Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Ryan Maguire’s Ale House
When Ryan Maguire’s Ale House was nearly destroyed by a fire in March 2010, customers sent more than 200 written letters to owners Mena and Tom...
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mauri, a family-run Italian shoe manufacturer, has just one store in the United States, on Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan.Mink-lined slippers,...