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A Downtown State of Mind

PUBLiSHeR’S LETTER

First and foremost I have to use some of my 600 words to say

thank you to my entire team. What an incredible

group of individuals, who just happened to be

thrown together for better or worst. Lucky us,

it was for the better. Most employers search for

experienced employees, yet they forget that they

too were once inexperienced. I happen to gravi-

tate towards young raw talent, with a burning

desire to make their mark. Yes, I took a chance,

but I’m sure you’ll agree that it has paid off…

many times over.

I recently read that in the next 10 to 20 years,

Lower Manhattan will be the new epicenter

of New York City. It is a community forging

forward, always evolving, with new luxury

and progress revealing itself in every nook and

cranny below Canal Street. Our neighborhood

is leading the way, taking chances when many

people thought only of walking away. We are a

diverse group of people who have all found a

special place to live, to work, to flourish.

If someone had suggested to me that I would

launch a magazine at a time of my life when

most people are thinking about retire-

ment, I would have said “You’re

crazy.” But what an inspiration

our little slice of heaven has

proven to be! The oppor-

tunity to do something

focused on Downtown

was irresistible. And as

we showed in our first issue, this is a different

kind of magazine. We’ve thrown caution to the

wind and old publishing rules out the window.

We don’t just say we represent our community,

advertisers and readers, we live it.

This is your magazine, a guide to the best the

neighborhood has to offer. Downtown is grow-

ing, and with your support we can grow along

with it. Help us celebrate and navigate the best

old and new neighborhood in the Greatest City

on Earth.

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Long story short, one Saturday night, while battling the pre-winter chill, I opened two fortune cookies after a Chinese dinner. Fortune one read:

“Determination will get you through this,” while number two said: “A thrilling time is in store for

you.” Though not one to take these cookies seriously, I found both rather profound considering

the transitional time in my life. So much so, that I took a picture and proceeded to upload it to all

of my social media accounts. Several weeks later, I found myself in the hands of DOWNTOWN.

Come January, I had discovered New York’s

fortune: Lower Manhattan. So it goes, New

Yorkers are some of the proudest around. I

say, Downtowners are in a class all their own.

Downtown is a small slice of a bustling island

oozing with rich stories, zeal and excitement;

its residents personify all of these ingredients,

making the area an even more alluring smor-

gasbord. Those that I have met and interviewed

in my first quarter are inspiring. Their accom-

plishments and wisdom are humbling. Their

dedication to and passion for Lower Manhattan

is contagious.

As we greet the approaching season, it’s

finally time to share all the spring news the

DOWNTOWN team has been collecting for

months. A launching pad for the rest of the

island, Downtown is bursting at the seams with

history. Tuck yourself into a comfortable chair

and get lost in the tale of uncovering “Mana-

hatta.” Then explore the story of the first female

doctor in America. And while you’re at it, delve

into a new spring read.

We weave in luxury by presenting a glimpse

into Downtown’s ambitious residences, lavish

gadgets and plentiful eats from top chefs. Em-

brace spring by taking advantage of Down-

town’s outdoor attractions: perhaps a picnic in

one of Lower Manhattan’s parks? We provide

expert tips on how to make it chic and child

friendly.

With that, we sew together a tribute to

TriBeCa and bow down to the 10th annual

TriBeCa Film Festival and its positive impact

on the community in our DOWNTOWN On

section and later in our film-inspired fashion

shoot. Not to mention, we spend time with res-

taurateur and TriBeCa royalty, Drew Nieporent.

We complete the spring tapestry with fash-

ions for all and beauty trends to brighten your

mood. Buoyant hues like those of fresh spring

flowers crop up all over.

If we have left you wanting more, I invite

you to venture to our relaunched website,

where you can find an ever-growing treasure-

trove of content to keep you busy until the next

issue arrives.

So, Manhattanites, cheers to the new season

of April showers, May flowers and so much

more. See you in the summer!

Andrea TullmanEditor-in-Chief

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� ALEX HONAlmost a native New Yorker, Hon refused to come into this world because he knew he’d be bored. Unfortu-nately, his mom vetoed his request. So, to keep himself entertained, Hon got himself degrees in psychology and IT management, worked in the corporate world, and has now moved on to being a freelance IT consultant and photographer. In addition to pursuing his multiple sports passions and volunteering in a local school, Alex spends his time doing his favorite activity – doting over his kids.

� TARA DRAKE Tara Drake is a freelance makeup artist, born and bred in New York. She works in all aspects of major media: editorial, television, fi lm, fash-ion shows, celebrities, music videos and special events. Her clients have appeared on VH1, Comedy Central, Oxygen and E!, in People En Español magazine, on the runways of New York Fashion Week, and on the red carpet at the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys. Tara is currently developing her own line of beauty products, which will be released in 2011. She resides on the Lower East Side and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else!

DOWNTOWNContributors

� UMBER AHMADUmber Ahmad specializes in the origination and execution of private transactions. As a partner and co-founder of two international private investment fi rms, she focuses on long-term controlling stake investments in the areas of aerospace and de-fense, luxury and agriculture. Ahmad started her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and later joined the Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group before co-founding her fi rst fi rm. She spends most of her time focused on investments that address both critical social and fi nancial issues.

� SUZANNE CORSOSuzanne Corso is an author/screenwriter/producer. She is currently working on the sequel to her latest book, Brooklyn Story (Simon & Schuster). Corso loves living Downtown and the feeling of sunshine creeping through the neighborhood’s unique architecture. For more information about Corso, see suzannecorso.com.

� LANA DE DONCKERLana De Doncker is from Antwerp, Belgium, and has been in United States for a little over two months. She began studying photography four years ago. She comes from a creative background. In Belgium she attended Dé Kunsthumaniora, where she studied art. In addition to photography, De Doncker loves skiing, which she has been doing since she was three years old.

� MORGAN MILLERNew York City based fashion and fi ne art photographer, Morgan Miller has quickly become an in demand talent. Originally from Woodstock, New York and discovered by legendary photographer Peter Beard, Miller’s work is appearing in magazines and private collections around the world. His goal as a pho-tographer is for people who see his work in a magazine to stop, tear it out and hang it on their wall, allowing him to connect with people in a personal and profound way.

� STACY SEILERStacy Seiler is a New York-based artist whose work has been exhibited at key cultural institutions including So-theby’s, The Fashion Institute of Technology and the Swiss General Consulate, New York. Her passion for writing emerged as a means of docu-menting her time spent living and working in Italy, France and Switzerland. Seiler is currently a professor of Art and Design at Parsons The New School for Design, from where she holds a MFA.

� PHILIPPE REYNAUDFashion photographer, Philippe Reynaud began his career as a model, with his fi rst shoot for Versace. His latest dream is a move to the other side of the camera. Philippe has been perfecting his lens skills, focusing on “real moments” and getting to know his subjects. When asked who he’d most like to photograph, he mentions someone very close to his heart—his dad. His current studio, Union Square Studios, doubles as an event space.

� SAMUEL A. SOUTHWORTH Samuel A. Southworth was born and raised in Man-hattan and attended The Episcopal School and The Buckley School. He was also a member of the Knickerbocker Greys. He is a military and espionage historian now completing his fi fth book, as well as a poet and song-writer. Southworth’s hobbies include archery, canoeing and diplomacy.

� NICK JABBOURNew York City native, Nick Jabbour has been a real es-tate broker for over six years, closing over 120 properties in that time, while consis-tently earning production and volume awards along the way. His interests include travel, politics, volunteerism and non-profi t board gover-nance. He eats, lives, works and breathes the Financial District. He can be reached at [email protected].

� DONALD ROLAND, MD, FACSDr. Roland is a resident of the Financial District and a local business owner, with a Cosmetic Surgery practice on Wall Street. He advises the magazine in the areas of health and beauty and has articles in DOWNTOWN Magazine in print and on line.

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8Uncle Rock’s Mother’s Day Extravaganza11 a.m.92Y200 Hudson Street92y.org$15Robert Burke Warren, aka Uncle Rock, dazzles audi-ences with his musical genious, inspired by Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein. Having received acco-lades from L.A. Times, The New York Times and Cookie Magazine, Uncle Rock keeps people laugh-ing with his offbeat approach.

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hist

ory

Perhaps the great cities of the future

are currently just a clearing on the

tip of an island in a huge bay; that

was what Verrazano glimpsed in

1524, and Henry Hudson confi rmed in his

voyage of 1609. No, it was not the Northwest

Passage to Cathay (China) that exploratory

mariners had searched for vainly, but it was

one of the fi nest natural harbors in the world,

fed by a massive river and shielded from the

worst of the North Atlantic’s icy blasts. If

geography is destiny, then here was a remote

and wild locale with enormous potential.

All the major European powers had been

attempting to infi ltrate this vast hemisphere,

and while their main agenda was establish-

ing trade across the Pacifi c, Hudson and oth-

ers noted the remarkable population of bea-

vers to be found in this New World, whose

warm pelt was a fashion staple from London

to the Vatican. One of Hudson’s men named

the island “Manahatta,” from an uneasy

and garbled talk with the Native Americans

who found themselves facing a danger they

could scarcely conceive. They may not have

wished to reveal their true name, although it

seems now they were of the Lenape Tribe.

While the English colonies stretched across

harsh New England, and the Spanish were

all over South America, Mexico, California,

Texas and Florida, and the French were

pressing into present-day Canada, oddly

enough it was the Dutch who sent a small

group of French-speaking Walloons to settle

the very tip of Manhattan Island. They were

cleverly attempting to drive a wedge into the

New World and to play out European politics

on a new shore—hardly the last time such

an attempt would be made. Our fi rst view of

the modest settlement shows a star-shaped

fort, a windmill and a cluster of low houses.

By 1626 the Dutch had a foothold and were

expanding up the Hudson, establishing

trading posts and forts as far as Albany and

dealing with the natives for beaver pelts,

which would establish the fi rst fortunes to be

derived from the New World.

Did Peter Minuit actually buy the island

of Manhattan for $24 on behalf of the

Dutch West India Company? It seems the

real price was 60 guilders (about $37) as

well as farming implements and colored

beads, and that Minuit only was mentioned

tangentially as part of the deal. Such leg-

ends die hard, and the notion of purchasing

the entire shebang for pocket change is an

attractive one. Doing some tricky math and

allowing for infl ation, experts suspect this

was worth about one thousand dollars—

with the proviso that then, just as now, a

given entity is worth whatever someone

is willing to pay for it—like your Aunt

Lucy’s beat-up chair, which turns out to be

a Hepplewhite. There is a very good chance

that no one had ever offered the Lenape

Tribe any monies or goods whatsoever for

the land and an even better chance that

they did not understand the transference of

property anyway.

DISCOVERING THE BATTERYManahatta

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Peter Minuit (1580-

1638) is one of those old

New York names that we

never quite fully compre-

hend––but we should. He

was a Walloon from present-

day Germany who moved to

Holland to escape religious

persecution. Minuit came

across the Atlantic and was

the Director General of New

Netherland—a grand title for

a somewhat modest settle-

ment based at the southern

tip of Manhattan. Addition-

ally, he helped to consolidate

outlying settlements, such as

the Dutch who went up the

Hudson as far as Albany in

search of beaver, and after

being relieved from his post

(1633) went on to found New

Sweden on the banks of the

Delaware River. Eventually,

he died at sea—a common

obituary in a time of poor

navigation and wonky ships.

His enduring legacy is

the purchase of Manhat-

tan Island on May 24, 1626,

though it is suspected

that he was not the main

dealmaker. There is also a

wonderful line of specula-

tion that he actually bought

the island from a tribe that

did not own it––the Canar-

see Tribe from Long Island.

This latter myth, redolent of

subsequent purchases of the

Brooklyn Bridge by unwary

investors many times over, is

perhaps too good and too

funny to be true. It may be

that both sides thought they

were getting the better of

the other, making this the

primordial “New York Deal.”

“Let the buyer beware!” has

always been a Manhattan

proverb in Latin, Dutch, Eng-

lish and about seventy other

languages.

Today Peter Minuit’s

name can be found at Peter

Minuit Plaza by the Whitehall

Ferry Terminal, on a granite

fl agstaff base in Battery

Park and in the name of the

Peter Minuit Chapter of the

Daughters of the American

Revolution. Director General

Minuit has also appeared

countless times in cartoons

and fi lms, perhaps most no-

tably being played by native

New Yorker Groucho Marx in

the 1957 comedy The Story

of Mankind. If his story is a

myth, it is a darn fi ne one,

especially if one imagines

the Canarsee canoes on the

East River paddling back

to Long Island––with their

laughter ringing out over

the waters.

the purchase of Manhat-

tan Island on May 24, 1626,

languages.

Today Peter Minuit’s

LINGERING IN TIMEThere is almost nothing left of New Amsterdam,

as the Dutch called their settlement, due to the

depredations of fi re and the cyclical swirl of

change that has always been a landmark of Lower

Manhattan, from 1626 to today. But the names

remain, such as the fact that Wall Street actu-

ally marks the line of a wooden palisade built

to defend the Walloons from the provoked and

sometimes violent local peoples. And Broadway

itself, winding thirteen and a half miles south

from Spuyten Duyvil to the Battery, is the track

of an old Indian trail. A “bowerie” is an orchard,

and the word was attached to many of the small

farms that popped up north of the protective wall.

