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February 2022

Dig Into Black History Month With These Two Lower Manhattan Events

Dig Into Black History Month With These Two Lower Manhattan Events

Lower Manhattan is marking Black History Month in all sorts of ways, and at Westfield World Trade Center, you can dig deeper into the area's...

New York State Has Dropped Its Indoor Mask Mandate, Here’s What You Need to Know

New York State Has Dropped Its Indoor Mask Mandate, Here’s What You Need to Know

In response to careening Covid-19 case numbers following this winter's Omicron surge, Governor Hochul announced this week that she will be ending New...

Sign Up for the 9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk

Sign Up for the 9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk

Run or walk in commemoration of the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11 with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk presented by RXR, which...

Freshen Up Your Lunch Order With Ready-To-Go Meals at Proper Food

Freshen Up Your Lunch Order With Ready-To-Go Meals at Proper Food

Figuring out your daily lunch order can eat up a good part of your day, not to mention the part of the day when you should be eating. Instead of...

MORE Romantically Festive Things You Can Do for Valentine’s Day

MORE Romantically Festive Things You Can Do for Valentine’s Day

In case you haven’t already made plans for your Valentine’s Day (here are four very fabulous things you can do), more dining rooms and art spaces...

From Construction Site to National Landmark: How Lower Manhattan’s African Burial Ground Was Saved

From Construction Site to National Landmark: How Lower Manhattan’s African Burial Ground Was Saved

The 1991 discovery of one of Manhattan’s most significant historical landmarks began like many other days in the city, with construction crews...

Ships Ahoy! All the Ferries You Can Take to and From Lower Manhattan

Ships Ahoy! All the Ferries You Can Take to and From Lower Manhattan

More than a decade ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called New York City’s waterways the “sixth borough.” While that certainly was less...

Frozen in Time: Ice Sculptures Ring in the Chinese New Year at Brookfield Place

Frozen in Time: Ice Sculptures Ring in the Chinese New Year at Brookfield Place

Brookfield Place is becoming Brookfield ice for the Lunar New Year. The annual celebration of the Chinese New Year is taking over the space this...

Donate Blood, Get a Free Pint at Stout NYC

Donate Blood, Get a Free Pint at Stout NYC

To keep the New York Blood Center operating smoothly with the necessary blood supplies, you can donate a pint of your own blood this week — and get...

Gig Alert: Teach Your Social-Media Skills to Small Businesses in Lower Manhattan

Gig Alert: Teach Your Social-Media Skills to Small Businesses in Lower Manhattan

Are you skilled in the arts of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter? Do you have an interest in helping small, independent businesses harness the power of...

A Guide to Marking Black History Month in Lower Manhattan

A Guide to Marking Black History Month in Lower Manhattan

The pursuit of racial equality and justice requires, among many things, an ongoing education — which is why, for Black History Month, we’re...