
Independent Projects Spotlight: Here There Be Dragons
Recent recipients of The Architectural League and NYSCA’s Independent Projects grants present their work.The Architectural League of NY
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May 3, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Members of the SoHo Broadway community are invited to attend our 2nd Annual Meeting. Time: Monday, June 20th from 6pm to 8pm Location: Scholastic, 557 Broadway *between Prince and Spring. Please join the SoHo Broadway Initiative as we bring together residents, business leaders, employees and key stakeholders from the SoHo Broadway community to celebrate the end of […]
May 1, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Corner power-washing continues this month. Based on feedback from stakeholders, we are moving to semi-monthly cleanings. We will generally have cleanings on the second Monday/Tuesday and the fourth Monday/Tuesday of the month from April through November. For May there will be power washing on: May 9, 10, 23, 24. ACE power-washes each corner and all […]
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The NYPD has informed the Initiative about a recent uptick in burglaries targeting SoHo Broadway office buildings. For those of you managing or working in offices along the SoHo Broadway corridor the New York City Police Department suggests taking the following precautions to secure your office: Elevators to loft offices should be disabled at night […]
Apr 14, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
The SoHo Broadway Initiative is pleased to release a Request for Proposal for a consultant to develop a two-page district profile template that will include a summary of key district facts and metrics. The district profile will be a communications tool targeting the public and private sectors that demonstrates the impact of the SoHo Broadway […]
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The SoHo Broadway Initiative is pleased to release a Request for Proposal. The Initiative seeks to hire a consultant to develop a guidebook on the M1-5B zoning found within the the District and to use publicly available data to develop a land use profile of the district. Proposals in response to the District Mapping RFP are due by […]
Apr 5, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Way to show your Love SoHo Broadway! When we asked for some love, the SoHo Broadway community came through in a big way. 476 surveys were completed, an increase of 301 surveys or 172% more than from 2015. The Initiative added 120 subscribers (an increase of 12%!) to our email list while the Community Survey […]
Apr 4, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Corner power-washing resumes this month. Based on feedback from stakeholders, we are moving to semi-monthly cleanings. We will generally have cleanings on the second Monday/Tuesday and the fourth Monday/Tuesday of the month from April through November. For April there will be power washing on: 4/11 and 4/12 followed by 4/25 and 4/26. ACE power-washes each […]
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It’s that time of year again, please mark Monday, June 20, 2016 on your calendar for the SoHo Broadway Initiative’s 2nd Annual Meeting. The Initiative is busy working on an exciting program and is looking forward to the opportunity to update the SoHo Broadway community on what we are working on.
Feb 16, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
The SoHo Broadway Initiative invites you to take the 2016 Community Survey! (survey now closed) This is your chance to evaluate our work and share your priorities for the SoHo Broadway corridor. For each survey completed, $25 is donated to God’s Love We Deliver by this year’s Survey Sponsors. God’s Love We Deliver, is a […]
Feb 2, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
The Initiative is pleased to announce that the SoHo Broadway Vending Guidebook is now available in hard copy and for download. The guidebook is a handy resource for property owners, retailers, residents and vendors within the SoHo Broadway Initiative’s business improvement district. The Vending Guidebook provides a summary of laws and rules that apply to […]
Feb 1, 2016 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Broadway during Winter Storm Jonas 2016-Photo: Anders Holst On Saturday, January 23rd, the New York area welcomed Winter Storm Jonas. After all was said and done, the storm left 26.8” of snow in Central Park, the second highest snowfall in New York City’s history. For a brief moment, New York City came to a standstill, […]
Dec 22, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
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 Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) residential collection was suspended due to a holiday being observed. Don’t worry the Initiative is […]
Dec 21, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
In spite of the recent unseasonably warm weather in December, winter precipitation in the Northeast is likely to arrive in January, February and March. Residents and businesses should prepare to be safe and patient as streets and transportation will be effected. As winter weather begins and as conditions allow, the SoHo Broadway Initiative and its […]
Nov 24, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
The Initiative is excited to announce that David “Bill” Decker has joined the Initiative as its Director of Operations. Bill recently retired after a distinguished career with the New York City Police Department where he was most recently served as a Sergeant prior to joining the Initiative. Bill will be leading the Initiative’s Public Safety […]
