  Q&A: Actor-director Ed Burns on celebrities, Irish Americans,
Irish bars and happy endings  Director Ed Burns on the set of
The  Photo credit: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Director Ed
Burns on the set of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas.  Ed Burns'
new movie, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, about an Irish-
American family on Long Island, opens in NYC on Dec. 7. Burns
lives in TriBeCa, with his wife, the model, philanthropist and
entrepreneur Christy Turlington, and their children, Grace, 9,
and Finn, 6.  Q What would you most like to see changed or
accomplished in NYC?  A I would love to see a foot bridge over
the West Side Highway in TriBeCa, somewhere between Canal and
Chambers Street. There is a constant flow of toddlers and
teenagers trying to get across that highway to the now beautiful
Hudson River Park and it can be dangerous. A foot bridge would
be really useful.  Q How do you rate Mayor Bloomberg's Office of
Film, Theatre & Broadcasting?  A Extremely high. They have done
truly fantastic work an