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Super Bowl Events & Specials

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Okay, we aren’t getting ahead of ourselves at all. And yes, we are anxious to host another parade in the Canyon of Heroes. For now, we’ll simply provide our die-hard New York Giants fans with a field of options to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th.  We’ve started the list with a few places and specials. But check back as the game day approaches to learn even more ways to kick off your festivities

Crumbs Bakeshop
87 Beaver Street | 40 Broad Street | www.crumbs.com

Score points with your taste buds and friends by picking up some delicious football cupcakes from Crumbs Bakeshop. Now with two locations in Lower Manhattan at 87 Beaver Street and at 40 Broad Street, it’s even easier to indulge in Crumbs’ Super Bowl Party Mix.

The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern
58 Pearl Street | www.frauncestavern.com

The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern is offering a $50 per person open bar and buffet ($40 if booked before January 29).  Fraunces will be broadcasting the big game on its 80 inch projector screen with surround sound.  Prizes and giveaways at the end of each quarter!

Mad Dog & Beans
83 Pearl Street | www.maddogandbeans.com

Mad Dog & Beans is offering a Super Bowl Package for $50 per person that includes a bucket of six Mexican beers, unlimited Mexican nachos and hot wings.  Join in on the taco-eating contest at halftime to win a $100 gift card!

Ryan Maguire’s Ale House
28 Cliff Street | www.ryanmaguiresalehouse.com

Enjoy the Super Bowl at Ryan Maguire’s with a pitcher and wings for only $15!  Additional drink promotions will be available throughout the game along with giveaways.

SamSara Cafe
277 Water Street | www.samsaracafe.com

SamSara has a 100″ video wall with surround sound so book your private party for the Super Bowl.  All you need is 20+ people and the restaurant is yours!  SamSara will be serving its regular menu along with some of the Chef’s special wings and Happy Hour pricing on well drinks and draft beer until halftime.

2 West
2 West Street | www.ritzcarlton.com

2 West at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park has two large, flat-screen TVs that will be broadcasting the championship game while Executive Chef James Dangler prepares a delicious menu that includes wings, sliders, nachos, chili, baked potatos, calamari and more along with beer bucket specials.

Guests who want to experience the Super Bowl from the comfort of a suite at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park can book the Super Bowl Package, which includes an overnight stay in a Liberty suite, tailgating treats for four guests and additional amenities such as Super Bowl decorations and opposing team gear. Starting from $775.

 

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Photo Exhibit at the Seaport Museum Will Provide a Close-up Look at OWS

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Photo by Adrian Kinloch

By Carl Glassman

Occupy Wall Street was a photographer’s dream. Historic yet carnivalesque, peaceful (mostly) yet adrenaline-pumping in its nearly daily dose of action, the Zuccotti Park encampment and the frequent demonstrations that sprang from it offered a smorgasbord of visual delights. Such variety was often missing in the published photos of the months-long protest, which predictably featured confrontations with police over the day-to-day (and night) life of the movement.

Indeed, there is a far more substantial and varied pictorial record of Occupy Wall Street than has been shown—until now.

Luckily, the South Street Seaport Museum is taking on the task.

Reopening on January 26 under the direction of the Museum of the City of New York, the Seaport Museum will show 150 photographs culled from some 4,000 images submitted by more than 200 photographers.

For a sampling, click here and go to the Tribeca Trib page where this post originated.

As one of the jurors who sorted through about 2,000 of those submissions (as well as a photojournalist who periodically covered the Occupation), I can testify to the wide range of visual possibilities presented by the protest and the impressive selection that awaits viewers. In fact, the show’s organizers are considering rotating some of the 150 pictures so that even more can be seen over the weeks and months that “Occupy Wall Street” is on display.

The show is just one of many installations that will fill the museum’s three floors and 16 galleries beginning this month. In what organizers are preferring to call an “open house” rather than a conventional and formal museum exhibition, there will be other installations of photography, as well as video, a “Made in New York” fashion and furniture show, and offerings from the collections of both the Seaport Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

The Occupy Wall Street show, conceived just a few weeks after the raid on Zuccotti Park, is more akin to an ambitious photojournalistic exposition than standard museum fare. It’s a visual exploration that adds meaning to those recent events, says Sarah Henry, chief curator of the Museum of the City of New York.

