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A Conversation With Re:Construction Artist Richard Pasquarelli

A Conversation With Re:Construction Artist Richard Pasquarelli

There’s a place in Lower Manhattan where the clouds float only a few feet above street level. Walk over to the corner of Barclay and Greenwich...

Meet Downtown Alliance Sanitation Supervisor Carl Homward

Meet Downtown Alliance Sanitation Supervisor Carl Homward

Every day at 4:00 AM, Carl Homward begins his hour-long commute from Canarsie, Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan, where he serves as Sanitation Supervisor...

Downtown’s Newest Dining Room

Downtown’s Newest Dining Room

Midtown may have Pop-Tarts, but Downtown has a pop-up.Just in time for refreshing fall weather, the New York City Department of Transportation has...

Bringing Wi-Fi to the Elevated Acre

Bringing Wi-Fi to the Elevated Acre

A crowd gathered beneath us, about 14 stories below, wondering what we were doing. However, after we mounted the Wi-Fi radio, they happily realized...

Hive at 55 Getting Bigger and Better with Age

Hive at 55 Getting Bigger and Better with Age

It’s hard to believe, but the Hive at 55 is now 6-months old. Yesterday, we raised a glass and celebrated this anniversary with friends,...

The adventures of a tourist information officer

The adventures of a tourist information officer

As I prepared to retire from IBM in 2005, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said I wanted to be a tour guide. Happily, my wish...

Hive at 55 Member Profile: Eric Wong

Hive at 55 Member Profile: Eric Wong

Where are you from and where do you live now?Born and raised in NYC.  Proud resident of the Downtown Financial District since 2002.Name of Company?...

How to Make Water Street a More Vital & Exciting Center of Life

How to Make Water Street a More Vital & Exciting Center of Life

Using what works to rescale a great boulevard: A new Water Street might someday look like this.By Liz BergerWater Street wasn’t always Lower ...

How to Make Water Street a More Vital & Exciting Center of Life

How to Make Water Street a More Vital & Exciting Center of Life

Using what works to rescale a great boulevard: A new Water Street might someday look like this.By Liz BergerWater Street wasn’t always Lower ...

Update from the Hive

Update from the Hive

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of parties, celebrity sightings, student promotions and good old-fashioned collaboration.On May 12th,...

Coworking vs. Corporate Office Suites

Coworking vs. Corporate Office Suites

Many people who come to the Hive are new to the coworking movement.  Some don’t really get what we’re all about and make comments like: “So,...

At The Hive: Hashtag #Ashtag

At The Hive: Hashtag #Ashtag

They left last night… happily!While using the twitter hashtag #ashtag, the Plant team, a Copenhagen based digital ad company, documented their ...