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{ dear neighbor} This was a great year for theburgeoning food scenein Lower Manhattan. No less than 80 full-service and casual-eating dining establishments opened i n 2016, which led Bloomberg News to crown us the “year’s surprise, hot restaurant scene." nd the good news for foodies just keeps A on coming. In the first half of 2017, Nobu relocated to Lower Broadway, David Chang’s crowd-pleasing Fukuopened near Water Street,and City Acres’ eclectic food hall opened its doors on Pine Street.
he Downtown Alliance did our part to build T on this momentum by showcasing the great food options that are here in Lower Manhattan. We co-hosted our annual Dine Around Downtown food festival in May, with partner Fosun at 28 Liberty Plaza, and brought back our popular GET LOW promotion (see story on page 6), which is running all summer long. I n addition, the Alliance typically promotes and supports restaurants through our publications, blogs and social media accounts. This year, we kicked it up a notch with a video series that takes viewers behind the scenes at restaurants around the neighborhood (see story on page 5).
FLOWER BASKETS ON LAMPPOSTS While it may be hard to stop and smell these “roses,” the next time you’re walking along Broadway, give the signature lampposts a second look. To make Lower Manhattan a little greener for everyone, the Alliance has installed flower baskets along the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare.
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From Michelin rated restaurants to local hidden gems, Lower Manhattan has it all. And our hot food scene isn’t going to be a flash in the pan. Bold name restaurateurs like Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Danny Meyer, and the Will Guidara and Daniel Humm duoall plan on opening restaurants in Lower Manhattanin the near future. I f you haven't recently, I invite you to explore Lower Manhattan’s restaurants and food halls. You’re bound to find a lot to your liking. Come hungry! Sincerely, Jessica Lappin, President
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
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DEL FRISCO’S GRILLE 250 Vesey Street 212-786-0760 | Delfriscosgrille.com
Brookfield Place’s newest food destination is from deep in the heart of Texas — Del Frisco’s Grille. The Lower Manhattan outpost is the restaurant’s second New York spot after their popular location at Rockefeller Center. The Grille, which opened in midJune, serves up American fare from their renowned steaks to fresh seafood and innovative takes on classic dishes. Daily, chef-inspired specials elevate the traditional bar and grille concept for Lower Manhattan diners. A multi-level space with floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor, and outdoor seating give restaurant-goers the chance to enjoy great American food al fresco, at the bar or in a dining room with stunning views.
WESTVILLE 110 Wall Street 212-741-4780 | Westvillenyc.com
Looking for a little green on Wall Street these days? The stock market has some competition now that Westville, the vegetablecentric restaurant, opened at 110 Wall Street - WeWork’s first co-living space. Westville provides diners with fresh, quality ingredients in a comfortable setting. Between their 21 rotating “Market” vegetable menu or their heartier meat options, there is something for vegetarians and carnivores alike. This Westville is a restaurant for all seasons. Now that summer is here, they offer al fresco options as you take in the great weather while enjoying a refreshing drink and good food. But as the season changes, make your way indoors for a dining room that features the company’s signature handwritten white and green signs and floor-to-ceiling windows. Stop by Westville and find out why it has become the go-to spot in neighborhoods across the city. DowntownNY.com | Page 3
CITY ACRES 70 Pine Street 917-261-4530 | Cityacresmarket.com
The food court craze has made its way to the Financial District with the opening of City Acres. With their flagship store in South Williamsburg, the team at City Acres has crossed the East River to 70 Pine. The new location opened this month with groceries in the basement and food vendors at street level. The grocery store is well-stocked for all your needs. With a butcher, deli, prepared food section, and on-site fish and cheese mongers, you’ll be able to mong everything you need for your home. And that’s just the half of it! City Acres’ food court features Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, Vanessa’s Dumpling House, The Cinnamon Snail, Juice Brothers and Beyond Sushi. Open from 7 AM to 11 PM, City Acres is the place to be.
NOBU 195 Broadway 212-219-0500 | Noburestaurants.com
In a setting that rivals the food, Nobu Downtown opened it’s doors to the public this spring at 195 Broadway - where in 1915, the first transatlantic phone call was made. The sushi palace’s new home is a two-level spot. While a striking ground-floor lounge offers a menu of cocktail offerings, the subterranean dining room will be a draw for foodies. Chef Nobu Matsuhisa offers up classic dishes alongside adventurous new takes that are bound to please. Genre-defying Japanese cuisine has surfaced in Lower Manhattan. Make the right call and check it out at Nobu.
MARSHALLS 206 Washington Street 212-587-1901 | Marshallsonline.com
America’s first art deco skyscraper, the Verizon Building (née New York Telephone Building), has a new tenant. Discount retailer Marshalls opened at 206 Washington Street in May. The off-price retailer offers discounts 20 to 60 percent less than other department stores. With clothes from different brand names and designers arriving several times a week, no two visits will offer the same fashions. Their flexible layout makes it easy on shoppers to find what they need and gives the store the ability to respond to the hottest fashion trends as quickly as it takes for shoppers to be looking for that next must-have item. DowntownNY.com | Page 4
WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN
WHAT’S UP NEW FERRY SERVICE DOWNTOWN LAUNCHES FROM PIER 11 New York City has a new public transit option and Wall Street’s Pier 11 is at the center of the action. This spring, the City launched its first route from Lower Manhattan to the Rockaways. Operated by Hornblower, the system, when fully operational next year, will connect Lower Manhattan to South Brooklyn, Astoria, the Lower East Side and Soundview in the Bronx. For $2.75 a ride, the ferries represent an affordable and reliable transit option for communities with limited mobility options. With 20 new ferries when all five routes are operating, riders will enjoy boats with indoor and outdoor seating, baby changing stations and stroller space, on-board concession stands, complimentary Wi-Fi and charging stations, and space for bikes ($1 fee) and surfboards (on the Rockaway route). Check route schedules at ferry.nyc/routesand-schedules/route/east-river/. If you work in Lower Manhattan or are just looking to visit, with all routes terminating at Pier 11, the ferry is another great way to get here and begin your exploration of the neighborhood.
