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Year: 2014

Rev Up Your Appetite & Ready Your Fork

Rev Up Your Appetite & Ready Your Fork

 Been out to eat in Lower Manhattan lately?If not, you might be surprised by what you find here — new eateries are opening at a dizzying clip...

Meet Lower Manhattan’s Newest Chic Italian

Meet Lower Manhattan’s Newest Chic Italian

You’ve heard of the Medicis, who made Florence the cradle of the Renaissance during the 14th century. Now, the Medici story continues during a new...

A Day To Remember

A Day To Remember

On the upcoming 13th anniversary of September 11, take a day to remember all those we lost and all that this day means.This year, the 9/11 Memorial...

Need A Little Space?

Need A Little Space?

Looking for a place to relax? Or play a game? Or take in the soaring grandeur of 1 World Trade Center?Check out New York City’s newest public open...

See, Sit, Select

See, Sit, Select

Head over to Battery Park and cast your vote for your favorite chair.NYC Parks, the National Park Service and the Battery Conservancy have announced...

Sleepless In Lower Manhattan?

Sleepless In Lower Manhattan?

By Patrick MayStarted in a college dorm room in 2003, Insomnia Cookies expanded to have over 50 locations across the U.S. with its latest now open in...

Lower Manhattan en Blanc

Lower Manhattan en Blanc

By Jarrod GrimThousands of people dressed all in white gathered in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City for a mass chic picnic.  Onlookers watched...

Brontosaurus Rib, Burnt Ends & Brisket

Brontosaurus Rib, Burnt Ends & Brisket

Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque goes old school with its all-natural meats and poultry, slow-cooked with plenty of wood and time. Hailing from Houston,...

Close Out Summer With One Last Beach Party!

Close Out Summer With One Last Beach Party!

Don’t put away that sunblock — summer is not over just yet.The Governor’s Island Seafood & Music Beach Party lets you get in one more beach...

Got Plans For Tuesday?

Got Plans For Tuesday?

There’s still time to trick out your Tuesdays.The Downtown Alliance’s Lower Manhattan Tuesdays program — which encourages hospitality and...

New & Old Money Meet At Cedar Local

New & Old Money Meet At Cedar Local

There’s a new reason to visit Cedar Street.A sleek, soothing, wood-paneled refuge, Cedar Local is a perfect place for an after-work drink and a...

Try Out Technology. You Might Like it!

Try Out Technology. You Might Like it!

 By Jeremy SchneiderI’m the Chief Technology Officer at the Downtown Alliance. Thankfully for the staff of the Alliance, I’m not a...