You can fi nd 19th century buildings that mimic

the high-stepped gables of houses in Amsterdam,

but none of the original wooden structures have

survived 400 years of relentless disaster, building

and rebuilding.

As Thoreau told us, it’s not what you see, but

what you make of what you see, and with the right

sort of eyes you can see Henry Hudson’s ship, Half

Moon, sailing up the harbor in 1609. And with

the right map you can visit some of the original

streets, such as Nassau Street and Maiden Lane.

And with the right imagination you can scour the

modern buildings from the landscape momentarily

and picture the candles glowing through the small

multi-paned windows of 30 small houses by 1628,

and imagine the warm hearthsides of some 200

Walloons who were the fi rst New Yorkers. From a

seemingly trackless wilderness they built the start of

what was to become the greatest city in the world.

—Samuel A. Southworth

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ENTOURAGE INSIGHT � LEADERS IN TIME

Ray Kelly is the commissioner of the

52,000-member New York City Police Depart-

ment, the nation’s largest. He is the fi rst Commissioner

to serve twice in the post and will have served the

longest when his current term ends in 2013. Kelly is

also a recipient of 13 honorary degrees from a multitude

of institutions.

You have received numerous honors and acco-

lades through the years. Which award sticks out

the most? Which is the most meaningful to you?

The decision by Manhattan College, my alma mater, to

name its new student center after me—it was a surpris-

ing, humbling honor.

What do you consider to be

your most infl uential work?

I established the fi rst-ever municipal Counterterrorism

Bureau in the wake of 9/11 and drove crime to record

lows in New York City.

What drives you?

The outstanding work and often unappreciated indi-

vidual acts of heroism of the men and women of the

New York City Police Department. As Police Commis-

sioner, I see this extraordinary performance on a daily

basis, and it’s truly inspirational.

As someone born and raised on the Upper West

Side, why did you choose to live all the way

Downtown?

Battery Park City is one of New York’s best kept secrets.

My wife Veronica and I love everything about it: the

residential and commercial mix, great restaurants, and

its proximity to the Hudson River and Port of New

York. It’s really spectacular. Like all New Yorkers, we

were shocked by the catastrophic losses on 9/11, and

saddened to have to temporarily leave our home there.

But we’re excited to see the great comeback going on

Downtown.

What do you think is your

greatest achievement?

It’s really Veronica’s: James and Gregory Kelly,

our sons.

How do you unwind? What are your hobbies?

Trying new apps on my iPad and exercising.

Where is your favorite spot in

Lower Manhattan?

One Police Plaza, of course.

What book are you currently reading?

Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund

Morris.

What was the last

movie you saw?

The Social Network

What is the best piece

of advice you have been

given?

Join the Marines.

What does Downtown mean

to you?

A great place to live and work.

What is something people

may not know about you?

I was a balloon handler in the

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day

Parade in my youth.—Andrea Tullman

“Battery Park City is one of

New York’s best kept secrets...

its proximity to the Hudson River

and Port of New York. It’s really

spectacular.”

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ENTOURAGE INSIGHT � NICKEL & DIME

True luxury is not about

the most expensive watch

or the most exclusive residence.

Rather, it is about fi nding a way to

bring together what matters most,

what feels the best, what results in

abundance for the person in ques-

tion. This is true in most facets of

our lives, including how we invest.

In fi nance, true luxury today is

about investing for both fi nancial

return and social good. Opportuni-

ties that are at the crossroads of

capitalism and philanthropy bring a

newfound sense of purpose to seek-

ing a good return. For the economic

animal in us, this model is a means

to a strong fi nancial return. For our

social conscience, these opportuni-

ties create untold social benefi ts and

returns. With social investing, or

impact investing, an investor com-

mits to strategies and opportunities

that make investments in enterprises

that combine fi nancial and social

returns. These investments, while

creating a meaningful fi nancial

return, provide social benefi ts on

a scale that philanthropy alone

cannot, thus redefi ning the defi ni-

tion and true nature of “value.” By

investing in these opportunities, we

are moving toward an economy of

abundance—abundance of fi nancial

returns, social benefi t and incremen-

tal investment potential.

The idea of a business with

social considerations is not new.

Timberland’s philosophy has long

been one of addressing both social

and environmental causes through

the sale of their footwear. Ali Hew-

son and her husband, Bono, created

Edun, a fashion line with clothes

made in sub-Saharan Africa with

proceeds from sales going back to

into the African economy. What is

gaining importance is that these

businesses must create market-

competitive, high-quality products.

First and foremost, a business can’t

focus too much on the mission and

neglect creating a meaningful, rele-

vant, quality offering. Investors and

consumers alike care most about

the end product. These businesses

must put forth the effort to be great

operations fi rst, and vehicles for

the social causes second. A strong

business model with meaning-

ful product is the single strongest

advocate for driving good. When

seeking impact investments, it’s

critical to focus on companies that

have created a strong and relevant

product, one that seduces the inves-

tors and consumers alike into being

a part of a new brand.

This is the new world of fi nance:

respect the intellect of the inves-

tor by creating a relevant, qual-

ity product that both entices the

consumer and produces meaning-

ful fi nancial and social returns.

Investors no longer have to choose

between signifi cant fi nancial upside

and creating social benefi t. On the

forefront of such impact investing

is a new catalytic brand, Fonderie

47. Entrepreneurs Peter Thum and

John Zapolski joined forces to ad-

dress the destructive effects of the

20 million assault rifl es in Africa.

Working with local and interna-

tional experts on disarmament,

Fonderie 47 removes and destroys

AK47s from Africa, transform-

ing the destroyed guns into a new

material showcased as exclusively

designed jewelry, watches and

other luxury accessories. The

resulting products will serve as a

catalyst to inspire global leaders

to act on this issue and the sales

will fund investments in multiple

programs committed to disarma-

ment and local economic prosper-

ity. Through Fonderie 47 and other

emerging brands, the landscape

of impact investing is evolving.

Investors no longer need to choose

between making money and doing

good. They need now only choose

the strongest of brands.

Luxury began as a way to create

your legacy, its origins dating back

to ancient Egyptian times. Over

time, brands have given people

the opportunity to tap into their

heritage and history by owning

a piece of that brand. This was a

way to partake in that institution’s

legacy. Today, investment opportu-

nities that bring together fi nancial

returns and social advancement

can provide a more enduring

and satisfying product. With this

experience, the opportunity exists

to create your own legacy going

forward. This is investing in inno-

vative brands that are changing the

landscape. This is creating your

legacy. This is true luxury.

—Umber Ahmad

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ENTOURAGE INSIGHT � BLUEPRINT

Apartment living has evolved dramatically

since New York City’s fi rst tenements were

built in the late 1830s. Even with the introduc-

tion in 1884 of the Dakota, one of the fi rst

“luxury” apartment buildings, it is doubtful that

anyone could have foreseen that apartment build-

ings would become today’s branded destinations.

In the past 10 years, the areas of Battery Park

City, TriBeCa, SoHo and the Financial District have

become vibrant, thriving residential neighborhoods,

some for the fi rst time in hundreds of years.

New York City developer Alex Kafenbaum

says, “In developing or converting apartments,

amenities are important when considering your

target demographic, and sometimes help to ‘keep

up with the Joneses.’ ’’

While in newer construction in-house gyms

and roof decks are standard offerings, recent

luxury developments and conversions south of

Canal Street have positioned themselves at the

very head of the curve when it comes to offering

extravagance at home.

Philippe Starck-designed Downtown, located

at 15 Broad Street, garnered attention as one of

the most amenity-heavy luxury buildings in the

city. Standing at the corner of Broad and Wall

Streets, Downtown offers a squash court, lap

pool, automated bowling alley, business center

and a roof deck.

Just around either corner, luxury abounds at

the Setai Wall Street at 40 Broad Street and

at Armani Casa-designed 20 Pine Street. Both

offer in-house spa services. At 20 Pine Street,

Complete Body & Spa provides everything from

Sports Massage to Gentleman’s Skin Fitness.

Even further south, 200 Water Street’s breath-

taking city and water views are a luxury

in themselves.

Cipriani Residences at 55 Wall Street offers

a complimentary membership to the Cipriani

Club which entitles members to nearly unlimited

haircuts and spa services. Dwellers of the Cipri-

ani Residences and Setai Wall Street enjoy clubs

at their locations, providing discounts on dining

and spa services, as well as access to VIP events

and parties.

For individuals whose creature comfort is fi ne

wining and dining at home, look no further. Con-

sider Michelin Star dining right in your lobby.

SHO Shaun Hergatt’s eponymous restaurant calls

the second fl oor of the Setai Wall Street home.

For those who love a good book, 20 Pine

Street and Greenwich Club at 88 Greenwich

Street have lending libraries, but Riverhouse,

in Battery Park City, leads their 45,000-volume

library is known as “Poets House.”

For a truly unique experience, residents of

TriBeCa’s 101 Warren Street may visit the “for-

est-fl oor”, where 101 Austrian pine trees reside in

piles of river stones.

While luxurious facilities are a way to create

buzz about new developments, it is surprising

how little they are utilized. It is more common

for a buyer to be unwavering if their next home

has a pool or a gym included, as the membership

savings can be substantial.

Prudential Douglas Elliman Executive Vice

President, Ariel Cohen says, “Building ameni-

ties are a great draw, and sometimes will tip

the scale, but a buyer should always start their

considerations with where they will spend the

majority of their time: the apartment.”

—Nick Jabbour

DOWNTOWN’S LUXURY RESIDENCES LEAVE LITTLE TO THE IMAGINATION

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A SAlute to South Street SeAport Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport

hosts many walks in support of

diseases and disorders. Join in or

just watch the fun as New Yorkers

stretch their legs to aid and honor

those with MS, Lupus, Autism and

other life-altering conditions. And

while you’re there, enjoy street

performers, shopping and dining in

the Fulton Stall Market!

southstreetseaport.com.

Story timeOnce upon a time, Downtown

dwellers of all ages would gather

for story time around the neighbor-

hood. The first Wednesday of every

month at 11 a.m., you can visit

crewcuts at 50 Hudson Street in

TriBeCa for a citibabes-sponsored

hour of children’s book reading. If

you’re searching for a mystery, hit

The Mysterious Bookshop

(58 Warren Street; mysteriousbook-

shop.com) for conversations with

authors.

Find your Green thumb Kids: grab your gardening gloves

and head to Rockefeller Park on

Tuesdays. At Young Sprouts Gar-


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dening classes, kiddies ages three

to five can plant seeds, water the

plants and eat fresh veggies starting

at 3:15 p.m. At 4 p.m., older kids

can develop gardening skills with

the Children’s Gardening Club.

They’ll also learn about compost-

ing, critters, the lifecycle of plants

and ways to keep the environment

green. Also check out the activities

at Wagner Park, like bird watching

and fishing. bpcparks.org.

it’S All About the benjAminS Explore the Museum of American

Finance. Get an inside audit of

financial scandals at the “Scandal!”

exhibit, or take a fresh look at the

newest addition: “Alexander Hamil-

ton: Lineage and Legacy,” a look

at the life of one of the nation’s

founding fathers. Don’t dilly-dal-

ly––the exhibit is on display until

July 12. While you’re there, don’t

forget to check out the $2 million,

18-karat gold and jewel-encrusted

Monopoly set or take one of the

museum’s 90-minute walking tours

of Wall Street and FiDi. You can

also pick up a three-day Downtown

Culture Pass ticket, which provides

admission and discounts at eight

Neighborhood To-Dos

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Downtown museums and more

south of Chambers Street. 48 Wall

Street; moaf.org.

Toe-Tappin’ FunDitch yer blues during Jazz Night

with the Alex Levin Trio every

Friday at 7 p.m. at the Downtown

Community Center. 120 Warren

Street; manhattanyouth.org. If you

are craving more jazz, groove on

over to the TriBeCa Performing Arts

Center for their “Lost Jazz Shrines”

performances. 199 Chambers

Street; tribecapac.org.

on DemanDView one of the daily screenings at

the National Museum of the Ameri-

can Indian. Pick from a variety of

insightful movies throughout the

day. One Bowling Green;

americanindian.si.edu.

Brush sTrokeReview the new Russell Sharon

Exhibition at Cheryl Hazan Gal-

lery through May 14. Inspired by

ponds and prairies surrounding his

Minnesota farm, Sharon explores

landscape through oil paint. 35 N

Moore Street; cherylhazan.com.

Fly away wiTh meFind your inner acrobat with the

Trapeze School New York. Stay

tuned for outdoor classes in TriBe-

Ca in May. trapezeschool.com.

music @ 1Take a lunch break for a Concert

at One at historical landmark,

Trinity Church. Every Thursday

at 1 p.m., enjoy a unique con-

cert from chamber orchestras to

pianists to youth choirs. Located

at Broadway and Wall Street;

trinitywallstreet.org.

Drive-inGrab a snack, your beverage

of choice and snag a seat at the

World Financial Center Plaza for

an outdoor movie night…or three.

Enjoy three nights of drive-in

movies as part of the 10th annual

TriBeCa Film Festival. Admission

is first-come, first-serve and free

to all. Choose from the 1980s clas-

sic Fame, a Haitian documentary

entitled When the Drum is Beating,

which includes a performance by

a Haitian-Caribbean-Jazz fusion

band, or join Kermit and company

for an adventure in The Muppets

Take Manhattan. Programming

beings at 6 p.m.; screenings start

around 8:15 p.m. as dusk arrives.

