EDITORIAL
A guide to Rudy’s Downtown record
Six years ago, Rudy Giuliani reassured the nation, the city and our neighborhood through one of our most difficult periods. His leadership of the city on Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three-and-a-half months that followed is why he is now the leading Republican presidential candidate.

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TALKING POINT

Churlish churchmen in Chelsea and beyond
By Kathy Casey
When I settled into my home in Chelsea eight months ago after a period of hospitalization and recuperation, I soon noticed a pattern of distressing behavior by some religious “leaders” in Chelsea and beyond.

Forward and united on Washington Square renovation
By Alan Jay Gerson
Now is the time for all sectors of the Washington Square Park community to come together. We need to unite to insist that the Parks Department move forward in accordance with the City Council (“Gerson-Quinn”) agreement. We need to engage the department through the process, established by the agreement, to work out remaining design details in ways that protect and preserve the character of this park we all love.

HEALTH & FITNESS

Building muscle with the help of supplements
By Greg Rothman, M.S. P.T.
In last week’s column, I answered two readers’ questions regarding the popular weight-loss supplements Slim-Fast and Cortislim.

Obituary
S. Ted Antholis, 67, leading advocate for disabled
S. Ted Antholis, a fighter for disabled rights, died Sun. Feb. 25, in New York City. He was 67. The cause was complications from decades of having multiple sclerosis, his brother, Ernest Antholis, said.
Your Weekly Neighborhood Newspaper | Volume One, Issue 26, March 16 - March 22, 2007

Chelsea Now photo by Geoff Smith

The Rubin Museum’s artist-in-residence, Pema Rinzin, a week away from completion of his 12-foot-long by seven-foot-high mural “The Four Great Guardian Kings,” nearly a year in the making. His work runs concurrently with the contemporary group show “The Missing Peace,” a collection of artist meditations on the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama appears at the Rubin Museum, in spirit and acrylic
By Stephanie Murg
The Dalai Lama wears flip-flops, but he is also partial to brown Dexter laceups, size 7 . The footwear preferences of one of the world’s most well-known spiritual leaders are just one of the many things to learn at the Rubin Museum of Art (RMA), the first major

Court says Wash. Sq. Park fountain argument was all wet
By Albert Amateau
The Appellate Division last week dealt a nearly fatal blow to the group seeking to stop the Department of Parks and Recreation proposal to redesign Washington Square Park.

Chelsea Housing Group wins grant to help tenants
By Chris Lombardi
For more than seven years, the Chelsea Housing Group has helped local tenants deal with landlords and find new affordable-housing resources.

NEWS

Out of the past: Chelsea’s socialists oppose the Iraq War
By Chris Lombardi
Last week, in preparation for the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 19, some New Yorkers were standing on corners reciting the names of the war dead.

The making of a NYC real estate legend
By Ed Hamilton
Daniel Peckham uses yoga to keep his chronic arthritis in check. He also uses meditation to combat the pain and deal with the stress of living in New York City, where housing fortunes can change overnight.

The Door opens new avenues for youth
By Brooke Edwards
Growing up in a rough part of Harlem, Steven Batista saw violence outside his door every day. As a kid, he recalls just coasting by in school and being uncomfortable talking to adults, including his own parents. And Batista never dreamed he would get out.

I’m a poet and I didn’t even know it

Arts & Entertainment

The Return of the Kid
By Will McKinley
Once upon a time, Scott Thompson was part of the hottest thing in comedy. That’s what critics called The Kids in the Hall, the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that Thompson joined in 1985.


Gallery Scene
By John Ranard
Two photographers from backgrounds worlds apart prove the maxim that intelligent photographs, like fine wine, age well with time.


Koch on Film
“The Namesake” (+) This picture is a gem. After an arranged marriage in Calcutta, Tabu (Ashima) and Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) emigrate to New York City in 1977 and have two children — a son Gogol (Kal Penn) and younger daughter Sonia (Sahira Nair).
“300” (-) I didn’t think I would like this movie, and I did not. It describes the enormous courage of the Greeks from the City of Sparta who fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.

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Baroque excess and minimalism Paul Pagk’s use of color, line and form in “Aftermath and Lexicon” reveals the complex and multi-layered aspect of painting. On view through March 24 at Moti Hasson Gallery, 535 West 25th St., 212-268-4444, www.motihasson.com. Above is “Lexicon Series #31.”

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