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Kick Off Your Socially-Distant Winter With A Visit To The Greens At Pier 17

Kick Off Your Socially-Distant Winter With A Visit To The Greens At Pier 17

That chill in the air is no fluke: Winter is coming. Pier 17 is using the cooling temps as an excuse to kick outdoor dining up a notch by winterizing...

Dine Out Early: Bars, Restaurants To Close At 10p Starting Friday

Dine Out Early: Bars, Restaurants To Close At 10p Starting Friday

Better move up your dinner plans: bars and restaurants in New York State must close by 10p starting Friday, part of new restrictions Governor Cuomo...

Be Like George Washington And Grab A Small-Batch Brew To-Go From Fraunces Tavern

Be Like George Washington And Grab A Small-Batch Brew To-Go From Fraunces Tavern

Fraunces Tavern is a local treasure for history buffs and fans of good beer alike. Its origins date back to before the American Revolution, and it...

Sant Ambroeus Brings Espresso, Pasta, Gelato To Brookfield Place

Sant Ambroeus Brings Espresso, Pasta, Gelato To Brookfield Place

Good news for both Downtown denizens looking to shake up their weeknight takeout routines, and dyed-in-the-wool coffee fiends: beloved Italian...

Lower Manhattan’s Guide to Thanksgiving 2020

Lower Manhattan’s Guide to Thanksgiving 2020

Thanks to COVID-19, Thanksgiving is probably going to look a little different this year, with folks foregoing big family celebrations in favor of...

Get A Taste Of The Coast At Home With Seamore’s Sustainable Seafood Kits

Get A Taste Of The Coast At Home With Seamore’s Sustainable Seafood Kits

For quarantine home cooks looking to expand their horizons but afraid to, er, tackle the realm of seafood, there is now a solution: sustainable...

Tank Your Cholesterol (in a Good Way) at City Acres’ Brooklyn Beef N’ Cheese

Tank Your Cholesterol (in a Good Way) at City Acres’ Brooklyn Beef N’ Cheese

Sometimes, on a gray day or a dull day or a hangover day or truly any day, all you need is a little comfort food — preferably doused in thick gravy...

Master Your Mixology Skills With A Crash Course From The Dead Rabbit

Master Your Mixology Skills With A Crash Course From The Dead Rabbit

Many of us have been playing the role of at-home bartender since the start of the pandemic. And if your definition of “cocktail” has gotten a...

Zoom In And Learn How To Make Al Pastor Three Ways: Burrito, Plato, Taco

Zoom In And Learn How To Make Al Pastor Three Ways: Burrito, Plato, Taco

The Downtown Alliance continues to take you inside the kitchens of some of your favorite Lower Manhattan restaurants with "Dine Around Downtown:...

Lower Manhattan’s Favorite Drink Specials To Go

Lower Manhattan’s Favorite Drink Specials To Go

Like open streets and outdoor dining, the sudden legality of to-go alcohol is something we’re all hoping sticks around post-pandemic. But just to...

Outdoor Dining Permitted to Operate Year-Round, De Blasio Says

Outdoor Dining Permitted to Operate Year-Round, De Blasio Says

Good news for fans of al fresco dining: The Department of Transportation’s Open Streets: Restaurants and Open Restaurants programs will continue...

Recommendation: The Sunset And Cocktails At The Greens At Pier 17

Recommendation: The Sunset And Cocktails At The Greens At Pier 17

That chill in the air is not your imagination — summer is over. But you can still enjoy the sunshine (while it lasts) and green space (while that...