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Perfect Wine Pairings For Binge-Watching And Other Wisdom From Pure Liquid Wine & Spirits

Perfect Wine Pairings For Binge-Watching And Other Wisdom From Pure Liquid Wine & Spirits

Those who enjoy fermented grapes know intuitively that wine pairings aren’t just about food: Celebrations call for something bubbly, whether it be...

Restaurants Catch A Break From Delivery App Fees, Thanks To City Council Measure

Restaurants Catch A Break From Delivery App Fees, Thanks To City Council Measure

Food-delivery apps will no longer be able to charge high fees to restaurants in the five boroughs, thanks to local legislation. On Wednesday the New...

A New Bike Lane Is Coming To Broadway

A New Bike Lane Is Coming To Broadway

To help people enjoy the outdoors while maintaining social distance, Lower Manhattan is getting a new temporary bike lane along Broadway, from...

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...

‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era

‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era

Josh Katz is the Downtown Alliance’s newly-announced Explorer In Chief. He was awarded the title last week, and has lived in the five boroughs...

Now Open: More Downtown Restaurants Ready To Feed You

Now Open: More Downtown Restaurants Ready To Feed You

77 Burger is not the only the Lower Manhattan restaurant that has started to carefully open up for business again.Others have returned to the...

Key Resources For The Lower Manhattan Community During COVID-19

Key Resources For The Lower Manhattan Community During COVID-19

As Lower Manhattan pushes through the COVID-19 era, here is a list of resources we've created to help guide Downtown residents, workers and property...

Firefighters Self-Isolate to Keep Their Families Safe: ‘It’s Been Difficult Staying Away From Everyone’

Firefighters Self-Isolate to Keep Their Families Safe: ‘It’s Been Difficult Staying Away From Everyone’

The firefighters of Lower Manhattan’s Engine 4/Ladder 15 have been through some pretty tough times. The company lost about a dozen men during...

How To Run A Booze Takeout Window

How To Run A Booze Takeout Window

One of the few (only?) upsides of the pandemic is the new State and Liquor Authority (SLA) law permitting bars and restaurants to offer booze for...

Where To Get A Burger In Lower Manhattan Right Now

Where To Get A Burger In Lower Manhattan Right Now

When you’ve got a hankering for a burger, little else will do. Although present circumstances prevent us from frequenting a local haunt for a...

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...

The Overnight Subway Shutdown: What Essential Workers Need to Know

The Overnight Subway Shutdown: What Essential Workers Need to Know

For the first time in its 104-year history, the New York City subway system will not run around the clock, ceasing service from 1a to 5a for Governor...