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Downtown Alliance To Host Two Public Design Projects

Downtown Alliance To Host Two Public Design Projects

The Downtown Alliance is unveiling two installations along Water Street in October designed to both delight and inspire. "These works will animate...

Downtown Connection Bus Has New Look And New Operator

Downtown Connection Bus Has New Look And New Operator

The Downtown Connection will be deploying buses with a different look and new operator starting October 1.Still sporting its distinctive red...

Downtown Alliance Statement On Proposed Shelter

Downtown Alliance Statement On Proposed Shelter

Over the course of our near 26-year history, the Alliance for Downtown New York has made it part of our mission to serve the homeless population in...

Downtown Alliance Distributes Personal Protective Equipment Face Masks To Lower Manhattan Schools

Downtown Alliance Distributes Personal Protective Equipment Face Masks To Lower Manhattan Schools

UPDATE, September 29: Our mask supply is currently depleted. We will keep you posted if and when that changes. Thank you.The Alliance for...

Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Returns With Three New Restaurants

Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Returns With Three New Restaurants

Chef Rocco DiSpirito Continues as Host With Eateries Temple Court, Benares and Casa Taqueria Featured

Bike Infrastructure And Commuting In Lower Manhattan

Bike Infrastructure And Commuting In Lower Manhattan

“The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has forced us all to rethink many of our most basic routines,” said Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York.

Downtown Alliance Announces Two Initiatives To Help Small Businesses And Restaurants

Downtown Alliance Announces Two Initiatives To Help Small Businesses And Restaurants

One To Make Delivery And Takeout More Profitable, One To Help Storefronts Be COVID-Ready

Downtown Alliance Participates In Open Streets Program

Downtown Alliance Participates In Open Streets Program

New Opportunity For Lower Manhattan Eateries To Expand Outdoor Options

Downtown Alliance Prioritizes Clean, Safe And Healthy Mission By Piloting Sanitizing Stations And Public Social-Distancing Measures In Lower Manhattan

Downtown Alliance Prioritizes Clean, Safe And Healthy Mission By Piloting Sanitizing Stations And Public Social-Distancing Measures In Lower Manhattan

Measures Include Mask Distribution To Small Businesses, Signage And Open Streets Support

Rocco DiSpirito Hosts Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Edition

Rocco DiSpirito Hosts Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Edition

Alliance’s Annual Food Festival Goes Virtual for 2020 w/ Delmonico's, Gnoccheria + Taïm

Downtown Alliance Opens Pearl Street As Part Of Citywide Open Streets

Downtown Alliance Opens Pearl Street As Part Of Citywide Open Streets

Beginning on Saturday, May 23, the Alliance for Downtown New York, the nonprofit business improvement district for Lower Manhattan, is partnering...

Downtown Alliance Expands Criteria For Small Business Rental Assistance Grant

Downtown Alliance Expands Criteria For Small Business Rental Assistance Grant

The Alliance for Downtown New York is expanding criteria for the Small Business Rental Assistance Grant to offer immediate help to more storefront...