Year: 2020

Download the Alliance’s ‘Bike Infrastructure and Commuting in Lower Manhattan’ Report

Download the Alliance’s ‘Bike Infrastructure and Commuting in Lower Manhattan’ Report

On Monday, the Alliance for Downtown New York released a report detailing the importance and growth of cycling, as an alternative transportation...

The Latest Lower Manhattan Restaurants To Offer Outdoor Dining

The Latest Lower Manhattan Restaurants To Offer Outdoor Dining

This week, while our organization launched two new programs to increase the profits for Lower Manhattan restaurants’ takeout and delivery services...

The US Census Deadline Is Approaching. Have You Been Counted Yet?

The US Census Deadline Is Approaching. Have You Been Counted Yet?

This week, the US Census Bureau announced it would conclude its door-to-door visitations by September 30, one month earlier than expected. (For those...

Downtown Alliance Launches Program To Help Storefronts Become COVID-Ready

Downtown Alliance Launches Program To Help Storefronts Become COVID-Ready

The Downtown Alliance has launched an initiative with the retail and urban-design consultancy Streetsense to provide up to 25 small businesses the...

Downtown Alliance To Help Restaurants Make Delivery And Takeout More Profitable

Downtown Alliance To Help Restaurants Make Delivery And Takeout More Profitable

The Downtown Alliance has partnered with BentoBox to launch the Restaurant Online Ordering Sponsorship Program — part of a continuing effort to...

Mask Up, Head Downtown: 11 Things to Do in Lower Manhattan Right Now

Mask Up, Head Downtown: 11 Things to Do in Lower Manhattan Right Now

With New York City’s phased reopening still underway, now is the perfect time for New Yorkers to head Downtown and explore New York’s most...

Attention, Artists: Grants And Workspace Opportunities At LMCC

Attention, Artists: Grants And Workspace Opportunities At LMCC

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council is offering funding and workspace opportunities to individual creators, artist collectives and...

Fraunces Tavern Returns With Outdoor Dining, Virtual Trivia Night

Fraunces Tavern Returns With Outdoor Dining, Virtual Trivia Night

You can stop staring longingly at the Lego replica of Fraunces Tavern (54 Pearl Street), because you can once again frequent the real thing. The...

Outdoor Dining Now Available At These Lower Manhattan Favorites

Outdoor Dining Now Available At These Lower Manhattan Favorites

No lie it’s hot out there, folks. But, when the sun dips down and the temperature cools off, you’ve now a few more options in Lower Manhattan for...

Where New Yorkers In Need Can Go To Cool Off

Where New Yorkers In Need Can Go To Cool Off

The city is in the midst of a vicious heatwave, and while extra-hot summers aren’t particularly pleasant even without a pandemic, with typical...

Where to Drop Off Your Composting During the Pandemic

Where to Drop Off Your Composting During the Pandemic

With many of our compost drop-off locations suspended due to COVID-19 and pandemic-related budget cuts, you might have wondered if there’s any...

New York City’s Phase 4: What’s Reopening

New York City’s Phase 4: What’s Reopening

New York City is moving forward with Phase 4 of its reopening, beginning Monday, July 20. Here's a heads-up on just what that entails.—Large...