April 21 to April 23; artsworldfinan-

cialcenter.com.

—Andrea Tullman

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CULTURE CODE � I’M TALKIN’

I may be biased because

she’s the publisher of my

fi rst book, but Jen Bergstrom is not

only sexy and smart; she is also a

friend and a mentor. What makes

her so great? For starters, she is

Vice President and Editor-in-Chief

of Gallery Books, a division of Si-

mon & Schuster where she special-

izes in publishing hip, pop culture

books. He’s Just Not That Into You

was the fi rst big book that put her

on the map. Jen remembers reading

the proposal and knowing she had a

winner when she missed her Canal

Street stop on the 1 Subway. Since

then she has published best selling

books by Chelsea Handler, Lewis

Black, Tori Spelling, Tim Gunn and

Snooki, to name just a few.

When she’s not working in

S&S’s midtown offi ces, Jen spends

every possible minute Downtown,

where she lives in a fabulous

TriBeCa apartment, tastefully

done in what she calls a “modern

Swedish dollhouse design.” Single

but not alone (she has a rescue dog

named Lily), Jen bought her apart-

ment fi ve years ago but is quick to

point out: “I’m one of the ‘new-

comers’ here. That’s what I love

most about this neighborhood: the

people! Most have been here for

years––the artists and actors, writ-

ers and designers––some dating

back to the 1970s. They keep this

neighborhood real.”

Why not live closer to her

offi ce?

“It’s only a 10 minute subway ride

and besides it’s way too noisy up

there! Downtown is my sanctuary,”

she explains. While working with

celebrities keeps her busy, Jen takes

most of her meetings Downtown at

hotspots such as The Soho Grand

Hotel (they allow dogs!), Locanda

Verde and Nobu. Jen’s zest for life

is palpable, as is her love for her

neighborhood. Her favorite place

to hang is The Odeon and the best

nail salon in the city (according to

her) is conveniently located right

on Greenwich and North Moore.

But it’s more than just the places:

“Tribeca is a mindset, a spirit, a

style. But don’t tell anyone,” she

says with her bright smile. “I don’t

want it to get too crowded.” It is

the intimacy of the neighborhood

that drew her from Uptown in the

fi rst place and allows her to spend

her weekends on quiet cobblestone

streets. “I get away from it all down

here. There’s an authenticity in the

architecture and the people.” As

she shows me around her spacious

apartment, Jen laughs, “Let’s put

it this way Sue, all the cool people

live Downtown.”

Let’s switch gears to your

career. Did you always want to

be in the publishing business?

I was 21, living in Paris as an au

pair, eating croissants and speaking

terrible French when I answered

an ad in The NewYork Times for

a publisher’s assistant. Back then

that’s how you got a job. I’ve been

in the business for 21 years since. I

was blessed because I loved what I

did from day one.

Why Simon & Schuster?

To me it’s the perfect size for a pub-

lishing house. Not too big, not too

small. And my bosses are not afraid

to take risks and allow me to publish

books that not everyone in this busi-

ness would be allowed to publish. I

can publish everyone from reality

television stars to serious fi rst-time

authors like you!

What is your next major step?

I love what I do and I’m in no rush

to go anywhere but because I work

with such great content, I’ve always

wanted to see if I could make it in

the movie business. Most of what

I publish I tend to look at with a

cinematic eye and publishing is a

lot like producing. Hey, who knows,

maybe I’ll bump into Robert De

Niro in the hood someday!

What would you say to the

young women out there who

want to be like you? What does

it really take?

“Passion, passion, passion! Find

what you love and the money and

power will follow. Also have opin-

ions and surround yourself with

great people. I always say that the

secret to my success is that I hire

people who are smarter than I am

and then I get out of their way.

Does your family love what

you do?

Let’s put it this way: my dad spends

most of his days going to book-

stores and rearranging my books,

making sure they face out on the

shelves. He also reads just about

everything I publish (even the

women’s fi ction).

What would you recommend to

people who want to move down

here and why?

It’s safe and private, close to the

water, and you don’t feel like you’re

in a big city. Oh, and did I mention

the TriBeCa Film Festival? I mean

it’s right outside my front door!

What makes you smile?

A dirty Kettle One martini straight

up! That and working with great

authors like you. It feeds my soul!

—Suzanne Corso

JB’s FAVORITES RESTAURANT: The Odeon (you can fi nd her there every summer Friday, outside with a bottle (or two) of rosé.

BAR: The Ear Inn

GYM: Equinox on Murray Street

Jen Bergstrom, a below Canal Street kinda gal

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Cozy up with these new reads

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Reading List


cULtURe code n page turners

Author Camilla Morton’s Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty re-invents the memoirs of the reknowned fashion designer in a charming combination of imagination and haute couture. ($22. Harper Collins; harpercollins.com.)

Suzanne Corso’s Brooklyn Story is a powerful coming of age tale of a young girl’s lost innocence and dreams later found across the Brooklyn Bridge. ($24. Simon & Schuster; simonandschuster.com.)

In The House That Ruth Built: A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923, Robert Weintraub tells the untold tale of the Yankees’ most memorable season. Filled with stories of New York City and the team that may have been the best of all time, the book vividly brings to life the singular year that made the Yankees franchise it is today. ($27. Little, Brown and Com-pany; hachettebookgroup.com.)

Kay Thompson is chiefly remembered as the author of the Eloise books but in From Funny Face to Eloise, Hollywood director Sam Irvin writes an entertaining biography describing Thompson’s dy-namic personality and wild personal lifestyle. ($27. Simon & Schus-ter; simonandschuste.com.)

Illustrator Stephen Savage uses his wit and graphic illustrations in the picture book Where’s Walrus? to portray a Walrus’s escape to the outside world and all the adventures he encounters. ($17. Scho-lastic Press; scholastic.com.)

In his first-ever monograph, New York Photographs 1968-1978, Paul McDonough powerfully reveals the intimacy of actions and relation-ships in a surprisingly engaging collection of street photography. ($45. Umbrage Editions; umbragebooks.com.)

—Andrea Tullman

WHAT’S IN A NAME?The name TriBeCa originated with

Lispenard Street artists and residents

living on tax block 210. Taking a

lesson from neighboring residents

who coined the name “SoHo,” this

group adopted the name Triangle

Below Canal Block Association, which

they then shortened to TriBeCa

Block Association. The triangle they

referred to was at Lispenard Street,

for its intersections created a triangle

rather than a rectangle. A journalist

from The New York Times reported

on TriBeCa, referring to the whole

neighborhood rather than the single

block. Soon the acronym stuck.

DOWNTOWN ON � TRIBECA


Getting to Know

TriBeCaPAST AND PRESENT

TRIBECA IN BRIEFTriBeCa, referred to as the Lower West Side during the city’s inception, has

gone through tremendous growth over several centuries of discovery and city

planning. In 1705, Queen Anne of England granted Trinity Church the area

west of Broadway. (The Lispendar family owned much of the eastern land.)

Wealthy residents fl ooded the farmland, transforming the neighborhood. In

the early 1800s, elegant mansions sprouted along Duane Park and Hudson

Square. By the mid-19th century, the residential milieu morphed into a com-

mercial landscape. This new industrial center served as a transfer point for dry

goods and textiles. A century later, gentrifi cation brought residents back to

the area.

The Washington Market Urban Renewal Project in the early 1960s played

a major roll in district restoration, particularly the western sphere. During the

following two decades, vacant factories and warehouses attracted artists who

then converted the empty spaces into livable lofts. Going forward, TriBeCa

blossomed into a quaint, trendy, celebrity-studed neighborhood fi lled with

boutiques, restaurants and lofts.

TRANSPORTATION■ Subway Stations: Canal

Street; Chambers Street;

Franklin Street

■ Buses: M20, M6, M1, M22

■ Holland Tunnel

■ Did you know? There was

once an elevated train line at

Greenwich Street called the

IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It was

demolished in 1940.

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ARCHITECTURETriBeCa is notable for its unique ar-

chitecture. Many Italian Renaissance-

style stores and lofts of Tuckahoe

Marble from Westchester County

were built on Broadway between the

1850s and 1860s. Cast iron structures

popped up in the 1860s and 1870s.

(Leonard Street between Broad-

way and Church Street has several

noteworthy cast iron row buildings.)

A new wave of architecture—Roman-

esque Revival-style brick and case

stone—followed suit in the 1880s

and 1890s, primarily in what is now

considered TriBeCa West. At the

end of the 19th century into the 20th

century, large multi-block warehouses

were built, many of which can be

found in the north section of TriBeCa.

Today, cast iron lamps in the historic

district perpetuate the design that

once was. Cobblestone streets mark

some of the architecturally rich build-

ings that are still standing.

BORDERS & BOUNDARIESTriBeCa has been divided into four

historic districts: TriBeCa North,

South, East and West.

The neighborhood’s boundaries are:

■ Canal Street to the north

■ Broadway to the east

■ West Street/Hudson River to

the west

■ The southern boundary has been

recorded as being several different

streets including: Vesey Street, Bar-

clay Street and Chambers Street.


RESIDENTIAL POPULATION1970: approximately 400

1980: approximately 5,950



2011: A recent study determined that

27,356 people reside in TriBeCa

LANDMARK BUILDINGS■ Woolworth Building at 233

Broadway was the world’s tallest

building from 1913 to 1930, until

40 Wall Street replaced it in height.

Frank Woolworth commissioned the

building in 1910; it was constructed

in the neo Gothic-style and owned by

the Woolworth company for 85 years.

■ The Harrison Street houses are a

row of restored 18th century town-

houses originally located on Wash-

ington Street. These red brick homes,

which are the oldest in the area, were

relocated to 25-41 Harrison Street

in the 1970s due to construction on

Washington Street.

■ The old cobblestone on Franklin

Street is well worth noting.

■ A row of white neo-Renaissance

buildings built at the end of the

Civil War in 1865 reside at 73 Worth

Street.

■ The New York Telephone Com-

pany is a Mayan-inspired art deco

building constructed in 1927. (140

West Street)

■ From 1885 to 1997, before relocat-

ing to the World Trade Center, the

New York Mercantile Exchange

stood on 2-6 Harrison Street. The

second story windows opened onto

the trading fl oor where goods like

butter, cheese and eggs were traded.

The building was designed in Queen

Anne style with Romanesque Revival

elements.

■ The Textile Building is a neo-

Renaissance building built in 1901 by

Henry J. Hardenbergh. (66 Leonard

Street)

■ The Powell Building, once called

the Pierce Building, is located at 105-

109 Hudson Street. It was designed

in a Beau-Arts style by Carrere and

Hastings and built in 1892.

■ Clock Tower Building is a nation-

ally registered historic place. The

building was home to the New York

Life Insurance Company. It is notable

for the gargoyles that watch over the

city from the roof. Inside, the marble

lobby, 13-story stair hall, banking hall

and other features make it a unique

locale. (346 Broadway)

■ Tweed Courthouse was the fi rst

government building built after City

Hall. It is associated with William M.

Tweed’s embezzlement scandal. The

story goes that Tweed, the boss of

Tammany Hall, used the construction

site for embezzlement. The struc-

ture is also known for its American

Victorian-style design. (52 Chambers

Street)

■ Bordering TriBeCa, present day

City Hall is the oldest of its kind in

America that still houses its original

branches, including the mayor’s offi ce

and the city council. New York’s fi rst

city hall was built on Pearl Street.

(260 Broadway)

POP CULTURE DESTINATIONS■ TriBeCa Grill, open since 1990,

was instrumental in putting TriBeCa

on the map. It is co-owned by Drew

Nieporent and Robert De Niro and

has an extensive, awarding-winning

wine list. Many famous celebrities

have both invested and dined here.

It is located on the fi rst two fl oors

of the TriBeCa Film Center and is

attached to TriBeCa Screening Room,

a 72-seat theater. The restaurant also

houses a gallery of artwork by De

Niro’s father. (375 Greenwich Street)

■ Hook and Ladder Company #8

was the famed fi rehouse featured in

Ghostbusters. (14 N Moore Street)

■ TriBeCa Film Center is headquar-

ters for TriBeCa Film Festival and

TriBeCa Productions, De Niro’s fi lm

company. (375 Greenwich Street)

■ TriBeCa Cinema is one of the

participating venues for the TriBeCa

Film Festival. This old-fashion venue

features two theaters (54 Varick Street

at Laight Street)

■ Moore Street was once home to

John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. They

lived at 20 N Moore Street until their

deaths in 1999.

FESTIVALS■ TriBeCa Film Festival and Street

Fair (April 20 - May 1)

■ Taste of TriBeCa (May 21)

—Andrea Tullman

FUN FACTS■ In 2006, TriBeCa’s 10013 zip code was named New York City’s most expensive by Forbes.

■ One study found that 800 trees are planted in the neighborhood.

■ There are 496 restaurants in TriBeCa giving the neighborhood the distinc-tion as having more restaurants per resident than anywhere else in America. According to Pinpoint Demographics, the 10013 zip code has .018 restau-rants for every person who lives there. With a population of 27,356 residents, TriBeCa is host to 360 fast-food restaurants and 136 full-service restaurants.

■ Staples Street was named for “staples” like eggs, butter and cheese that were unloaded by ships.

