Supporting Our Storefronts

Supporting Our Storefronts

Services We Offer:

  • Preliminary search of available storefront spaces below Chambers Street.
  • Neighborhood-based research including other retailers, hotels and nearby amenities.
  • Grant programs to support small business.
  • Promotional opportunities across Alliance communications and advertising campaigns.
  • Support on navigating government regulations and additional public resources.

Lauren Jefferson
Director of Storefront Business Engagement
(770) 866-8269
[email protected]

Our Work Business Owners Discuss Inflation, Resilience at Alliance Event

For years, the Downtown Alliance has fielded questions and supplied data for the proprietors among Lower Manhattan, a task that includes being their eyes and ears for the real estate market and providing neighborhood-based research to support small…

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Recent Spotlights on Local Businesses

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Meet the Faces of Small Business Downtown

While a lot of businesses were forced to shutter during the pandemic, many stayed open to serve the community. The following are interviews we conducted with several local businesses who remained open through 2020.

Generosity and Tolerance: This Restaurateur Delivers (Even When It’s Not Returned) Generosity and Tolerance: This Restaurateur Delivers (Even When It’s Not Returned) How an Indian Restaurant Kept Afloat With Delivery Orders From Abroad How an Indian Restaurant Kept Afloat With Delivery Orders From Abroad PrimpNYC Enlists Women-Owned Businesses to Perfect Salon Experience PrimpNYC Enlists Women-Owned Businesses to Perfect Salon Experience 'Everyone's Really Caring About Each Other': Inside a Downtown Drugstore During the Pandemic ‘Everyone’s Really Caring About Each Other’: Inside a Downtown Drugstore During the Pandemic ‘Die-Hard Customers Look in Their Closets For Stuff to Fix’: Minas Shoe Repair During COVID ‘Die-Hard Customers Look in Their Closets For Stuff to Fix’: Minas Shoe Repair During COVID ‘Our Store Has Become More Than a Deli’: Inside the 24-Hour Cafe De Novo ‘Our Store Has Become More Than a Deli’: Inside the 24-Hour Cafe De Novo

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