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FUTURE NEW YORK

Post author By Grace Capobianco
Post date July 8, 2020

Rising waters, escalating temperatures –

and growing populations are particularly challenging in urban centers, where vertical living is the norm, and nature has long been an afterthought. We imagined a future New York where green is the word, in the streets, on the rooftops, in the sky, and on the waterways.

*On the main photo Kate: Cape by Celestino Couture; Earrings by Deepa Gurnani. Bike by TKTK.

This architectural collection features extensive vegetation, resource circulation, and community space to create social, ecological, and economic sustainability. Its special features range from greywater systems to passive heating, while add-ons are built with ideas of portability and adaptability in mind.

“There’s a river somewhere that flows through the lives of everyone.”— Roberta Flack

A Pavillion, designed by Dutch architects Delta Sync and PublicDomain Architects is a community of floating houses The translucent shelter relies on solar energy, and its structure is made of anti-corrosive plastic ETFE, which is 100 times lighter than glass and therefore ideal for a floating structure.

This building top features communal green balconies watered by a central greywater system. The rooftop features a community garden using portable agriculture stands and agricultural bins.

This community building can function both –

as a structural additive as well as a stand-alone edifice. Its interior provides the opportunity for communal shelter, while the roof is sloped for rainwater collection.

This building top has windows on all four sides –

outlined in vegetation and is crowned by a large rooftop gathering area surrounded by greenery. All vegetation is watered by a central greywater system.

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”—Henry David Thoreau

“The nation behaves well if it treats its natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.” —Theodore Roosevelt

This rooftop gathering space features windows lined with natural vegetation maintained by a central greywater system.

This community fountain has circular seating centered around a pond, and it functions as space for community gathering and waterfront relaxation. Portable agriculture pots can accentuate the area by providing easy-to-maintain greenery

Pots with curved edges create easy-to-maintain greenery that can be placed in any setting. With an opening that slims into a small bottom spout, pots can additionally be applied to greywater systems, soil plots, or water bodies.

These towers allow for portable agriculture with sides sloped to facilitate rainwater and plant boxes oriented to allow for equal distribution of running water. Sides may be collapsed together to create a piece that is flat-pack.

A facade covered by diagonally-rising plant boxes transforms ecology into an art form, while the three other walls featuring inset windows provide ample natural lighting. Vegetation may be watered by a central greywater system.

Hair by David Cotteblanche for The One by Fekkai and Nicole Cyrese, Hair Jewels by Nicole Cyrese; Makeup by Agata Helena; Models: Kate, Landon, Nick, Lushian, Francis TK AGENCY INFO HERE.

Photography by Andrew Matusik, Matusikart.com Image Compositing by Andrew Matusik Sustainability Designer: Noemi Florea, Architecture Consultant: Luke Hellkamp
All production on location in Studio, 333 Park Ave, NYC

Stylist: Laurean Ossorio

Featured Living Nutrition

Cooking Matzah in 18 Minutes by Rachel McMinn

Post author By Luigi Rosabianca
Post date April 8, 2020

Passover is one of the Jewish holidays that stands out for me because my family always gathered together for a large and delicious Seder.

Everyone brought their signature dish to the table, and we saw the return of the hard as a rock Passover rolls that we swallowed down with gallons of water once a year. The daffodils, tulips, and hyacinth that grew in our front yard were always cut into a few vibrant bouquets and put on the seder table, heavy with the scent of spring. I’d always be helping out in the kitchen as my mother prepared matzoh ball soup, roasted turkey, chopped liver, charoset, bitter herbs – and all the trimmings. Even though I wasn’t the youngest, I always carefully practiced the four questions – just in case.

Yet, for whatever reason, we never made the mainstay of the holiday: the matzah. Each year we would buy box after box of the stiff cardboard-like matzah that fills the shelves every March and early April. This year I decided to start the tradition of making fresh matzah with my young daughter so that it can become one of the memories she carries with her when she hears the word “Passover.”

So, because the Jewish people had only 18 minutes to prepare their bread before they fled from Egypt, we made our matzah in only 18 minutes, too. Here’s how you can make it in your home.

Tools: Large bowl, baking sheet or pizza stone, rolling pin, flat surface to roll dough on, a fork, measuring cups

Ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1/3 to ½ cup water, a sprinkle of flour for your flat surface

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 500 degrees
In a large bowl, mix your flour and water together by hand. It should form a dough that sticks together well but is neither sticky nor too crumbly. Add more or less water to achieve this.
Place your ball of dough on your flat surface and knead the dough briefly to ensure it is the right consistency. Start rolling out your dough until it is pretty thin, less than ¼ inch.
Use the fork to poke holes in the dough, all over. Make sure the holes go all the way through the dough. We don’t want the dough to bubble or rise at all.
Place your dough onto your baking sheet or stone and place in the oven.
Cook for approximately 5-7 minutes and then carefully flip the matzah to ensure both sides are cooked. Continue cooking for about another 4-5 minutes until the sides are browned and the top is lightly browned.
Let your matzah cool and enjoy!

