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“Permit” Me to Brag

“Permit” Me to Brag

I have news that I know you have been waiting for! We received our building permit! I’m not kidding when I say that this piece of paper is...

"Permit" Me to Brag

"Permit" Me to Brag

I have news that I know you have been waiting for! We received our building permit! I’m not kidding when I say that this piece of paper is...

Unexpected Obstacles

Unexpected Obstacles

So, I have to admit, I had a totally different plan for this post. I planned on showing you photos of all the construction: How the walls had been...

Lower Manhattan News

Lower Manhattan News

It's the beginning of a new week and time to catch up on Lower Manhattan news from the past several days.New York City approved the demolition plan...

Furnishing the Hive

Furnishing the Hive

Now that we had our space, our next step was to develop a floor-plan – unfortunately I had no idea how many desks we could fit in the space or what...

This week’s news from Lower Manhattan

This week’s news from Lower Manhattan

The Rockefeller Foundation named the Downtown Alliance a grant winner in its 2009 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund competition. The grant is to...

This week’s news from Lower Manhattan

This week’s news from Lower Manhattan

The Rockefeller Foundation named the Downtown Alliance a grant winner in its 2009 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund competition. The grant is to...

The Hunt for Space

The Hunt for Space

From the very beginning, I knew that finding the right space for the Hive was critical to its success. The space needed to be compelling – after...

The Downtown Chow Hound

The Downtown Chow Hound

Humanity can be split into roughly two halves. There are those who view lunch as a functional meal that should be eaten hastily, even spitefully –...

Bringing You the News

Bringing You the News

The Downtown Alliance's work involves everything in our neighborhood from infrastructure, to transportation, to sanitation, to public safety, to...

Our Family Lives — and Loves — Downtown

Our Family Lives — and Loves — Downtown

For 9 years I cursed the Long Island Railroad every morning and evening. When my wife and I were blessed with a beautiful daughter I became even...

Hive at 55 is Almost Live

Hive at 55 is Almost Live

When I was in grad school, I always tried to get out of doing work in the library – it was too quiet, too sterile, and I couldn’t even bring a...