■ Supposedly Harrison Street was named after Harrison’s Brewery located near the river during pre-Revolutionary days.

Edward AlbeeCarolyn Bessette- KennedyBeyoncéAlexis BledelEric BogosianLorraine BraccoEd BurnsNaomi CampbellNick CannonMariah Carey

Jennifer ConnellyBilly CrystalRobert De NiroP. DiddyHilary DuffBethenny FrankelJames FreyJames Gandolfi niSarah Michelle GellarMariska Hargitay

Josh HartnettMichael ImperioliJay-ZScarlett JohanssonHarvey KeitelJohn F. Kennedy, Jr.Karolina KurkovaNathan LaneCyndi LauperDavid LettermanJodi Long

Chris MartinTaylor MomsenGwyneth PaltrowFreddie Prinze, Jr.Jane RosenthalDuncan SheikKevin SpaceyJon StewartMeryl StreepChristy TurlingtonKate Winslet

NOTABLE RESIDENTS: PAST & PRESENT



Beth Janson is a self-proclaimed “fi lm geek.” As

the newly appointed Executive Director of the TriBeCa Film Institute,

she is also a champion for bringing funding, support and education to

up-and-coming fi lm enthusiasts of all ages.

This year alone the TriBeCa Film Institute (TFI) will award over

$1,000,000 in grants to independent fi lmmakers. In addition, TFI

is launching a citywide initiative with the New York

City Department of Education, providing 100 New

York City public school classrooms with TFI Teach-

ing Artists as a means of integrating media arts into

the educational experience. Janson’s philosophy is

simple: “Culture should be something that everyone

can participate in.” Over the past 10 years, TFI has

gone to great lengths to make Janson’s statement a

reality.

The TriBeCa Film Institute is a nonprofi t arts orga-

nization founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal,

and Craig Hatkoff. In the wake of September 11th, TFI

came into fruition to organize the inaugural TriBeCa

Film Festival as a means of revitalizing Lower Manhat-

tan. Following the Festival, TFI spun itself off as an independent af-

fi liate focusing on year-round support for individual artists. Now in its

10th year, TFI administers a dozen major programs annually, empow-

ering fi lmmakers through grants and professional development.

Programs such as TFI’s TriBeCa All Access, awards directors and

screenwriters of color and women of any race the following: a project

development grant of $10,000; aid of project realization through one-

on-one meetings with industry representatives; career development

workshops and exposure to narrative and documentary informational

panels. In particular, the support of women fi lmmakers is very impor-

tant to Janson. As she explains, “Only seven percent of fi lms are cur-

rently directed by women. A woman has a better chance of being head

of a Forbes 500 company than being a fi lm director. When you think

about how accessible the [fi lmmaking] tools are, that’s an astounding

number. It’s something we’re really passionate about changing.”

TFI is equally passionate about their Youth Education Programs,

which introduce underserved New York City students

to the career options available in the fi lmmaking

industry. In TFI’s TriBeCa Film Fellows program,

20 high school juniors and seniors are selected to

explore the realm of cinema and develop their voices

through fi lm. Along with the chance to receive a

$1,500 scholarship and access to one-on-one sup-

port in preparing college applications, Fellows are

exposed to a series of workshops, creative fi lmmak-

ing exercises, screenings, panels and mentoring

by TriBeCa Film Festival (TFF) fi lm directors. In

addition, the Fellows collaborate on a short fi lm that

captures the essence of all fi ve boroughs through their

eyes. Their work serves as the introduction to Our

City, My Story, TFI’s annual screening series during TFF that show-

cases outstanding fi lm and video made by New York City teens.

As Janson concludes, “Our goal isn’t to just celebrate our students,

but to make sure we are seeding the next generation of audiences

with the ability to appreciate independent media. In a city that creates

so much media and inspires so many fi lms, we really want to be a

resource that allows independent fi lmmakers the necessary support to

grow and fl ourish.”

To learn more about TFI, visit tribecafi lminstitute.org.

—Stacy Seiler

This year alone the

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will award over $1,000,000

in grants to independent fi lmmakers.

New York City youths on their way to becoming award-winning fi lm makers.

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9 years of award-winning movies at TFF

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Title: The Unioncategory: Special Events (Documentary)

Director: Cameron Crowe

The Buzz: The celebrated director’s world

premiere is the big ticket opening event at the

festival. The film chronicles the collaboration

between Elton John and his idol Leon Rus-

sell as they create the album that provides the

film’s title. Elton John will perform live after

the film’s debut showing on April 20th, which

will be screened outdoors with no admission at

North Cove at the World Financial Plaza.

Title: Newlywedscategory: Special Events

Director/Writer: Ed Burns

The Buzz: The latest film from one of our

favorite neighbors (and DOWNTOWN cover

star) closes the festival. The film follows the

tribulations of a couple’s marriage and the

drama they inherit from each other’s families.

The cast includes Caitlin Fitzgerald, Max Baker

and Kerry Bishé.

Title: Donor Unknowncategory: Viewpoints (Documentary)

Director: Jerry Rothwell

The Buzz: As one of the first in a generation

of “test-tube babies,” JoEllen Marsh grew up

knowing her father as Donor 150. She feels the

urge to connect with unkown siblings and turns

to the Internet to expand her family tree. After

finding and connecting with dozens of siblings

across the country, JoEllen decides to track

down Donor 150. A North American Premiere.

Title: The Swell Seasoncategory: Viewpoints (Documentary)

Director: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins

and Carlo Mirabella-Davis

The Buzz: The camera follows Glen Hansard

and Marketa Irglova—also known as Oscar-

winning songwriters and former lovers from

Once—during a two-year world tour that

wrecks the romantic bond that began on screen.

A world premiere filmed in black and white.

Title: Angels Crestcategory: World Narrative Feature

Competition

Director: Gaby Dellal

Writer: Catherine Trieschmann

The Buzz: Ethan (Thomas Dekker), a young

father in the working-class town of Angels

Crest, is forced to raise his three-year-old son

Nate on his own because the boy’s mother

(Lynn Collins) is an alcoholic. One day, the

community is rocked when Ethan’s momentary

lapse in judgment results in tragedy and his

neighbors have to decide where to place blame.

The all-star cast includes Jeremy Piven, Eliza-

beth McGovern, Mira Sorvino and Kate Walsh.

Title: Black Butterfliescategory: World Narrative Feature

Competition

Director: Paula van der Oest

Writer: Greg Latter

The Buzz: The true story of the woman con-

sidered to be South Africa’s Sylvia Plath. As

Apartheid tears apart Cape Town in the 1960s,

young Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten) finds

herself besieged by conflicts with her lovers and

her government-censor father (Rutger Hauer),

and turns to poetry as her escape.

Title: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

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category: Spotlight

director: Michael Rapaport

the Buzz: Fellow New Yorker and actor, Ra-

paport, who makes his directorial debut, spent

eight months uncovering the personal lives behind

seminal MCs from Queens. This is the New York

premiere, with appearances by De La Soul, Kanye

West, Common, Mos Def, Ludacris, Beastie Boys

and other industry stars.

title: A Good Old Fashioned Orgycategory: Spotlight

director/writer: Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory

the Buzz: A thirty-something party animal, Eric

(Jason Sudeikis) is notorious for his summer par-

ties at his father’s sweet Hamptons home. Now,

his friends are settling down and his dad decides

to sell the beach house. The solution? One last

blowout bash! Among the party guests are Lindsay

Sloane, Lucy Punch and Will Forte.

title: Higher Groundcategory: Spotlight

director: Vera Farmiga

writer: Carolyn S. Briggs and Tim Metcalfe

the Buzz: Vera Farmiga stars and makes her

directorial debut in an adaptation of Christian

fundamentalist Carolyn S. Brigg’s memoir of love

and relationships during the height of feminism in

the 1960s in a close spiritual community. The cast

includes John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Bill Irwin

and Joshua Leonard. A Sundance favorite, the film

is making its New York debut.

title: Puncturecategory: Spotlight

director: Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen

writer: Chris Lopata

the Buzz: Based on a true story about corrup-

tion in the health care system, Mike Weiss (Chris

Evans) plays an atypical tattooed, drug-addicted

lawyer representing a safety-needle inventor in a

suit against a monopolistic medical supply corpo-

ration. Mike struggles to keep his own life together

while fighting to win a case to end mistreatment

of health-care workers. This world premiere has a

strong cast including Vinessa Shaw.

title: Rabies (Kalevet)

category: Cinemania

director/writer: Aharon Keshales & Navot

Papushado

the Buzz: When a group of teens crosses paths

with a serial killer, people begin to die. This

unconventional horror flick is Israel’s first-ever

slasher movie. and a North American premiere; in

Hebrew with English subtitles.

title: TROLLHUNTER (Trolljegeren)

category: Cinemania

director/writer: André Øvredal

the Buzz: A string of bear poaching incidents in

the Norwegian countryside leads a group of film

students to Hans, a hunter in charge of containing

the troll population. A horror film with fantastic

visual effects; in Norwegian with English subtitles.

title: The Bang Bang Clubcategory: Special Screenings

director/writer: Steven Silver

the Buzz: A true story of four young combat pho-

tographers who chronicle the first free elections in

post-Apartheid South Africa and the violence that

ripped the nation. The film explores friendship and

the challenge to portray the truth through journal-

ism. Staring Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch and

Malin Akerman, this film premiered at the 2010

Toronto International Film Festival.

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style of THE SCOOP FROM TWO DOWNTOWN DESIGNERS

Hidden in the middle of the fashionable

Meatpacking District a stylish sister duo

is busy at work designing brilliant jewelry for

women of the world.

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Danielle,

25, and Jodie, 28, Snyder began their fashion

jewelry line, Dannijo, in New York City in 2008.

They have built a company from the ground up,

invading the fashion scene from all angles, all

while enjoying the Downtown neighborhood. Not

to mention, they are some of the sweetest, most

down-to-earth people.

Danielle and Jodie with their self-taught

jewelry skills are the brains behind their intricate,

bold creations that are Dannijo (a friend of Jodie’s

imagined the name.) From a young age, they

discovered their father’s medical pliers and other

tools and began to play with wires, modeling and

twisting to create wearable designs.

Having a background in informal jewelry mak-

ing, the Snyders feel their creativity is not bound

by convention. “Sometimes having a background

in jewelry design restricts and limits you in terms

of materials.” Dannijo combines metal,

leather, crystals, mixed beads and vintage

elements in ever-evolving ways.

The girls’ distinct styles contrib-

ute to the uniqueness of their line.

Jodie describes her style as classic and

sophisticated; Danielle, bohemian and

rock-and-roll. Their fashions and shared

affi nity for vintage is immediately obvious

upon entering their workspace. Dress forms

dressed in pink frilly skirts adorned with

chunky, edgy necklaces personify the mixed

style of Dannijo.

In addition to jewels, the two are working on

handbags and a tech line.

MAKING MOVESWhen the Snyders brought their creations to New

York, they went directly to Bergdorf Goodman.

It was there that they made a cold stop and asked

for fi ve minutes of their time. The face time was

what helped them seal the deal.

“Bergdorf was a good fi t and a great launching

pad. It’s a window to the world for a lot of other

buyers,” they explain.

DANNIJO

Jodie’s favorite piece from Spring 2011.BellaTrix necklace ($420).

Dannijo is versatile. Handmade in New York,

Dannijo pieces are designed for all types of girls.

“We start by designing jewelry we want to

wear. It’s ageless,” says Danielle.

Their jewelry is made in hopes that pieces will

be passed from mother to daughter.

“Women love accessories, be it jewelry, hand-

bags or shoes. They tell your personality. Women

get emotionally attached to jewelry,” says Jodie.

They see jewelry as something that is really fun;

it is a great way to make a look your own.

DANNIJO DOWNTOWNIn addition to working together, the duo is fortu-

nate to call the same TriBeCa apartment build-

ing home. In fact until recently they even lived

together. Now they live one fl oor apart, but still

spend free time together.

“We get along 99.9 percent of the time,” Dani-

elle says. After a smiling glance at each other they

decide it might be more like 98 percent.

They do agree that the great part of Downtown

is simply walking around and popping into cute

stores. You can fi nd Danielle and Jodie ducking

in and out of the Lower East Side’s mom-and-pop

shops and hunting for treasures at the area’s bou-

tiques. Jodie, who loves interior design, frequents

a favorite: Billy’s Antiques on Houston Street.

When asked who their favorite designers are,

they came up with a slew of brands: Vena Cava,

Isabel Marant, Rag and Bone, Hunter Dixon,

mixed with Alternative Apparel T-shirts, a lot of

vintage and of course, Dannijo. It is all about

mixing and matching high and low.

They pull inspiration from elements, travel,

books and inspiring women like Natalie Port-

man and their stylish mother, after whom a pair

of clip-on earrings was designed. Even more,

music is major. As an example, check out their

handpicked playlists on the Dannijo blog, some of

which are matched with Dannijo pieces, to help

you dress for your music mood.

When they are not designing, Danielle enjoys

music festivals and concerts, skiing, staying ac-

tive and discovering new things. Jodie likes Soul

Cycle classes, yoga, antiquing and interior design.

One is in the middle of Open: An Autobiography

(Knopf) and the other just fi nished it.

The girls are foodies and self-titled “sweet

freaks,” preferring

vanilla to chocolate when

it comes to cake. Kitchen-

ette ranks as their favorite

brunch locale, while Smith

& Mills is a top spot to grab

drinks with friends.

