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13 THE JOURNAL-NEWS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 Stamford Center for the STAMFORD Arts -fir -jm; -fa CITY BALLET Whistling irks New present isKjBBWt. Heather Watts and Jock Soto f'ttlhif mm If DECEMBER 14-23 Matinee Evening Performances Our annual holiday event, performed by Stamford City Ballet under the direction of Allegra Kent and accompanied by Orchestra New England, conducted by James Sinclair. George Balanchine's vision of this immortal classic transforms the Palace Theatre's stage into a magnificent wonderland delighting young and old alike with its sugar-coated magic. A gift for everyone! Gift Certificates Charge by Phone: Group Discounts: By Larry McShane The Associated Press NEW YORK You know how to whistle, don't you? Just put a dome-shaped Manhattan skyscraper together and let the wind blow. Case in point: the 72-story City-spire.

Wind whipping around the louvered top of the building, 800 feet above the city streets, emits a high-pitched wail which echoes for blocks through Manhattan's concrete canyons, city officials said Friday. "From Third Avenue, down to the 40s, up to the 60s, over on the West Side the calls have come from all over," said Ian Matthews of the city Department of Environmental Conservation. "The callers said basically there's a noise, and it's driving me batty, and I don't know where it's coming from." On Wednesday, DEC investigators solved that last problem. After more than a month of searching, they zeroed in on the Cityspire at 150 W. 56th went up to the roof, and found the eight-sided dome was wailing away.

A summons was subsequently issued for violating the city noise control code. If the building is found guilty, a fine of $220 to $880 can be imposed. "With the right winds, it becomes a big whistle," said Matthews. "I don't know the acoustics, but it's a very loud, very big whistle. And if you lived in the neighborhood, it could drive you insane." Just ask Anthony Mazzola, the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar who lives two blocks from the building.

The siren call sent him (203) 323-2131 Major credit cards accepted. Palace Theatre Box Office open Mon Fri 10am Spm, Weekends 12n 5pm. THE PALACE THEATRE, 61 Atlantic Stamford Yorkers 'Your building's whistling' I mean, hey, come on," said Howard Hornstein, the lawyer for building developer Ian Bruce Eichner. Hornstein said his side is waiting for a copy of the complaint before responding, although architect Sam Saccia of the architecture firm Murphy-Jahn in Chicago believes the whistling if it exists can be stopped. The sound doesn't occur every day; the wind must be coming in at the right speed.

The largest number of complaints occurred around Veteran's Day, when the wind was gusting up to 30 mph, said Matthews. On Wednesday, the winds gusted to 23 mph. Reporters heard no buildings whistling on Friday, when the air was nearly calm. It's not the first time the Cityspire has drawn unwanted attention. When the building was completed, it stood 814 feet tall 11 feet above the city-imposed limit.

The ensuing controversy ended when developer Eichner agreed to construct more than 7,000 feet of dance space for non-profit groups in his building. Hornstein is beginning to wonder if it's all worth it. "The point is, first we had the height issue, now we've got the whistling building, and I've been lawyering it through the whole thing," said Hornstein. "I mean, really. The city approved these plans." GETTING MARRIED? For A Perfect Wedding Call THE VIEWS Continental Wedding and Banquet Facility 1-914-357-5501 Dates Available 1990-91 FDM That's mm SUPER SALE FALL WINTER CLEARANCE 4 DAYS ONLY Dec.

12, 13, 14, 15 building rf i ft a 1 1 Cityspire, a 72-story building in noise complaints by hundreds of scurrying around the neighborhood, desperate to find its source. "I've been all over the street trying to find the noise," said Mazzola. "You think you're in a loony bin. You can't get away from it." Mazzola was not alone. The DEC received hundreds of com and whether their tax forms were right.

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"It's tragic when anyone loses money. It's equally tragic when a family is split asunder by something like this. She's near total physical collapse." Victor says Mrs. Penza has nowhere near the assets she is accused of pilfering, adding she and her husband live on Social Security in a heavily mortgaged condo. Galdieri's wife knew Mrs.

Penza, her mother's best friend, since she was 6 and took her as her godmother at confirmation. Galdieri, an auditor with the New York State Insurance Liquidation Bureau, acknowledged he came up with his own explanations for Penza's problems before facing the truth. "We thought maybe the investments went bad or maybe her firm went bankrupt," he said. "We thought of every excuse except that maybe she had stolen the money." SPECIALS fashions at Off dep'i. store prices For the holidays layaway now for best selection.

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