Travel Trade/Meeting Planners

Covid-19 Response And Statement
Due to mandatory citywide restrictions, many businesses are temporarily closed or operating on adjusted hours. Please find the latest updates on Lower Manhattan hotels here.
Services: How We Can Help
The Downtown Alliance can connect you to tourism and hospitality businesses in Lower Manhattan, including hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, performance spaces and world-class attractions.
We can curate trip itineraries and ideas for any demographic from cities, states and countries around the world, for both business and leisure travelers.
We can provide you with copy, images, maps, brochures and other types of content.
About The Downtown Alliance
The mission of the Alliance for Downtown New York is to 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.
The Downtown Alliance manages the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID), serving an area roughly from City Hall to the Battery, from the East River to West Street. As a BID, we provide the following:
- Supplemental security and sanitation
- Free transportation in Lower Manhattan
- Streetscape and design services
- Economic development advocacy
- Comprehensive research about Lower Manhattan
- Marketing and communication
- Special event programming
The Downtown Alliance is striving to make Lower Manhattan a wonderful place to live, work and play by creating a vibrant, multi-use neighborhood where businesses can prosper and the residential community can flourish.
2020 Fact Sheet
Quarterly updates on commercial and residential real estate, employment and the ongoing work of the Downtown Alliance.
What Makes Lower Manhattan Unique
Lower Manhattan is home to world-class attractions, like Wall Street, the 9/11 Museum & Memorial, the Oculus and One World Observatory. It’s also the access point to the Statue of Liberty and Governors Island, making it a one-stop shop for New York City’s vacationers and staycationers.
Meetings And Event Spaces
Lower Manhattan is full of world-class hotels that fit every budget and come with a wide variety of meeting and event spaces. And for the convention-goer, it’s an easy trip up the West Side Highway to Jacob K. Javits Center.
Pride Report
Lower Manhattan is the perfect base for your World Pride visit to New York City.
Maps And Materials
Contact Us
The Downtown Alliance staff is committed to serving you and getting you the information you need.
Travel Trade Contact
Jessica Drucker
Director of Tourism & Hospitality Marketing
(212) 835-2779
jdrucker@downtownny.com