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Meet Downtown Alliance Sanitation Supervisor Carl Homward

Meet Downtown Alliance Sanitation Supervisor Carl Homward

Every day at 4:00 AM, Carl Homward begins his hour-long commute from Canarsie, Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan, where he serves as Sanitation Supervisor...

Go Green With Kermit on the Elevated Acre Thursday Night

Go Green With Kermit on the Elevated Acre Thursday Night

Have you heard?The Muppets are once again taking Manhattan—and the Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street! Thursday night marks the conclusion of the...

Top 10 Things to Learn About Financial Scandals

Top 10 Things to Learn About Financial Scandals

Financial scandals have been making headlines over the last decade, and now they are on public display in Lower Manhattan.  The Museum of American...

Downtown’s Newest Dining Room

Downtown’s Newest Dining Room

Midtown may have Pop-Tarts, but Downtown has a pop-up.Just in time for refreshing fall weather, the New York City Department of Transportation has...

Downtown's Newest Dining Room

Downtown's Newest Dining Room

Midtown may have Pop-Tarts, but Downtown has a pop-up.Just in time for refreshing fall weather, the New York City Department of Transportation has...

It’s Hot Outside — Downtown Alliance Presents 10 Ways to Stay Cool in the Sizzling Heat

It’s Hot Outside — Downtown Alliance Presents 10 Ways to Stay Cool in the Sizzling Heat

With temperatures again rising into the 90s and New York City coming off the second-hottest month in its history, the Alliance for Downtown New York...

Bringing Wi-Fi to the Elevated Acre

Bringing Wi-Fi to the Elevated Acre

A crowd gathered beneath us, about 14 stories below, wondering what we were doing. However, after we mounted the Wi-Fi radio, they happily realized...

Mess Around Downtown: August 2, 2010

Mess Around Downtown: August 2, 2010

Welcome back to Mess Around Downtown!It's been a hot and busy summer down here in good ol' Lower Manhattan.   But have no fear: the fun and sun...

Hive at 55 Getting Bigger and Better with Age

Hive at 55 Getting Bigger and Better with Age

It’s hard to believe, but the Hive at 55 is now 6-months old. Yesterday, we raised a glass and celebrated this anniversary with friends,...

Downtown Alliance Welcomes Imagination Playground to Lower Manhattan

Downtown Alliance Welcomes Imagination Playground to Lower Manhattan

Mayor Bloomberg and architect David Rockwell joined local officials and a crowd of more than 50 summer campers from around New York City to open...

The adventures of a tourist information officer

The adventures of a tourist information officer

As I prepared to retire from IBM in 2005, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said I wanted to be a tour guide. Happily, my wish...

Guest Blogger: Melissa Martens, Museum of Jewish Heritage

Guest Blogger: Melissa Martens, Museum of Jewish Heritage

Members of the Museum staff play Mah Jongg.This blog is by Melissa Martens, Senior Curator for Exhibitions at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A...