LowerManhattan.info asks community stakeholders three questions about their experiences, challenges, and goals for downtown.

Camilla Hammer, Battery Urban Farm (July 2012)
Camilla Hammer is the farm manager of the Battery Urban Farm, which functions as an educational project and provides a space for the downtown community to learn about the values and practice of sustainable agriculture.
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Pat Kirshner, Battery Conservancy (October 2011)
Pat Kirshner is one of the lucky few whose job is to beautify one of New York's most historic, green, and versatile destination: the historic Battery.
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Alyssa Loorya, Urban Archaeologist (April 2011)
Digging in Lower Manhattan can uncover a lot of history. So last month, when Department of Design and Construction (DDC) crews uncovered both a well and a stone wall more then 200 years old, archaelogists were excited - but not surprised. > Read More

Stefan Thiersch, Fiterman Hall (February 2011)
It stands like a keystone above the World Trade Center site, and now Fiterman Hall is on the verge of topping out - marking the end phase of a decade-long recovery that began on 9/11. > Read More

Richard Kress , Fulton Transit Center (January 2011)
The "solar reflector shell" may sound like something NASA would affix to the international space station. Rather, it is headed to Lower Manhattan to help guide subway riders through the new Fulton Street Stations. > Read More

Adrian Benepe , NYC Parks (November 2010)
The past year was an especially green one for Lower Manhattan, especially if measured by the numerous new parks and green spaces opened or now under construction by the New York City Parks & Recreation Department. > Read More

Jackie Wilson, Wilson Conservation (October 2010)
Named for 20th-century Louise Nevelson, it was the first plaza in New York City to be named for an artist when it opened in 1977. Nevelson supplied seven large steel and aluminum sculptures for the site, which operate as a single, site-specific installation entitled "Shadows and Flags." > Read More

Nicole Dooskin, East River Project (July 2010)
The city's vision for downtown's East River Waterfront is coming to life. In just over a year since work began, the Esplanade--stretching from the Battery Maritime Building to East River Park (at Montgomery Street) - has undergone significant constructionn progress. > Read More

Michael Santa Croce, ECS (June 2010)
Michael Santa Croce is the ECS project manager dedicated to Lower Manhattan. A Staten Island native, Mr. Santa Croce is celebrating 30 years with the company this month - making him especially knowledgeable about the technical elements of the ECS network. > Read More

Stacey Oxendine, Owen Steel (May 2010)
Work begins early for Mr. Oxendine, Plant Manager for Owen Steel. Today he manages the daily schedule for workers and the company's production. These days their work involves work on large pieces of the WTC Transportation Hub. > Read More

Stephen Pinkus, CDOT Bicycle Dept. (May 2010)
Stephen Pinkus is a project manager with DOT's Bicycle Program, and has been part of the agency's efforts to make biking safer and more accessible for New Yorkers. > Read More

Susan Kaplan, BPCA (April 2010)
In its 40 years of existence, Battery Park City is perhaps the greenest 92 acres in New York, and not just because 35 percent of it is parkland. Home to the first LEED-certified building, the Solaire, the neighborhood has pioneered standards and guidelines for environmental construction and daily life. > Read More

Uday Durg, Fulton Transit Center (April 2010)
Unlike other major mass-transit projects like World Trade Center Transportation Hub or South Ferry Transit Center occurs around four active subway platforms while nine train lines run 24 hours a day. > Read More

Scott Thompson, 4 WTC (March 2010)
The complexity of erecting a tower at the World Trade Center site is unparalleled in New York City. For Scott Thompson, Silverstein Properies' project executive for Tower 4, no detail of building the 2.5 million-square-foot skyscrraper goes unnoticed. > Read More

Connie Fishman, Hudson River Park (February 2010)
The Hudson River Park Trust is New York State and City partnership established in 1998 to restore and rebuild five miles of Manhattan's western shoreline - the borough's largest open-space project since the completion of Central Park. > Read More

Luis Sanchez, City DOT (February 2010)
The Lower Manhattan Borough Commissioner's Office is the first agency office dedicated to only a segment of a borugh. > Read More

Joe Trainor, MTA Capital (January 2010)
The vastness of the New York City Transit (NYCT) system is undoubtedly daunting even to the most seasoned engineer. > Read More

Quentin Brathwaite, Port Authority (December 2009)
It has been a year of tremendous progress at the World Trade Center, where for the first time in eight years one can plainly see structures filling out the site, with an early glimpse of the future. > Read More

Tom Foley, City DDC (December 2009)
With New York's most historic area comes historic infrastructure, which is why the city Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is actively replacing water mains that have served Lower Manhattan for as long as 150 years. > Read More

Lou Mendes, WTC Memorial (December 2009)
It occupies the majority of the World Trade Center (WTC) site, and after years of coordination, planning and fundraising, the National September 11 Memorial & Musem is finally taking shape. > Read More

Rich Dalessio, Fiterman Hall (November 2009)
From 2002 to mid-2009, Fiterman Hall stood just north of the World Trade Center, wrapped safely in scaffolding and netting. Now the 15-story building has virtually disappeared after just four months . > Read More

Liz Berger, Downtown Alliance (November 2009)
The neighborhood known as "Greenwich South" comprise a large segment of the Lower Manhattan street grid -- and now there is a new vision to hekp enhance the neighborhood as a rich destination for business, families, and innovative public spaces. > Read More

Catherine McVay Hughes, CB1 (November 2009)
There are many stakeholders who work diligently to ensure Lower Manhattan's place as one of the most vibrant and viable locales in the country. > Read More