by Grace Capobianco | Jun 13, 2017 | Culture, Education
This feature originally appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of Downtown magazine. Perhaps the great cities of the future are currently just a clearing on the tip of an island in a huge bay; that was what Verrazano glimpsed in 1524, and Henry Hudson confirmed in his...
by Downtown Magazine | May 12, 2017 | Lifestyle, Living, News
This story originally appeared in Downtown Magazine’s Premier issue, Winter 2010. Life As They Knew It It may seem hard to think of Lower Manhattan as a neighborhood. The word “Downtown” conjures up images of glass and steel skyscrapers, power lunches and money...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 16, 2017 | Dining, Living
Located at 54 Pearl Street, Fraunces Tavern is more than a museum and restaurant. More specifically, it is a complex of five interconnected buildings, as owned by the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York since 1904. The location played a prominent role in...
by Eva Troester | Oct 13, 2016 | Culture, Events
This weekend, on Oct. 15, the Lower Manhattan Historical Society will host its fourth annual celebration of the American victories at the battles of Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781. This year it will be the 239th anniversary for the battle of Saratoga and...
