Alliance releases 'Living Downtown'.The Alliance for Downtown New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Wall Street Rising announced the completion of "Living Downtown," a new residential brochure highlighting the considerable benefits of living in New York's historic community of Lower Manhattan. "Living Downtown" was created to alert current and future residents of Lower Manhattan to the amenities, history, and culture of the city's oldest and most appealing neighborhood. The colorful brochure, conceived byte Downtown Alliance and Wall Street Rising, provides phone numbers and addresses for residential buildings in Lower Manhattan The following is a list of buildings in Lower Manhattan, particularly New York City's financial district, and especially Wall Street. Wall Street
"Whether it's the proximity to jobs, the fantastic harbor views, the generous rental rates, or the high-quality apartment units, Lower Manhattan is a terrific place to live," said Carl Weisbrod, president of the Downtown Alliance. "'Living Downtown' is a great reminder of the elements that make this a great neighborhood, particularly as we turn a page of the city's and the nation's most difficult year." "For those considering Lower Manhattan, "Living Downtown" offers many wonderful reasons to locate to this historically rich neighborhood and current residents will find an abundance of useful information on services and amenities that they might not have known existed," said Julie Menin, founder and president of Wall Street Rising. "We believe "Living Downtown" will help Lower Manhattan to, once again, become the fastest growing neighborhood in the city." Here are a few reasons why thousands of new residents have opted to make Lower Manhattan their home: * Convenient transportation to and from work, including a dozen subway and bus lines, and ferries from Brooklyn, Staten Island, and New Jersey. * Fantastic setting including beautiful waterfront views of New York Harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the Ports of New York and New Jersey". , the clean green lawns of historic Battery Park, and the outstanding architecture throughout Lower Manhattan. * Exceptional food and retail services. Also, Business Improvement District services provided by the Downtown Alliance including supplemental sanitation and security, economic development, streetscape and transportation improvements, and more. * The city's top public schools, playgrounds, and parks. Also, invaluable amenities including full-service supermarkets, gyms, and a 16-screen movie theater in Battery Park City with stadium seating. * Diverse selection of concerts, art exhibits, and cultural performances that take place year-round. Also, an exhaustive selection of museums and historic sites including. the Museum of Jewish Heritage The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located at 36 Battery Park Place, Manhattan (New York City, USA), was created as a living memorial to the Holocaust. The hexagonal shape and tiered roof of the building are symbolic of the six points of the Star of David and the six million Jews who , Trinity Church, South Street Seaport The South Street Seaport is a historic area in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District. The Seaport is usually considered a historical district, distinct from the neighboring Financial District. , The National Museum of the American Indian National Museum of the American Indian, institution devoted to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the culture of the indigenous populations of the Western Hemisphere, a division of the Smithsonian Institution. , Federal Hall National Memorial Federal Hall National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table). , Stone Street Historic District, the Museum of American Financial History, the East Coast World War II Memorial in Historic Battery Park, the New York City Police Museum The New York City Police Museum (NYCPM) celebrates the history and contributions of the 158-year history of the New York City Police Department. The museum is located in Lower Manhattan in New York City, near Wall Street and the South Street Seaport. , the Irish Hunger Memorial The Irish Hunger Memorial, designed collaboratively by artist Brian Tolle, landscape architect Gail Wittwer-Laird, and 1100 Architect, is located on a one-quarter acre site at the corner of Vesey Street and North End Avenue in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New , and many others. * Excitement of being a part of the rebuilding, restoration, and reinvention of this great Downtown community. "Living Downtown" is free and can be obtained by calling Lincoln Palsgrove at the Alliance for Downtown New York (212) 835-2769 or Karen Plitt at Wall Street Rising (212) 509-0300. |
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