Owen for Business
Welcome back to Owen for Business! I’m Michael Owen, and in this issue of Owen for Business we’ll cover some retail spots that initially seemed...
News Clip: Downtown Manhattan Has Robust Recovery From Devastating Attacks
NY 1 In a recent report, the Downtown Alliance found that found that while not all the jobs lost on 9/11 have come back, Downtown Manhattan is now...
News Clip: Ten reasons why Lower Manhattan might be the city’s top new neighborhood
The Daily NewsSolely in place to further the growth of Lower Manhattan, the Downtown Alliance is the strongest “business improvement district” in...
News Clip: After 9/11, Financial District Less Dominated By Finance
The Huffington PostThe Financial District has transformed in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which initially turned the...
News Clip: One Sept. 11 Lesson: A Little Bit of War Goes a Long Way
Business WeekThere’ve been nine anniversaries of 9/11, each with a variable mixture of grief and pride. A report by the Downtown Alliance rejoices...
News Clip: Assembly speaker hails downtown’s renewal
Crain’s New York BusinessThe greatest symbol of downtown's transformation since the Sept. 11 attacks is not the Fulton Street Transit Center or the...
News Clip: Upside downtown
The New York PostFiDi and the other residential pockets near Ground Zero, proved tough enough to survive 9/11 plus further economic calamity years...
Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: BonChon Chicken
The Financial District is experiencing the Korean fried chicken craze at BonChon Chicken.The fried chicken wings are delightfully crispy and battered...
News Clip: Downtown Has One of Highest Per Capita Crime Rates in the City
DNA InfoLower Manhattan's falling crime rate has earned it a reputation as one of the safest neighborhoods in the city. But new statistics gathered...
News Clip: 9/11 Anniversary: 10 Years Later, Tourists Check-in To Lower Manhattan
The Huffington PostThe words "rebirth," "re-energize" and "revival" are commonly spoken when referring to Lower Manhattan. But, 10 years after the...