Photoshop by Wiss, Janney, Elstner.) Above, a preliminary drawing of the window, by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans, showing it inserted into its frame. Below, a mock-up of the stained-glass window, by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans. Left: A mock-up of a

Volume 22, Number 47 | The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan | April 2 – 8, 2010

News Briefs

Yoga karma

Cash-strapped Tribecans who still need their yoga fix can now go to Body & Mind Builders on Reade St. without opening their pocketbooks too wide — the studio’s adult yoga and pilates classes are now entirely donations-based.

“The idea behind our studio is to focus on giving rather than getting,” the studio says on its Web site. A $10 per-class donation is suggested but won’t be enforced.

Vesey closure

Vesey St. between West St. and North End Ave. in Battery Park City will be closed from 9 p.m. on Fri., April 2 to 7 a.m. on Sat., April 3. The closure will allow workers to repave Vesey St. and restore two-way traffic on that block. Vehicles can use Murray St. as an alternative.