Rachel McMinn is an early childhood educator at Buckle My Shoe Preschool in Tribeca, who has taught the young 2year old children for almost nine years. She holds a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Hunter College and a Writing degree from Pratt Institute. She lives in Brooklyn with her daughter, post-production & screenwriting husband, and two attention-seeking cats.

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Tags Brooklyn, buckle my shoe, childhood, childhood education, Daughter, Dough, Downtown families, downtown new york, Egypt, Family, jewish holiday, Macaroni Kid, matzah, memories, mother, passover, seder

Lifestyle Living NYC

Conrad New York Downtown

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date April 3, 2020

Conrad New York Downtown, beginning Monday, April 6, 2020 –

We are all learning to connect with people in a different way, and at the Conrad Hotel in Lower Manhattan, they are rethinking new ways to stay in touch.

Conrad Hotel has decided to try something virtually and will be launching its first-ever IGTV series, which will offer followers a unique set of content each and every day for the next four weeks.

The series outline is as follows:

Mixology Monday – Conrad New York Downtown’s expert bartenders will provide easy to follow cocktail recipes that will be accompanied by videos/photos so you can follow along.

Bedside Reading Tuesday – beginning on April 7, Conrad New York Downtown will highlight a captivating talk from one of Bedside Readings’ list of acclaimed authors. Bedside Reading, who normally places books bedside in each guestroom at the hotel, has arranged for four different authors to touch on relevant topics in our current unknown world climate.

Wellness (Yoga) Wednesday – Each Wednesday, a Corc Yoga mat Ambassador will teach a special yoga class, just for Conrad New York Downtown’s IGTV. Corc Yoga creates yoga mats from cork harvested in Portugal; they are 100% sustainable and made without rubber or plastic. Available in the Conrad New York Downtown fitness center, these mats are antimicrobial and hypoallergenic!

Photography Thursday – Lauren Listor of @laurelcreative, is one of New York City’s most famous Instagram photographers. If you follow an NYC based influencer, it is likely that Lauren took their photos at some point or another. Each Thursday, Conrad New York Downtown will feature a short segment from Lauren highlighting “How To” photography tips and tricks that you can use at home.

Foodie Friday – The incredibly talented culinary team at Conrad New York Downtown put together a few fun and different recipes for followers to try, which will appear on the hotel’s IGTV for the next four Fridays.

Calligraphy Saturdays – Sip & Script master instructor, Johana Paperieco (@jjpaperieco), will be teaching four amazing calligraphy classes, perfect for beginners or those trying to keep on their calligraphy A-game (no special equipment needed).

Walking Tour Sunday – each Sunday, for the next four weeks, you will be able to join NYC Tour Guide, Carly Feldman (@carlypfeldman) for a Historic “Walking Tour” of Downtown Manhattan.

Downtowners and New Yorker’s are used to being thrown into the unknown, we always come out smarter and better than ever, adapting is what our downtown businesses are good at, we are resilient and we will get through this difficult time.

Enjoy these guest postings from some of our favorite downtown businesses!

Tags Beside Reading, Calligraphy Saturdays, conrad, downtown new york, Foodie Friday, Photography, Walking Tour Sunday, wellness, yoga

Coronavirus in New York: Feed the Needy

Post author By Fernanda Mueller
Post date March 19, 2020

At this time, New Yorkers have understood that they have to stay home to contain the transmission of the Novel Coronavirus. However, the measures taken by the authorities are negatively affecting the lives of many people, specially the ones that depend on their day-to-day salary to survive. So if you want to help out, here are some local and national programs:

No Kid Hungry

For many kids, school meals are the only healthy food they can depend on. With Coronavirus forcing school closures, children in need will miss more than 101 million meals this week alone. No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, that are making sure kids in America get three meals a day during this difficult time. Donate here!

Family Meal

Due to restaurant closures and the restrictive measures of operation for these establishments, thousands of hospitality workers are out of work. IGC Hospitality has launched a program called Family Meal to provide FREE meals to NYC workers in this industry. These are people who have dedicated their lives to taking care of others. Now, we need to take care of them. Each meal costs approximately $6, so you can have a sense of how many meals you can provide with your donation. Donate here!

