NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
THE NEW YORK TIMES METRO TUBSDA 5 7,2005
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s Event
who has a long association
Security Planters:
ther Paris fashion bouses In-
g Yves Saint Laurent, reflect-
sther element of the awards
ony: It is no longer limited to
Hard Reminders
can honorees. She presented
ar<J to Gilles Bensiiaon, the
i-born publication director of
Of Stark Realities
lagaztoe. Ms. Moss, who re-
an award for her Influence, on By ANTHONY DePALMA
I. is British, and Diane Von OW fleeting the memories of ordinary days
aberg, who won a lifetime — the glimpse of sailboats on the sound, tor
sjnent award, became a Unit- instance, or shadows dancing beneath a
js citizen only in 2002. young maple In spring — yet how eternal the re
1 if she liked American fash- membrance of horrible events.
Deneuve looked stricken.
omment,” she replied, before Not that it would ever be possible to completely SSIS
dering tor an American who banish memories of what happened on 9/11, bot
es in Paris. “I do love Marc thoughts of that day — and days like it that may
yet come — are set off by the innumerable securi
" Mr. Jacobs, who won an
as best accessories designer ty planters erected on city sidewalks. They are ia- dj
year, his seventh from the
designers council, later re-
escapable' reminders, as difficult to overlook as
they are to get around. Whettier squat or square,
iiiBii
the compliment “She Is they all are meant, to do the same thing: keep
he said. truck bombs out of the buildings that terrorists
ds were also presented to
‘an designers in several other
•ies, the recipients of which
ot announced until last night. i
Vang, who has transformed
dal bosteess into a full ready-
• collection to recent years,
r women’s wear designer of
ar. John Varvatos won for
wear designer of the year, and
jgories for emerging talent, Robert D. Kolakowski, left, maintenance manager
Lam won an award for woin-
ssigner; Alexandre Plokhov minai, pruning plants. Above, planters on Broaciws
m’s designer for his label,
Zloak; and the two-man team the eight-foot-long cement boxes were littered P
ony Camargo and Nafc Arni- with cigarette butts, coffee cups and other debris.
'or accessories. People lounged on them as though they were leath B
sre was fashton to speak^ of er, not concrete. The plants died.
a crowd of Its influencers, ft <WrM^amma(t/7he.Nw York Bmes The Port Authority recently took another stab at «
0 of an International twist, re- think represent America. blurrtag the planters’ grim inissioB. Crews paint I
: the romantic floor-length Most of ttiese bulkheads are »wn with live ed them mahogany brown, planted new juniper
I of Alber Elbaz, the designer plants, but a bit of greenery canaot erase the shrubs and erected a protective fence around each
Paris-based house i anvte, "1 memory of 9/11, especially after two explosive de one.
rprised by how many long vices placed in security planters weat off last “You need some kind of green out there to malte
(there are in a room that is month near an office building on Third Avenae It l«)k good,” said Robert D. Kolatowski, a man
grees without air-co.Btftttoa- housing the British Consulate. ager of the Laro Maintenance Coi'poratton, which
W Ms. Wang. In a different world, the security planters could BOW takes care of tie planters, a riskier job than i
Elbaz, who was given an be revered as urban bonsai. But in New York, they Blight be supposed. Mr. Kolakowski has his men
for his standiiin a- at in- often end up being treated like elephantine ash wear leather-palmed gloves when they cle« the
joal designer, looked around trays. Take the 52 lined up outside the Port Author planters. They have found broken bottles and hy
ienibled crowd and was re- ity Bus Terminal. Within hours of being installed, podermic needles. The other day it was a headless
of something else. . "It felt
redding banquet more than a
event.” Mr. Elbaz said. “Only
my mother wishes the mar-
as mtae.” BOLDFACE
CAM'" ! . > h'C I . I SON
ceased No, Not the Show thing? I saw you last year in Chicago
at the Cheesecake Factory! I was
The James Lipton Award
discriminate Celebration of
With Paula Abdul like, is that Hank Azaria? mous; The legions of people
btel Phone Yes, Sunday night was the Tony
Awards ceremony, and we all know
Mr. Azaria; We were doing
"Spamalot” there.
outside the Marriott Marqu
the official after-party .was 1
i, and asked that bail be set what that means, right? Excuse us? The Sean Penn Award for Ability cheering loudly .< p« i ww«
The Tony Awards. They’re for thea to Make a ReA-Carpet Reporter Fear up his award for best actor 1
ter. Yes, the show that was on with Being Slapped: Hank Azaria. ran from the car to the hotel
le defense, Mr. Lefcourt ex- “Listen,” he said to us, “this is re “Somebody from, like, a B
Ijat Mr. Crowe had made nu- MUCH lAOtMAW. Yes, one of the
X-Men. Yes, It's cool when he wears ward enough, just to be invited to the play,” said one of the specta
attempts to get a call big dance, as they say. I think that’s when asked if he knew who B
to Australia to speak to his the claws.
As we were saying, It’s time for the what BURT REYNOLDS would say: ‘in was.
nlelle Spencer. vited to the big dance.’ ” Achievements in Relishim
a very, very cbaritable, de Boldy Awards Show Awards, that Do you often think about what Mr.
time-honored celebration of the Tony cess, We Can’t Figure Out W
man being with an excellent Reynolds would say? Means Either Category; MMH
mnd,” Mr, Lefcourt said. Awards, which, to case you’ve al “I’m In almost a constant state of RICK SMAMKY, Sitting in the li
; Martin Murpby released ready forgotten, are about theater. thinking about what Burt Reynolds
Envelope, please. of the Rainbow Room less th
we on his own recognizance. would say. It’s a terrible burden.” hour after he won the award
that, Mr. Crowe put on his Tie Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Reason for Hugh Jackman play for “Doubt.”
ses and walked oat of the Distinguished Red-Carpet Journal and Aretha Franklin Not to Worry “You look disenfranchised
1th reporters trailing behind ism'. AMIHTERWMMEWIEPOBTER, About That “Samewhere” Duet: "No said to us.
for her Interview of hamk *i*«i*, who body ever really watches the Tonys, What? Us? What about yo'
a did not say a word as he was nominated for his role to “Spam-
into a Wack GM.C Denali do they?” said mary-lowse parker “I am. I’m completely clis<
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