Food and Drink

Don’t Forget to Tip Your Server, Even If It’s For Takeout

Don’t Forget to Tip Your Server, Even If It’s For Takeout

New York City’s second-phase reopening is now underway, which means restaurants are open for outdoor dining and we all learned how to make cacio e...

Support Your Lower Manhattan Restaurants: These Just Reopened

Support Your Lower Manhattan Restaurants: These Just Reopened

Both the restaurant and the coffee shop at The Wooly (11 Barclay Street) have been open throughout the COVID pandemic. Only recently did they combine...

How To Be A Good Customer During The Second-Phase Reopening

How To Be A Good Customer During The Second-Phase Reopening

New York City is about to look a little different. Neighborhoods are gearing up for the second-phase reopening, which means that restaurants will be...

Taiwanese Bubble Tea Shop Makes Its Debut On Greenwich Street

Taiwanese Bubble Tea Shop Makes Its Debut On Greenwich Street

Amid the steady reopening of Lower Manhattan businesses, we are delighted to welcome neighborhood newcomer Dragon Horn Tea to 106 Greenwich Street....

Zoom In To Learn How To Make Delicious Gnocchi By Gnoccheria’s Michele Iuliano

Zoom In To Learn How To Make Delicious Gnocchi By Gnoccheria’s Michele Iuliano

The Downtown Alliance is highlighting some of our favorite local spots in the web series, “Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home...

More Restaurants Have Reopened In Lower Manhattan

More Restaurants Have Reopened In Lower Manhattan

Support the following establishments that recently ended their COVID hiatus and have unlocked their doors to serve the neighborhood: —Lekka Burger...

Dine Around Downtown Goes Online To Spotlight Local Restaurants

Dine Around Downtown Goes Online To Spotlight Local Restaurants

The Downtown Alliance has been working to support local businesses that are adversely impacted by COVID — from creating rental-assistance grant...

‘We’re in Business, That’s the Success Story’: Jeremy’s Ale House Reopens

‘We’re in Business, That’s the Success Story’: Jeremy’s Ale House Reopens

Lee Holin grew up in a family of New York restaurateurs. His father started his namesake Jeremy’s Ale House (228 Front Street), a friendly...

The Diner That’s Seen It All: George’s During COVID

The Diner That’s Seen It All: George’s During COVID

Billy Koulmentas grew up in the family business. He still remembers at 12 years old delivering burgers from his dad’s diner George’s (currently...

Breakfast Club: Downtown Restaurants That Bring Morning Deliciousness Right To Your Door

Breakfast Club: Downtown Restaurants That Bring Morning Deliciousness Right To Your Door

For most of us, a cup of coffee first thing in the morning is crucial. And when we say “first thing in the morning,” we mean the second after the...

Have Wine, Will Travel: What It’s Like Delivering Spirits During the Pandemic

Have Wine, Will Travel: What It’s Like Delivering Spirits During the Pandemic

When Logan Beaver arrives at your door, you’re probably pretty happy to see him. That’s because the 26-year-old’s usually delivering an order...

‘Little by Little, They Know We Are Open’: Getting Back to Business at 77 Burger

‘Little by Little, They Know We Are Open’: Getting Back to Business at 77 Burger

New York City has been on pause for weeks. With new reported cases of COVID-19 on the decline, people who run businesses are starting to think about...