PLANNING FOR LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY
The ballfields are still under construction, but Downtown Little League has scheduled its opening day for Friday, April 17. Right now Battery Park City is hoping to have the field open in early April.

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE HONORS ITS OFFICERS
The Downtown Alliance honored seven public safety officers for their exceptional service at a ceremony recently at Giardino d’Oro on Gold Street. The officers were honored for a variety of distinguished acts, from protecting the safety of a special needs child to arranging emergency medical aid for a sick woman. Each of the officers honored has been with the Downtown Alliance for at least 10 years.

HALF MARATHON ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE MARCH 15
The New York Road Runners are thrilled to once again host the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00 a.m. This exhilarating 13.1-mile race kicks off in Brooklyn, leading participants across the legendary Brooklyn Bridge and along the scenic FDR Drive. Runners will also enjoy the rare chance to dash through Times Square, a location closed to traffic only twice a year, before concluding their journey in the stunning Central Park.

PROCRASTINATORS UNITE!
We’ve been known to keep our tree up till mid-January, but this is certainly a record: a whole pile coming out of Independence Plaza on March 7. (N. caught the shot.)