Citymeals on Wheels

If you want to help your local elderly population, consider Citymeals. This NYC organization is helping the elderly and those who are too sick to cook or shop for food. They are preparing 250,000 meals in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Donate here!

The Bowery Mission

This organization has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since the 1870s and during this difficult time, their work is more important than ever. Since restaurants at The Seaport District suspended their operations, they donated approximately 400 pounds of perishable items to The Bowery Mission. Donate here!

We are all facing difficult times. But for some of us, the results of this crisis will be much worse. Help out, if you can!

See More:

Citymeals On Wheels Needs Donations To Help Elderly In Need

Weill Cornell Medicine Releases Scheduling Changes

Get Involved: How To Help Homeless/Displaced LGBTQ+ Youth At The Ali Forney Center

Tags Citymeals On Wheels, coronavirus, Coronavirus in New York, covil-19, donation, downtown new york, Family Meal, Feed the Needy, Fernanda Mueller, New York City, No Kid Hungry, Seaport District, The Bowery Mission, volunteering

Featured

Mother Daughter Month – May

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date May 11, 2018

The mother-daughter connection is one of the most complicated and special relationships you will ever have. This powerful bond ebbs and flows over a lifetime. Whether you’ve been in school for the year or you want to play catch up, take the month of May for your Mother-Daughter time.

As Mother’s do it all and never complain, they would never ask for your time. Make the first move, plan a few days during the month of May, to celebrate her, your mother. Our editors have even done the legwork for you, here are a few suggested, pampering locations for you and Mom!

Take Mother for a day at the luxurious Four Seasons Spa Downtown. Enjoy a day of downtown with your favorite Mother with a delicious lunch and pampering. Only steps from the vibrant streets of Lower Manhattan, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown blends high-technology treatments with luxurious, natural products designed to indulge the body and the mind.

HERBAL VITALITY

Healing herbs and warm poultice clear the mind of negativity and naturally detoxify the body. A true holistic journey to tranquil peace.
80 MINUTES
$340

SLEEP SERENITY

Long rhythmic strokes to ease the mind for deep relaxation, restful sleep, and jet lag recovery.
50 – 100 MINUTES
$220 – 405

Another one of our favorite places is Haven Spa, we call it our little oasis in the bustling city. Haven, a serene day spa on Mercer Street where affordable and easily accessible solace can be found, offers peaceful pampering and top-notch service in an environment that encourages relaxation and comfort. Haven’s guests are encouraged to lounge on comfy couches and enjoy the stress-free and hospitable environment at their leisure.

Spend the day with Mom, choose her favorite restaurant, book in at one of our favorite spas, if you’re coming home from a long year away at School, there’s a lot of catching up to do.

Take a relaxing day together at Haven Spa, this will surely give you and Mom time to plan your long summer days.

SOPHIA & DOROTHY – 2 1/2 hours @ EVE SALON

Indulge yourself and that special woman in your life – your mom! Enjoy an Escape facial, an Essential pedicure, and an Essential Manicure.
$260

Mommy & Me – 3 hours @ HAVEN SPA

A special package for a special woman. Treat your mom to a half day of much-deserved relaxation and pampering – and join her! Includes 45-minute Swedish massage*, an Escape facial therapy, a European pedicure, and European manicure. Please let us know if you would like the massage booked together (in the same room).
$480

Remember, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day not just today, but all month long. Plan the month of May, to enjoy some bonding time with a few mother-daughter spa days.

Tags Daughter, downtown new york, facial, four seasons downtown, friend, haven spa mercer, Luxury, massage, mom, New York City, Pampering, spa

Real Estate

Luxury Apartment, Super Bright, Amazing Views

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date January 4, 2018

Stop searching, we’ve found your new home! CityScape, amazing views, come home to relax while gazing at the New York Harbor.

One bedroom, one bath 673 ft, spacious rental in Battery Park, Liberty Terrace on a high floor. Large windows with a bay window, open design, pass through breakfast counter, recently renovated kitchen with supreme appliances, slow-closing cabinets, and top quality countertops. Large bedroom and sizable bath with tub and shower.

Enjoy coming home to 24-hour doormen with a full-time concierge. Fitness buff, no problem and you do not even have to leave the building. Workout in Liberty Terrace fitness club with group classes, commercial equipment and the icing on the cake, a pool. The pool is covered in the winter months and open with views of the Hudson River during summer. Each floor in this building warrants a laundry room, trash shoot, and wide hallways.

$3,200 per month, This treasure will not last, get in now. Beautiful light, to cheer even on the dreariest day!

Contact: Jenny
Email jianran@gmail.com
Phone 510-735-6546

Tags battery park, downtown new york, Esplanade, high floor, parks, rent by owner, rental, spectacular views, water views