Danielle and Jodie agree that fi nding a happy

equilibrium between business and personal life

is imperative to happiness and success. They

wear many different hats at once; with all of that

responsibility comes the need for stability.

“Finding balance. Making time for yourself

and not letting any one overtake the other,” says

Danielle, is advice both Snyders keep close. They

strive to fi nd balance in all aspects of life; it is

about prioritizing and reprioritizing.

GIVING BACK“Focus on what you do best, pick the right op-

portunities and always stay true to your brand,”

says Jodie.

Danielle and Jodie have done just that. They

fuse together their passion for culture with char-

ity. They have created a business model of fash-

ion and philanthropy, using jewelry as a vehicle

to combat global issues and as a platform for the

world and business.

Several years ago, Danielle interned with Janet

Hansen, the founder of 85 Broad. Danielle and

her fellow interns traveled to Lawala, Kenya, for

their intern project—the assignment was to create

a documentary that spoke to their generation.

After spending time there, Danielle and a friend

co-founded LWALA—Living With A Life-Long

Ambition—in 2006. The goal is to help women in

underdeveloped countries escape poverty through

jewelry making. In one year, through fundraising

efforts, LWALA made close to $100,000.

A GROWING BUSINESSDanielle and Jodie have been featured across

global media outlet and have been named trail-

blazers. “It’s amazing to see Dannijo catch on,”

they say modestly. Seeing people wearing their

designs on the street is always exciting. Still, it is

important to stay two steps ahead, trying not to

get stuck in the moment.

“We don’t consider anything to be the ‘Ah ha’

moment.” They are proud of special moments,

which include their segment on the Today show,

Beyoncé wearing their necklace on tour and off,

editorials in Elle and WWD and a custom-made

necklace for Natalie Portman. Dannijo jewelry

has also graced magazine covers and was promi-

nent on the Fall 2011 Mercedes-Benz New York

Fashion Week runway.

As for the best piece of advice they have

received through their whirlwind of success, they

say: “Find experts to help and realize you are not

going to be good at everything. Focus on what is

good for your brand.”

The talent Danielle and Jodie employ is

unprecedented; their commitment to the Dannijo

brand and global efforts, admirable. —Amanda Orlinsky

and Andrea Tullman

Dannijo is sold at Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, Intermix, net-a-porter.com, shopbop.com, Henry Nich-ols, Holt Renfrew, Bloomingdales and other stores. For more Dannijo, visit dannijo.com.

“Bergdorf was a good fi t and a great

launching pad.”

Danielle’s favorite piece from Spring 2011. Coppola Cuff ($375).

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Tribeca restaurant titan, Drew Nieporent has built a global empire but never left his dedication to building...and rebuilding the neighborhood behind. By Mike Hammer

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The global restaurant visionary, known better locally as “the Mayor of White

Street,” is a multi-tasking maestro—dictating direction to anyone within earshot.

He is perched at a front table in the famed Tribeca Grill, now in it’s 22nd year as

an iconic landmark of the neighborhood. There is an unlit cigar in his mouth and

what amounts to a vat of iced green tea in one hand and a cell phone in the other.

He reviews a list of potential interview candidates, jokes with his driver of more

than 20 years, takes time to give his kitchen staff an evening pre-game speech. And

at the same time, he is virtually directing the magazine photo shoot for our story.

“Did you know that bar was the one that helped put Maxwell’s Plum [the infa-

mously fl amboyant ’80s nightspot where Nieporent helped build his larger than life

persona] on the map. I think it’s still a magnet for memorable moments.”

All the while, he never loses full command of any aspect of the whirlwind going

on around him in one of the most popular restaurants in one of the biggest cities

on the planet. He even takes the time to charm a couple of visiting diners from out

of town who wanted to meet the man behind the menu. “I still spend a lot of time

taking phone reservations,” he says. “If people take the time to seek our place out,

I believe it is my role…hell…my responsibility to personally look out for them.”

This is a guy who may not have been born in a Downtown restaurant, but he’s

spent so many hours, days and years building these kinds of businesses to unparal-

leled heights in this particular area, that his efforts have practically defi ned the area.

His Myriad Restaurant Group was born and grew up in TriBeCa and is still

based there. His reputation for hard-work, successful results and a big-personality

now stretches from coast-to-coast and across the globe. With restaurants on 57th


Street, San Francisco and now London, Nieporent’s establishments have connected

with a huge fan base wherever his doors have opened.

But it is Downtown—and TriBeCa in particular—where he has dug his roots and

where his loyalty remains. “I’ve made a commitment to this neighborhood and I’ve

stuck with it,” he says waving his hand in the general direction of Greenwich Street,

where he’s both seen and made a lot of history. “We’ve been through two attacks

on the World Trade Center and rejected the realization that we could have made a

lot more money if we had focused on Midtown. This is our home. We created jobs

here. We were a big part of nurturing our neighbors and volunteers during hard

times. We’ve helped bring about rebuilding efforts and given our friends places and

personality they can rely on. We believed that’s important…I still do.”

Drew and his growing fl eet of top-fl ight restaurants have played a critical role in

the revitalization of the area both before and after the cataclysmic tragedy of 9/11,

that could have leveled its spirit and rebirth.

“Obviously, that was a profound event for all of us,” he says with growing grav-

ity in his voice. “We knew we had a responsibility and offered the Tribeca Grill as a

base of operations where we would ferry food to the cruise ships to feed the emer-

gency workers and other respondents in the weeks and months after the disaster.”

His commitment did not stop there. He continued to help his little-known busi-

ness partner in the Tribeca Grill, Robert De Niro, to support and grow the TriBeCa

Film Festival…with an even greater resolve after the disaster.

“TriBeCa, as a neighborhood, is an important part of New York,” he says with

a rising sense of urgency in his voice. “Robert De Niro is an important citizen in

the world. He started small, but it has grown exponentially—both in scope and the

infl uence and positive effect on the community. We have to be involved.”

The so-called Maestro of the Myriad Group has thrown himself into support of

the festival, year after year, hosting screenings, after-parties and the annual Juror’s

Luncheon, which has become the high profi le kick-off event.

“Whether it’s an event like this…that brings the arts to help promote our neigh-

borhood, or just providing fi ne dining establishments to our neighbors,” a fi red up

Nieporent says, “We’re here for the long haul.”

The festival takes on greater signifi cance this year because he is integrally in-

volved in the production of one of the highly-anticipated fi lms, which puts a spot-

light on his partner and star chef at his most recent neighborhood success, Corton.

A Matter of Taste is directed by Australian fi lmmaker, Sally Rowe, and meticu-

lously traces the challenges that come with launching a new restaurant (which

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is in the same location as Drew’s fi rst success, Mon-

trachet), amid the down economy of recent years and

the slow recovery from the devastation of 9/11.

“It’s very personal to us,” he says. “You’ll see that

the signifi cance of this fi lm is that it puts a window

on the hardships of the neighborhood and this restau-

rant. I think it illustrates our dedication, to not only

our success…but the neighborhood around us.”

While not born in TriBeCa, he grew up in nearby

Peter Cooper Village on the Lower East Side. A man

who has a long trail of close business and personal

relationships with celebrities of the highest echelon,

Nieporent’s attraction to the spotlight is easy to trace.

His mom, Sybil, was a radio actress in the 1950s,

starring on a popular kids’ show called Let’s Pretend.

“It was the Sesame Street of it’s era,” he says. “Our

house was fi lled with theatricality and actors and ac-

tresses. So I was used to relating to celebrities.”

The impact his father, Andrew, had on him was

just as profound. A transplanted Parisian, he was an

attorney for the State Liquor Authority, who helped

other immigrants apply for and (more-often-than-

not) receive their restaurant licenses.

“My dad cared about people whom he knew need-

ed his help. He had a way of taking applications from

the bottom of the pile and putting them on the top

of the pile,” he says with a wistful smile, remember-

ing the man who meant as much to Drew as all the

people he helped. “These people put their life sav-

ings in these restaurants and getting a liquor license

was vital. My dad knew that, and he cut through the

bureaucracy to help them start off their new lives.”

His Good Samaritanism didn’t come without its

rewards, though. “My father had endeared himself to

a lot of new restaurant people, so we were invited to a

lot of wonderful places to eat all over town. I learned

AN EARY START

Continuing Education

Taking On The Tavern

Early Fan-Fair

Building a Reputation

Drew was performing at a very young age. As an infant, he sampled product as the national television spokesbaby for Ivory Snow. "My mom was in the entertainment business, so I was always around it." As he matured he more followed his father's in-fl uence and focused on restaurants.

During and after college, Nieporent hit the high seas to seek a global education as a waiter on cruise ships that hit such exotic ports of call as Moscow, Copenhagen, Am-sterdam, Dublin and Oslo. "It was the best education I could've gotten," he says.

As a former manager of the Central Park landmark, Nieporant is appalled at Tavern on the Green's abandonment. "It's the most important infl uence on my career." he says. "That's enough motivation to take it over. If the city came to me and said we think you should run it, I'd be thrilled."

Vanity Fair celebrated the Tribeca Grill scene as "Hollywood on the Hudson" back in 1990 when it pictured Drew as having the recipe for attracting a celebrity clien-tele that included Liza Minelli, Christopher Walken, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sean Penn and partner, Robert De Niro.

Bon Appetit zeroed in on Drew and sev-eral other top New York restaurateurs as the 'producers of the restaurant world,' hailing their ability to build business cartels around fi ne food and grabbing the starring spotlight from celebrity chefs.

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a lot about good restaurants back then and just fell in

love with the atmosphere of the business…and let’s

not forget the food. I would take the menus home and

we’d try to figure out how much we would have had

to pay if they gave us a check. I felt very privileged.”

The many wonderful experiences stuck with him.

Not only did he learn about good food, he also ex-

perienced the excitement that came with a good res-

taurant…where he had the occasional Forrest Gump

Moment. “We used to eat at this wonderful restaurant

called China Song across the street from the Ed Sul-

livan Theatre. We were there the night the Beatles

played. We saw it unfold in front of our eyes.”

His mom suggested the hotel management pro-

gram at Cornell and Drew began his voyage in a

literal fashion. “When I was 18, I was walking in a

corridor on campus and I see this sign advertising for

student waiters to ports of call from Moscow to Oslo

and Copenhagen. Not only did I learn a lot about be-

ing a waiter, but I saw the world.”

From there he was offered a life-changing man-

ager’s position at Maxwell’s Plum and then an oppor-

tunity to work at the historic Central Park landmark,

Tavern on the Green. This gave him the opportunity

to learn at the side of a legendary restaurateur, War-

ner LeRoy, and placed him among a galaxy of lumi-

naries who remain dedicated to his vision today.

He rattles off nights when John Travolta stopped

by still bathing in the glow of superstardom from

Saturday Night Fever. “It was like Beatlemania,” he

smiles. Then there was the day in 1982 when he over-

saw a breakfast for the recently released American

hostages from the American Embassy in Iran.

As his own legend grew, even the great Tavern on

the Green was too small to hold Nieporent’s potential

and he turned his attention Downtown. “I saw a real

potential to this area, even in the mid-eighties,” he

says. “So I opened Montrachet in 1985 for $150,000

on West Broadway and I stayed there for 22 years.”

The allure of Montrachet brought in an impressed

Robert De Niro who asked if he wanted to open an-

other neighborhood place: Tribeca Grill. He suggest-

ed interviewing Nobuyuki Matsuhisa for the chef at

Tribeca Grill––this didn’t make sense to Drew; how-

ever it led to the idea of a TriBeCa sushi joint and

later, the foundation of the Nobu empire.

But Drew has no intention of going…anywhere.

TriBeCa has become his professional home and the

neighborhood and its people, his personal passion.

“We’re not a flash in the pan," he says. “We’ve

been here 26 years. I would have made more money

Uptown, but I want to grow with this area. I want to

provide something for my neighbors. I want people

to find jobs here. There’s nothing more thrilling to me

than signing a paycheck. This is where I want to be.”

"WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 26 YEARS. I WANT TO PROVIDE FOR MY NEIGHBORS.

I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE JOBS."

I'M HERE TO STAY.

the two Bobbies: Drew and brother Tracy with Yankee star Bobby Murcer in the '70s (opposite page); Drew with partner Bobby De Niro in the early days of the Tribeca Grill (this page).


StyLe VaULt n FAsHiOn FiLE

Wes Gordon has

created a timeless

self-titled women’s

line.

Gordon, a 24-year-old Atlanta

native, uprooted from the south and

brought his chivalry with him to the

Big Apple. This designer, talented

beyond his years, finds himself

smitten with the city. A Downtown-

er, he calls a loft on Nassau Street

his studio.

“The factories here are fantastic

and the workers are so talented.

We are a small company. To have

quality control and to be able to see

what they are working on makes

it much easier. Our client expects

the best quality and I am convinced

we have it right here in New York

City,” he says.

Gordon cites his mother as the

inspiration behind his designs. He

used to pay a mindful eye to his

mother’s dressing technique. “She

always looks so elegant,” he says.

The discussion reverts back to

the woman for whom Gordon de-

signs: “I think we are unique in that

we have a diverse clientele—any-

where from 18 to 88.” From young

girls who buy separates to older

women like his mother, Gordon has

found his niche, designing with the

graceful female in mind.

