Arts and Culture

My Night At The Museums

My Night At The Museums

By Jeremy SchneiderLast night I got to do something I rarely do — go out on the town. Not only am I the Chief Technology Officer at the Downtown...

Night At The Museums

Night At The Museums

Even without a rampaging T-Rex or a mischievous monkey, a night at the museum can still be full of adventure. As part of the River to River Festival,...

Picture Lower Manhattan: Zuccotti Park

Picture Lower Manhattan: Zuccotti Park

Zuccotti Park has had quite a history.  Formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, it was built in 1968 in return for a height bonus for an adjacent...

South Street Seaport Museum Working To Reopen After Hurricane Sandy

South Street Seaport Museum Working To Reopen After Hurricane Sandy

In Susan Henshaw Jones’ words, Hurricane Sandy dealt the South Street Seaport Museum a “body blow.” The entire Seaport area was flooded and...

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

Yesterday, Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger and Chairman Robert R. Douglass joined the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall, Dean of...

Picture Lower Manhattan: The Elevated Acre

Picture Lower Manhattan: The Elevated Acre

With temperatures reaching into the 70s last week, I decided to have lunch at the Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street -- a hidden park resting above the...