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Join Us And Make Wall Street Park Bloom

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Saturday, May 18th
10AM–Noon  |  Wall Street Park
BETWEEN WATER AND SOUTH STREETS

Join us and your neighbors as we plant new flowers and spruce up Wall Street Park. In addition to gardening for all, there will be kid-friendly activities like face-painting and balloon-making.

There will also be a surprise “golden ticket” hidden in one of the flower pots amongst those you’ll be planting. This ticket will entitle the finder to an amazing array of gifts from downtown retailers, courtesy of our friends at the FiDi Association.

We’ll provide the plantings, the tools, and the topsoil; you bring some elbow grease. Together we’ll make Wall Street Park bloom, and the kids will have a blast too. Light refreshments will be available, provided by Whole Foods.

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Another Successful Mulchfest

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

(L-R): Community Board 1 Vice Chair Anthony Notaro, Downtown Alliance President Liz Berger and New York City Council Member Margaret Chin

On Saturday, the Downtown Alliance held its fifth annual MulchFest event in Bowling Green Park, and close to 320 trees were collected!

Our Alliance box truck made special MulchFest stops to pick up trees left by residents at six convenient locations in and around our district.

We had a nice turn out, including families making the trek by foot with their tree in hand. Even New York City Council Member Margaret Chin and Community Board 1 Vice Chair Anthony Notaro dropped by to help turn holiday trees into mulch.  And, everyone present was treated to some hot apple cider and light snacks.

For the third 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 around.

The MulchFest co-sponsors include Con Edison, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the New York City Departments of Sanitation and Parks & Recreation, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Community Board 1, the FiDi Association, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Tekserve, and Whole Foods.

A special thanks to the Grotto Pizzeria and the West Bank Gourmet for lending us their thermal urns for the apple cider.

Click here to see more photos from the event.

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Downtown Alliance Hosts MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event on Saturday, January 12th

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

The Alliance for Downtown New York will host a MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event to help New Yorkers avoid a post-holiday headache by collecting holiday trees and unwanted electronic goods on Saturday, January 12, 2012.

The event – run in conjunction with the New York City Departments of Parks and 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. Free hot apple cider, light snacks and recycling bags will be given away.

Date: Saturday, January 12, 2012

Time: (MulchFest) 10 AM to 2 PM / (E-Waste) 10 AM to 4 PM

Location:  Bowling Green Park (Broadway and Whitehall)

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation is recommending that anyone planning to drop off a tree remove all lights and ornaments before bringing them to the MulchFest site.

Additionally, you can drop off your tree at nearby locations, and a Downtown Alliance van will stop at the spots throughout the day. Residents cannot board the van.

The locations are:

  • The corner of Wall and William Streets
  • The corner of John and Gold Streets
  • Pearl Street between Fulton Street and Beekman Street
  • West Thames Street between Battery Place and South End Avenue
  • The corner of South End Avenue and Albany Street
  • North End Avenue between Murray Street and Warren Street.

The day’s events are co-sponsored by Con Edison, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the New York City Departments of Sanitation and Parks & Recreation, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Community Board 1, the FiDi Association, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Tekserve, and Whole Foods.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center and Tekserve are hosting the electronic waste event. Items that will be accepted are: 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.

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

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Adopt A Geranium Day – Another Huge Hit

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

(l-r): Council Member Margaret Chin, Downtown Alliance President Liz Berger, Downtown Alliance Senior Vice President of Operations Joe Timpone

By Manny Lala

Despite the rainy weather, the annual Downtown Alliance Adopt-A-Geranium day at Bowling Green Park proved to be a huge hit once again.

About 4,000 geraniums were dug up from Bowling Green Park and given away to new and returning customers. “I still have my mine from last year!” said one excited guest while picking out another geranium to add to her collection. The Alliance staff encouraged guests to take more than one geranium in return that they take good care of the plants, as they last year-round and bloom bright red flowers during the spring season.

