Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing
By Kelly Rush Where the children go, the schools follow. In a sure sign that Lower Manhattan is adding more families than ever (our residential population has doubled in the last 10 years), a new child...
View ArticleLights On…in Lower Manhattan
BY Kelly Rush Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing I love Lower Manhattan this time of year. I have at least 50 (no exaggeration) different spots along the water where...
View ArticleChinatown Bus Crackdown: Travelers still waiting for a ride
Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons Car-less travelers who want a cheap ride out of the city know they can count on a plethora of Chinatown buses, which pick up riders curbside and deposit them in various...
View ArticleNYC Food Carts: Behind the Scenes of New Regulations
Photo Courtesy of Wiki Commons Despite the unappetizing nickname “street meat,” food carts are an extremely popular snack and meal option in the City. They range from basic coffee or pretzel carts to...
View ArticleCell Phone Storage Companies Profit While Students Hurt
Photo Courtesy of Wiki Commons Is there a better target for robbery than a shady van filled with thousands of cellphones? That’s just one complication that arises when considering the city’s perplexing...
View ArticleWhat’s Opening and Closing In Lower Manhattan
Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing Summer has officially begun and, just in time, we have a renovated playground open for children who aren’t stuck in a hot...
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<For U.E.S. rents, a (relative) bargain Upper East Side More data for the real-estate obsessed: Zumper.com, a listings web site, has tallied up median rents throughout Manhattan, and comes up with...
View Article12,000 classes, one absence
Kids in Music A popular East Side music teacher misses her first day in 15 years, and her boss throws a party Music teacher Nancy Liu teaches piano lessons to young Upper East Side students. Upper East...
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For downtown rents, some record highs Downtown- More data for the real-estate obsessed: Zumper.com, a listings web site, has tallied up median rents throughout Manhattan, and come up with some...
View ArticleChumley’s Neighbors Speak Out in Favor of Reopening
Bars Despite a lawsuit from a group of residents trying to prevent the bar re-opening, others living nearby support the historic bar The historic West Village speakeasy Chumley’s, shuttered since 2007,...
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