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Port Authority’s Rick Cotton Joins  D-LMA For Annual Meeting

Port Authority’s Rick Cotton Joins D-LMA For Annual Meeting

At yesterday morning's Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association (D-LMA) annual meeting, Rick Cotton, Executive Director of The Port Authority of New...

@TomColicchio + @GailSimmons Talk Food and Temple Court in New Downtown Alliance Video

@TomColicchio + @GailSimmons Talk Food and Temple Court in New Downtown Alliance Video

Chef and Restaurateur Tom Colicchio sat down with fellow Top Chef judge Gail Simmons for an inside look at his restaurant Temple Court in the latest...

Downtown Alliance Creates Downtown Digital Innovation Grant for Storefronts in Lower Manhattan

Downtown Alliance Creates Downtown Digital Innovation Grant for Storefronts in Lower Manhattan

The Alliance for Downtown New York is now seeking applications for its inaugural Downtown Digital Innovation Grant, which will award one Lower...

Lower Manhattan Employment Reaches 16 Year High; Commercial Leasing Up 63 Percent in 2017

Lower Manhattan Employment Reaches 16 Year High; Commercial Leasing Up 63 Percent in 2017

Lower Manhattan had a banner year in 2017 with a 16-year high in private sector employment and the highest level of commercial leasing activity since...

Downtown Alliance Celebrates 1,000 Tons of Recycling in Lower Manhattan

Downtown Alliance Celebrates 1,000 Tons of Recycling in Lower Manhattan

Council Member Margaret Chin, Commissioner Kathryn Garcia of the NYC Department of Sanitation and Deputy Manhattan Borough President Matthew...

Lower   Manhattan   Vacancy   Drops   to   8.7%; Lowest   Since   2013

Lower Manhattan Vacancy Drops to 8.7%; Lowest Since 2013

Lower Manhattan's vacancy rate has dropped to its lowest level in more than four years with the help of a solid quarter that continued a trend of...

Mural to Celebrate Unity Has Begun at Albany Plaza in Lower Manhattan

Mural to Celebrate Unity Has Begun at Albany Plaza in Lower Manhattan

The Downtown Alliance has commissioned street artist and ambassador to the United Nations High Commission of Refugees Chinòn Maria to paint...

Alliance for Downtown New York Work Recognized by the International Downtown Association

Alliance for Downtown New York Work Recognized by the International Downtown Association

The Alliance for Downtown New York earned three awards from the International Downtown Association for its work on the summer block party series Game...

Lower Manhattan Leasing Hits  Highest Level Since 2014

Lower Manhattan Leasing Hits Highest Level Since 2014

Lower Manhattan leasing reached its highest level since 2014 in the second quarter and with a year-over-year increase of 51 percent, dramatically...

NYC Tastemaker @DrewNieporent Visits the Best Quick Eats in Lower Manhattan for Downtown Alliance’s Latest Food Video

NYC Tastemaker @DrewNieporent Visits the Best Quick Eats in Lower Manhattan for Downtown Alliance’s Latest Food Video

Restaurateur Drew Nieporent has been a tastemaker in the New York City food scene since 1985. To celebrate the recent move of his beloved restaurant...

A More Welcoming Wall + Broad;  Downtown Alliance Launches Study to Improve the Area Surrounding the NYSE

A More Welcoming Wall + Broad; Downtown Alliance Launches Study to Improve the Area Surrounding the NYSE

The Alliance for Downtown New York is conducting a new design study "A More Welcoming Wall + Broad: Improving the Area Surrounding the New York...

Fosun to Host Summer Movie Nights on 28 Liberty Plaza

Fosun to Host Summer Movie Nights on 28 Liberty Plaza

Lower Manhattan has a new destination for movie enthusiasts as Fosun hosts The 28 Liberty Summer Film Series on 28 Liberty Plaza. Outdoor movies will...