35 Things We Love About Summer Downtown

We’ve got everything from water views (and breezes!), to shady parks, to rooftop concerts, to patio bars where you can cool off with a tasty frozen drink.

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School’s Out: Your Guide to Kid-Friendly Summer Fun Downtown

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Do Business

The Downtown Alliance is your top business resource, here to support everything from grand openings to major growth. We connect you with key organizations, provide incentive calculators, and offer comprehensive research and presentations to help you make the best decisions for your business.
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Explore Life Downtown

It’s just not New York City without Lower Manhattan. It’s magnetic. It’s electric. It’s everything and a little bit more. Whether you’re making the most of a weekend getaway or looking for ways to mix up your lunch break, downtown has all the shopping, dining and entertainment you could ask for.

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About the Alliance

Public Safety

Maintaining Quality of Life

Our public safety officers are uniquely equipped to address quality of life issues. From monitoring street vendors and ticket sellers, from reporting illegal parking to ensuring that our street furniture is kept in good condition, their regular surveys help keep the district in good order.
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We are the Alliance for Downtown New York. We manage the Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID) and provide service, advocacy, research and information to advance Lower Manhattan as a global model of a 21st century Central Business District for businesses, residents and visitors. Our district comprises Lower Manhattan south of the north side of Murray Street, roughly from City Hall at the north to the Battery at the south, and from the East River to West Street.