Lower Manhattan Plan To Combat Climate Change
A new plan to protect Lower Manhattan from rising waters and the effects of climate change was unveiled last week, calling for flood walls, improved stormwater infrastructure, new open spaces, and a...
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Governor Hochul Announces MTA Board
DOWNTOWN’s board member Elizabeth Velez was named to the board of MTA, along with Janno Lieber as Chair and CEO of the MTA Board. “We’ve been fortunate to work with both Elizabeth and Janno, a perfect...
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Here Are 21 Lower Manhattan Restaurants Participating in Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week takes place Jan. 18-Feb. 13. Photo: iStock (repost with permission from Downtown Alliance) Local eateries made the best of a bad situation back in the cold, cold winter months with an...
View ArticleSee Rare Bowie Images in Sound & Vision Exhibit at Morrison Hotel Gallery
The work of visionary David Bowie is being celebrated at Morrison Hotel Gallery, with Sound & Vision, a web-exclusive Bowie retrospective as seen through the singular lens of Mick Rock. The...
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Sky Light
Twenty years later, Tribute in Light helps New York City heal. Photo by Joe Woolhead. IN NEW YORK, art isn’t limited to the galleries and theaters; it overflows into the streets, draping itself across...
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A New York Story
Larry Silverstein has spent a lifetime shaping the New York City skyline. He isn’t done yet. Photography by Andrew Matusik “BUY CORNERS,” Larry Silverstein replies without hesitation when asked what...
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David Byrne’s ‘How I Learned About Non-Rational Logic’ Exhibit Opens at Pace...
David Byrne’s How I Learned About Non-Rational Logic exhibition runs at Pace Gallery Feb. 2-March 19.On the wall, Human Content. David Byrne, lead singer/songwriter for The Talking Heads, and currently...
View ArticleInnovative Leadership at Four Seasons Downtown
Building on the Four Seasons Downtown WHEN THE FOUR SEASONS ARRIVED Downtown years ago, there was a conscious decision to adapt one of the world’s most luxurious and recognizable brands to its new...
View ArticleWaterfront Alliance Advances Climate Resilience
Reprinted with permission from Waterfront Alliance Waterfront Alliance Secures Congressional Grant to Develop a Climate Resilience Plan for Flushing Meadows Corona Park The Plan will be a...
View ArticleSmorgasburg Returns to WTC Fridays, Beginning April 1
Operating hours will be Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Then, the market’s outpost at Prospect Park’s Breeze Hill, follows on April 3, and run Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smorgasburg’s Williamsburg...
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