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Year: 2011

A Decade After 9/11 Attacks, Lower Manhattan is Stronger than Ever

A Decade After 9/11 Attacks, Lower Manhattan is Stronger than Ever

Ten Years after September 11th, Downtown Alliance Report Says America’s Fourth Largest Central Business District Achieved Net Business...

Re:Construction Sour Gum Tree Art Installation Sweetens Up Lower Manhattan

Re:Construction Sour Gum Tree Art Installation Sweetens Up Lower Manhattan

Several weeks ago the Alliance for Downtown New York unveiled its 24th Re:Construction project, entitled Monk Parakeets with Mourning Doves and Red...

Music Plays on Downtown! Lower Manhattan to Enjoy Public Piano Through Mid-October

Music Plays on Downtown! Lower Manhattan to Enjoy Public Piano Through Mid-October

Building on the extraordinary success of Sing for Hope’s two-week pop-up piano project, the Alliance for Downtown New York is keeping the music...

Lower Manhattan Featured on Over 20,000 International Delta Air Lines and Virgin America Flights

Lower Manhattan Featured on Over 20,000 International Delta Air Lines and Virgin America Flights

Lower Manhattan is showcased this month in “Delta Destinations,” an exclusive in-flight video series promoting the top destinations...

Downtown Alliance’s Re:Construction Art Project Gives Liberty Street Sidewalk an Imaginative Makeover

Downtown Alliance’s Re:Construction Art Project Gives Liberty Street Sidewalk an Imaginative Makeover

The Alliance for Downtown New York today announced the newest addition to the popular Re:Construction public art program, which enhances Downtown...

Downtown Alliance Statement on Opening of First Section of Lower Manhattan’s East River Waterfront Esplanade

Downtown Alliance Statement on Opening of First Section of Lower Manhattan’s East River Waterfront Esplanade

Alliance for Downtown New York President Elizabeth H. Berger today issued the following statement on the opening of the first section of the East...

Encore! Downtown Alliance Joins Sing for Hope to Launch Second Year of Pop-Up Pianos in New York City

Encore! Downtown Alliance Joins Sing for Hope to Launch Second Year of Pop-Up Pianos in New York City

The Alliance for Downtown New York is excited to have Sing for Hope’s Pop-Up Pianos back for another summer. Alliance President Elizabeth H....

Lower Manhattan’s Best Cuisine Featured at Dine Around Downtown Event

Lower Manhattan’s Best Cuisine Featured at Dine Around Downtown Event

ONE day, around FIFTY restaurants, HUNDREDS of signature dishes, THOUSANDS of delicious servings and happy eaters, and LIVE music. Today the Downtown...

Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman & CEO Randall Stephenson Launch Free Wi-Fi Service in 20 New York City Parks

Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman & CEO Randall Stephenson Launch Free Wi-Fi Service in 20 New York City Parks

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson today announced a five-year initiative to provide free Wi-Fi service at...

Lower Manhattan’s Best Cuisine Featured at 12th Dine Around Downtown Event

Lower Manhattan’s Best Cuisine Featured at 12th Dine Around Downtown Event

ONE day, around FIFTY restaurants, HUNDREDS of signature dishes, THOUSANDS of delicious servings and happy eaters, and LIVE music – It’s...

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE:  What David Rockefeller Began, a New Generation Continues

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE: What David Rockefeller Began, a New Generation Continues

Al fresco dining on Stone Street and at the World Financial Center. A fifth public elementary school announced for the Seaport area, and a new...

Condé Nast Deal a Game-Changer for Lower Manhattan

Condé Nast Deal a Game-Changer for Lower Manhattan

Robert R. Douglass, Chairman of the Alliance for Downtown New York, and Elizabeth H. Berger, President, issued the following statement today after...