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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
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
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.
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...
Download the Alliance’s ‘Bike Infrastructure and Commuting in Lower Manhattan’ Report
On Monday, the Alliance for Downtown New York released a report detailing the importance and growth of cycling, as an alternative transportation...
The US Census Deadline Is Approaching. Have You Been Counted Yet?
This week, the US Census Bureau announced it would conclude its door-to-door visitations by September 30, one month earlier than expected. (For those...
Downtown Alliance Launches Program To Help Storefronts Become COVID-Ready
The Downtown Alliance has launched an initiative with the retail and urban-design consultancy Streetsense to provide up to 25 small businesses the...
Downtown Alliance To Help Restaurants Make Delivery And Takeout More Profitable
The Downtown Alliance has partnered with BentoBox to launch the Restaurant Online Ordering Sponsorship Program — part of a continuing effort to...
Attention, Artists: Grants And Workspace Opportunities At LMCC
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council is offering funding and workspace opportunities to individual creators, artist collectives and...
Where New Yorkers In Need Can Go To Cool Off
The city is in the midst of a vicious heatwave, and while extra-hot summers aren’t particularly pleasant even without a pandemic, with typical...