“The photographs provide a window into the gestalt and the history of those two months,” notes Henry, who organized the show with Sean Corcoran, curator of photographs and prints. “You also see what the photographer’s eye can do to help you understand, as a viewer, what Occupy Wall Street is all about.”

As a juror, I found that for all the standout photos we selected, much of that understanding comes from the diversity—even the contradictions—that can be seen in the show. The young and the old, the chaos and the order, the individuality of protest and the facelessness of it. That, it seems, is the big picture that this very timely Occupy Wall Street exhibition will have to offer.

The Museum will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM Wednesday through Sunday starting January 26. Admission is $5 (children under 9 free). Check seany.org for more information.

Carl Glassman is the Editor and Co-Publisher of The Tribeca Trib.

 

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Got a Prize-Winning Love Story?

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

A romantic dinner at a neighborhood restaurant. A walk along the Esplanade in Battery Park City. A blind date that led to a lifetime of happiness.

So many special moments can be captured in the one square mile that is Lower Manhattan.

So why not share the love – and be eligible to win a prize?

The Downtown Alliance proudly announces the Lower Manhattan Love Story, a chance to tell us how you fell in love in – or with – Lower Manhattan.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we’d like to hear your story (in less than 500 words please). We’ve assembled a prestigious panel of Lower Manhattan judges who will pore over all contest entries and determine the winner.

What are we looking for? Personal accounts of how you met your life partner in Lower Manhattan, moved to the neighborhood because it was so special to you, fell head-over-heels in love with a park, view, or any other spot.

Our judges will be looking for the best “love” stories and choose a winner before Valentine’s Day.

Our panel: Toni Hinterstoisser, General Manager, Andaz Wall Street; Melissa Andreev, President, FiDi Association, Manager of La Maison du Chocolat; Christina Gambale, owner, Greenwich Jewelers; and, Sara Cancellaro, General Manager, Flowers of the World.

The contest ends on February 8, 2012. So send entries to ContactUs@DowntownNY.com  (subject line: Lower Manhattan Love Story) or Downtown Alliance, Att.: Lower Manhattan Love Story, 120 Broadway, Suite 3340, New York, NY, 10271. Entries must be received by midnight on February 8.

Because this is all about love, we have the ideal prize: a dinner for two at the upscale Wall & Water restaurant and a one-night weekend stay at the Andaz Wall Street hotel. Plus, Greenwich Jewelers is providing a $250 gift certificate to its store. And, the Downtown Express – our neighborhood’s premier local newspaper – will feature the winner in an upcoming issue.

Visit http://www.downtownny.com/lovestorycontest to learn the basic rules before you submit an entry.

We can’t wait to hear your story!

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Mulch to Talk About

Monday, January 9th, 2012

This weekend the Downtown Alliance held its fourth annual MulchFest event in Bowling Green, and close to 400 trees were collected!

Free Downtown Connection shuttle buses made special MulchFest stops to transport people and their trees to the event, and New York City Council Member Margaret Chin dropped by to help turn holiday trees into mulch.

And for the second year in a row, we jointly held an Electronic Waste Recycling Event at the site with the Lower East Side Ecology Center. We’re told that several tons of materials were collected this time.

The day’s events were co-sponsored by Con Edison, the New York City departments of Sanitation and Parks & Recreation, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Council Member Chin, Community Board 1, the Lower East Side Ecology Center, Tekserve, Whole Foods and Crumbs Bake Shop.

Click here to see photos from the event.

This was the kickoff event for the four green events run each year by the Downtown Alliance. The next one – our Spring Community Day – takes place in Wall Street Park in a few months. Each year, we draw more than 100 people to spruce up the park. Stay tuned for more details.

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MulchFest is back!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Now that the holidays are over, you probably are wondering what to do with your holiday tree, let alone the earlier versions of the new electronic gifts you received.

Well, the Downtown Alliance has the answer.

This Saturday, we are hosting a MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event. The event—run in conjunction with the New York City departments of Parks & Recreation and Sanitation and the Lower East Side Ecology Center—will take place at the south end of Bowling Green Park starting at 10 AM.  MulchFest will run from 10 AM to 2 PM, and the e-waste event will run from 10 AM to 4 PM.

