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In foreground, from left, Congressmember Jerrold Nadler, state Senator Tom Duane and Assemblymember Deborah Glick spoke at a press conference at Seventh and Greenwich Aves. last Saturday at the start of the “A Valentine for the Village” retail-support event.

St. Vincent’s and Rudin still hoping for ‘a viable solution’ By Lincoln Anderson While it’s been firmly established by now that there’s no such concept as “land locking” in New York City zoning regulations, it’s also been established that some people are simply unwilling to accept that fact. Shoppers give love, and bucks, to help ailing stores’ health Canal study: Widen the sidewalks Shape of things to come? Trinity unveils its tower

Chelsea school will offer avenue to get a global education BY SCOTT STIFFLER A luncheon/launch event on Feb. 1 for a new-concept school drew a capacity crowd in Chelsea, but the focus went far beyond the Lower West Side locale. Beth Israel opens new Chinatown clinic Parker Fights Poverty Squadron is a real ‘Champ’ at helping settlement houses By John Bayles Last week, state Senator Daniel Squadron was recognized by United Neighborhood Houses, a nonprofit organization that promotes and advocates for settlement houses and their communities throughout New York City. Private substance-abuse facility to open in Tribeca By Aline Reynolds A new facility for recovering alcoholics and substance abusers will open on West Broadway in August, and the community is giving its support.

ARTS What would Linda Lavin do — with a night off? BY SCOTT STIFFLER Cabaret performance & new CD are labors of love Birdland’s “Cast Party” heads to Town Hall BY SCOTT STIFFLER Host Caruso’s a swingin’ cat, a sly fox and one bad mother. Hot property in the Baltics lands at La MaMa BY JERRY TALLMER State violence collides with secret violence against loved ones.

Certifiably Jonathan Most people know 80-year-old Jonathan Winters. Lantern Festival Celebration Just Do Art! Before Dick did waterboarding: What Houdini knew BY JERRY TALLMER Reconstructed Water Torture Cell part of exhibit’s bag of tricks Ms. Jones becomes an assertive ‘Mrs.’ BY JERRY TALLMER Tony winner crafts a ‘full, courageous, thinking, complex human being.’ A slice of the future

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