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10 Women-Owned Businesses to Support in Lower Manhattan

10 Women-Owned Businesses to Support in Lower Manhattan

It's Women's History Month, and, though we should be celebrating women every day of the year, this is an extra-special time to support the women and...

Downtowners, Please Take a Few Minutes to Complete This Important Survey

Downtowners, Please Take a Few Minutes to Complete This Important Survey

As we emerge from the limitations of the pandemic, the Alliance for Downtown New York is looking to the future to gauge the needs and interests of...

How to Support Ukrainians in a Time of Crisis

How to Support Ukrainians in a Time of Crisis

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has devastated the nation and prompted hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens to flee. It can be hard to...

LMHQ Is Closing, But Its Events Will Continue

LMHQ Is Closing, But Its Events Will Continue

Since 2015 LMHQ has always had community at the center of its mission, and the space adapted during the height of Covid to bring people together,...

NYC’s Vaccine Mandate for Indoor Spaces to End on March 7

NYC’s Vaccine Mandate for Indoor Spaces to End on March 7

With Covid-19 numbers entering another valley, Mayor Adams announced that he'll be ending the Key to NYC program, which requires patrons to show...

Skip the Apps, Save Local Restaurants By Ordering Directly From Their Sites

Skip the Apps, Save Local Restaurants By Ordering Directly From Their Sites

Food-delivery apps have made our lives more convenient by making the great world of takeout options available with just a few taps on your phone. But...

One of Our Compost Bins Has a New Location Near City Hall

One of Our Compost Bins Has a New Location Near City Hall

Some exciting news: One of our new compost bins has a new location near City Hall!The bin formerly stationed inside the north entrance of Bowling...

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...

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...

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...