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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...

Move to the Beat of Antibalas this Thursday at Castle Clinton

Move to the Beat of Antibalas this Thursday at Castle Clinton

The ninth annual River To River Festival, New York City’s largest free summer arts program, will continue its string of noteworthy concerts...

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE SURVEY REVEALS SIGNIFICANT RETAIL OPPORTUNITY IN LOWER MANHATTAN

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE SURVEY REVEALS SIGNIFICANT RETAIL OPPORTUNITY IN LOWER MANHATTAN

The Alliance for Downtown New York, the city’s largest Business Improvement District, has released results from a new residential survey that...

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE ENCOURAGES HIGH BANDWIDTH USERS TO COME DOWNTOWN FOR FREE WI-FI SERVICE

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE ENCOURAGES HIGH BANDWIDTH USERS TO COME DOWNTOWN FOR FREE WI-FI SERVICE

The Alliance for Downtown New York, the business improvement district serving Lower Manhattan south of Chambers Street, is urging New York’s...

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE HIGHLIGHTS FATHER’S DAY SHOPPING, ACTIVITIES IN LOWER MANHATTAN

DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE HIGHLIGHTS FATHER’S DAY SHOPPING, ACTIVITIES IN LOWER MANHATTAN

The Alliance for Downtown New York, the business improvement district serving Lower Manhattan south of Chambers Street, has highlighted a number...

Art Where You Least Expect It

Art Where You Least Expect It

Walking through Lower Manhattan reminds me of three fateful courses I took in my sophomore year of college: Karsten Harries’ Philosophy of...

First Rule of Real Estate: Visit the Site

First Rule of Real Estate: Visit the Site

By now it is old but happy news that Lower Manhattan spoke, the White House listened and Attorney General Eric Holder has apparently abandoned plans...

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE:  The Place for Holiday Cheer

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE: The Place for Holiday Cheer

This is the time to appreciate what’s really important and tie it all up in a bow: family, friends and community. While we are at war and the...

Downtown Alliance Appoints Robin Schatell Executive Director of River To River Festival

Downtown Alliance Appoints Robin Schatell Executive Director of River To River Festival

The Alliance for Downtown New York has appointed Robin Schatell as Executive Director of the annual River To River Festival in Lower Manhattan,...

Terror Trials Don’t Belong in Lower Manhattan, Downtown Alliance Tells City Council

Terror Trials Don’t Belong in Lower Manhattan, Downtown Alliance Tells City Council

Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H. Berger addressed the City Council committees on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment and Public Safety on the...