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The Tale of the Straggly Geranium and How It Won a Reluctant Heart

The Tale of the Straggly Geranium and How It Won a Reluctant Heart

By Cheryl CuddebackCheryl Cuddeback is a guest blogger. This year' s Adopt-a-Geranium Day is Wednesday, October 12 between 10 AM and noon in Bowling...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Nassau Fulton Optical

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Nassau Fulton Optical

Photo by Marla S. MaritzerWhile many Lower Manhattanites are familiar with Nassau Fulton Optical, they may not be aware of its long history in the...

Geraniums Rule!

Geraniums Rule!

It began as a handful of people showing up just before 10 o’clock last year, but within minutes that trickle became a flood. Hundreds – soon...

For New Parents Living Downtown

For New Parents Living Downtown

This fall, new and expectant parents living Downtown are invited to bring their babies for a new Sunday morning series at the Museum of Jewish...

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

The Downtown Soccer League formally kicked off the fall season this weekend with the reopening of the new turf field in Battery Park City. In...

Picture Lower Manhattan: Double Check

Picture Lower Manhattan: Double Check

This bronze sculpture by J. Seward Johnson, depicting a businessman looking in his briefcase, was originally installed in 1982 in the middle of what...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: SoulCycle

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: SoulCycle

Do you like spinning but hate the former drill sergeant your gym hired to yell in your face while you try to workout in a healthful and focused way?...

News Clips: September 12-16, 2011

News Clips: September 12-16, 2011

DOWNTOWN Magazine’s “App Of The Week”: Downtown Alliance AppDowntown MagazineThe Alliance for Downtown New York launched a mobile app on...

THE POST-9/11 TRIUMPH OF LOWER MANHATTAN

THE POST-9/11 TRIUMPH OF LOWER MANHATTAN

By Liz BergerLower Manhattan is back—and better than ever.On September 11, 2001, the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil took 2,752 ...

Downtown Alliance Launches New Public Art in Shadow of 4 WTC

Downtown Alliance Launches New Public Art in Shadow of 4 WTC

Art lovers can now "walk" to "work" in Lower Manhattan. Only a few blocks from the international installation Walking Men 99™ is the newest...

Owen for Business

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

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...