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Picture Lower Manhattan: Balloon Flower

Picture Lower Manhattan: Balloon Flower

While visiting 4 World Trade Center to see the Space Shuttle Enterprise fly-by last week, we were able to capture a few other great snapshots of...

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Lower Manhattan may not be famous for its Mexican heritage, but it knows how to celebrate when the occasion demands. In honor of Cinco de Mayo on...

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

Yesterday, Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger and Chairman Robert R. Douglass joined the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall, Dean of...

Vote to Preserve Lower Manhattan History

Vote to Preserve Lower Manhattan History

Your vote can help to preserve history in Lower Manhattan.New York City is the seventh metropolitan area to be selected to participate in Partners in...

Space Shuttle Soars Over Lower Manhattan

Space Shuttle Soars Over Lower Manhattan

A group of very lucky Downtown Alliance employees were invited to view the Space Shuttle Enterprise as it flew past the Statue of Liberty and above...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Affina Beauty & Spa

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Affina Beauty & Spa

Shine Guo didn’t want Affina Beauty & Spa to be another high-end service for the elite. Instead, she created a menu of manicures, facials and...

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

By Kelly RushSometimes I have a big group of new store openings; sometimes I have one exquisite standout.  This week’s column features the lovely...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: North End Grill

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: North End Grill

Fresh off his win on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, Floyd Cardoz is bringing his flair for creative, flavor-packed dishes to North End Grill.The...

Picture Lower Manhattan: One Seaport Plaza

Picture Lower Manhattan: One Seaport Plaza

A tree bends its branches toward One Seaport Plaza on a windy day in early April. The tree’s white blossoms are so thick they could be mistaken for...

Titanic Exhibit at South Street Seaport Museum

Titanic Exhibit at South Street Seaport Museum

Last week on the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic’s launch on her maiden – and only – voyage, the South Street Seaport Museum opened “Titanic...

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

 By Kelly RushTurbo Tax and I were working together quite nicely. Everything was going well. But as I went to hit “submit” to send my forms...

Welcome to Lower Manhattan 2.0!

Welcome to Lower Manhattan 2.0!

Yesterday the Alliance for Downtown New York announced the latest version of its “Downtown NYC” mobile application. Originally launched to help...