Posts Tagged ‘Lower East Side Ecology Center’

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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Community Planting Day

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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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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