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Sitdown Interview with BPCA President Gayle Horwitz

Sitdown Interview with BPCA President Gayle Horwitz

Gayle Horwitz serves as President of the Battery Park City Authority. The Downtown Alliance recently sat down with Gayle to ask about her first...

Dine Around Downtown Returns!

Dine Around Downtown Returns!

Where can you get Naked Cowboy Oysters, Cajun Rib-Eye Steak, Yucatan Cerviche, and Lobster Mac and Cheese, chased with Belgian Chocolate S’mores...

Owen for Business

Owen for Business

Welcome back to Owen for Business! From the South Street Seaport to Battery Park City, an array of new establishments has just opened that will...

A Wi-Fi Meandering

A Wi-Fi Meandering

Now that the weather has gotten warmer it was once again time to do my spring check-up on the Downtown Alliance’s Wi-Fi equipment and hotspots. I...

Learning from History: A Conversation with Holly Landau

Learning from History: A Conversation with Holly Landau

Holly Landau is a sought-after presenter, facilitator, and motivator on such topics as leadership, diversity, innovation, and workplace...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Keg No. 229

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Keg No. 229

Keg No. 229 co-owner Calli Lerner understands what people want—and don’t want—in the bar experience.“There’s nothing more annoying when the...

Picture Lower Manhattan: Trinity Churchyard

Picture Lower Manhattan: Trinity Churchyard

For more than three centuries, the Trinity Churchyard on Broadway at Wall Street has provided a gracious respite from the hubbub of Lower...

What David Rockefeller Began, a New Generation Continues

What David Rockefeller Began, a New Generation Continues

By Liz BergerAl fresco dining on Stone Street and at the World Financial Center.  A fifth public elementary school...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Mauri

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Mauri

Mauri, a family-run Italian shoe manufacturer, has just one store in the United States, on Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan.Mink-lined slippers,...

The Hive at 55: A Place Where Businesses Grow and Thrive

The Hive at 55: A Place Where Businesses Grow and Thrive

It’s always wonderful to watch Hive Member Businesses grow and thrive—and recently, I’ve seen some major success stories develop.Over a year...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: La Lumia

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: La Lumia

Buying the right clothing can be a frustrating, even intimidating experience. Not only is it hard to pick a versatile item that fits well, but...

My Nature Meandering

My Nature Meandering

This morning I woke up early to exercise and heard a loud BAM! I looked out our front door and saw a little sparrow, its mouth gaping open and...