln Anderson “Day one, everything changes” isn’t exactly how one would describe Governor Eliot Spitzer’s appointment of Diana Taylor as the new chairperson of the Hudson River Park Trust’s board of directors last week.
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Arts & Entertainment  Smuin still the life of his dance companyBy Rebecca Milzoff Almost one year ago, the Smuin Ballet came to the Joyce and performed a program much like the one that opened last night: a cornucopia of works by Michael Smuin himself, which is to say not quite highbrow ballet, but a pleasing blend of pieces showcasing his appealing young dancers, ending with the jovial Mr. Smuin coming onstage to accept congratulations. KOCH ON FILM By Ed Koch “The Bourne Ultimatum” (-) Bourne, Bond, is there a difference? You bet there is. Although the Bond films are totally unbelievable, they are a joy to watch. The viewer is transported to a fantasy world of interesting characters and high-tech devices. “Two Days in Paris” (-) Disappointing is the word to describe this film. The principal female actor is Julie Delpy who also wrote and directed the movie. With Dubya in office, it’s easy pickings for Will Durst By Jerry Tallmer He looks like an accountant. He looks like an agent. He looks like your brother-in-law. But would your brother-in-law say things like: “He is the Paris Hilton of presidents … If you were asked who better fit the definition ‘clueless upper-class twit marinated in an overwhelming series of entitlements and never held accountable for a single thing they ever did,’ would you pick Paris or George or both?”?  The wrong side of the velvet ropeBy Steven Snyder “Delirious” is really a story about parasites that hate their hosts — about men and women who leach off others, dependant on the very people they despise. At its center is Steve Buscemi in one of his very best roles as a celebrity photographer who detests the celebrities he stalks on a nightly basis. Beastie Boys rock both sides of the East River By Todd Simmons The Beastie Boys entered the Soho House screening room last Thursday donning vintage suits, ties and dark glasses, ready for business. Resembling three hipster arms dealers, Adam “MCA” Yauch, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond took their seats at the table up front and proceeded to speak for several minutes through a non-working microphone. |
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Nightshift II: Hidden HandsA group show of emerging artists, featuring works by artists’ assistants, gallery assistants, art handlers, and others who are the spine of the Chelsea gallery scene is on display through Aug. 25 at the White Box Gallery. Above: Ezra Masch’s “Untitled” (2007)
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