“I like to design for the idealized

woman in my head and what she

would like to have in her wardrobe.

Still, he makes sure to balance his

romanticized lady with a trendy,

real-world girl. “You have a client

and it’s a fun business but at the

end of the day you have to sell the

product.”

To further weave together pol-

ished sophistication with modern

appeal, he mixes feminine fabrics

like tweed and silk with edgy ma-

terials like mesh. Covered buttons

and delicate loops on blouses add

chic dimension.

Gordon’s awareness of the fe-

male figure, tailoring and attention

to detail stem from his young-adult

experiences. An alum of Central

Saint Martins College of Art and

Design, in London, Gordon spent

his summers interning for iconic

designers Oscar de la Renta and

Tom Ford.

Hitting tHe SceneAfter his debut at Fall 2010

Mercedes-Benz New York

Fashion Week, Saks and Har-

rods immediately picked up his

works; Neiman Marcus also sells

his designs. As a result, the Wes

Gordon house has blossomed into

an international player.

As the fashion world geared up

for Fall 2011 New York Fashion

Week, Wes Gordon was all the

buzz, and rightfully so. His “Up-

town” collection, which fittingly

previewed in the elegant Fontaine-

bleau Room at the St. Regis Hotel,

exuded city stylishness, with

polished, retro designs showing

cutting-edge flair.

All of Gordon’s extraordinarily

detailed designs make a strong,

feminine statement. His spring

color palette, which includes pale

pink and grey, is delicate; his

silhouettes, empowering. Even

more, his understanding of practi-

cal fashion is appreciated—the

wearability of the each collection is

unquestionable.

In addition to creating stun-

ning collections and preparing for

upcoming Fashion Week displays,

Gordon spreads himself across all

aspects of his company. He spends

months at a time on the road for

trunk shows (where his Kindle

keeps him company). He also

channels his creativity as a super-

hero columnist in the “Adventures

of Wes [lightning bolt] Gordon”

for Chic Report, on thedailyreport.

com. He is also featured in the new

book Couture in the 21st Century:

In the Words of 30 of the World’s

Most Cutting-Edge Designers

(A&C Black).

Gordon’s playful yet dedicated

demeanor is infectious. Reflect-

ing on his high-speed success, the

passionate designer says, “It is

important to stay true to yourself

and stay passionate and believe in

what you are doing.”

—Amanda Orlinsky

Urban ElEgancE

“Our client expects the best

quality and I am convinced

we have it right here in

New York City.”

Boy WonderWes Gordon,

GoldStatement shoes are an elegant

way to uplift an outfit, making

them the latest trend. With a gold

rush of metallic tones, finding a

perfect match should be easy. From

textures to skins to towering

platforms, there is a luxurious pair

for every fashionista.

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relaxed looks for well-deserved weekends Spring leisure relies on classic silhouettes with

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MEGANFace Shape: OvalCut Before: The long cut that Megan had was too heavy for her face and did not give her any style.Cut Fix: I used the versus cutting technique to give Megan a short, sexy style with lots of movement around the face; diagonal layers give her curls freedom to take shape and move as they wish.Color Before: A dull dark brown with no shine.Color Fix: I used a dark glaze to make Megan’s curls glow.

SIMONEFace Shape: OvalCut Before: Simone had long, damaged hair that had been relaxed for years.Cut Fix: Simone decided to go natural so I had to cut all the damaged ends. She is fortunate to have an oval shape face, as this face shape can carry off any hairstyle. I gave her a short sophisticated cut that accentuates her beautiful face.Color Before: Her old highlights were breaking off from damage.Color Fix: Simone’s new look is all about being natural so I simply enriched her color with a custom blend of glaze by using a hair rehab deep treatment.

JORDANFace Shape: TriangleCut Before: Jordan had a single-length haircut, which was unexciting and did not add anything to her style. It also emphasized her triangular face.Cut Fix: I cut long layers and gave her swept bangs to frame her face. Color Before: Jordan’s base color worked well with her skin tone; we simply spiced it up.Color Fix: I used caramel highlights to liven Jordan’s color and give more dimension to her new layers.Ph

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MEET CHRISTOThe hair-stylist to the stars is head and shoulders above the competition

Christo is a world-renowned hair stylist with a

signature approach on how to make hair of any

type look and feel beautiful. He has estab-

lished a unparalleled reputation of educating

industry professionals, major celebrities and

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Christo’s makeovers and hair expert blogs

have been featured in top consumer, fashion

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Vogue and Marie Claire and many more.

Christo has been styling hair since the age

of twelve in his hometown on the island of

Cyprus. His intimate Fifth Avenue salon in

New York City opened in 2002, and features

a styling team of top wave masters who cut,

color and style any coif into it’s best possible

presentation.

The salon also features its own product line,

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ENHANCING HAIRCUTS FOR THE SHAPE OF YOUR FACE

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BLISSmakeover


style vault n beautY and more

Gracefullyaging

and life choices) can impact our looks over time.

We blossom during puberty and maintain tight

skin, strong muscles and hard bones during our

20s. Starting in our 30s, we see gradual loss of

facial volume and weakening of the correspond-

ing support system designed to hold the soft,

fleshy parts of the face firmly against facial

bones. As we enter middle age, environmental

influences begin to catch up with internal factors

and aging seems to accelerate. As we progress in

age, women begin to produce less estrogen, and

men, less testosterone.

Taking preemptive measures by controlling external

factors early in life is the first step towards aging

gracefully. Just think A-N-S-W-E-R to remember

the basics to making good lifestyle choices.

Alcohol and smoking are

two of the biggest external factors that cause

premature aging. Alcohol is a diuretic, which has

a drying effect on the body; this can cause facial

skin to become dry, flaky and deflated. Alcohol

also depletes the body of vitamin A, causing a

shallow, unhealthy appearance. Smoking speeds

up skin aging by producing free radicals, which

are highly unstable, powerful molecules that

cause damage to DNA. The cells of the body

begin behaving erratically, producing a range of

cellular responses that make skin age fast.

NutritioN is the corner-

stone of aging well. Americans gain at least two

pounds per year over their lifetime. That is about

100 calories each day. Therefore, if we burn

off those 100 extra calories each day, or do not

ingest them at all, we will not gain weight. Even

more, eating the right foods is imperative. Look

to the food pyramid for healthy eating guidance.

SuN avoidance is a no-brainer. Rays

wreak havoc on skin cells. Using sunscreen on

a daily basis is an effortless precautionary step

anyone can take. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat

and avoiding going out in mid-day sun, if pos-

sible, are two other easy measures by which we

should all abide.

WAter comprises between 60 and 70

percent of the body, yet most people walk around

chronically dehydrated. To figure out if you

are drinking enough water, take your weight in

pounds divided by two. The result is how many

ounces of water you should drink daily. When

drinking alcohol you should drink an equal

amount of water to combat alcohol’s diuretic

effect.

exerciSe is the key to keeping

weight off as we age. It can be difficult to dedi-

cate thiry minutes to an hour a day three to five

times a week to exercise. Exercising throughout

the day is often easier than stressing about mak-

ing time to go to the gym. So, think creatively

and try to incorporate exercise into your daily

routine. For example, leave the house a little

early and walk instead of taking the subway. The

average person walks at about three miles per

hour; that is 60 north-south city blocks. Or, sit on

an exercise ball at your desk instead of in a chair.

This helps posture and the body’s core.

relAxAtioN ironically, can

be one of the most difficult lifestyle choices to

make. Mental chatter––thoughts about responsi-

bilities swirling in the brain––can make it very

difficult to sleep at night as the mind tries to

make sense of it all. It also keeps us distracted

from the world in front of us. As little as five

minutes a day of mindful breathing can begin

to reset the circuitry in the brain, making peace

amongst all the chaos.

These six areas incorporated into daily life

may be enough for you to go about your days

with renewed energy and confidence. If not, you

can visit downtownmagazinenyc.com for both

non-invasive and invasive alternatives.

—Donald Roland, M.D.

Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

AgiNg grAcefully: oxymoroN or mANtrA? This question is the crux of plastic surgery today. The battle against outward aging can be won on three

fronts: lifestyle choices; non-invasive means; surgical procedures. Before subjecting yourself to

non-invasive alternatives or going under the knife, it is important to understand how internal (inner body

changes involving hormones, cells, fat and muscle composition, etc.) and external factors (environmental

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FOREHEADGravity causes the forehead to lower, making the eyes seem smaller over time. The fat over the brow atrophies, giving a bony look. Forehead lines ap-pear as a result of the millions of times the forehead muscles are flexed in expression.

JOWLSJowls are simply cheeks going south. This combined with a gradual weight gain over the course of your lifetime can make it hard to see the nice chiseled jaw-bone you had in your high school yearbook.

SKINIn most cultures, the skin of the face and hands is exposed on a daily basis to the sun’s harmful ef-fects. Ultraviolet rays damage skin cells, resulting in a roughened texture, increased wrinkles, loss of skin’s snappiness and uneven pigment changes. This in turn adversely affects all other areas, because the skin is the fabric covering our facial architecture.

CHEEKS and FOLDSIn youth, cheek fat is thick and sits high up beneath the lower lid. With time, the fat diminishes and the small ligaments supporting the fat stretch, revealing a flattened area next to the nasal bridge beneath the lid. Now, the bone is seen just beneath the skin. The whole area gives the appearance of tiredness.

Nasolabial folds––the lines connecting the nose to the corners of the mouths––are fixed to the many expression muscles just below. This acts as a sort of anatomic dam preventing cheek fat from passing through it. Instead, the fat tries to overflow, deepen-ing the folds with age. The corners of the mouth begin to turn down as the cheeks descend and the lips thin from the atrophy of muscle and fat.

EYELIDSThe skin on the eyelids is some of the thinnest on the body. Consequently, eyelids are the most vulnerable to the sun’s ef-fects. Lid support weakens and the protective fat that keeps the eyeballs cushioned begins to pop out. This, in conjunction with the muscle around the eye that causes blinking contracts 17,000 times a day (or 6.25 million times a year), eventually creating dreaded crow’s feet.

NECKAn aged neck can be caused by an assortment of factors. The same system of facial expression mus-cles on the face extend down the front of the neck. These are apparent when one sticks their neck out or forcefully turns down the corners of the mouth. As we age, these two muscles tend to separate right down the middle, leading to the inner edge of each falling away from the neck. This looks like two strings, or neck bands, under the skin. Excess fat and loose skin also tends to accumulate in the neck.

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I remember having my fi rst

date with my husband at the old

Montrachet restaurant many years ago.

Corton is there now, exuding a special,

romantic, elegant-style restaurant. Be

it a seat at the hip bar or one of the

chic tables, if you have a hankering for

a thoughtful gastronomic experience,

Corton is a must-try spot.

Chef Paul Liebrandt is an intense kind

of guy. He is a hands-on cook who prac-

tices his craft daily. He is the fi rst in and

last out, and he produces what I describe

as food art—although he is not an artist

in the traditional sense. Remember, he is

a cook. Liebrandt is a good-

looking guy with a large ego

and a lot of self-confi dence. I appreciate

his intensity and focus and I love his

food. It is beautiful, tasty and perfectly

presented in small bites.

Liebrandt was born in Zimbabwe and

raised in London. When he came to New

York 10 years ago, he was cooking com-

binations that people had never before

experienced. His “European Progres-

sive” cooking genre can be a curveball

for diners.

The food at Corton is nontraditional.

For example, with a dish as classic as

white wine mussels, Liebrandt takes his

own approach. He transforms white wine

into a fl uid gel and dips mussels into it.

This changes the texture, yet the same

balanced oceanic fl avor exists. Among

the range of ingredients and fl avors,

Liebrandt’s favorites are citrus/acidity

and umami. Plus, he has a

great deal of respect for qual-

ity and seasonal changes;

Liebrandt collaborates

with local growers to obtain specialty

products.

He is also dedicated to working with

his team on menu design, technique and

style. When I asked Liebrandt about be-

ing a mentor and boss, he told me that he

demands a lot. He requires attention to

detail, a great deal of focus and loyalty.

He will commit to passing along a wealth

of knowledge and training to his cooks,

but they must commit to him and the

restaurant. “Put a lot in—get a lot out,”

are his words.

I saw the softer side of Liebrandt

when I asked him what he was most

gratifying in his career. He feels proud

when people he has trained become suc-

cessful on their own. He expects himself

and his staff to do everything better than

they did yesterday.

Aside from cooking, Liebrandt

enjoys swimming and gains quite a bit

of inspiration from travel. He notices

the little things in a new culture—food,

style of service, special ingredients and

customs—and brings his ideas back to

his own kitchen.

Liebrandt is the subject of a docu-

mentary fi lm covering eight years of

his life called A Matter of Taste, which

premiered at South by Southwest, and is

being screened at TriBeCa Film Festival

this spring. You can view the trailer at

amouthfulthefi lm.com.

His food is delicious, fun and a little

left of center, which is the way it should

be. Dining at Liebrandt’s Corton is an

experience that makes you want to go

back for more.

—Murray Yanker

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A TASTE OF AVANT-GARDE

DINING

CORTON 239 West Broadway212-219-2777Monday-Thursday 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m.

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PICNICMake the most of the great weather. Have some fun, get some

outdoor exercise, and have some food under the sun. Whether

you’ve found a park, a playground, a peaceful rooftop or your own

terrace—with friends or family—here are some delicious ideas.

