Posts by Mike Silverstein — Guest Contributor

Mike Silverstein is a member and former chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B, in Dupont Circle. He is retired after a 30+ year career at ABC News.

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  There are more than 7,000 homeless people in DC. Learn how to help them.

  PovertyBy Mike Silverstein (Guest Contributor) February 5, 2018 11

  Recently there’s been an apparent increase in people experiencing homelessness in the Dupont area and surrounding neighborhoods like Foggy Bottom. While it's a huge and complex issue, there are many ways to help locally.  Keep reading…

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  Mike Feldstein revived Dupont Circle. We’ll miss him dearly.

  Public SpacesBy Mike Silverstein (Guest Contributor) April 15, 2016 4

  Mike Feldstein, a Dupont Circle ANC 2B commissioner who pushed to make sure we get the most out of our public spaces, passed away on Wednesday. He was 73. Mike had a full and rewarding career long before he became active in civic affairs in Dupont Circle. A New York native, Mike was a Peace Corps volunteer. He worked for the US Agency for International Development and as a policy planning…  Keep reading…

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  An “Abe’s to Ben’s” Circulator could connect tourists to DC neighborhoods

  TransitBy Patrick Kennedy (Advocacy Committee), Mike Silverstein (Guest Contributor) February 25, 2014 59

  The National Park Service plans to create a new Circulator route around the National Mall. NPS and the city could also improve transit options to nearby neighborhoods with a line from the Mall to Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle, and U Street.   Keep reading…