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Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

By Kelly RushWith the start of autumn, it feels appropriate to welcome a new college to town. We also have two new restaurants, a clothing store and...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Downtown Pharmacy

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Downtown Pharmacy

Downtown Pharmacy has everything customers might expect at a full-service pharmacy, and a few special perks they wouldn’t, such as free, speedy,...

53,000 Students Hit the Books in City’s Fastest-Growing School Zone

53,000 Students Hit the Books in City’s Fastest-Growing School Zone

 By Liz BergerI just went to my 30th college reunion, yet I still organize my year by the school calendar! Just as I’m settling into Lower...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Blue Spoon Coffee Company

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Blue Spoon Coffee Company

Blue Spoon Coffee Company—a favorite among the government crowd and residents on the go— has opened a second outpost in Lower Manhattan to...

WilmerHale Partners with Downtown Alliance to Expand Wi-Fi

WilmerHale Partners with Downtown Alliance to Expand Wi-Fi

  To show its commitment to the Lower Manhattan community, the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) has become an...

Guiding Visitors Through A Difficult Chapter in New York City History

Guiding Visitors Through A Difficult Chapter in New York City History

A former television newsman, Philip O'Brien was always in the middle of major news stories during his fast-paced career. Two years ago – after...

There’s a new power breakfast player in Lower Manhattan

There’s a new power breakfast player in Lower Manhattan

Earlier this week, several colleagues and I visited Atrio Wine Bar / Restaurant for our Monday morning meeting. Atrio is set on the second floor of...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Financial District Wine and Liquor

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Financial District Wine and Liquor

Financial District Wine and Liquor provides an exceptional assortment of hand-selected wines and liquors.“After seven years living in the Financial...

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

By Kelly RushI’m holding on to summer like a screaming toddler holds on to the bag of candy mom just bought at the sweet shop. I’m going to put...

Sweet on Fulton

Sweet on Fulton

One of my dietary weaknesses is a superb cupcake. Skip the meal, proceed right to dessert. And if red velvet cupcakes are on the menu, then don’t...

Heading Back to School in Class

Heading Back to School in Class

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For parents, anyway… With another summer in the books, it’s time to think about what many children...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Essex World Café

Vivia Amalfitano’s family, which owns Essex World Café, watched the first World Trade Center towers being built, and now has a front-row seat to...