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...
Mess Around Downtown – October 21, 2009
Welcome back to Mess Around Downtown!I am always impressed when walking my Downtown beat by the small business owners that I get to meet and talk...
Downtown by the Numbers
Do you remember numerical series problems from elementary school? Things like: 2,4,8, __ What is the next number in the series? Why, its 16 of...
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
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
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...
Community Planting Day
This year in planning our fall Community Planting Day at Bowling Green Park, we decided to have a free pumpkin giveaway for kids. In addition to...
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 –...