On Saturday, October 20th, the Downtown Alliance will be hosting Fall Community Planting Day, where everyone is encouraged to come help make Lower Manhattan “green” by re-planting Bowling Green Park.

Click here to view more pictures from the event.

 

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Going Green in Lower Manhattan

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

It’s that time of year again, so spread the word to your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers and join us for our upcoming two “green” events this month.

On Wednesday, October 10th, we are giving away more than 4,000 geraniums from Bowling Green Park as part of our Adopt A Geranium event. The event runs from 10 AM to noon, and all people need to do is line up and get a geranium, which they can bring to their office or home!

And then, on Saturday, October 20th, the Downtown Alliance returns to Bowling Green Park for our annual Fall Community Planting Day- where we plant thousands of tulips and ornamental kale.  We could use about 100 volunteers to help out that morning from 10 AM to noon, so feel free to join us and bring your family and friends.

Both events are part of the Downtown Alliance’s Going Green Downtown initiative, which is dedicated to building an environmentally sustainable Lower Manhattan. Both events are co-sponsored by Con Edison, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Community Board 1, FiDi Association, Whole Foods and GrowNYC.

To view the Adopt a Geranium Invitation, please click here. To view the Fall Community Planting Day Invitation, click here. Please feel free to share information about both events.

No need to RSVP for the Adopt A Geranium event. RSVPs for the October 20TH can be sent to ContactUs@DowntownNY.com.

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21st Century Recycling Comes to Lower Manhattan

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

Whether you are visiting, working, or living in Lower Manhattan, now you can recycle in style.

Starting this month, a new high-tech recycling bin is being piloted at Whitehall Plaza on Water and Whitehall streets. The Renew Recycling Bin, which doubles as a communication pod and recycling point, receives recyclable paper and magazines in a safe and beautifully designed facility that is manufactured, installed and operated at no cost to the city.

A complete network of these pods can be found in the City of London, where Media Metrica Ltd., Renew’s creator, was awarded a 21-year contract to tackle the problem of public space recycling. The sleek recycling pods broadcast live, dynamic information ranging from weather reports to stock market results on street-facing, high-definition, LCD screens.  The pods also provide City Officials with additional channels of communication for traffic, transit, weather, and safety alerts.

New York City’s pilot pod has fixed screens with a local wayfinding map or iconic Lower Manhattan imagery.

“As a 21st century, global business district, it is only fitting that Lower Manhattan is now home to the first 21st century recycling bin in the United States,” says Joseph Timpone, Senior Vice President of Operations for the Alliance for Downtown New York.

“The Renew Recycling Pod is a radical departure in how public space recycling could be imagined,” said Jason Ornstein, Executive Vice President of Media Metric Ltd. “Our pilot will give New Yorkers an opportunity to see how public information and recycling are merged in London.”

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Downtown Alliance, Council Member Chin and Volunteers Beautify Lower Manhattan at Spring Community Day 2012

Monday, May 14th, 2012

On Saturday, May 12, the Downtown Alliance and Council Member Margaret Chin brought together volunteers to spruce up Wall Street Park and take part in family-friendly activities at its fifth annual Spring Community Day.

Hundreds of volunteers helped plant 300 annuals around the park, also known as Mannahatta Park, between Water and South streets. Volunteers also planted flowers at 25 tree beds along Water Street. The planting is part of the Downtown Alliance’s year-round Going Green program, dedicated to building an environmentally sustainable Lower Manhattan.

The event’s lead sponsor was Consolidated Edison. Other sponsors and partners were the FiDi Association, Whole Foods, Crumbs Bake Shop, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Partnership for Parks, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Community Board 1, Spruce Street School, and the Blue School.

Participating volunteers entered to win a $50 gift basket with goodies from Financier. The Downtown Alliance also provided apple juice, cookies and cupcakes thanks to Crumbs and Whole Foods, and a booth for kids to pot and decorate small plants.

Click HERE to see pictures from the event.

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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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