The weather is expected to be warmer this weekend (thankfully!) but in case it is cold we will have free hot apple cider and (a limited number of) cupcakes for anyone who ventures out. Last year, City Council Member Margaret Chin was on hand to help turn the trees into mulch, and this year we expect to collect hundreds of trees.

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation asks anyone planning to drop off a tree to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing it over.

The Downtown Alliance will once again run a Chip Trip, a special Downtown Connection bus that stops only at major residential hubs: three stops in Battery Park City and three stops on the east side of the district. The Chip Trip bus will be clearly labeled and will run its route every half hour. Residents can board the Chip Trip bus with a tree and the bus will transport them to Bowling Green.

The locations are: corner of Wall and William streets; corner of John and Gold streets; Pearl Street between Fulton and Beekman streets; West Thames Street between Battery Place and South End Avenue; corner of South End Avenue and Albany Street; North End Avenue between Murray and Warren streets.

The event is cosponsored by the New York City Department of Sanitation, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Con Edison, FiDi Association, Whole Foods, Crumbs, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin and Community Board 1.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center and Tekserve are hosting the e-waste event, and they will accept working and nonworking computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, televisions, videocassette recorders, DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, cell phones and personal digital assistants.

We hope to see you there!

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After the Holidays, Don’t Forget MulchFest & E-Waste Recycling

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

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Don’t chuck that holiday tree to the curb! Give your tree a new life at the Downtown Alliance’s Annual MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event at the south end of Bowling Green Park on Saturday, January 7. MulchFest will run from 10 AM to 2 PM, and E-Waste from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Lower Manhattan residents can drop off holiday trees to be turned into environmentally friendly mulch (and will be able to take home mulch to use in flower pots and gardens). And, complimentary beverages will be served. To make it even easier, free Downtown Connection shuttle buses will make special MulchFest stops to transport people and their trees to the event.

Special thanks to Con Edison, New York City Departments of Sanitation and Parks & Recreation, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Community Board 1, TekServe, Whole Foods and Crumbs Bake Shop.

As part of its ninth annual “After the Holidays” series, the Lower East Side Ecology Center also will be on hand, hosting an E-Waste event. People can drop off: working and non-working computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, televisions, videocassette recorders, DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, cell phones and personal digital assistants.

Recycling is free for all residents, small businesses (less than 50 employees), and nonprofit organizations.

For more details or for questions about items that can be accepted, visit www.lesecologycenter.org or call (212) 477-4022.

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Downtown Alliance’s Cornucopia of Suggestions for the Thanksgiving Holiday

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

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It’s that time of year again, time for turkey, pumpkin pie and giving thanks – Lower Manhattan style. This year the Downtown Alliance has gathered a list of Thanksgiving specials from many local hotels, retailers and restaurants. For all the up-to-date Thanksgiving activities and promotions, visit the Downtown Alliance’s Thanksgiving page at http://www.downtownny.com/thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day Dining:

Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise
Thursday, November 24, 2011
(201) 604-2800
4:30 – 7:30 PM
The leaves are changing, and fall is in the air! It is that time again, Thanksgiving is upon us! Let Statue Cruises cook for you and join them for a magnificent Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise! Includes a 2.5 hour cruise, cash bar, Thanksgiving buffet dinner, DJ entertainment. Adults are $84 and children (12 and under) are $49.

Harry’s Café and Steak Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 24, 2011
(212) 785-9200
One Hanover Square
1 – 8 PM
Harry’s Café & Steak will be offering a special Thanksgiving Menu consisting of four courses for $58 a person and $25 for children. Reservations are highly advised due to high holiday volume. Harry’s will also be offering a Thanksgiving dinner to go option including: salad, soup, roast turkey, pie, for 8-10 all for $185.00

Thanksgiving Buffet at the Ritz Carlton’s 2 West
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Ritz Carlton
2 West Street
(212) 344-0800
12 – 7:30 PM
Savor a delicious Thanksgiving buffet in the warm, relaxed atmosphere of 2 West restaurant featuring traditional Thanksgiving selections, carving station, dessert display and more. The buffet is available for $85 per person (not including gratuities, taxes or beverages), $42.50 per child from 12 PM – 7:30 PM. Due to limited space, reservations are recommended. Please call (917) 790-2600 for more information or to make a reservation.

