Last month saw a lot of green in the downtown scene By Helaina Hovitz April was a big month for downtown, especially in the green department—which also happens to be the color of money, which is usually heavily involved. At the Bowery Hotel on April 23rd, the African Rainforest Conservancy hosted its 22nd Annual Artists for Africa 
Some downtown residents claim the newly installed CitiBike racks create hazards and hassle for their neighborhood By Helaina Hovitz Last week, 330 CitiBike stations were installed in Manhattan and Brooklyn, garnering a reaction from most Manhattanites that can essentially be boiled down to this: not on my block. Or, at least, not where it’s currently 
Local shops that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy received a boost in funding and morale By Helaina Hovitz If a hurricane didn’t kill this community’s spirit, a little rain wasn’t going to, either. Determined to go on with the show — a show that ran past the event’s scheduled 9 p.m. end time — 
A 28-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near City Hall Sunday morning. According to police, the woman was on Park Row near Beekman Street, across from City Hall Park, around 4:45 a.m. The attacker followed her from the subway, grabbed her by the throat, held her down, pulled down her pants and attempted to rape her. 
Tenants and City Council members say NYCHA’s plan is moving too quickly and without transparency A plan by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to generate much-needed revenue through land leasing has been met with uproar from public housing tenants and elected officials. NYCHA’s land leasing plan involves eight different sites and 325,000 square 
The event’s preview party showcased some of the out-of-the-box thinking that’s in store By Helaina Hovitz Last Thursday, April 4, an Internet Week New York preview party was held at Design Within Reach’s newly renovated Soho Studio at 110 Greene Street. Eventually, 400 guests mingled easily as they sipped on ginger-flavored cocktails and Saporo beer, 
The best beef marrow also happens to be far and away the best late-night meal ever By Elian Zach Just when I was about to formally change New York’s title from “The City That Never Sleeps” to “Sleepytown,” I found hope in the form of a delicious cardiac arrest. At 2:30 a.m. on a Thursday night, 
By Helaina Hovitz At Community Board 1’s full board meeting last week, hundreds of Verizon workers showed up to make an appeal for the board to take action and call on Verizon to stay in Lower Manhattan. Their 140 West Street building has been vacant since Sandy hit, and now the company is trying to 
An artist known for his boundary-pushing work launches a line of offensive – and complimentary – business cards with a local company to raise money for the homeless By Helaina Hovitz Designer Stefan Sagmeister has worked with Aerosmith, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, and the Talking Heads, to name a few well-known clients. Known for 
Russell Simmons’ Foundation for Ethnic Understanding cheers its contributors, despite questions of what has been done By Helaina Hovitz On Monday, March 18, over 250 people braved the snow and sleet and traveled to Russell Simmons’ penthouse apartment at 114 Liberty Street. He has owned the apartment, directly across the street from the World Trade 