—Murray Yanker

WHERE TO FIND PREPARED FOODS

Barbarini Mercato 225 Front Street212-227-8890

Battery Place Market 77 Battery Place212-786-0077

Inatessa Café8 Little West Street212-267-7000

Picnic Basket formerly known as Jin Market 111 Hudson Street 212-226-9310

Fulton Stall MarketSouth Street between Fulton and Beekman Streets (Opens May 28, 2011)

Studio B 130 West Broadway212-608-5829

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❑ Plates

❑ Cups/Beverages

❑ Utensils

❑ Small knife and cutting board

❑ Antibacterial gel and/or wipes

❑ Cloth napkins

❑ Bottle opener or corkscrew

❑ Ice (I like to make my own cold packs for food by putting ice cubs in plastic freezer bags. Then, I can use the ice in beverages later and use the plastic bags as trash bags.)

❑ Condiments (salt and pep-per, mustard, etc.)

❑ Entertainment (cards, iPad, books, etc.)

❑ Blanket and/or pillows

❑ Trash bags

❑ Bug spray and sun screen

❑ And, of course, the picnic food

FRIENDLY AND FUN PICNIC FOOD IDEAS

❃ Gazpacho—pour in a thermos and serve in cups

❃ Cold noodle salads

❃ Panzanella bread salad with tomatoes

❃ Tabbouleh or grain type salads

❃ Antipasta, cheese, olives, etc.

❃ Fresh fruit skewers

❃ Edamame

❃ Corn on the cob

❃ Sandwiches (ham, salami, turkey, PB & J, etc.)

❃ Leftover cold meat or fi sh, served with fresh sauce or a squeeze of lemon juice

❃ Popcorn, crackers, pita or chips for dipping—plus the dip

❃ Leave dessert to the ice cream truck!

PICNIC POINTERSPicnicking in your own ‘hood is always fun for kids. My own

really enjoy the process of packing and later setting up all

the accoutrements of a family picnic. And they love to do it

in a tea party style. Yes, I do have girls, but boys can have

fun with this as well. When we go to the park, I like to pack

my kids’ food in a new bucket that they can later use at the

sand park. I also bring along a large drawing pad for my

little ones to create a placemat for each person. If you are

enjoying some alone time in the park or a picnic a deux,

bring along a comfy blanket and some small pillows. Sit

back and relax and enjoy the season!

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES16 slices of white bread

8-ounce container of light cream

cheese (or fl avored)

4-5 small Kirby cucumbers, sliced thinly

Kosher salt and ground pepper, to taste

3 tablespoons chives, minced

Remove crusts from white bread. Spread

a thin layer of cream cheese on all pieces of

bread. Place thinly sliced cucumbers on top

of one side of bread, sprinkle with salt and

pepper and top with the other cream cheese

bread. Slice sandwiches into fourths then

spread a little cream cheese on one edge of

the triangle.

Dip edge of triangle into chopped chives

for added fl avor and “snappy” presentation.

CORN ON THE COBWITH FRESH CILANTRO5 ears of corn, shucked, cleaned of silks

and cut into 3 or 4-inch pieces

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Kosher salt, to taste

Place corn in large pot of boiling water for

10 minutes. Drain and toss with melted butter,

chopped cilantro (or parsley or chives) and salt.

Wrap corn in tin foil to keep warm and for

easy eating.

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APPETIZEROpen Face B.L.T. (2 servings)(Brioche, Lox, Truffl es)

Pair with Prosecco Lychee Martini4 slices brioche bread2 tablespoon butter4 teaspoons goat cheese8 slices of gravlaxFresh truffl e shavings, to tasteFreshly cracked pepper, to tasteSalt, to taste Toast brioche on both sides with butter in a skillet until light golden brown. Spread one teaspoon of goat cheese on each. Top with gravlax, shaved truffl e, cracked pepper and salt, to your taste or luxury.

Prosecco Lychee Martini (2 cocktails)2 cups canned or fresh lychees, peeled½ cup simple syrup, add as needed Prosecco, chilled, preferably

Place lychees and simple syrup in a blender jar; puree until smooth. Add more simple syrup, if desired. Trans-fer mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufac-turer’s instructions.

Divide lychee mixture evenly be-tween two martini glasses; top with Prosecco and serve immediately.

Chef Jehangir Mehta has two restaurants in New York City: Mehta-phor in the Duane Street Hotel (130 Duane Street) and Graffi ti (224 East 10th Street). His cookbook is Mantra: The Rules of Indulgence (Ecco)

MAIN COURSEPollo al Avocado (2 servings)Pair this with a crisp white wine2 boneless, skinless chicken breastsSalt, pepper and oregano, to taste2 tablespoons all-purpose fl our3 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped¼ of a small Bermuda onion, sliced thinly½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved½ green bell pepper, diced8 sundried tomatoes, sliced thinly¼ cup white wine½ cup chicken stock1 avocado

Slice each chicken breast in 3 strips and season with salt, pepper and oregano. Dust strips with all-purpose fl our. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Brown chicken strips on both sides for a total of 3 minutes. In the same pan, lower heat and add garlic and onion, sauté until transparent. Add cherry tomatoes, bell pepper and sundried tomatoes and simmer, stirring fre-quently for about 2 minutes. Increase heat to high, add wine and scrape bottom of pan with a wooden spoon for any brown bits. Add chicken broth, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, slice avocado into strips or chunks, drizzle olive oil over avocado, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Place cooked chicken on serving dish and top with fresh avocado.

Chef Rolando Mendez is part owner of Il Giglio Italian Restaurant (81 Warren Street).

DESSERTStrawberry Shortcake Cookies (Yield: About 4 dozen)Pair with a Sparkling CavaTopping and Filling Pint fresh strawberries, diced¼ cup, plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar1 pint heavy cream

Sprinkle diced strawberries with 1 tablespoon of sugar and vinegar and toss lightly to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate.

Whip heavy cream on medium-high speed. When cream starts to thicken, slowly pour the ¼ cup of sugar into cream. Continue to mix until cream holds medium-fi rm peaks.

The whipped cream and strawber-ries can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 hours.

To Assemble the Cookies1 recipe Vanilla Cookie Dough (see our website for complete recipe)

To assemble cookies, spoon or pipe about 1 teaspoon of whipped cream onto each cookie, and then top each with 1 to 2 pieces of diced strawberries. Serve immediately.

Rachel Schifter Thebault is owner and head confectioner of TriBeCa Treats (94 Reade Street). Her new book is Sweet Chic: Stylish Treats to Dress Up for Any Occasion (Ballan-tine Books).

—Murray Yanker

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New York Vintners 21 Warren Street212-812-3999

If you are looking to expand your knowledge of wine and have a date night, check out NY Vintners. It is “more than just a wine shop.” They offer wine education classes, a series of dinners with winemak-ers, pizza-making classes, lunch/brunch tastings and more.

Smith & Mills 71 N Moore Street212-226-2515

A great atmosphere for late night cocktails or dinner––they stay open until 2 a.m. or later.

Weather Up TriBeCa 159 Duane Street

This cozy bar in TriBeCa is the perfect spot to meet for a drink. While you are there, try the warm, roasted oysters or the homemade potato chips.

Duane Park Restaurant157 Duane Street212-732-5555

Duane Park offers a unique jazz and burlesque show every week-end. Even more the restaurant of-fers a slice of Paris or should I say New Orleans in our own backyard.

—Murray Yanker

ON THE TOWN AFTER HOURS

ST-GERMAIN COCKTAIL2 parts Champagne (or Sauvignon Blanc)

1 part St-Germain liqueur

Top with a splash of club soda or sparkling water

Serve chilled

Garnish with a couple of fresh raspberries

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Au Mandarin, Chinese. World Financial Center, 212-385-0313; aumandarin.com

Battery Gardens, American.Opposite 17 State Street in Battery Park,212-809-5508; batterygardens.com

Battery Place Market, Gourmet Grocer/Prepared Foods/Cheese. 77 Battery Pl., 212-786-0077

Financier Patisserie, Café. World Financial Center, 212-786-3220; fi nancierpastries.com

Gigino Wagner Park, Italian. 20 Battery Pl., 212-528-2228;gigino-wagnerpark.com

The Grill Room, American.World Financial Center, 212-945-9400; thegrillroomnyc.com

Inatesso Café, Italian. 38 West St., 212-267-7000; inattesocafe.com

Inatteso Pizza Bar Casano, Pizzeria.28 West St., 212-267-8000;inattesopizzabar.com

Izzy & Nats, American Diner. 311 South End Ave.; izzyandnats.com

Kaijou, Japanese. 21 South End Ave., 212-786-9888; kaijounewyork.com

Liberty View, Chinese. 21 South End Ave., 212-786-1888; libertyviewrestaurant.com

Picasso Pizza, Pizzeria. 303 South End Ave., 212-321-2616; picassopizzany.com

P.J. Clarke’s, American. World Financial Center, 212-285-1500; pjclarks.com

SouthWest, NY Tex-Mex. World Financial Center, 212-945-0528; southwestny.com

Merchant’s River House, American. 375 South End Ave., 212-432-1451

Two West, American. 2 West St., 917-790-2525; ritzcarlton.com

Yushi, Japanese. World Financial Center, 212-945-3096; yushi.com

Dim Sum Go Go, Chinese. 5 East Broadway, 212-732-0796

Doyers, Vietnamese. 11-13 Doyers St., 212-513-1521

Excellent Dumpling, Chinese.111 Lafayette St., 212-219-0212

Forlini’s, Italian. 93 Baxter St., 212-349-6779

Fuleen Seafood, Chinese. 11 Division St., 212-941-6888

Golden Unicorn, Chinese.18 East Broadway , 212-941-0911 Goldenunicornrestaurant.com

Grand Sichaun, Chinese. 12 Canal St.,212-625-9212; thegrandsichaun.com

Joe’s Shanghai, Chinese. Pell St.,212-233-8888; shanghairestaurant.com

New Bo Ky, Chinese. 80 Bayard St., 212-406-2292

Nha Trang, Vietnamese. 87 Baxter St.,212-233-5948 Oriental Garden, Chinese. 14 Elizabeth St., 212-619-0085; orientalgardenny.com

Peking Duck, Chinese. 28 Mott St., 212-227-1810; pekingduckhousenyc.com

Pho Viet Huong, Vietnamese. 73 Mulberry St., 212-233-8988;phoviethuongnyc.com

Pongsri Thai, Thai. 106 Bayard St., 212-349-3132; pongsri.com

Adrienne’s Pizza Bar, Italian. 54 Stone St., 212-248-3838; adriennespizzabar.com

Alfanoose, Middle Eastern. 8 Maiden Ln., 212-528-2669; alfonoose.com

Ancora, Italian. 11 Stone St., 212-480-3880; ancoraristorante.com

BLT Bar & Grill, American. 123 Washington St. (W Hotel), 646-826-8666; bltbarandgrill.com

Bobby Van’s, Steakhouse. 25 Broad St., 212-344-8463; bobbyvans.com Burger Burger, American. 77 Pearl St., 212-269-9100; burgerburgerny.com

Burger Shoppe, American. 30 Water St., 212-425-1000; burgershoppenyc.com

Café Sage, Thai. 108 John St., 212-925-7440; cafesage.com

Church & Dey, New American. 55 Church St. (3rd fl oor Millenium Hilton), 212-312-2000; hilton.com

Cipriani, Italian. 55 Wall St., 212-699-4096, cipriani.com

The Country Kebab, Turkish. 76 Fulton St., 212-349-4290; countrykebab.com

Crepes du Nord, French-Scandinavian. 17 S William St., 212-422-9500; crepesdunord.com

Delmonico’s, Steakhouse. 55 Beaver St., 212-509-1144; delmonicosny.com

Financier Patisserie, Café. 35 Cedar St.,212-952-3838; fi nancierpastries.com

Fino, Italian. 1 Wall St. Center, 212-825-1924; fi nony.com

Fraunces Tavern, American. 54 Pearl St., 212-968-1776; frauncestavern.com

Fresco by Scotto On The Go, Italian.114 Pearl St., 212-635-5000; frescobyscotto.com

Giardino D’Oro, Italian. 5 Gold St., 212-514-6400; giardinodoro.com Hana, Japanese. 59 Nassau St., 212-732-9250

Harry’s Café and Steak, Steakhouse. 1 Hanover Sq., 212-785-9200; harrysnyc.com

Harry’s Italian, Italian. 2 Gold St., 212-747-0797; harrysitalian.com

Haru, Japanese. 1 Wall St. Center, 212-785-6850; harusushi.com

Ise Japanese Restaurant, Japanese. 56 Pine St., 212-785-1600; iserestaurant.com

Killarney Rose, Irish Pub. 127 Pearl St., 212-422-1486; killarneyrose.com

Les Halles, French Brasserie. 15 John St., 212-285-8585; leshalles.net

The Libertine, Pub. 15 Gold St., 212-785-5950; thelibertinerestaurant.com

Merchants NY Café, American. 90 Washington St., 212-363-6000; merchantsnyc.com SHO Shaun Hergatt, French-Asian Fusion. 40 Broad St. (Setai), 212-809-3993; shoshaunhergatt.com