Thanksgiving Unlimited Dinner Buffet at Ulysses Folk House
Thursday, November 24, 2011
95 Pearl Street
(212) 482-0400
11:30 AM – 6 PM
This is the best buffet in town! All you can eat dinner buffet, includes dessert! You can select from Fresh Herb Turkey, Blackened Salmon, Orange Glazed Ham, with all the trimmings! Please call to make your reservation.

Treat Yourself:

Financier Patisserie
62 Stone Street | (212) 344-5600
3-4 World Financial Center | (212) 786-3220
35 Cedar Street | (212) 952-3838
Grab delectable desserts for your Thanksgiving dinner this season.  Financier is offering a selection of traditional cakes and pies, including deep dish apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies as well as their signature pumpkin cheesecake.  The Thanksgiving menu is available starting Wednesday, November 16. Financier online is highly recommended.

Events:

Fraunces Tavern Museum Holds its Second Annual Evacuation Day Walking Tour
Friday, November 25, 2011
11 AM – 12:30 PM
New York City had been the main base for the British for over 7 years of war.  On November 25th, 1783, they filed onto their ships to leave for good; the War for Independence was finally over.  Led by licensed New York City Tour Guide, Fred Cookinham, you will follow in the footsteps of General Washington & his troops as they entered New York in triumph. Picture the surrounding neighborhood as it looked over 200 years ago, see where the Liberty Boys challenged the Redcoats on their own parade ground & learn about the people of NY and what it was like for them to be caught up in a revolution.  $20 /$15 for Museum members. Tickets in advance are required and may be purchased at: www.FrauncesTavernMuseum.org. Once tickets have been purchased, you will be emailed a confirmation receipt & the starting location of the tour. Ticket sales close at 4 PM on Wednesday, November 23.

South Street Seaport’s 28th Annual Chorus Tree Lighting Spectacular
Friday, November 25, 2011
The South Street Seaport
Historic Front Street from Fulton Street to Beekman Street
Kick off the 2011 holiday season with New York City’s first tree lighting of the year. South Street Seaport’s 28th Annual Chorus Tree Lighting Spectacular will be hosted by Today Show personality and fashion expert Jill Martin and will include a light show spectacular, live music and costumed characters helping Santa Claus count down to the tree-lighting ceremony.  Photo opportunities with Santa Claus run until 8 PM!

Places to Stay:

Best Western Plus Seaport Inn
33 Peck Slip Street
(212) 766-6600
Staying 2 or 3 nights in NYC? Book the Culture Pass at the Best Western Seaport Inn Hotel and travel around Lower Manhattan. From popular museums of Downtown Lower Manhattan to simple shopping in J&R, book the Culture Pass package of two nights or more and receive admissions and discounts to the nine cultural attractions, including museums and tours, all within walking distance of the hotel.  Passes include admission to the Fraunces Tavern Museum, Museum of American Finance, Museum of Jewish Heritage, National Museum of the American Indian, The New York City museum, 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, the Skyscraper museum, and Tribute WTC Visitor Center.  This package is available for 2 or 3 night stay. Pass Holders will also receive a 20% discount at the J&R Café, 10% discount to the Mercantile Grill, Bar & Restaurant, 10% discount on food and drinks at the Killarney Rose Pub and $10 off any water taxi cruise. Rates starting at$299 per night

Wall Street Inn
9 South William St.
(212) 747-1500
Spend a traditional Thanksgiving week in the Big Apple and stay at the Wall Street Inn! Special rates start at $249 from November 20 to November 28. Enjoy our spacious accommodations with fine in-room dining; free high-speed internet access and access to our private gym with sauna and steam room.

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Art at Hive Explores Fragile Balance Between Creativity and Fiscal Fitness

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Hive Art 2

For a year and a half the walls of the Hive have remained colorful, yet bare.  We always hoped to have local artists display their work, but the bare walls just seemed to feel less naked over time.

