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Year: 2021

Tripadvisor Names Lower Manhattan’s Mint House Best Hotel In America

Tripadvisor Names Lower Manhattan’s Mint House Best Hotel In America

With the city reopening and people ready to get out of their homes,, it’s no surprise to see the travel industry lauding its favorite destination...

Visit The 9/11 Memorial, Statue of Liberty And One World Observatory With One Ticket

Visit The 9/11 Memorial, Statue of Liberty And One World Observatory With One Ticket

With the arrival of summer and the city’s imminent reopening, friends and families are figuring out plans to discover (and rediscover) NYC...

Meet the Man Who Wants to Change the Way You Think of Chinese Food

Meet the Man Who Wants to Change the Way You Think of Chinese Food

Hegel Hei had two major revelations that led him to start Chinah, a fast-casual restaurant that just opened a location in Lower Manhattan. The first...

Artists Get One-Of-A-Kind Opportunity With Silver Art Projects Residency

Artists Get One-Of-A-Kind Opportunity With Silver Art Projects Residency

This week, Explorer In Chief Josh Katz dropped by the 28th floor of 4 World Trade Center to meet the 25 artists-in-residence at Silver Art...

Downtown Live: Insta-worthy Photo Ops To Grab Between Sets

Downtown Live: Insta-worthy Photo Ops To Grab Between Sets

If you’re one of the arts and culture denizens attending Downtown Live free performances, you’re in luck: Lower Manhattan’s nature walks and...

Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar Is Bringing Back Its Boozy Pops

Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar Is Bringing Back Its Boozy Pops

Summer’s headed our way at last, and the Conrad New York Downtown’s celebrated Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar (102 North End Avenue) is ready to cool...

A Fancy New BikeCorral Has Arrived Downtown Just In Time For Bike-To-Work Week

A Fancy New BikeCorral Has Arrived Downtown Just In Time For Bike-To-Work Week

Few forms of commute are more freeing than cycling — you get to skip train delays and car traffic while taking in sunshine, exercise and some...

Five Delicious Cocktails Near Downtown Live

Five Delicious Cocktails Near Downtown Live

When you think about what you miss most about pre-pandemic life, attending in-person shows is probably high up on the list. Over two weekends,...

Where To Wine And Dine Before Downtown Live: Seven Date-Night Spots

Where To Wine And Dine Before Downtown Live: Seven Date-Night Spots

Downtown Live is launching two weekends of live, outdoor performances starting May 15, and while that’s cause enough for celebration on its own,...

What Should Josh Katz Explore First?

What Should Josh Katz Explore First?

Street photographer Josh Katz — the lucky winner of the Alliance for Downtown New York’s Explorer In Chief contest — has arrived in Lower...

Five Reasons To Dive Into Summer Seafood Season Early At Seamore’s

Five Reasons To Dive Into Summer Seafood Season Early At Seamore’s

It’s starting to feel like the first blush of New York City summer. Which also means it’s time to officially shake out of our winter hibernation...

No Sad Desk Lunches In 2021: Make It Gourmet Italian At The Made-In-Eataly Counter

No Sad Desk Lunches In 2021: Make It Gourmet Italian At The Made-In-Eataly Counter

With New York City on track to fully reopen July 1, many of us will be leaving the house regularly again, whether we’re headed back to the office...