Downtown Social: Julie Menin Fundraises in Soho

Written by admin on January 18, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown

By: Lillian Rizzo While Julie Menin currently serves as the chair of Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan, she is eyeing a new, as yet officially unnamed political office in 2013. Last week, Menin held two fundraisers in Soho: one at the home of philanthropist Henry Buhl and another at SoHo Alliance President Sean Sweeney’s
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REI Brings the Winter Fun to NYC!

Written by admin on January 13, 2012. Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town downtown, Healthy Manhattan, Uncategorized

Tired of no snow this winter? This Saturday, Recreational Equipment, Inc. is giving New York its snowfall of the year to create a winter wonderland in SoHo. REI encourages the responsible use and enjoyment of the outdoors, and to do that this year they’ve set up a variety of events for their Winter Festival. Through
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The Best of the Fests

Written by admin on January 11, 2012. Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town downtown, Uncategorized

Your Downtown festival guide for 2012 New York City is teeming with cultural offerings, so much so that it can be difficult at times to organize all of the things you want to do, see, taste and experience in Manhattan. Sometimes you might stumble upon a great street fair with a particularly good gyro, while
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Downtown Social: Mulchfest 2012

Written by Marissa Maier on January 11, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown

The streets of New York City have recently resembled a Christmas tree cemetery, with dried-up firs and evergreens lining the edge of the sidewalks. For those looking to discard their holiday tree in a green way, the Downtown Alliance hosted its annual MulchFest at Lower Manhattan’s Bowling Green. The trunks and pine needles were quickly
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Poetry on the Bowery

Written by admin on January 4, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Uncategorized

On the first day of the new year, hundreds packed into St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery for the 38th annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading. The event featured over 140 poets and performers, including Patti Smith and Suzanne Vega, among others. The church opened its doors in the mid-afternoon and the readings continued well past
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New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Written by admin on December 28, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town downtown

Brother Joscephus & The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St. (at Vestry St.), www.92y.org; 9 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Since 2007, Brother Joscephus and The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra has been on a musical mission to make the world a more righteous place. The two main visionaries of this
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Veronica’s Top Pics of 2011

Written by admin on December 28, 2011. Posted in Arts our town downtown

By Veronica Hoglund Every year, New York City has the ability to keep its inhabitants occupied with exciting and fabulous things to do. This year, like most in New York, was insane, wonderful, exhausting and memorable. So let’s celebrate 2011 while there is still time, as 2012 holds another round of happenings just as marvelous
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Long Live David Bowie

Written by admin on December 21, 2011. Posted in Arts our town downtown

Long Live David Bowie By Veronica Hoglund This past Saturday evening, Ziggy Stardust enthusiasts from across the five boroughs—and perhaps even beyond—gathered at the Lower East Side’s (Le) Poisson Rouge to celebrate the singer’s 65th birthday at the Bowie Ball. The annual event drew an animated crowd of all ages dressed in their best Bowie
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Canal Street Boogie-Woogie

Written by NY Press on December 7, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town downtown, Blog, Books

On the sixth floor of an abandoned-looking office building on Canal street lies a diamond in the rough. A short elevator ride takes you to an open and airy space shared by 6 Decade Books and Boo-Hooray. This Saturday the joint space will play host to Dirk Westphal’s Canal Street Boogie-Woogie exhibition
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Christmas at the Seaport

Written by admin on November 30, 2011. Posted in Arts our town downtown

By Veronica Hoglund Through Dec. 31, the South Street Seaport, on historic Fulton Street to South Street, is hosting its first annual holiday market. Like most shopping outlets this time of year, the Seaport Holiday Market offers customers a variety of festive items, from ornaments to traditional German Christmas candy. Vendors also make holiday crepes,
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