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Lower Manhattan Is Premier Place to Shop, Celebrate This Holiday Season!

Lower Manhattan Is Premier Place to Shop, Celebrate This Holiday Season!

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 — The growth and development of Lower Manhattan as an integrated business, residential and tourist center has made it...

Alliance for Downtown New York Sponsoring Two Community Planting Events in October

Alliance for Downtown New York Sponsoring Two Community Planting Events in October

Get out your Green Thumbs!October is community planting season in Lower Manhattan, as the Alliance for Downtown New York presents two community...

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK TO THE RAVITCH COMMISSION ON THE FULTON STREET TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK TO THE RAVITCH COMMISSION ON THE FULTON STREET TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT

The Metropolitan Transit Authority Must Fulfill Its Commitment to Lower Manhattan, says President Elizabeth H. Berger; Fulton Transit Center Must...

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK ON THE GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES PLAN FOR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK ON THE GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES PLAN FOR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

General Growth’s Plan Is Good For Downtown, says President Elizabeth H. Berger; the Vibrant Mix of Hotel, Retail and Open Space, and Proposed...

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK ON THE FULTON STREET TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT

STATEMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK ON THE FULTON STREET TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT

Good evening Chairwoman Menin, Vice Chairwoman McVay Hughes, Committee Members, elected officials, neighbors and friends.I am Liz Berger, President...

MTA Bus and Subway Cutbacks Pose Disproportionate Hardship for Downtown NEW

MTA Bus and Subway Cutbacks Pose Disproportionate Hardship for Downtown NEW

Bus and subway cuts approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board today could have a particularly harsh impact on Lower Manhattan....

Downtown Alliance Presents MulchFest and E-Waste Recycling 2011

Downtown Alliance Presents MulchFest and E-Waste Recycling 2011

Lower Manhattan residents arrived at Bowling GreenSaturday for the Downtown Alliance’s MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event—and...

Downtown Alliance Welcomes Nolcha Fashion Week to Lower Manhattan Nolcha 2009

Downtown Alliance Welcomes Nolcha Fashion Week to Lower Manhattan Nolcha 2009

Lower Manhattan is heating up for fashion week.Through a partnership with the Alliance for Downtown New York, the award-winning Nolcha Fashion Week:...

Downtown Alliance Unveils Three New Works of Art by Richard Pasquarelli

Downtown Alliance Unveils Three New Works of Art by Richard Pasquarelli

The Alliance for Downtown New York is installing three new pieces by New York City native Richard Pasquarelli as part of the organization’s...

Downtown Alliance Takes Part in National Night Out in Lower Manhattan

Downtown Alliance Takes Part in National Night Out in Lower Manhattan

The Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. took part in last night’s 1st Precinct National Night Out event in Battery Park City. The event was...

New Report Highlights ‘Blockbuster’ Leasing Surge Downtown

New Report Highlights ‘Blockbuster’ Leasing Surge Downtown

A new report by CB Richard Ellis finds that Lower Manhattan is witnessing an extraordinary period of leasing activity, reaffirming its status as a...

Eight Farmers Markets Now Open in Lower Manhattan

Eight Farmers Markets Now Open in Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan is going green more than ever before—green vegetables, that is. There are now eight farmers markets in the square mile below...