Miscellaneous
A Photographic Meandering
A colleague, Jason, and I walked out last week to take some pictures. But it turned out to be a meandering because we covered almost every single...
Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Toloache Taqueria
The Americanization of tacos and burritos has helped us forget where they actually come from, but one trip to Toloache Taqueria will take you back to...
Picture Lower Manhattan: Tulips in the Financial District
"I seek truth," said the sculptor Louise Nevelson. "What I seek is anything that will work for me." These tulips, not far from Louise Nevelson...
Sam Miller: A Clear Vision Means a Strong Voice for LMCC
Sam Miller was appointed President of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council last September. A devoted advocate for the arts, he was previously...
Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café
Step inside Essex World Café and you’ll feel the history.The walls are lined with pictures from September 11, 2001 and the following weeks—a...
Guest post: Grace A. Capobianco
Today's guest post is by Grace A. Capobianco, Publisher and Founder of DOWNTOWN Magazine. A Lower Manahttan resident, Grace has worked in magazine...
A Digital Meandering
My Lower Manhattan Meanderings are a way for me--and you--to get to know Lower Manhattan a little better as I pick a direction and write about what...
Picture Lower Manhattan: The Sun Shines on Chase Plaza
On my way to work today, the sun's reflection off One Chase Manhattan Plaza was particularly striking. The 60-story skyscraper was completed in 1961....
Lower Manhattan is Where Everyone Wants to Be
By Elizabeth H. BergerWhen I moved to Lower Manhattan in the early 1980s, just 10,000 people lived here. My husband and I can remember life in the...
Alexander Hamilton, Renaissance Man
Today's guest post is by Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director at the Museum of American Finance.If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, you’re...
