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Battery Park’s Dog Waste Compost Pilot Picks Up
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...
Groundbreaking Harlem Arts School Breaks Ground
Photos courtesy of the HSA (L-R) Manhattan Borough President, Gale Brewer, Founding Partner/Director of Design WSDG, John Storyk, principal designer and director of Imrey Studio LLC, Celia Imrey, Architect of Record on the project is Eric K. Daniels, Daniels Architect...
Longines Global Champions Tour September 27-28
Summer 2019 is not over yet, especially on Governors Island. Looking for something elegant and entertaining this weekend? Just a quick boat-ride away and you will be transported to an exciting spectacular world-class sport and entertainment event, which spans three...
Downtown’s Areppas Survival Guide
Photo credit Oleg March A second Areppas restaurant has opened in Downtown Manhattan. We at Downtown are offering our readers an Areppas survival guide to help you celebrate. What are arepas? Every culture has its flatbread food. If you’ve heard anyone argue whether...
Event: Rocking Manhattan 2019
At 7:35 am on September 28th, teams of rowers will set out along the East River. No, this isn’t a mass exodus, nor is it an attempt to avoid morning traffic. It’s part of Rocking Manhattan, a 9-hour journey to circumnavigate Manhattan island in rowboats. Rocking...
Interview: Alexa Swinton of ABC’s Emergence
Photo courtesy of Persona PR. Emergence is a new ABC show about a mysterious young girl. It’s also a supernatural sci-fi mystery thriller. Police officer Jo Evans (Allison Tolman) finds her at the site of a plane crash, untouched and unharmed. The girl, Piper, has no...
Tehora Online: A Modest Dress Marketplace
Photos courtesy of Annaël Assouline and Tehora Online Fashion should be an artform without boundaries. You can see, feel, smell, and even hear fashion--even if you’ve never worn heels, you’ve heard the power of confident heels clacking across a room. Fashion is...
The Future is Female with Future Female Sounds
By Ali Glatt Saturday, September 14th I had the pleasure of attending another Future Female Sounds performance at the Ludlow House, a members club affiliated with the Soho House. The exclusive performances are invite-only, and curated by musician Michelle Rose,...
Sustainable Cashmere Brand Carol Chugani Made Its Debut During NYFW
Photo by Zhaoyin Wang Taiwan-based sustainable cashmere brand Carol Chugani just launched its new Fall/Winter collection for the first time in the United States during New York Fashion Week. Photo by Zhaoyin Wang “I believe that for my customers and the generations...