Miscellaneous

Picture Lower Manhattan: Shooting Stars Are Back To Light Up the Night Sky

Picture Lower Manhattan: Shooting Stars Are Back To Light Up the Night Sky

While shopping in Lower Manhattan this holiday season, be sure to look to the skies and make a wish upon one of the 199 shooting stars in Lower...

Lower Manhattan Update

Lower Manhattan Update

Here are a few important updates from The Department of Small Business Services, the NYC Economic Development Corp. and Con Edison.  For the latest...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Ray’s Barbershop

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Ray’s Barbershop

Ray’s, which has a location on Chambers Street, has a new outpost at Park Place and Church Street that is now serving customers. The space was a...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Yushi Asian Kitchen

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Yushi Asian Kitchen

Yushi Executive Chef Danny Lachs took a trip to Thailand when he needed inspiration for pad thai. It’s this passion and attention to detail...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Downtown Pharmacy

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Downtown Pharmacy

Downtown Pharmacy has everything customers might expect at a full-service pharmacy, and a few special perks they wouldn’t, such as free, speedy,...

53,000 Students Hit the Books in City’s Fastest-Growing School Zone

53,000 Students Hit the Books in City’s Fastest-Growing School Zone

 By Liz BergerI just went to my 30th college reunion, yet I still organize my year by the school calendar! Just as I’m settling into Lower...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Blue Spoon Coffee Company

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Blue Spoon Coffee Company

Blue Spoon Coffee Company—a favorite among the government crowd and residents on the go— has opened a second outpost in Lower Manhattan to...

Guiding Visitors Through A Difficult Chapter in New York City History

Guiding Visitors Through A Difficult Chapter in New York City History

A former television newsman, Philip O'Brien was always in the middle of major news stories during his fast-paced career. Two years ago – after...

There’s a new power breakfast player in Lower Manhattan

There’s a new power breakfast player in Lower Manhattan

Earlier this week, several colleagues and I visited Atrio Wine Bar / Restaurant for our Monday morning meeting. Atrio is set on the second floor of...

Sweet on Fulton

Sweet on Fulton

One of my dietary weaknesses is a superb cupcake. Skip the meal, proceed right to dessert. And if red velvet cupcakes are on the menu, then don’t...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Vivia Amalfitano’s family, which owns Essex World Café, watched the first World Trade Center towers being built, and now has a front-row seat to...

Developing Lower Manhattan: Battery Maritime Building

Developing Lower Manhattan: Battery Maritime Building

Developers of this National Historic Landmark secured financing last year and have recently begun the next stage of rehabilitation.The New York City...