Year: 2020

Free Headshots for the Unemployed at Brookfield Place, One Day Only

Free Headshots for the Unemployed at Brookfield Place, One Day Only

If you’re on the job market, get ready for your closeup. On Wednesday, July 22, the photo agency Headshot Booker is hosting a pop-up photo shoot at...

To-Go Drinks Are Not Banned. They Just Need To Be Ordered With Food.

To-Go Drinks Are Not Banned. They Just Need To Be Ordered With Food.

Over the last few weeks, social media has been alight with photos of revelers congregating outside now-open bars all over the city. That may or may...

Liberty Island To Begin First Phase Of Reopening

Liberty Island To Begin First Phase Of Reopening

New Yorkers are being welcomed back to (safely) visit the Statue of Liberty, as the National Parks Service announced a partial reopening of Liberty...

Open-Streets Restaurant Service Has Arrived In Lower Manhattan

Open-Streets Restaurant Service Has Arrived In Lower Manhattan

The Alliance for Downtown New York, the nonprofit business improvement district for Lower Manhattan, will participate in the Department of...

For Downtowners Who Need New Eyewear, Cohen’s Fashion Optical Has Reopened

For Downtowners Who Need New Eyewear, Cohen’s Fashion Optical Has Reopened

If you’ve been in dire need of a new pair of specs during the pandemic, you’re in luck — Lower Manhattan stalwarts Cohen’s Fashion Optical...

Grab A Seat At One Of These Lower Manhattan Restaurants For Some (Safe) Outdoor Dining

Grab A Seat At One Of These Lower Manhattan Restaurants For Some (Safe) Outdoor Dining

It's hot all over New York City, and, for those hunkered down at home, the need to step outside for less screen time and more fresh air may be...

Find Out If You’re Eligible to Apply for COVID Rent Relief

Find Out If You’re Eligible to Apply for COVID Rent Relief

New Yorkers who have struggled to pay rent during the pandemic may be eligible for financial assistance. Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo announced...

Wednesday, July 15: the Black Business Equity and Access to Capital Rally

Wednesday, July 15: the Black Business Equity and Access to Capital Rally

Leaders from a variety of Black-owned businesses and commercial real-estate developers are scheduled to march in the “Black Business Equity and...

Schools Are Giving Out Free Masks for New Yorkers Who Need Them

Schools Are Giving Out Free Masks for New Yorkers Who Need Them

Friendly reminder: In addition to the Department of Education's grab-and-go program to ensure New Yorkers won't go hungry during the COVID-19...

Asiya Wadud’s ‘Echo Exhibit’ Kicks Off LMCC’s River to River Art Festival

Asiya Wadud’s ‘Echo Exhibit’ Kicks Off LMCC’s River to River Art Festival

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council kicked off this year's annual River to River Festival with Asiya Wadud's "Echo Exhibit," the first of four...

‘We Just Went From Being Very Conscious to Ultra-Conscious’: a Day in the Life of a Sanitation Worker During COVID

‘We Just Went From Being Very Conscious to Ultra-Conscious’: a Day in the Life of a Sanitation Worker During COVID

Work hasn’t slowed down one bit for Anthony Paolicelli, a sanitation worker whose route takes him through Lower Manhattan. If anything, the...

With Governors Island Opening, New Yorkers Get Another Spot To Stretch Their Legs

With Governors Island Opening, New Yorkers Get Another Spot To Stretch Their Legs

Governors Island reopened on July 15. And there’s much to embrace with this hidden-in-plain-sight gem, located just eight minutes south of...