Setting Sights on the Seaport
Last night, we headed over to a Community Board 1 meeting in which the Landmarks and Seaport/Civic Center committees learned details about the plan...
Lower Manhattan’s Museum ‘Smile’
By Liz BergerUptown may have Museum Mile, but Lower Manhattan has a veritable Museum “Smile,” an s-curve of history, art and design institutions...
Picture Lower Manhattan: New York by Gehry
New York by Gehry at 8 Spruce Street is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere and the 11th-tallest in the world. Designed by...
Lights On…In Lower Manhattan
By Kelly Rush In the name of one of the businesses I’m featuring today, benvenuti, or welcome! This week, we take you from Japan to Thailand to...
The Hive at 55: Buzzing with Activity
Daria Siegel is Director of the Alliance for Downtown New York’s Hive at 55, the largest coworking facility in Lower Manhattan. She helped launch...
An Interview with Martin I. Kagan, Pace’s Director of Cultural Affairs
Martin I. Kagan has served as Director of Cultural Affairs at Pace University since 2010. The Downtown Alliance recently sat down with him to ask...
Lights On…In Lower Manhattan
By Kelly RushIt’s not spring yet, no matter how tightly I squeeze my eyes and pretend it is, so in this edition I’m focusing on treats to help...
A Love Story: ‘We Built a New Life with Each Other in Lower Manhattan’
The Downtown Alliance proudly announces the winner of the Lower Manhattan Love Story, a contest in which 45 people told us how they fell in love in...
The Birth of J&R, Jr. Right Here in Lower Manhattan
The birth of J&R Jr., the new store for kids in Lower Manhattan, really began with the birth of Jason Friedman’s own kids. Jason, Vice...
Where to Find That Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift? Look No Further than Lower Manhattan!
Love is in the air this month in Lower Manhattan, and what better way to show someone you care than with the classics: red roses, candy hearts and...