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Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Information Session on November 5th where the Initiative updated the public on its efforts and presented its Draft Curb Vending Regulation Maps. The Initiative presented information on how the maps were created and the rules that govern sidewalk vendors seeking to operate in the district. […]
Nov 19, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Each year, we read stories about the throngs of shoppers who flock to stores to shop on Black Friday for the holiday season. Last year, Broadway started off quietly but by 11am the sidewalks were full of shoppers and visitors. This year, we can expect much of the same. Here are some tips to make […]
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Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Information Session on November 5th where the Initiative updated the public on its efforts and presented its Draft Curb Vending Regulation Maps. Please download Minutes of the Information Session and the Meeting Packet (includes District Vendor Curb Regulation Map- Mapping Methodology and 1st draft of Curb Vending Regulation […]
Nov 9, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
‘City Councilwoman Margaret Chin is proposing legislation that would require landlords who own apartments in SoHo and NoHo long designated Joint Living Work Quarters for artists to notify the city when the units become vacant, before offering them to new renters.’ Follow this story by Danielle Tcholakian from DNAinfo.com Read more about this proposed legislation HERE
Nov 6, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Our Clean Team member Elbert Copeland has been featured in the N.Y. / REGION section of the New York Times on November 3rd. Story By NYT writer JOHN GRIPPE. Please read about this amazing man and integral part of the SoHo Broadway community: READ full article here READ our interview with Elbert here
Nov 2, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Members of the SoHo Broadway Community are invited to attend an Information Session on Thursday, November 5th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at 557 Broadway between Prince and Spring. See Google Maps At the Information Session, the Initiative will be presenting its Curb Vending Regulation District Map and answering questions on its activities.
Nov 1, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
This November, the Initiative continues its monthly series featuring members of the Initiative’s Clean Team. The Clean Team is made up of 7 members who work for our partner ACE. Most readers recognize our Clean Team from their distinctive sapphire blue SoHo Broadway t-shirts. The goal of this series is to introduce our readers to […]
Oct 29, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Over the past six months, the Initiative has worked closely with our mapping partner, BFJ Planning, to a create a map of the district. BFJ Planning painstakingly mapped all of the public sidewalk space, building entrances, sidewalk fixtures/furniture, subway grates and many other sidewalk features. Once the district map was completed, BFJ Planning then mapped […]
Oct 27, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
November 16th and 17th. * Please note that our monthly power-washing is suspended from December through February due to cold weather conditions.
Oct 5, 2015 | By SoHo Broadway Initiative
Over the summer, Katie Garrett, the Initiative’s Outreach Coordinator, examined illegal sidewalk use along the SoHo Broadway corridor with a focus on sidewalk vending. Her efforts are detailed in the Sidewalk Vending Initial Conditions Report. The Initiative hopes to use this report to shape our public safety program’s priorities, inform the Initiative’s outreach to the […]
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This is a reminder to retail business managers on behalf of NYC Small Business Services: As you may have heard, major credit card companies are migrating from outdated magnetic stripe credit and debit to cards embedded with microchips. On October 1st, the liability for certain types of fraudulent transactions will shift from banks to businesses […]
Today | Culture
Recent recipients of The Architectural League and NYSCA’s Independent Projects grants present their work.The Architectural League of NY
Jul 19 | Culture
The Gotham Pulp Collectors Club (July 2025) at the Mulberry Street Branch NYPL
Jul 19 | Culture
Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years Grey Art Museum, NYU
Jul 24 | Community
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
Aug 2 | Culture
WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC presents Charles Hinman: Paper Matters, 1980s
Aug 18 | Culture
SoHo Events IN-PERSON Write Now! A Writers’ Collective at the Mulberry Street Branch NYPL
Aug 24 | Culture
CLOSING: The Monkey King in Chinatown: Illustrated Journeys of a Chinese Legend in NYC, August 24, 2025 In celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month comes this group exhibition inspired by the mythical Chinese folk hero, the Monkey King, and curated by acclaimed graphic novel artist Jerry Ma. The epitome of tricksterdom, the Monkey King (more […]
Aug 30 | Culture
Yuji Agematsu at 101 Spring Street in New York at Judd Foundation
Independent Projects Spotlight: Here There Be Dragons
By The Architectural League and the Urban Design Forum
The Gotham Pulp Collectors Club at Mulberry St Library
By Mulberry Street Branch NYPL
Closing-Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years
By Grey Art Museum, NYU
Manhattan Community Board No. 2 – Meeting July 24, 2025
By Manhattan Community Board No. 2