Manhattan Community Board No. 2 – Meeting May 15, 2025
Manhattan Community Board #2 Manhattan is one of the first community boards to be established in the early 1960’s. One of Soho Broadway Community Neighborhood Resources
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The SoHo Broadway Initiative is excited to announce that the artist selected through the New York City Department of Transportation’s (NYCDOT) Community Commissions program will be Zigi Ben-Haim! Zigi Ben-Haim is a SoHo based artist who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 years. Zigi was born in Baghdad, Iraq and immigrated to […]
Join Your Neighbors at the SoHo Broadway Initiative’s Open House on February 6th, 2017 Members of the SoHo Broadway community are invited to attend an open house on: Monday, February, 6, 2017 6:30pm to 7:30pm Boxed Wholesale, 28 Mercer Street between Grand and Howard Street on the 2nd Floor. At the open house, the Initiative will […]
Over January 6th and 8th, the SoHo Broadway Initiative, in collaboration with the Lower East Side Ecology Center, hosted an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling event on Broadway. In conjunction with the Ecology Center’s E-Waste event at Union Square, the Initiative coordinated a drop off site for SoHo and the surrounding neighborhoods to participate in. […]
For a few weeks after the Christmas holiday, New York City sidewalks become cluttered with Christmas trees waiting to be picked up. The trees can get blown around, creating unsafe conditions for pedestrians. This year, the Initiative’s Clean Team, in coordination with DSNY’s Manhattan District 2, corralled any tree left on Broadway and moved them […]
This is a friendly reminder that DSNY residential collection is suspended on Monday, February 20th for the observance of the President’s Day holiday. Please do not place garbage items out for collection on Monday, February 20. DSNY collection on Broadway will resume on Wednesday, February 22. The Initiative is here to help, we’ve created a […]
The SoHo Broadway Initiative is pleased to invite residents of the SoHo Broadway corridor to our second Residential Affinity Group Meeting on Tuesday, January 24th at 7pm. An affinity group is a group formed around a shared interest, in this case residents interested in improving the SoHo Broadway corridor. The Initiative is organizing several affinity […]
Members of the SoHo Broadway community are invited to attend an open house on Monday, February, 6, 2017 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Boxed Wholesale, 28 Mercer Street between Grand and Howard Street on the 2nd Floor. At the open house, the Initiative will be updating the community and answering questions on the Initiative’s activities. The […]
Have you ever wondered how to recycle your old TV or printer? You don’t have to wonder anymore. On January 6th and 8th the SoHo Broadway Initiative and the Lower East Side Ecology Center are partnering to bring an e-waste (electronic waste) recycling event to SoHo’s Broadway. By recycling you can help reduce the amount […]
Winter officially began on December 21, and that means it is time to get ready for the snow, slush, and ice. When winter weather arrives, the SoHo Broadway Clean Team hits the streets ready to shovel crosswalks, bus stops, catch basins and fire hydrants. However, keeping SoHo Broadway passable is a team effort that involves everyone. […]
Did you ever wonder why there are times when bags of garbage seem to stay in front of buildings for days? Chances are garbage or recycling was placed out for pick up on a day when the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) residential collection was suspended due to a holiday being observed. Don’t worry the Initiative […]
Sample of DOT Art program installation New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and the SoHo Broadway Initiative are partnering to present a temporary public art project at a bus stop located on Broadway between Grand Street and Howard Street in Manhattan to be installed in the spring of 2017. DOT Art has released […]
On Tuesday November 17th, NYPD’s 5th and 1st Precinct held a Loss Prevention Seminar for SoHo Broadway retailers in advance of the upcoming holiday shopping season. Police Officer Rodney Rosado (NYPD-5th Precinct) made a presentation on recent crime trends in the 5th Precinct, shared best practices for loss prevention staff who interact customers and reviewed […]
In early October, the Initiative started receiving concerned emails and phone calls about whether the Initiative was going to continue cleaning Broadway. Rest assured that the SoHo Broadway Clean Team continues working 7 days a week from 7am to 10pm to keep Broadway clean and looking its best. As many of you may have heard, […]
By Aude (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons On October 26, City Council held a hearing on the recently proposed legislation collectively referred to as the Street Vendor Modernization Act (Intro 1303 and related legislation). The legislation’s primary sponsor is Council Member Mark Levine (District 7, representing Upper Manhattan and the Bronx) and […]
UPDATE 11-11-16: DSNY has just announced that residential trash collection on Friday, November 11th (Veteran’s Day) has been re-instated and will happen as normal. Thank you for your help in making SoHo’s Broadway a welcoming place to live, work and visit.
Corner power-washing continues this month. The Initiative generally has cleanings on the second Monday/Tuesday and the fourth Monday/Tuesday of the month from April through November. For November there will be power washing on: November 7, 8, 21 and 22. ACE power-washes each corner and all trash/recycling receptacles on the corners from 7pm until no later […]
The SoHo Broadway Initiative announces a Request for Proposals for Procurement of Website Design, Development and Deployment Date of Issuance: October 12, 2016 1. Submission Timeline and Process RFP Release Date: 10/12/2016 Question Submission Deadline: 10/17/2016 Submissions must be in PDF format and may be delivered via e-mail to: SoHo Broadway Initiative Attn: Mark Dicus […]
Traffic Enforcement Agents Paul Rabinowitz and Lee Brown with Traffic Supervisor Mohammad Rahman There are few things more aggravating than grid lock. Drivers become frustrated when they are moving at a crawl, pedestrians become frustrated when they have to take their lives into their own hand crossing a blocked intersection and neighbors become frustrated when […]
Paul Manzi and John Kaminsky keep SoHo Broadway clean Many of you see the Initiative’s Clean Team during the day sweeping the sidewalk, emptying trash receptacles and removing graffiti. But what about at night? Every other week for two nights starting at around 7pm, the Clean Team breaks out the power washing truck to clean […]
This is a friendly reminder that DSNY residential collection is suspended on Monday, October 11th for the observance of the Columbus Day holiday. Please do not place garbage items out for collection on Monday. DSNY collection on Broadway will resume on Wednesday, October 13. Thank you for your help in making SoHo’s Broadway a welcoming […]
Corner power-washing continues this month. The Initiative generally has cleanings on the second Monday/Tuesday and the fourth Monday/Tuesday of the month from April through November. For October there will be power washing on: October 10, 11, 24 and 25. ACE power-washes each corner and all trash/recycling receptacles on the corners from 7pm until no later […]
On Friday 9/2 at 10am, the Uniqlo SoHo store at 546 Broadway will re-open to the public. As part of the re-opening, Uniqlo will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday, 9/2 and holding special re-opening promotions starting on Friday 9/2 through Monday, 9/5. In addition, the Uniqlo cube will be on display curbside […]
Ronnie Wolf, long time resident, interior designer and SBI Board member In 2015, the City completed a road reconstruction and water main replacement project along Grand Street. As part of the project, several items of street furniture were removed and re-installed once the project was completed…except for two blue USPS mailboxes. These two mailboxes once […]
Corner power-washing continues this month. The Initiative generally has cleanings on the second Monday/Tuesday and the fourth Monday/Tuesday of the month from April through November. For September there will be power washing on: September 12, 13, 26 and 27. ACE power-washes each corner and all trash/recycling receptacles on the corners from 7pm until no later […]
Did you know that New Yorker’s are throwing out nearly six million tons of waste every year? That is equivalent to 141 billion Twinkies in our landfill. Much of that waste includes items such as clothes, books, and electronics that can be reused. By donating these goods, New Yorkers can help keep waste out of […]
