Category Archives: Financial District

Earth Day Is No Match for Tribeca Film Festival

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Angel

Environmentally-conscious visitors were in short supply last weekend when the World Financial Center played host to a number of Earth Day-inspired events and attractions, ultimately trumped by the Tribeca Film Festival and a half-pipe structured for skateboarders and bicyclists. A … Continue reading →

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Santa brings the Holiday Tales

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Tia

Santa is visiting the children early. He’s not bringing  presents and toys just yet, but he is bringing his story-telling magic to the South Street Seaport.  This holiday season,  he’s inviting children of all ages and nationalities to come see … Continue reading →

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“Have faith in tomorrow”

Posted on May 19, 2009 by dberman

  “Have Faith in Tomorrow: Downtown 2020” by Daniel Berman April 7, 2009     The colossal elevator doors slide smoothly open onto the 45th floor of 7 World Trade Center, announcing its arrival in a seductive female voice. Barren … Continue reading →

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Minas the Magician

Posted on May 19, 2009 by dberman

Minas the Magician     Entering Minas Shoe repair, I am immediately overcome by the effervescent aroma of shoe polish and wet leather; the smell of the trodden boots my grandfather insists on never throwing away wafts past my shoulder … Continue reading →

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The Last Crusade – Spiritual Barometry in Downtown Manhattan

Posted on May 19, 2009 by dberman

  The Last Crusade  Spiritual Barometry in Downtown Manhattan By Daniel Berman       The May rain pours down in droves as the two dark-suited men shuffle west on Wall Street. It appears to freeze mid-fall against the burst of … Continue reading →

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If It Ain’t Brokered, Don’t Fix It

Posted on April 2, 2009 by dberman

Khashi Eyn answers a phone call by the window of his 30 Wall Street office, standing eleven stories above throngs of tourists and money-men. A flower in the lapel of his pinstripe suit stands stiffly below his permanent five-o’clock shadow and slicked-back … Continue reading →

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The Emptiness of the Small Businesses

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Lindsey

As I got off the 2 train on the Fulton Street stop, I saw the first of several small businesses with very few customers. The reason might have been the fact that it was rush hour. It was the Royal … Continue reading →

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