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A Mini History Lesson on the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown’s Stunning Suspension

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of New York's most famous landmarks, an incredible achievement in engineering that forever changed the city's landscape.

A Mini History Lesson on the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown’s Stunning Suspension

A Mini History Lesson on the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown’s Stunning Suspension

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of New York's most famous landmarks, an incredible achievement in engineering that forever changed the city's landscape.

The Brooklyn Bridge Is Finally Getting A Real Bike Lane

The Brooklyn Bridge Is Finally Getting A Real Bike Lane

The dreams of cyclists, tourists and Lower Manhattan commuters might soon be realized: On Thursday night, Mayor de Blasio announced plans to add a...

Rosanne Cash: Helping Keep a Great Ship Afloat

Rosanne Cash: Helping Keep a Great Ship Afloat

Over the last three decades, singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash has recorded a dozen albums and had eleven Number 1 singles. Born in Memphis,...

Capturing New York City in Vivid Color

Capturing New York City in Vivid Color

It appears as if you are looking at a photograph. The image of the Brooklyn Bridge is vividly captured. But if one glimpses only at it briefly, what...

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

By Kelly RushI love Lower Manhattan this time of year. I have at least 50 (no exaggeration) different spots along the water where I can sit and watch...

Spring Ahead In Lower Manhattan

Spring Ahead In Lower Manhattan

By Manny LalaThe weather is getting warmer, daylight savings is in full swing, crocuses are peaking through the wintery soil and Lower Manhattan is...

A Love Story: ‘We Built a New Life with Each Other in Lower Manhattan’

A Love Story: ‘We Built a New Life with Each Other in Lower Manhattan’

The Downtown Alliance proudly announces the winner of the Lower Manhattan Love Story, a contest in which 45 people told us how they fell in love in...

Picture Downtown

Picture Downtown

Check out this shot of the Brooklyn Bridge circa 1888. Trains went over the bridge from its opening until 1948. Incidentally, the bridge shares a...