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Lower Manhattan is Where Everyone Wants to Be

Lower Manhattan is Where Everyone Wants to Be

By Elizabeth H. BergerWhen I moved to Lower Manhattan in the early 1980s, just 10,000 people lived here. My husband and I can remember life in the...

First Pitch

First Pitch

After a long, cold winter, it was finally time to play ball in Lower Manhattan with the Downtown Little League (DLL) this weekend. Hundreds of...

Owen for Business: April 8, 2011

Owen for Business: April 8, 2011

Lower Manhattan is officially Owen for Business!For those of you who enjoyed Mess Around Downtown and Joe on the Go, Owen for Business will continue...

Alexander Hamilton, Renaissance Man

Alexander Hamilton, Renaissance Man

Today's guest post is by Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director at the Museum of American Finance.If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, you’re...

Progress

Progress

Construction continues to move forward at the World Trade Center site. Tower 1 is now at 56 stories, and the glass facade now covers the first 27...

Play Ball!

Play Ball!

The Downtown Alliance supports the Downtown Little League, which kicks off the season this coming Saturday with a parade and carnival featuring Mr....

A Conversation with Peter Poulakakos

A Conversation with Peter Poulakakos

The Lower Manhattan dining scene has dramatically changed over the past several decades. What was once strictly a nine-to-five district with few...

Cooking with Chef Maximo

Cooking with Chef Maximo

It was your basic Quickfire Challenge.Have a glass of champagne, pick up your recipe card, be handed every ingredient already carefully measured out...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Made Fresh Daily

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Made Fresh Daily

Each week, we feature a local business. Today, we'll introduce you to Made Fresh Daily, on Front Street.Front Street has become a haven for all kinds...

Spring in the Air?

Spring in the Air?

Though it actually snowed this morning, I wanted this picture of tulips, taken last week in front of St. Paul's Chapel, to capture the coming spring...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Bar Seven Five

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Bar Seven Five

Each week we feature a local business. Today we'll introduce you to Bar Seven Five at the Andaz Wall Street hotel. Bar Seven Five, at the Andaz Wall...

Trinity Root

Trinity Root

I recently explored Trinity Church, one of the most unique and historic spots in Lower Manhattan. The grounds and church are full of surprises,...