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September 2021

Lower Manhattan’s Top Five Places to Eat Outside

Lower Manhattan’s Top Five Places to Eat Outside

Josh Katz did an impressive amount of walking as Explorer in Chief, averaging something like 10 miles per day. He spent a lot of that time...

Watch Where You’re Walking! Don’t Miss Lower Manhattan’s Famous Sidewalk Clock

Watch Where You’re Walking! Don’t Miss Lower Manhattan’s Famous Sidewalk Clock

What time is it? Time to look down into the sidewalk and into a unique piece of Lower Manhattan’s history. Visitors to the corner of Broadway...

Time to Visit Stone Street, Lower Manhattan’s Original Open Street

Time to Visit Stone Street, Lower Manhattan’s Original Open Street

Long before the Covid era’s outdoor dining, there was Stone Street. The curved, cobblestoned alleyway lined with restaurants and shops looks...

Mark Hunger Action Month With A Donation To Rethink Food

Mark Hunger Action Month With A Donation To Rethink Food

September is Hunger Action Month, in which we’re encouraged to share, volunteer, pledge, fundraise and donate to nonprofit organizations working to...

There Are Now 35 Citi Bike Stations South Of Chambers Street

There Are Now 35 Citi Bike Stations South Of Chambers Street

Lower Manhattan is slowly but surely turning into a bike commuter’s paradise. A new Citi Bike station recently opened at Church and Vesey Streets,...

Looking For Fresh Fall Goods And Produce? Fulton Stall Market’s Fall CSA Has You Covered

Looking For Fresh Fall Goods And Produce? Fulton Stall Market’s Fall CSA Has You Covered

CSAs might be synonymous with summer, but lots of great fall produce are coming in the next few months. To help you stock up on squashes, gourds,...

Alamo Drafthouse Is Bringing Outdoor Screenings Of Iconic NYC Movies To Lower Manhattan

Alamo Drafthouse Is Bringing Outdoor Screenings Of Iconic NYC Movies To Lower Manhattan

Before the Alamo Drafthouse finally opens its first Manhattan location later this fall, the Austin cinema chain is bringing free outdoor movies to...

Five Guys Now Serving Its Signature Burgers And Fries In Lower Manhattan

Five Guys Now Serving Its Signature Burgers And Fries In Lower Manhattan

Fans of stellar fast food joint Five Guys are in luck — an outpost just opened in the neighborhood, and they’ll be serving up tasty burgers,...

Video: Meet The Man Who Works Every Night To Keep The 9/11 Memorial Pools Spotless

Video: Meet The Man Who Works Every Night To Keep The 9/11 Memorial Pools Spotless

The 9/11 Memorial was dedicated 10 years ago, and even if you still can’t bring yourself to go inside, you’ve probably at least seen the...

Immerse Yourself In The World Of Bill Cunningham’s Photography At A New Exhibit

Immerse Yourself In The World Of Bill Cunningham’s Photography At A New Exhibit

Bill Cunningham, the late New York Times street fashion photographer, was famous for his modesty and simple life. He biked to work, ate cheap meals...

Twenty Developments That Defined the Changes Seen in the Post-9/11 Era

Twenty Developments That Defined the Changes Seen in the Post-9/11 Era

 In the 20 years since 9/11, dozens of new developments have popped up in Lower Manhattan, allowing Downtown to transition from the city’s...

Twenty Years Ago, Lower Manhattan Changed Forever

Twenty Years Ago, Lower Manhattan Changed Forever

The events of September 11, 2001 left a hole in the city, wounding our neighborhood so deeply some believed we’d never recover. The grief born of...