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Downtown Alliance Honors 12 Public Safety Officers

Twelve Downtown Alliance Public Safety Officers were honored Tuesday, at The Ketch on Pearl Street, for helping to keep Lower Manhattan one of the safest neighborhoods in the five boroughs.“Our public safety officers are the most recognizable...

Downtown Alliance Honors 12 Public Safety Officers

Downtown Alliance Honors 12 Public Safety Officers

Twelve Downtown Alliance Public Safety Officers were honored Tuesday, at The Ketch on Pearl Street, for helping to keep Lower Manhattan one of the...

Another Successful Mulchfest

Another Successful Mulchfest

On Saturday, the Downtown Alliance held its fifth annual MulchFest event in Bowling Green Park, and close to 320 trees were collected!Our Alliance...

Downtown Alliance Awards Grants to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses through Back to Business Grant Program

Downtown Alliance Awards Grants to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses through Back to Business Grant Program

The Alliance for Downtown New York, as part of its Lower Manhattan: Back to Business Small Business Grant Program established after Superstorm Sandy,...

2012 Holiday Shopping Season Officially Launched

2012 Holiday Shopping Season Officially Launched

Excited for holiday lights and family gatherings? Ready to find great gifts for all your loved ones? Then get ready as the Alliance for Downtown New...

With neighbors working together, Downtown’s future is not so stormy

With neighbors working together, Downtown’s future is not so stormy

By Catherine McVay Hughes and Elizabeth H BergerThe last two weeks have proven again that the worst of Mother Nature cannot defeat Lower Manhattan.We...

Adopt A Geranium Day – Another Huge Hit

Adopt A Geranium Day – Another Huge Hit

By Manny LalaDespite the rainy weather, the annual Downtown Alliance Adopt-A-Geranium day at Bowling Green Park proved to be a huge hit once...

New Re:Construction Installation Comes to Historic Chase Manhattan Plaza

New Re:Construction Installation Comes to Historic Chase Manhattan Plaza

It’s a city within a city – in Lower Manhattan.While the renowned Chase Manhattan Plaza undergoes a facelift this year, the Downtown Alliance’s...

Welcome to the City’s Oldest – And Newest – Hotel District

Welcome to the City’s Oldest – And Newest – Hotel District

By Liz Berger When I visited the gorgeous new Conrad New York a few weeks ago, I was reminded that though I have lived downtown for 30 years, I have...

Sonic Youth: Walking Through Lower Manhattan

Sonic Youth: Walking Through Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan resident Lee Ranaldo is a singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, but he’s best known as a co-founder with...

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square Renamed to Honor Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee

Yesterday, Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger and Chairman Robert R. Douglass joined the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall, Dean of...

Welcome to Lower Manhattan 2.0!

Welcome to Lower Manhattan 2.0!

Yesterday the Alliance for Downtown New York announced the latest version of its “Downtown NYC” mobile application. Originally launched to help...

What a Bargain!

What a Bargain!

A crowd formed outside Century 21 Department Store at 22 Cortlandt Street well before its 11 AM opening on Sunday. And as shoppers—many visiting...