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If You Haven’t Yet Taken in One World Observatory, *Now* Is the Time

If You Haven’t Yet Taken in One World Observatory, *Now* Is the Time

The observation deck at One World Observatory is more than just a tourist attraction (though it’s a great place to visit if you’re a tourist,...

“Geo” Immerses Downtown in Color and Light

“Geo” Immerses Downtown in Color and Light

"Geo," the Downtown Alliance’s newest public art installation, is now on view at the plaza in front of 140 Broadway — providing Lower...

The African Burial Ground Is Hosting Free Black History Events All Month

The African Burial Ground Is Hosting Free Black History Events All Month

The plight of Black abolitionists, the struggle to reckon with slavery and the intersection of art and history are all at the forefront of Black...

Make Your Own Sailor Valentine at the Seaport Museum

Make Your Own Sailor Valentine at the Seaport Museum

Jusssst in case you need to amp up your Valentine with a little something extra after the flowers and the wining and dining, consider honing your...

This Burning Man Sculpture Is Now on View at Brookfield Place

This Burning Man Sculpture Is Now on View at Brookfield Place

Colors twist and transform through triangles of light, creating iridescent shadows through NASA-developed materials in the newest sculpture unveiled...

How Manhattan’s Cityscape Was Remade After WWII

How Manhattan’s Cityscape Was Remade After WWII

The Manhattan Project is the title famously given to the development of the atom bomb during World War II, but “the Manhattan Projects” is a term...

Artists Turned a Former Dunkin’ Into an Innovative Art Gallery

Artists Turned a Former Dunkin’ Into an Innovative Art Gallery

You can find a Dunkin’ in almost any neighborhood in Manhattan, but only one has a former Dunkin’ that’s been turned into an art...

These China Institute Events Will Hop You Right Into the Year of the Rabbit

These China Institute Events Will Hop You Right Into the Year of the Rabbit

You only have a few weeks left to get ready for the new year — the Chinese new year, that is. The Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese lunar...

How Would City Agencies Respond to the Slime-Covered Museum in “Ghostbusters 2”?

How Would City Agencies Respond to the Slime-Covered Museum in “Ghostbusters 2”?

New Year’s Eve is a time for clean slates, unless you start off the year drenched in supernatural slime. We’re of course talking about the...

African Burial Ground Honors Kwanzaa Traditions

African Burial Ground Honors Kwanzaa Traditions

Here’s your chance to celebrate Kwanzaa in one of the most sacred places in all of Lower Manhattan. The African Burial Ground National...

27 Lower Manhattan Movie Locations You Should Know

27 Lower Manhattan Movie Locations You Should Know

It might be a cliché, but NYC really is everybody's favorite movie setting. That's especially true for us at the Downtown Alliance, and what began...

A Holiday Cocktail Bar Is Coming to Brookfield Place — and So Is Santa

A Holiday Cocktail Bar Is Coming to Brookfield Place — and So Is Santa

Here’s your chance to drink seasonal cocktails under 640 twinkling lanterns, and help out a good cause in the process. Brookfield Place is all...