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It’s a Bird! It’s a (Paper) Plane!: Investigating 2025’s Hottest Cocktail
The “it” drink of 2025 is approaching for landing.
How Downtown Alliance Helps Lower Manhattan’s Unhoused Individuals
Since 2009, Trinity Church and BRC have worked in partnership with the Downtown Alliance to serve unhoused persons.
Lower Manhattan: A Graffiti-Free Zone, Thanks to the Alliance
In 2024 alone, our Sanitation team members successfully removed over 2,600 instances of graffiti and stickers across the district.
Inside the Downtown Tavern Room Where Washington Once Bid Farewell to His Troops
To mark George Washington's birthday, we're remembering his farewell to the troops in the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern.
BrainXcape Is the Downtown Escape (Room) You Didn’t Know You Needed
BrainXcape, located at 160 Broadway, is a private escape room experience hidden in plain sight.
Inside Out Tours Unspools Lower Manhattan’s Untold Stories
The award-winning tour company, which serves about 30,000 customers each year, was founded by Stacey Toussaint.
Sanitation: Keeping Downtown Clean for 30 Years
Sanitation is one of the core services we provide as a Business Improvement District, and have since our inception in 1995.
Public Safety: Patrolling and Protecting Downtown’s Streets
Keeping Lower Manhattan safe is one of the most important services we provide at the Alliance.
30 Years of the Alliance for Downtown New York
It's the Alliance's 30th birthday, and we're celebrating!

