Home
News ReleasesMultimediaIn The NewsResearchNewsletters

NEWS RELEASES :

Celebrating American Athletes of Parades Past, Ticker Tape Tradition Commemorated at Historic Woolworth Building

8/24/2012

(pdf 431265kb)

Exciting things are happening along the Canyon of Heroes this summer! Historic images of some notable American athletes who have been feted down New York City’s historic parade route are now on display outside of Lower Manha... read more >>

Downtown Alliance and the “Confetti King” Celebrate Giants Ticker-Tape Victory Parade

2/7/2012

(pdf 353115kb)

During today’s ticker-tape parade honoring the New York Giants in their 2012 Super Bowl victory, the Alliance for Downtown New York joined in the celebration by distributing over one ton of recycled paper to buildings along... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Unveils Canyon of Heroes Podcast

2/1/2011

(pdf 950837kb)

Photo credit Downtown Alliance Lower Manhattan visitors wondering what those granite strips along lower Broadway signify will now have a convenient answer. The Alliance for Downtown New York today unveiled a Canyon of Heroes p... read more >>

Joe Girardi Joins Downtown Alliance to Unveil Canyon of Heroes Marker for the 2009 Yankees

6/15/2010

(pdf 87917kb)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi joined the Alliance for Downtown New York on Tuesday to unveil a new granite sidewalk marker in the Canyon of Heroes commemorating the November 2009 ticker-tape parade honoring the team’s... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Commemorates 204 Canyon of Heroes Parades

6/15/2010

(pdf 240154kb)

Soldiers. Kings. Sea captains. A pope and a concert pianist. Since the first ticker-tape parade was held in 1886, the Canyon of Heroes has hosted 204 marches up Broadway—celebrating achievements of all shapes and sizes. And... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Will Honor the 2009 Yankees With Granite Sidewalk Strip in Canyon of Heroes

11/6/2009

(pdf 84807kb)

The Alliance for Downtown New York will commemorate today’s ticker tape parade for the New York Yankees with a black granite strip embedded in the sidewalk of Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. The strip will honor the Yanke... read more >>

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE: Canyon of Heroes

8/28/2009

(pdf 72769kb)

In Lower Manhattan, we can walk and chew gum at the same time, a fact that helps make the mile-long stroll up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes a mobile history lesson. Because embedded in the sidewalk along this route are mor... read more >>

All Media Inquiries

Nicole Kolinsky
Director of Public Affairs
(212) 835-2763
nkolinsky@downtownny.com

Reports & Research

The Downtown Alliance has been collecting in-depth data on Lower Manhattan for over 10 years.

Learn More

LOWER MANHATTAN VIDEO


Lower Manhattan is the place to be! This Downtown Alliance video highlights Lower Manhattan as a prime destination in which to work, live, play and visit.