Smorgas Chef, Scandinavian. 53 Stone St., 212-422-3500; smorgaschef.com

Stone Street Tavern, American Pub. 52 Stone St., 212-785-5658; stonestreettavernnyc.com

Trinity Place, Bar & Restaurant. 115 Broadway, 212-964-0939; trinityplacenyc.com

Ulysses Folk House, Pub. 95 Pearl St., 212-482-0400; ulyssesfolkhouse.com

Wall & Water, Contemporary American. 75 Wall St., 212-699-1700; wallandwater.com

Waterstone Grill, Seafood. 79 Pearl St.,212-943-1602; waterstonegrill.com

Zaitzeff, Burgers. 72 Nassau St., 212-571-7272; zaitzeffnyc.com

Zigolini’s, New American Bar. 65 Pearl St., 212-425-3127; zigolinis.com

SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

Acqua, Italian. 21 Peck Slip, 212-349-4433; acquarestaurantnyc.com

Barbarini Alimentari, Italian.225 Front St., 212-227-8890;barbarinimercato.com

Bridge Café, American. 279 Water St., 212-227-3344; bridgecafenyc.com

Bridgewaters, American. 11 Fulton St.,212-608-7400; theglaziergroup.com

Buon’ Amici, Italian. 40 Peck Slip, 212-349-1400; buonamiciny.com

Cowgirl Seahorse, Mexican/Southern. 259 Front St., 212-608-7873; cowgirlseahorse.com

Fish Market, Seafood. 111 South St.,212-227-4468; fi shmarketnyc.com

Fresh Salt, Bar/Café. 146 Beekman St., 212-962-0053; freshsalt.com

Harbour Lights, Seafood. Pier 17, 212-227-2800; harbourlightsrestaurant.com

Heartland Brewery, American. Pier 17, 646-572-2337, heartlandbrewery.com

House of Crepes, French. Pier 17, 917-421-2027

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Il Brigante, Italian. 214 Front St.,212-285-0222; ilbrigantenyc.com

J.P. Mustard, Deli. 22 Fulton St., 212-785-0612

Keg No. 229, American. 229 Front St., 212-566-2337; kegno229.com

Mark Joseph Steakhouse, Steakhouse. 261 Water St., 212-277-0200; markjosephsteakhouse.com

Meade’s Bar, Contemporary Pub. 22 Peck Slip, 212-227-4087; meadesbar.com

Nelson Blue, New Zealand Bar & Grill. 233-235 Fulton St., 212-346-9090; nelsonablue.com

Pacifi c Grill, Pan-Asian Seafood. 89 South St., 212-964-0707; pacifi cgrillnyc.com

Paris Café, French. 119 South St.,212-240-9797; theparistavern.com

Salud!, Latin. 142 Beekman St., 212-566-2220; saludrestaurant.com

Sequoia, American Seafood. Pier 17, 212-732-9090

Stella Manhattan Bistro, French. 213 Front St., 212-233-2417; stellanyc.com

Suteishi, Japanese. 24 Peck Slip, 212-766-2344; suteishi.com

Trattoria Pizzeria, Italian. 214 Front St., 212-285-0222; ilbrigantenyc.com

TRIBECAAccapella, Northern Italian. 1 Hudson St., 212-240-0163; acappella-restaurant.com Blaue Gans, German/Austrian. 139 Duane St., 212-571-8880; kg-ny.com

Bouley, French. 163 Duane St., 212-964-2525; davidbouley.com Bread TriBeCa, Italian. 301 Church St., 212-334-8282; breadtribeca.com

Bubby’s, American. 120 Hudson St., 212-219-0666; bubbys.com

Capri Café, Italian. 165 Church St., 212-513-1358; capri-café.com

Capsouto Freres, French Bistro. 451 Washington St., 212-966-4900; capsoutofreres.com

Carl’s Steaks, Sandwiches. 79 Chambers St., 212-566-2828; carlsteaks.com

Centrico, Mexican. 211 West Broadway, 212-431-0700; myriadrestaurantgroup.com

Cercle Rouge, French Bistro. 241 West Broadway, 212-226-2652; cerclerougeresto.com

Churrascaria, Brazilian. 221 West Broadway, 212-925-6969; churrascariatribeca.com

City Hall Restaurant, Steakhouse. 131 Duane St., 212-227-7777; cityhallny.com

Columbine, Deli. 229 West Broadway, 212-965-0909; columbine229.com

Corton, French. 239 West Broadway, 212-219-2777; cortonnyc.com

Duane Park, Southern.157 Duane St., 212-732-5555; duaneparknyc.com

Dylan Prime, Steakhouse. 62 Laight St., 212-34-4783; dylanprime.com

Ecco!, Italian. 124 Chambers St., 212-227-7074; eccorestaurantny.com

Edward’s, American Bistro. 136 West Broadway, 212-233-6436; edwardsnyc.com

En Japanese St, Japanese. 435 Hudson St., 212-647-9196; enjb.com

Estancia 460, Latin American. 460 Greenwich St., 212-431-5093; estancia460.wordpress.com

Farinella, Italian. 90 Worth St., 212-698-3222; farinellabakery.com

Filli Ponte Ristorante, Italian. 39 Desbrosses St., 212-226-4621; fi lliponte.com

For de Sol, Tapas. 361 Greenwich St., 212-366-1640; fl ordesolnyc.com Gigino Trattoria, Italian.323 Greenwich St., 212-431-1112; gigino-trattoria.com

Greenwich Grill, Japanese-Italian Fusion. 428 Greenwich St., 212-274-0428; greenwichgrill.com

Greenwich Street Tavern, Sandwiches. 399 Greenwich St., 212-334-7827; greenwichstreettavernnyc.com

The Harrison, New American. 355 Greenwich St., 212-274-9310; theharrison.com

Il Giglio, Italian. 81 Warren St., 212-5715555; ilgigliorestaurant.com

Il Matto, Italian. 281 Church St., 212-226-1607; ilmattonyc.com

Il Mattone, Italian. 413 Greenwich St.,212-343-0030; ilmattonenyc.com

Industria Argentina, Argentinean. 329 Greenwich St., 212-965-8560; iatribeca.com

Ivy’s Bistro, American Italian. 385 Greenwich St., 212-343-1139; ivysbistro.com

Josephine Bakery, French.40 Harrison St. Jerry’s Café, American Diner. 90 Chambers St., 212-608-1700; jerryscafenyc.com

Kitchenette, American.156 Chambers St., 212-267-6740; kitchenetterestaurant.com

Kori, Korean. 253 Church St.,212-334-0908; korinyc.com

Landmarc, New American Bistro. 179 West Broadway, 212-343-3883; landmarc-restaurant.com

Locanda Verde, Italian. 377 Greenwich St., 212-925-3797; locandaverdenyc.com

Macao Trading Co., Asian Fusion. 311 Church St., 212-431-8750; macaonyc.com

Marc Forgione, New American. 134 Reade St., 212-941-9401; marcforgione.com

Max, Italian. 181 Duane St., 212-966-5939; max-nyc.com

Megu, Japanese. 62 Thompson St., 212-964-7777; megurestaurant.com

Mehtaphor, Asian. 130 Duane St., 212-542-9440; mehtaphornyc.com

Mr. Chow, Chinese.121 Hudson St., 212-965-9500; mrchow.com

Nam, Vietnamese. 110 Reade St., 212-267-3777; namnyc.com

Ninja New York, Japanese.25 Hudson St., 212-274-8500; ninjanewyork.com

Nobu, Japanese. 105 Hudson St., 212-334-4445; noburestaurants.com

The Odeon, American. 145 West Broadway, 212-233-0507; theodeonrestaurant.com

O’Hara’s, Pub. 120 Cedar St., 212-267-3032 The Palm, Steakhouse. 206 West St., 646-395-6391; thepalm.com

Peace & Love, American Seafood. 378 Greenwich St., 212-349-8500; peacelovenyc.com

Pecan, Café. 130 Franklin St.,646-613-8296; pecancafeny.com

Pepolino, Italian. 281 West Broadway,212-966-9983; pepolino.com

Plein Sud, French Brasserie. 85 West Broadway (Smythe Hotel), 212-204-5555; pleinsudnyc.com

Roc, Italian. 190-A Duane St., 212-625-3333; rocrestaurant.com

Rosanjin, Japanese. 141 Duane St., 212-346-7807; rosanjintribeca.com

Ruchi, Indian. 120 Cedar St., 212-227-8454 / 212-227-8455;

Sazon, Puerto Rican. 105 Duane St.,212-406-1900; sazonnyc.com

Salaam Bombay, Indian. 319 Greenwich St., 212-226-9400; salaambombay.com

Scallni Fedeli, Italian. 165 Duane St., 212-528-0400; scalinifedeli.com

Smith & Mills, American Traditional. 71 N Moore St., 212-226-2515; smithandmills.com

Souths, Pub. 273 Church St., 212-219-0640; southsnyc.com Stuzzicheria, Italian. 305 Church St., 212-219-4037; stuzzicherianyc.com

Takahachi, Japanese. 145 Duane St., 212-571-1830; takahachi.net

Tataki, Japanese. 3 Lispenard St., 212-965-0975; tatakisushi.com

Tamarind TriBeCa, Indian. 99 Hudson St., 212-775-9000; tamarinde22.com

Terroir TriBeCa, Wine Bar. 24 Harrison St., 212-625-9463; wineisterroir.com

Thalassa, Greek. 179 Franklin St., 212-941-7661; thalassanyc.com Trattoria Cinque, Italian. 363 Greenwich St., 212-965-0555; trattoriacinquenyc.com

TriBeCa Grill, New American. 375 Greenwich St., 212-941-3900; myriadrestaurantgroup.com/tribecagrill

Turks & Frogs, Turkish. 458 Greenwich St., 212-966-4774; turksandfrogs.com

Wolfgang’s, Steakhouse. 409 Greenwich St., 212-925-0350; wolfgangsteakhouse.com

Zutto, Japanese. 77 Hudson St., 212-233-3287; sushizutto.com

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Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first

female physician in the United States,

was born in Bristol, England in 1821 and im-

migrated to New York with her family in 1832.

When Blackwell was 24 years old an idea began

to take hold. A dear friend of hers had died and

before her passing, the woman told Blackwell

that had there been a female doctor she would

have been put at ease.

Blackwell began to read medical books and

eventually apprenticed with John Dickson, a

retired physician in North Carolina, in exchange

for teaching music in his school. She later de-

clined an offer from Dr. Joseph Pancoast of Jef-

ferson Medical College in Philadelphia to attend

medical school classes at the institution, but only

if she disguised herself as a man.

A resolute Blackwell was finally accepted to

Geneva Medical College in upstate New York

and began her two-year tenure in November

1847. The story goes that the administration

would admit her so long as the students unani-

mously voted yes to the idea. Thinking it was a

joke, her peers obliged, all voting in favor of her

application. She raced to the top, proudly gradu-

ating first in her class on January 23, 1849.

Later that year, while traveling in France,

Blackwell was blinded when infected water

from a syringe squirted into her eye. Her dam-

aged eye was surgically replaced with

a glass one. Her dream of becoming a

surgeon was lost with her eyesight.

Still, she persevered and returned

to New York in August 1851. She

rented a floor at 44 University

Place to use as her home and

office. In 1853, she set up a

free dispensary at East 7th

Street, and later relocated

to 150 East 3rd Street

where she then established the

New York Dispensary for Poor Women

and Children.

At the same time, she visited slum dwellings

to treat those too weak to go to the clinic. Her

popularity grew—people often referring to her

as the “doctress”—and her practice began to ex-

pand. She was able to raise enough money to buy

a house at 64 Bleecker Street where she opened

a fully equipped female-staffed hospital specifi-

cally for women and children. With Blackwell

acting as director, The New York Infirmary

for Indigent Women and Children

opened on May 12, 1857. The

hospital grew and on Novem-

ber 2, 1868, Blackwell opened

The Women’s Medical College

of the New York Infirmary at 126

Second Avenue. The school was the

first four-year medical program in the

country.

In 1869, Blackwell left the

city for England, believing that

she had completed her pioneer-

ing work in America. Blackwell entrusted

the infirmary to her sister, Emily. In time, the it

acquired its more familiar name: The New York

Downtown Hospital.

—Andrea Tullman

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hidden gem

Blackwell’s desk where she wrote all of her correspon-dence was brought over from England in 1821.

Elizabeth Blackwell was the most significant female figure in the history of American medicine.

Blackwell’s citizen-ship papers launched a career which would open doors for women in the U.S.

AmAzing ArtifActs from AmericA’s first

femAle doctor

“When Mr. Menkes first came to New York Downtown Hospital, he was very interested in exploring its history. He realized that our founding and historical narratives in many ways formed the institution that he would later come to direct. Mr. Menkes, his assistant and I spent a good deal of time going through a dusty storage room to recover records and objects that went back to the earliest days of the Hospital. We found journals of early board meetings; portraits, engraved plates and cor-

respondence related to the founding Black-well sisters. There were artifacts like their writing desk, the manufacture of which we were able to trace back to Bristol, England, at the time Elizabeth’s family came to the United States. It was most likely was used by her father on the way over and then handed down to Dr. Blackwell.” ––Anthony Ercolano, D.Min., Man-ager of Special Projects at the New York Down-town Hospital, on CEO Jeffrey Menkes’s arrival and group discovery of Blackwell’s belongings.

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