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Downtown Alliance Submits Testimony on Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Lower Manhattan’s Small Businesses

2/26/2013

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Elizabeth H. Berger, president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, today submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committees on Small Business and Economic Development. In her testimony, Berger discussed the steps the D... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Issues Statement on Passage of Federal Hurricane Sandy Relief Package

1/16/2013

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Alliance for Downtown New York Chairman Robert R. Douglass and President Elizabeth H. Berger today issued the following statement on the passage of the Hurricane Sandy Relief Package by the United States House of Representatives.... read more >>

Public Hearing: South Street Seaport – Pier 17 & City Planning Commission of the City of New York

12/19/2012

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Public Hearing South Street Seaport – Pier 17 City Planning Commission of the City of New York  Spector Hall 22 Reade Street, New York, NY 10:00 AM To Chair Burden and the members of the City Planning Commission: Th... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Discusses Tourism Surge in Lower Manhattan

9/28/2012

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Elizabeth H. Berger, president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, today delivered testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment. In her testimony, Berger discussed the impact of increased to... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Submits Testimony on Pier Redevelopment in Lower Manhattan

5/22/2012

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The Alliance for Downtown New York today submitted testimony to the New York City Council supporting proposals to redevelop Pier 17 and Pier A in Lower Manhattan. The testimony was delivered at a joint Waterfronts and Lower Manhat... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Joins Speaker Silver at Century 21 to Discuss Restoration of Clothing Sales Tax Exemption

4/2/2012

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A crowd formed outside of Century 21 well before its 11 AM opening on Sunday. And as the shoppers – many visiting from abroad – rushed into the popular shopping destination, they were in for a better bargain that they... read more >>

Downtown Alliance Testifies on Lower Manhattan Holiday Shopping Initiatives

12/16/2011

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The Alliance for Downtown New York today submitted the following testimony on its annual campaign to showcase all that Lower Manhattan has to offer during the holidays. The testimony was presented to the New York City Council Comm... read more >>

Downtown Alliance and Department of Consumer Affairs Kick Off 2011 Holiday Shopping Season in Lower Manhattan

11/21/2011

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Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz, Alliance for Downtown New York President Elizabeth H. Berger, and J & R Chief Executive Officer Rachelle Friedman today officially kicked off the 2011 Holiday S... read more >>

Nine New Trees Make Their Way to Lower Manhattan as Part of MillionTreesNYC

11/15/2011

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Thanks to the Bloomberg administration’s ambitious MillionTreesNYC program, nine new trees can now call Lower Manhattan home. The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation planted these new trees across the neighbor... read more >>

NYC Comptroller Liu and Council Member Chin Joined Hundreds of Volunteers in Planting 4,000 Tulip Bulbs in Bowling Green Park

10/24/2011

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Joined by Comptroller John Liu and Council Member Margaret Chin, the Alliance for Downtown New York held its annual Fall Community Planting Day this past weekend. Hundreds of Lower Manhattan residents, visitors and workers came to... read more >>

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