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Year: 2020

Downtown Connection Bus Has New Look And More COVID Protections

Downtown Connection Bus Has New Look And More COVID Protections

The Downtown Alliance’s free Downtown Connection bus is still operating every day and, starting October 1, the Connection is deploying a new fleet...

‘Washington’s Nemesis’ Exhibit Is The Stuff Of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Dreams

‘Washington’s Nemesis’ Exhibit Is The Stuff Of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Dreams

The Fraunces Tavern Museum (54 Pearl Street), maintaining its dedication to showcasing the history of the American Colonial era, will soon host a...

Add Your Own Pop To Fall Foliage At These Colorful Lower Manhattan Spots

Add Your Own Pop To Fall Foliage At These Colorful Lower Manhattan Spots

The upside of drab winter is that it’s preceded by colorful fall, and despite September’s humid streak, the season of changing leaves is...

New ‘Compassion Market’ Food Pantry Gives Meals To New Yorkers In Need

New ‘Compassion Market’ Food Pantry Gives Meals To New Yorkers In Need

Hunger and food insecurity have skyrocketed among New Yorkers during the pandemic, and Trinity Church Wall Street is stepping up to help struggling...

American Indian Museum Hosts Conversations on Mascots, Monuments

American Indian Museum Hosts Conversations on Mascots, Monuments

October 12 is Indigenous People’s Day, an annual celebration of Native American heritage and culture. To mark it, the National Museum of the...

Tyree Daye To Speak At Poets House Virtual Event

Tyree Daye To Speak At Poets House Virtual Event

Tyree Daye is a much-celebrated poet and educator, and he’s joining Poets House for a reading next week. Poets House — the Lower Manhattan...

Grab Your Art Supplies And Join These Drawing Sessions At South Cove

Grab Your Art Supplies And Join These Drawing Sessions At South Cove

South Cove is one of Lower Manhattan’s lesser trafficked but most picturesque spots. The park looks out over the Hudson River and is surrounded by...

Lower Manhattan’s Favorite Drink Specials To Go

Lower Manhattan’s Favorite Drink Specials To Go

Like open streets and outdoor dining, the sudden legality of to-go alcohol is something we’re all hoping sticks around post-pandemic. But just to...

Outdoor Dining Permitted to Operate Year-Round, De Blasio Says

Outdoor Dining Permitted to Operate Year-Round, De Blasio Says

Good news for fans of al fresco dining: The Department of Transportation’s Open Streets: Restaurants and Open Restaurants programs will continue...

Explore the Seaport’s Historic Buildings From Your Couch

Explore the Seaport’s Historic Buildings From Your Couch

Pandemic or no pandemic, New York City history buffs don’t have to skip out on the South Street Seaport Museum’s annual tradition of historic...

How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

This month marked the first webinar, co-hosted by the Downtown Alliance and LMHQ, to highlight Lower Manhattan’s history and potential future....

Recommendation: The Sunset And Cocktails At The Greens At Pier 17

Recommendation: The Sunset And Cocktails At The Greens At Pier 17

That chill in the air is not your imagination — summer is over. But you can still enjoy the sunshine (while it lasts) and green space (while that...