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Cupid Shares His Valentine’s Day Destinations in Lower Manhattan

Cupid Shares His Valentine’s Day Destinations in Lower Manhattan

It’s that time of year again, time for candlelit dinners, red roses, and loved ones – Lower Manhattan style. This year the Downtown Alliance has...

Photo Exhibit at the Seaport Museum Will Provide a Close-up Look at OWS

Photo Exhibit at the Seaport Museum Will Provide a Close-up Look at OWS

By Carl GlassmanOccupy Wall Street was a photographer’s dream. Historic yet carnivalesque, peaceful (mostly) yet adrenaline-pumping in its nearly...

Got a Prize-Winning Love Story?

Got a Prize-Winning Love Story?

A romantic dinner at a neighborhood restaurant. A walk along the Esplanade in Battery Park City. A blind date that led to a lifetime of happiness.So...

Mulch to Talk About

Mulch to Talk About

This weekend the Downtown Alliance held its fourth annual MulchFest event in Bowling Green, and close to 400 trees were collected!Free Downtown...

MulchFest is back!

MulchFest is back!

Now that the holidays are over, you probably are wondering what to do with your holiday tree, let alone the earlier versions of the new electronic...

After the Holidays, Don’t Forget MulchFest & E-Waste Recycling

After the Holidays, Don’t Forget MulchFest & E-Waste Recycling

Don’t chuck that holiday tree to the curb! Give your tree a new life at the Downtown Alliance’s Annual MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling...

Downtown Alliance’s Cornucopia of Suggestions for the Thanksgiving Holiday

Downtown Alliance’s Cornucopia of Suggestions for the Thanksgiving Holiday

It’s that time of year again, time for turkey, pumpkin pie and giving thanks – Lower Manhattan style. This year the Downtown Alliance has...

Art at Hive Explores Fragile Balance Between Creativity and Fiscal Fitness

Art at Hive Explores Fragile Balance Between Creativity and Fiscal Fitness

For a year and a half the walls of the Hive have remained colorful, yet bare.  We always hoped to have local artists display their work, but the...

Checks & Balances: Exhibit Explores Presidents and American Finance

Checks & Balances: Exhibit Explores Presidents and American Finance

By Kristin AguileraWhen President George Washington died in 1799, his financial assets included such luxury items as a custom-made chariot, a...

Futures and Options Rings the NYSE Closing Bell

Futures and Options Rings the NYSE Closing Bell

Yesterday was a big day for Futures and Options, the New York City youth career-readiness nonprofit launched by the Downtown Alliance. Stephen...

Putting Down Roots Here? Join Us at Bowling Green

Putting Down Roots Here? Join Us at Bowling Green

By Liz BergerLower Manhattan is the city’s oldest—and also newest—neighborhood.It is where George Washington was inaugurated as President in...

Geranium Lovers Occupy Bowling Green Park!

Geranium Lovers Occupy Bowling Green Park!

The rain held off yesterday and nearly 4,000 Bowling Green Park geraniums found themselves in the arms of thousands of Lower Manhattan residents and...