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The Thanksgiving Compost Pile, a Lowkey Joy of the Season

The Thanksgiving Compost Pile, a Lowkey Joy of the Season

Over the Turkey Day break, things start to amass: food that needs to be cooked, cleaning that needs to be done, family that needs to be entertained....

Women’s Breakfast: An Inside Look at Diversity Initiatives

Women’s Breakfast: An Inside Look at Diversity Initiatives

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have rapidly become top policy priorities in the workplace. The 2020 murder of George Floyd and the ensuing...

Give Thanks to Local Farmers With Fulton Stall Market’s CSA Share

Give Thanks to Local Farmers With Fulton Stall Market’s CSA Share

The plentiful farms around New York State and the Garden State deserve our gratitude every day of the year. But you have a chance to truly revel in...

The Art Is All Around Lunchtime Concert Series: Fall 2022 Recap

The Art Is All Around Lunchtime Concert Series: Fall 2022 Recap

This fall, the Downtown Alliance launched a free concert series that delivered six weeks of live music to 28 Liberty’s Fosun Plaza, 140 Broadway...

Potty All the Time in Lower Manhattan: a List of the Public Bathrooms

Potty All the Time in Lower Manhattan: a List of the Public Bathrooms

Holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and for those making plans to hit up shops and restaurants while making their way through the...

Make Your Plan for Early Voting in the November Elections

Make Your Plan for Early Voting in the November Elections

Election Day is November 8, when New Yorkers have the opportunity to elect the state's governor and a number of federal and state congressional...

Boost Your Shop’s Social-Media Presence by Applying to Our Get Social Grant Program

Boost Your Shop’s Social-Media Presence by Applying to Our Get Social Grant Program

If you are looking to boost your small business’s social-media presence, the Downtown Alliance has launched Get Social. The program is an...

City Breaks Ground on Major Resiliency Project to Combat Climate Change

City Breaks Ground on Major Resiliency Project to Combat Climate Change

October 29 marks the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which pummeled the Northeast corridor and sent an unprecedented 14 feet of storm surge...

Thanks to Everyone for Coming to Last Week’s Lunch Box

Thanks to Everyone for Coming to Last Week’s Lunch Box

We're grateful to all who came out and made last week’s Lunch Box a success — even in the face of uncertain, sometimes admittedly super-damp...

Ask the Expert: Content 101 With Creator Josh Katz

Ask the Expert: Content 101 With Creator Josh Katz

When a platform’s algorithm suddenly changes and you find your posts are generating fewer and fewer “likes,” it can feel catastrophic. To...

A New Ferry Route Is Slated to Open for New Jersey-ites

A New Ferry Route Is Slated to Open for New Jersey-ites

The transportation options just keep on coming, as one more passenger-ferry route will soon begin operations to and fro Lower Manhattan. NY Waterway...

The Best Time to Get Your Flu Shot? As Soon As Possible.

The Best Time to Get Your Flu Shot? As Soon As Possible.

Flu season is hitting a little earlier this year. So if you didn't double-team your updated Covid-19 booster with a flu shot (and if you haven't been...