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Picture Lower Manhattan: Signs of Spring

Picture Lower Manhattan: Signs of Spring

Unseasonably warm temperatures in March brought out the blooms early in Lower Manhattan. This tree stretches its blossoms across the façade of a...

Once Again, the Financial District Thrives as Live-Work Community

Once Again, the Financial District Thrives as Live-Work Community

By Liz BergerOur mission at the Alliance for Downtown New York is to advance Lower Manhattan as a global model for a 21st century central business...

Downtown Alliance Unveils “Downtown Deals” Web Promotion to Support Local Retailers

Downtown Alliance Unveils “Downtown Deals” Web Promotion to Support Local Retailers

With more than 1,100 retailers and restaurants, and 18 hotels based in Lower Manhattan, it’s hard to keep up with all the diverse merchants – new...

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

By Kelly RushIn honor of St. Patrick’s Day, one of my favorite days of the year, an Irish blessing for you: May the wind always be at your back,...

Setting Sights on the Seaport

Setting Sights on the Seaport

Last night, we headed over to a Community Board 1 meeting in which the Landmarks and Seaport/Civic Center committees learned details about the plan...

Lower Manhattan’s Museum ‘Smile’

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...

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Bowne & Co. Stationers

Meet a Lower Manhattan Business: Bowne & Co. Stationers

Start the presses! Lower Manhattan’s historic famed printing shop, Bowne & Co. Stationers, is back open for business at the South Street...

Photo Exhibit at the Seaport Museum Will Provide a Close-up Look at OWS

Photo Exhibit at the Seaport Museum Will Provide a Close-up Look at OWS

By Carl GlassmanOccupy Wall Street was a photographer’s dream. Historic yet carnivalesque, peaceful (mostly) yet adrenaline-pumping in its nearly...

Culture Radiates in Lower Manhattan’s One Square Mile

Culture Radiates in Lower Manhattan’s One Square Mile

From river to river, from Chambers to the Battery, Lower Manhattan is chock full of culture, art, and history.  But with Federal Hall, the Statue of...

Lower Manhattan for the Holidays: South Street Seaport

Lower Manhattan for the Holidays: South Street Seaport

Lower Manhattan is dressed up for the holidays. Photographer Jeremy Patlen took a stroll through the district, and captures the holiday spirit ...

Picture Lower Manhattan: NYSE Tree Lighting

Picture Lower Manhattan: NYSE Tree Lighting

‘Tis the season for holiday festivities!The South Street Seaport held its 28th Annual Seaport Chorus Tree Lighting Spectacular last month—and...

Downtown Connection Rolls Out New Fleet

Downtown Connection Rolls Out New Fleet

Now, you can ride around Lower Manhattan in style– the Downtown Alliance’s brand new fleet of seven Downtown Connection buses has hit the...