by Downtown Magazine | Mar 15, 2016 | Culture
Bristol, England quintet Coasts has accomplished more in its first five years as a band than most groups do within 15 years. 2014 was the year of Coasts signing major record deals, Warner Music for the U.K. and Capitol Records for the States. “Oceans,” the third...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 14, 2016 | Culture
As a fan of dark comedies on television, I first learned of Steven Pasquale from his portrayal of dim-witted but courageous firefighter Sean Garrity on the F/X series Rescue Me. As one of the rare characters on Rescue Me that always provided comic relief, I was...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 11, 2016 | Culture, Downtown Living
In celebration of the gradual warmer weather, Citi Bike presents The Rides of March, a series of bike routes that New York residents and visitors can enjoy during the warm weather– preferably on a Citi Bike! 1. Start at City Hall early, bike over the Brooklyn...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 11, 2016 | Business
Belgian wafels are making their way into the five boroughs by Wafels & Dinges,’ from originally selling out of a food truck in 2007 to now having two trucks, multiple cabanas, carts, and a recently opened flagship café in the East Village. Thomas Degeest, a...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 11, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
As one of the pillars of the financial sector, New York City has seen plenty of economic lows over the past 100 years. Unfortunately, corporations played a big role in those crashes, just as they did in those supposed booms. Economics can be a tricky thing for the...