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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010HSC Presents preliminary recommendations to improve pedestrian safety

Updated: Friday, April 30th, 2010

On Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30pm, the Hudson Square Connection will present preliminary recommendations from the Interim Traffic Management Study conducted by Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates at the Community Board 2 meeting.

All are invited to attend as we welcome community input for small scale, immediate action improvements on Varick Street at Clarkson/Carmine, King, Spring, and Dominick & Watts Streets (includes high visibility crosswalks, Yield to Pedestrian signs, upgraded striping and other markings changes, and channelization – different at each location).

Tuesday, May 11, 6:30pm

Church of our Lady of Pompeii

25 Carmine Street, Father Demo Hall

Tagged: On the Horizon | Past Events

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Hudson Square Connects with…RDA

Updated: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

In each newsletter, we’ll be shining the spotlight on one of Hudson Square’s fabulous businesses. This time, we give a shout-out to RDA a branding agency that has been an innovator in the district since 1995 and the designers of the Connection’s new website www.HudsonSquareBID.org

Founded in 1976 by Michael Racz and Gail Dessimoz, RDA left midtown for a 14,000-square-foot space at 100 Vandam Street, where today 50 creative professionals work with notable brands including Starwood Hotels, Sony, MTV Games and the Empire State Building.

An array of qualities attracted RDA to Hudson Square — proximity to other hip neighborhoods, transportation options, less hassle for clients coming to their office, and access to the city’s most interesting food, galleries and shops.

But there was one factor that made the decision simple.

“Hudson Square best represents the style and attitude of RDA. We are proudly independent; leaders in our own right. Hudson Square provides us with the cache we require without appearing trendy,” says Gail Dessimoz, principal.

RDA searched the city but found that “no neighborhood provided the same unique sense of identity and value available as Hudson Square,” says Ms. Dessimoz.

RDA says it loved the neighborhood and small-town feel.

“We hope that through the efforts of Hudson Square Connection many others will come to enjoy the area as well,” says Ms. Dessimoz. “We look forward to benefiting from their efforts and seeing the manifestation of our longtime belief that this neighborhood is a great place to work, live and play.”

Tagged: Property

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TNY Shares TLC for Neighborhood Trees

Updated: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

To create a meaningful neighborhood-wide legacy for Earth Day 2010, 60 Hudson Square professionals and students were taught how to plant, preserve and protect trees and flowers that grow along our city streets. This was the Connection’s second event with the non-profit environmental group Trees New York, (TNY) the “million trees people.”

Hudson Square Connection first tapped TNY when they hosted a workshop for commercial building managers and maintenance personnel. Through the Street Tree Care Maintenance Workshop, local employees now know the best practices for taking care of the trees around their buildings.

Our second event, on Earth Day, gave a chance for the broader community to get involved. Students from Chelsea Vocational High School worked side by side with volunteers from Penguin, Corbis, Porter Novelli, Turner Construction, MTV Networks and Weidlinger, mulching and watering the trees and planting flowers in the tree beds. When you see these new plantings, you can thank your neighbors for adding a little color to your day.

We would like to thank HERE Art Center for letting us use their space, NYC Department of Environmental Protection for donating re-usable water bottles and Trinity for planting 17 new trees at 345 and 350 Hudson Street. Special thanks to Susan, Mary, Maeve, Nelson, Sam and Steve from Trees New York for organizing this event.

TNY was started in 1976 and has taught more than 11,000 people how to care for local forestry. TNY and its programs focus on stewardship, education and community.

In 2007, in conjunction with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the group set the goal of planting and caring for one million new trees throughout the city in the following ten years. Hudson Square Connection is proud to participate in helping the city accomplish this goal.

Tagged: In the Works

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What are those green plastic bags??

Updated: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Maybe you’ve noticed those green plastic bags attached to the newly planted trees at 345 and 350 Hudson Street and wondered what these bags are and why they are there….

Newly planted trees are under severe water stress right after transplanting. And they will remain under water stress for the first several years after planting. Maintaining soil moisture is especially important during the first three years following transplanting. So how do you prevent transplant shock and avoid water stress on new trees? By making sure they get enough water!

Those green plastic bags are tree watering bags. It’s a drip irrigation system. The bags are designed specifically for newly planted trees, to slowly deliver water directly to their root systems over an extended time period. This allows for deep water saturation with no run-off or evaporation.

Far too many young trees die in the first year from improper care that is easily preventable. Go to the Trees New York website for more information about tree care.

Tagged: In the Works

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Wednesday, May 5th, 20107×7

Updated: Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Saatchi & Saatchi Presents New York’s first 7×7

Wednesday, May 5, at 6:30pm

7×7 is a creative ideas show featuring seven expert people from diverse disciplines each presenting for seven minutes – a briefing, a performance, a demo, a provocation, something new or surprising. 7X7 costs $7 to attend and can be purchased here. Tickets are limited.

A list of speakers will be available here – check back soon.

Tagged: Past Events

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010Juan Formell & Los Van Van

Updated: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

SOB’s Presents exclusive NYC Club Performance:

Juan Formell Y Los Van Van

Doors: 7:30pm

Show: 9pm

Tickets available here.

Tagged: Past Events

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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Jam Session with Roy Hargrove

Updated: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The Jazz Gallery Presents:

Jam session with Roy Hargrove

9pm-midnight

Tickets: $5. Purchase tickets here.

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Monday, April 26th, 2010Roy Hargrove Big Band

Updated: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The Jazz Gallery Presents:

Roy Hargrove Big Band

Show times: 9pm & 10pm

Tickets: Members $20; non-members $40. Purchase tickets here.

Two-time Grammy Award® winning trumpeter Roy Hargrove is widely recognized as one of the superior jazz instrumentalists of his generation. Not only is he a keeper of the flame of jazz tradition, he is also a pathbreaking stylist in a variety of genres. He’s made vital contributions in straight-ahead small-group jazz (hear 2008’s Earfood), Afro-Cuban jazz (with his band Crisol), and R&B and hip-hop with his ever-evolving RH Factor. For years, Roy has developed an impassioned, refined voice in the big band idiom. The 10-piece Roy Hargrove Big Band has played to enthusiastic crowds at The Jazz Gallery, Chicago’s 2300 seat Symphony Hall, the HarlemStage Gatehouse, Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon Theatre, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and beyond. Recent guest artists with the band have included Q-Tip, Bilal and Roberta Gambarini. After years of memorable live performances, the big band released its long-awaited debut, Emergence, in 2009. It’s a multifaceted affair with detailed liner notes by the Gallery’s own Dale Fitzgerald and featuring music by Roy, Frank Lacy, Chucho Valdes and more. “The sounds is so full and rich” says Roy of the big band idiom, “and it provides opportunity for congregation, which is much needed among today’s younger musicians.”

Tagged: Past Events

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