The Streets Turn to Grass on Orchard

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in DTSocial, Our Town Downtown

Text by Nick Gallinelli • Photos by Dana Davenport Everyone was given a chance to relive a bit of their childhood Sunday, June 3, as the Lower East Side, with the help of 2,000 square feet of well-placed artificial grass, was transformed into an urban playground. In the Lower East Side Business Improvement District (LES
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DT Social: Snow in the City

Written by Marissa Maier on February 22, 2012. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Winter 2012 has been particularly seasonable. While the temperate weather makes the season more palatable, other New Yorkers miss the snow. These snowflake buffs came out in full force recently at Union Square, where tons of the white stuff was dumped. The temporary snow park, dubbed Burton Riglet Park, was part of a special snowboarding
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