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Meet the Newest Members of Our Public Safety Honor Roll

Meet the Newest Members of Our Public Safety Honor Roll

They're the eyes and ears of the district -- on patrol 24/7 -- helping rescue people from subway tracks, finding lost children and assisting the NYPD...

Owen for Business

Owen for Business

Welcome back to Owen for Business! Featured in this issue is everything from spicy Asian fusion to where to find the best live music. If you see...

Picture Lower Manhattan: Tulips in the Financial District

Picture Lower Manhattan: Tulips in the Financial District

"I seek truth," said the sculptor Louise Nevelson. "What I seek is anything that will work for me."  These tulips, not far from Louise Nevelson...

Sam Miller: A Clear Vision Means a Strong Voice for LMCC

Sam Miller: A Clear Vision Means a Strong Voice for LMCC

Sam Miller was appointed President of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council last September. A devoted advocate for the arts, he was previously...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Step inside Essex World Café and you’ll feel the history.The walls are lined with pictures from September 11, 2001 and the following weeks—a...

Guest post: Grace A. Capobianco

Guest post: Grace A. Capobianco

Today's guest post is by Grace A. Capobianco, Publisher and Founder of DOWNTOWN Magazine. A Lower Manahttan resident, Grace has worked in magazine...

A Digital Meandering

A Digital Meandering

My Lower Manhattan Meanderings are a way for me--and you--to get to know Lower Manhattan a little better as I pick a direction and write about what...

Picture Lower Manhattan: The Sun Shines on Chase Plaza

Picture Lower Manhattan: The Sun Shines on Chase Plaza

On my way to work today, the sun's reflection off One Chase Manhattan Plaza was particularly striking. The 60-story skyscraper was completed in 1961....

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...