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A League of Their Own

Monday, September 26th, 2011

The Downtown Soccer Team

The Downtown Soccer League formally kicked off the fall season this weekend with the reopening of the new turf field in Battery Park City. In addition to Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, representatives from Downtown Soccer League, Downtown Little League, Battery Park City Authority, and Community Board 1 attended the event at the field, located on West Street between Murray and Warren streets. And, the field used all recyclable and natural fibers in its design.

The Downtown Alliance is a proud sponsor of the Chicago Fire Team.

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First Pitch

Monday, April 11th, 2011
New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Mr. Met and Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger at the Downtown Little League's opening day.

New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Mr. Met and Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger at the Downtown Little League's opening day.

After a long, cold winter, it was finally time to play ball in Lower Manhattan with the Downtown Little League (DLL) this weekend. Hundreds of players took to the fields to get the season underway while proud parents packed the stands.

“The Downtown Little League is a fantastic Lower Manhattan institution, especially as our residential population—families with children in particular—continues to grow,” said Elizabeth H. Berger, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York. “The Alliance is thrilled to sponsor the DLL for another season.”

Berger welcomed the crowd along with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Battery Park City Authority Chairman William C. Thompson, Jr. and President Gayle Horwitz, and Community Board 1 Chair Julie Menin. Former Mets pitcher Ron Darling was on hand to sign autographs, and Mr. Met came in from Queens on the 7 Train to join the festivities as well.

You can view photos from the event here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/downtownny/sets/72157626475441196/ .

“We truly wanted this to be a celebration not only of our league, but also of our community,” said DLL Commissioner Bill Martino.

For more information on the DLL, visit www.downtownlittleleague.org.

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Play Ball!

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Mr. Met

Mr. Met

The Downtown Alliance supports the Downtown Little League, which kicks off the season this coming Saturday with a parade and carnival featuring Mr. Met and former Met pitcher Ron Darling.

Daniel Giacomazza is the Alliance’s Assistant Vice President of Operations, and has taken a special interest in the DLL over the past several years. He recently spoke with DLL parent Bridget Crawford about his involvement with the league, his athletic career and his now public (but longtime secret) childhood preference for the Red Sox while growing up in a Yankee household.

Click here to read the interview.

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Community Planting Day

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Felicia

I can’t believe that Saturday, May 1, was my third Spring Community Planting Day at Wall Street Park!

It was the most inclusive community planting event we have had so far. Three Lower Manhattan high schools participated, along with students from Pace University, members of the Downtown Little League and workers from New York Downtown Hospital.

It’s clear that these events are becoming ingrained in the communal language of Lower Manhattan. In addition to so much wonderful local student and worker participation, neighborhood seniors came out, as well as a compost/ecology teacher from the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Community Planting Day has also spurred greater interest in the beautification of other Downtown open spaces. It’s important that all members of our community care about having nice places for rest and contemplation—whether we’re talking about a plaza or a landscaped space.

As summer nears, I think everyone will be excited to see the result of our planting work in Wall Street Park. It will be important not just to participants, but to anyone who stops at the park and rests.

You can check out a video of the event on youtube or view photos on Flickr.

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