by Downtown Magazine | Oct 2, 2019 | Events, Featured, News, Sports
After 10 hours of rowing around Manhattan, participants of Rocking the Boat’s “Rocking Manhattan” event on September 28th said they were ready for more. The 30-mile row in hand-made boats is a fundraiser for Rocking the Boat, a Bronx-based program. The $440,000 raised...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 27, 2019 | Featured, Living, News, Pets
Battery Park City Authority Launches Dog Waste Compost Pilot as Part of NYC Climate Week 2019 As part of its lineup of events in celebration of Climate Week NYC, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) today announced the launch of a dog waste composting program...
by Grace Capobianco | Sep 9, 2019 | Featured, Fitness, Health, News
Grace A. Capobianco Founder of Downtown and Kirk Myers before DOGPOUND early 2000 It’s no secret that we, the staff of Downtown Magazine, are big fans of Kirk Myers and The DOGPOUND. That friendship stretches back to before the founding of Myers’...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 26, 2019 | Events, Featured, Living, News, Sports
On August 24th, tennis stars John Isner and Lucas Pouille faced off as part of the 4th Annual Brookfield Place Open–but not just against each other. Isner and Pouille played doubles against six rotating pairs of lucky members of the crowd. The...
by Lucy Dondero | Aug 24, 2019 | Featured, News
C. VIRGINIA FIELDS Former Borough President of Manhattan. The current president of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. Civil Rights activist as a teenager. 1. Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why. Stacey Abrams: I am inspired by her...
by Lucy Dondero | Aug 23, 2019 | Featured, Living, News
SALLY KOHN One of the leading progressive voices in America today. A television commentator on CNN and formerly on Fox News, Sally worked for over 15 years as a community organizer. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the Washington Post, New York Times,...
