250 Years
One Revolutionary Neighborhood.
One Revolutionary Neighborhood.
New York is the city at the heart of the American Revolution, and it all began right here in Lower Manhattan.
Take a three-mile self-guided walking tour of 16 sites pivotal to the American Revolution in Lower Manhattan.
This incredible art project will take you back to the Revolutionary Era. Coming soon!
Celebrate America’s birthday with Sail4th 250, a dynamic fireworks show and more things to do in the neighborhood.
From City Hall to The Battery, this tour affords a unique window onto Lower Manhattan and offers visitors an overview of some of the most significant historical sites in all […]
Federal Hall still has George Washington’s inaugural bible, a King James edition printed in London just a decade or two before Washington was sworn in.
To mark George Washington's birthday, we're remembering his farewell to the troops in the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern.
The 1991 discovery of one of Manhattan’s most significant historical landmarks began like many other days in the city, with construction crews breaking ground for a new building.
Colonial taverns played a major role in the American War of Independence.
“The Birch Trials at Fraunces Tavern” begins its new chapter on October 23.
We are the Alliance for Downtown New York. We serve the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID) by supporting economic development, public safety, sanitation, transportation and more. We strive to make Lower Manhattan an exciting, clean and safe place to live, work and play.