NYC DOT's August 2016 Shared Streets: Lower Manhattan
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Hudson St Hudson Worth St Chambers St Shared Streets: Lower Manhattan Saturday, Aug. 13, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. NYC DOT is excited to launch this new public space initiative! Pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicles share these historic lower Manhattan streets and motorists are encouraged to drive 5mph. Encounter a wide range Vesey St Park Row of local business offerings and free historic and cultural programs from bicycle and walking tours to live City Hall performances. For more details visit nyc.gov/summerstreets and click on Shared Streets. 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Program Highlights Shared Streets Passport Visit The NYC DOT Street Ambassadors. Play All Three Games & Get A Prize! PARK ROW What tools did you use to learn about bike lanes? Lower Manhattan Hungry March Band Aug. 13, 2016 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHITEHALL & WATER ST What neighborhoods are people coming from? How do you make sure all neighborhoods get the same features? Mullaly Bikepark Strider Adventure Zone Creative Insider’s Guide: Shadows & Flags, Louis Nevelson Plaza CITY SMARTS: THE NYC HISTORY TRIVIA QUIZ GAME LOWER MANHATTAN THEN AND NOW Hosted by the official Manhattan Borough Historian, Michael Pick up your free map of (almost) everything that has ever Miscione. Audience members will compete for prizes as happened in Lower Manhattan, assembled with great care by they answer trivia questions about New York City history, Culture NOW! geography, and culture. Smart phone cheaters will be sent on a one-way Staten Island ferry ride. GARDEN GAMES! From Urban Croquet to oversized Connect Four, kids and CREATIVE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO LOWER MANHATTAN adults alike are encouraged to play a series of unique games Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) in the beautiful British gardens of Hanover Square. Discover the idiosyncratic histories of Lower Manhattan’s iconic architecture, the ground-breaking artists who have MULLALY BIKEPARK STRIDER ADVENTURE ZONE lived and worked here. Visit an excerpt of the guide along An extension of its Bronx ramp park, kids learn how to ride BOWLING GREEN Water Street between Maiden and Wall Streets on display and balance on Mullaly’s exciting Strider track on Park Row. What kind of street would you make? in the DOT Art Program’s display cases. View the complete guide by Googling: “LMCC Insider’s Guide” LOWER MANHATTAN FILM & TELEVISION WALKING TOUR HUNGRY MARCH BAND Narrated by actor Matthew Modine, this podcast walking This award-winning ensemble fuses street band tradition tour offer listeners an informative and fun way to learn about with raw power and performance art antics. The band’s huge the rich and fascinating history of film and television location sound links traditional big band with free jazz and connects shooting in New York City. Beginning at the East Gate the sonic space between punk rock and global brass. Imagine of City Hall on Park Row, traverse lower Manhattan for what it looks like when the majorettes go AWOL, team up about an hour learning about the intriguing historical, with with the band geeks and follow them from Wall Street to architectural, and cultural background of these famous Bowling Green starting at 2pm. shooting locations. Download the podcast by Googling: “MOME Walking Tours” nyc.gov/summerstreets.