Dottie Herman Q&A

Dottie Herman Q&A

DOTTIE HERMAN Dottie Herman began her real estate career in 1978, working as a broker for Merrill Lynch. When the real estate division was sold to Prudential, she became one of their leading brokers. In 1990, she borrowed $7 million from Prudential to purchase...
Dottie Herman Q&A

Lidia Bastianich Q&A

LIDIA BASTIANICH Emmy award-winning public television host, seven-time James Beard award winner, best -selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Lidia has married her two passions in life—her family and food, to...
Dottie Herman Q&A

Margaret Chin Q&A

Margaret Chin New York City’s Councilperson representing District 1, Chair of the Council’s Committee on aging, Co-chairs the Women’s Caucus. Downtown: Name three women that inspire you and why Margaret Chin: Patsy Mink – Not only was she the first Asian...
Captain Greg Shows Us The Ropes

Captain Greg Shows Us The Ropes

Downtown Magazine caught up with Captain Greg Freitas of the Full Moon, harbored in Brookfield Place. There, we found out a little more about the sailing life and what makes Greg tick. Downtown: Where did you grow up and where do you reside now? Captain Greg: I grew...
Rooftop Films: The Great Hack

Rooftop Films: The Great Hack

A cloud of unease has surrounded social media for as long as it has existed. An AOL screenname could hide all kinds of nefarious characters. Anyone can look at your myspace. Pictures posted to Instagram could be used to disqualify you if you run for president (or is...
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