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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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A True Giant in Lower Manhattan

Monday, February 6th, 2012

He’s known as the Confetti King of Lower Manhattan.

Joe Timpone, the Downtown Alliance’s Vice President for Operations, has taken part in dozens of parades in his more than 30 years with the city’s Sanitation Department and during his tenure with the Downtown Alliance.

He dispatches more than 100 sanitation and safety workers around the neighborhood on the day of the parade. He says it takes weeks to cleanup because paper strips are often collected on ledges above and await a strong wind gust to disrupt their nests. And, he’s even ridden on a float in one parade.

Today, he jumps into action, organizing the creation of a ton of confetti – not the obsolete ticker tape – to distribute to 20 of the biggest buildings along the Canyon of Heroes. We spent some time with Joe to get details on his parade prep.

Check our website throughout the day and download our mobile app for details on the Canyon of Heroes parade, and the best restaurants and bars to visit after the parade.

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