River To River Returns!
This weekend, as part of its 40th Anniversary year, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) launches the 2013 edition of the annual River To...
Q&A with Stephen J. Friedman, President of Pace University
Stephen J. Friedman became president of Pace University on June 4, 2007. We sat down with him recently to talk about everything Pace and life in...
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: Aroma Espresso Bar
A taste of Israel has reached Lower Manhattan with the arrival of Aroma Espresso Bar. The popular coffee and pastry chain in Israel offers everything...
Developing Lower Manhattan: Pace University
Pace University’s Lower Manhattan campus is meeting steeper student demand with new housing – so that all residential students will be able to...
Lower Manhattan’s Museum ‘Smile’
By Liz BergerUptown may have Museum Mile, but Lower Manhattan has a veritable Museum “Smile,” an s-curve of history, art and design institutions...
An Interview with Martin I. Kagan, Pace’s Director of Cultural Affairs
Martin I. Kagan has served as Director of Cultural Affairs at Pace University since 2010. The Downtown Alliance recently sat down with him to ask...
Bookish Lower Manhattan
Best-sellers? New York City history? Coffee table books? Mysteries? From niche bookstores like New York City’s CityStore to a plethora of museum...
Community Planting Day
I can’t believe that Saturday, May 1, was my third Spring Community Planting Day at Wall Street Park!It was the most inclusive community planting...