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How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

This month marked the first webinar, co-hosted by the Downtown Alliance and LMHQ, to highlight Lower Manhattan’s history and potential future....

Attention, Restaurant Owners: A Webinar On Indoor-Dining Guidelines

Attention, Restaurant Owners: A Webinar On Indoor-Dining Guidelines

Beginning September 30 the city will allow restaurants to have indoor dining with a reduced capacity and strict guidelines. The NYC Department of...

This Is Your Last Chance To Fill Out The 2020 Census!

This Is Your Last Chance To Fill Out The 2020 Census!

There’s a lot you can do to help your community right now, like donating to mutual-aid funds and patronizing local businesses. Another way you can...

Donate A Pint Of Blood, Get A Free Pint Of Beer

Donate A Pint Of Blood, Get A Free Pint Of Beer

Like everything else right now, the New York Blood Center is going through a tough time, with blood supplies at “dangerously low” levels thanks...

‘Tribute in Light’ Reminds Us to Rebuild Again

‘Tribute in Light’ Reminds Us to Rebuild Again

Look up to the sky on Friday night as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum's annual Tribute in Light honors those who lost their lives on September 11 and...

Indoor Dining Is Returning to New York City: What You Need to Know

Indoor Dining Is Returning to New York City: What You Need to Know

The day restaurants citywide have been waiting for is finally here: Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday that indoor dining can resume in New York City...

LMHQ’s Women’s Breakfast: Steps To Civic Advocacy And Beyond

LMHQ’s Women’s Breakfast: Steps To Civic Advocacy And Beyond

COVID may make us feel increasingly helpless, but there’s still plenty we can do to make sure our voices are heard. November’s federal elections...

Free Masks Available For Lower Manhattan Businesses

Free Masks Available For Lower Manhattan Businesses

UPDATE, September 29: Our mask supply is currently depleted. We will keep you posted if and when that changes. Thank you.Need masks for your...

We Installed More Hands-Free Trash Bins Around Lower Manhattan

We Installed More Hands-Free Trash Bins Around Lower Manhattan

The Downtown Alliance’s operations team has been diligently keeping Lower Manhattan clean and safe as the all-too-familiar pandemic rolls along....

How to Request and Cast Your Absentee Ballot for the November Election

How to Request and Cast Your Absentee Ballot for the November Election

Perhaps you’ve heard there’s a big election coming up this November. And it’s always better when more people take part in our sacred democratic...

Yes, You *Still* Need to Wear a Mask Outside

Yes, You *Still* Need to Wear a Mask Outside

Attention, New Yorkers: Yes, you still have to wear a mask when out in public. A recent survey conducted by the New York Times found that...

Free MTA Bus Rides Are Ending. Here Are Other Free and Low-Cost Alternatives.

Free MTA Bus Rides Are Ending. Here Are Other Free and Low-Cost Alternatives.

You’ll have to start paying for MTA bus rides again starting August 31, the agency announced this week. To protect drivers during the pandemic, the...