But last winter, convening on a cold night at Frank Gehry’s IAC building for an event sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation,  I had the opportunity to meet some artists who participated in the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council‘s inaugural Artists Summer Institute.  We immediately hit it off and decided that the Hive would be the perfect venue for an installation by the participating artists of the ASI program.

Now, several months later, the Hive is celebrating the installation of more than 20 pieces hung throughout the space in an exhibit entitled, The Balance.  The name refers to the tenuous balance between the creative process and the practical issues of economic sustainability, an experience common to artists and small-business owners alike. More than 100 friends joined us for our opening celebration on October 26 and enjoyed not just the fixed pieces on the walls, but several video installations displayed in the conference room as well as numerous interactive pieces, including spoken word and a human earthquake!

Hive Art 1

The installation will be up through February and I encourage you to come by and enjoy it.  Viewing is available to the public Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM.  Contact information on the pieces is  available if you have questions or wish to make  inquiries.

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Checks & Balances: Exhibit Explores Presidents and American Finance

Monday, November 7th, 2011
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Photo courtesy of Curating Section, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

By Kristin Aguilera

When President George Washington died in 1799, his financial assets included such luxury items as a custom-made chariot, a 124-pound cheese wheel and more than 100 gallons of Madeira wine.

Andrew Jackson was relatively financially uneducated and had a mistrust of banking so strong that it led to his elimination of the nation’s central bank; yet he was the only President to extinguish the national debt.

These and other financial facts about our commanders-in-chief are explored in “Checks & Balances: Presidents and American Finance”, an exhibit opening on Election Day— Tuesday, November 8—at the Museum of American Finance at 48 Wall Street.

Designed as a series of rotating exhibitions, the inaugural installment of “Checks & Balances” focuses on the national and personal fiscal policies of five of the most well-known Presidents: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

The exhibit introduces important Treasury Secretaries and tracks significant financial markers, such as GDP, national deficit and presidential salary.  It also delves into the personal finances of the Presidents, including their economic backgrounds and their own banking practices.

Among the objects on display is a rare specimen $100,000 bill featuring the portrait of Woodrow Wilson, the Daguerreotype of George Washington’s image used on the $1 bill and the Riggs Bank ledger of Abraham Lincoln’s personal banking accounts.

On Thursday, November 10, the Museum will host a discussion by New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson and former Lieutenant Governor of New York Richard Ravitch on the government’s response to the current financial crisis.  The discussion will be followed by a reception and viewing of the “Checks & Balances” exhibit.

“Checks & Balances” is sponsored by Con Edison and will be on display through November 2012.  For more information on the Museum of American Finance, visit www.moaf.org or follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@FinanceMuseum).

Kristin Aguilera is Deputy Director of the Museum of American Finance

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Futures and Options Rings the NYSE Closing Bell

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Ashley Brown

Yesterday was a big day for Futures and Options, the New York City youth career-readiness nonprofit launched by the Downtown Alliance. Stephen Hessler, Chairman of the Futures and Options Board of Directors, and Ashley Brown, an alumna of its 2011 internship program, rang the NYSE Closing Bell.

Ashley, now a freshman at Brooklyn College, was an intern at Mr. Hessler’s firm, Kirkland & Ellis, during her senior year in high school.  Futures and Options board members, business partners, interns and staff joined them on the podium, cheering as the clock counted down to the closing bell. The group toured the trading floor and learned about the history of the exchange.

In 2011, Futures and Options partnered with 115 New York City businesses, from nonprofits to multinational corporations, to offer career-development programs to New York City youth.

Futures and Options business partners play an active role in its programs, Executive Director Patty Machir said:  “What’s been most inspiring for us is how engaged our partners become in the growth and personal development of the teens they work with. The men and women who mentor and guide the youth in our programs have changed lives.”

Futures and Options ring The Closing Bell

Yesterday’s timing couldn’t have been better. This evening, Futures and Options will host its fundraising gala, Dream Big—A Celebration of Opportunity. The organization will present its inaugural Dream Big award to social entrepreneur Andrew Rasiej, New York City official Reshma Saujani and former NYC Comptroller William Thompson Jr.

“We think it’s time to recognize the vital role New York’s business community plays in helping us teach young people to believe in themselves,” Machir said.

To learn more about Futures and Options, please go to its website, www.futuresandoptions.org

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