
Take some time to smell the grass…
I grew up with a passion for sports -- the thrill and the battle of fierce competition. Now, mind you, it could have been any type of sport, it...

Downtown Eats, and so did I.
Originally when we booked the Downtown Eats food tour we expected spring weather, particularly after a few days of warmth. Alas, that fell through...

Hive Member Profile: Marie Chandra
In our second installment of member profiles at the Hive at 55, I recently chatted with Marie Chandra, who is the CEO of her own business, Via Her,...

Mess Around Downtown: March 31, 2010
Welcome back to Mess Around Downtown!Libraries and wine bars and pies! Oh my! Greenmarkets galore, too. Below you'll find additions to the...

News Clips: March 30, 2010
More Lower Manhattan Subsidies ExtendedThe New York ObserverThe state Legislature has voted to extend a set of subsidies for Lower Manhattan, adding...

Left to Right
Before I started at the Office of Public Safety at The Downtown Alliance -- and after retiring from the NYPD -- I took some time off. I went home...

News clips: March 29, 2010
Crane Operator’s License Is SuspendedThe New York TimesCity officials on Sunday suspended the license of a worker who had been operating a...

Re:Con: The Evolution of Inspiration
When we launched the pilot program in the Summer of 2007, everyone was seeing orange, and lots of it. Traffic cones, plastic safety barrels, fences...

News Clips: March 25, 2010
Deal reached on World Trade Center rebuildingThe Associated PressThe World Trade Center developer and government agencies that control the site have...

The Hive at 55 – The Rise of Silicon Alley
With the change in the economic climate, it seems the talk of the town is no longer about FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) but about the rise...