
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
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
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
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
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
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...

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
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...