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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...

Explore the Seaport’s Historic Buildings From Your Couch

Explore the Seaport’s Historic Buildings From Your Couch

Pandemic or no pandemic, New York City history buffs don’t have to skip out on the South Street Seaport Museum’s annual tradition of historic...

How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

How Dutch Settlers Rationalized Slavery: Highlights From ‘the Other Side of Wall Street’

This month marked the first webinar, co-hosted by the Downtown Alliance and LMHQ, to highlight Lower Manhattan’s history and potential future....

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...

Zoom in to Learn How to Make Shrimp Curry and Leg of Lamb in Rum Sauce

Zoom in to Learn How to Make Shrimp Curry and Leg of Lamb in Rum Sauce

The Downtown Alliance is highlighting some of our favorite local spots in the web series, "Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home” edition.Hosted by...

Attention, Restaurant Owners: A Webinar On Indoor-Dining Guidelines

Attention, Restaurant Owners: A Webinar On Indoor-Dining Guidelines

Beginning September 30 the city will allow restaurants to have indoor dining with a reduced capacity and strict guidelines. The NYC Department of...

Open-Streets Restaurant Service Is Expanding in Lower Manhattan

Open-Streets Restaurant Service Is Expanding in Lower Manhattan

The Department of Transportation's Open Streets: Restaurants program, which the Downtown Alliance launched in Lower Manhattan back in July in...

Students, Take Advantage of These Discounts at Five Lower Manhattan Museums

Students, Take Advantage of These Discounts at Five Lower Manhattan Museums

Back-to-school season is here, even if some students aren’t physically returning to campus. But with learning in the air and a chill in the temps,...

Summer’s Still On At The Newly Reopened Luke’s Lobster

Summer’s Still On At The Newly Reopened Luke’s Lobster

If you’re in denial about the onset of autumn, here’s one healthy-ish coping mechanism to consider: drowning your sorrows in fresh, summer-y...

Pearl Diner Is Back In Business With Eggs, Pancakes And Reubens

Pearl Diner Is Back In Business With Eggs, Pancakes And Reubens

Good news for omelet lovers: Pearl Diner, the 48-year-old Downtown institution at 212 Pearl Street, reopened for outdoor dining, takeout and...

This Is Your Last Chance To Fill Out The 2020 Census!

This Is Your Last Chance To Fill Out The 2020 Census!

There’s a lot you can do to help your community right now, like donating to mutual-aid funds and patronizing local businesses. Another way you can...