NEW VIDEO SERIES EXPLORES LOWER MANHATTAN’S RESTAURANT SCENE Take a walk around Lower Manhattan these days and whether you’re exploring Brookfield Place or the Financial District, one thing becomes clear: Lower Manhattan’s food scene is booming. A new, monthly video series produced by the Alliance and Milkbox takes viewers behind the scenes at a diverse roster of the neighborhood’s restaurants. The first video features Mario Batali, his 3 WTC located Eataly, and Ben Daitz’s Hudson Eats’ located Num Pang. DowntownNY.com | Page 5
While the series has also explored Daniel Boulud’s eponymous épicerie at Westfield World Trade Center and Wolfgang Puck’s CUT steakhouse, future editions will explore long-standing neighborhood favorites and hole-in-the-wall must eats. With new restaurants coming from visionary chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Danny Meyer and David Chang, it will be a long time before the series runs out of culinary delights to showcase. Watch the videos at downtownny.com.
GET LOW THIS SUMMER FOR GREAT FOOD
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Tuesdays just got a lot more delicious. The Alliance’s GET LOW summer series is back! For the fourth year in row, GET LOW brings special deals and discounts to diners at 35 Downtown restaurants every Tuesday after 4 PM from May 30th through August 29th. Diners will either enjoy 20 percent off their meal, buy one-get-one-drinks, or a free appetizer or dessert. There is a lot to like and even more to try. Now that your summer Tuesday plans are set, get all the details and a list of participating restaurants at downtownny.com/getlow
GAME ON! BRINGS FUN TO WATER STREET Until the 19th century, Coenties Slip was an inlet that allowed arriving ships to unload their goods. Head to the Slip at Water Street to experience the arrival of Game On!, the weekly summer block parties filled with games, music and drinks. The first Game On! was July 12th. The last one will be held on August 2nd. Games from foosball to shuffleboard will be available starting at noon. At 5 PM, DJs kick off the evening fun, and drinks will be available. With eight game areas, and two spots to get food and drinks from local restaurants, Game On! is a chance to get your summer fun on and see why down is what's up. For details on Game On!, check out downtownny.com/GameOn. DowntownNY.com | Page 6
TWO OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES COME TO LOWER MANHATTAN
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
Warmer weather not only brings with it beach season. It also brings outdoor movie series weather. And this year, Lower Manhattan has films galore thanks to two movie series. Fosun and the Downtown Alliance have partnered for the "28 Liberty Summer Film Series" on 28 Liberty Plaza. Every Thursday starting on July 27 th, a different Tom Hanks film will be featured. Forrest Gump kicked off the series. Free popcorn will be available and additional food options can be purchased from vendors. For a full listing of films that will be shown on the 15 foot high by 20 foot wide screen, visit 28liberty.com/film-series.
OCULUS PLAZA GREENMARKET RETURNS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11 For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, GrowNYC’s greenmarket has returned to the World Trade Center. Located at Oculus Plaza, the market will be open every Tuesday through November 28 from 7 AM to 7 PM. Multiple farmers who had been at the market, which initially opened in 1984, on the day of the attacks will be back at the new greenmarket to sell healthy, fresh and locally-produced food.
For more information, visit grownyc.org/ greenmarket-oculus-plaza .
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On the other side of Broadway, on the first Friday and Saturday of each month through October, the Tribeca Film Festival and Westfield World Trade Center’s “Tribeca Drive-In: Dinner and Movie” series will take place at Oculus Plaza. The mix of family-friend fare, old classics, new hits and quintessential New York films start at 7:30 PM. Food from Eataly and drinks from Beer Table and Pure Liquid Wine & Spirits will be available for purchase. The full schedule can be found at tribecafilm.com/drive-in.
COENTIES SLIP FARMERS MARKET OPENS The farm is coming to Coenties Slip. GrowNYC’s Water Street Greenmarket opened for the season on June 1 st. Every Thursday, from 8 AM to 6 PM, farmers from New York, New Jersey and Vermont will bring their wares to the Seaport. GrowNYC works to preserve farmland while ensuring all New Yorkers have access to locally grown food that is fresh and healthy. Everything for sale is 100 percent farmer grown, produced, foraged or caught. Vendors accept EBT, debit and credit cards, WIC, and Senior FMNP coupons along with cash. For every $5 spent with an EBT card, a $2 Health Buck coupon will be given for the purchase of more fruits and vegetables. For more information, visit grownyc.org
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ALLIANCE NEWS
SIX NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE ALLIANCE BOARD
BROOKFIELD’S RIC CLARK ELECTED ALLIANCE BOARD CHAIR On June 20th, the Downtown Alliance’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Ric Clark’s appointment as Chairman. Clark, who joined the Alliance board last year, is a Senior Managing Partner and Chairman of the Brookfield Property Group. From 2002 to 2012, as President and CEO of Brookfield Office Properties, Clark oversaw the restoration and transformation of the company’s Lower Manhattan properties following the September 11th attacks. Brookfield Place, located between West Street and the Hudson River, is now one-part office complex, one-part shopping mall and one-part culinary destination. He is also on the Board of Directors for the 9/11 Memorial Board and The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Clark succeeds Deutsche Bank’s Alan Scott.
ALLIANCE Q1 2017 REPORT: BEST QUARTER FOR LEASING ACTIVITY IN TWO YEARS Lower Manhattan saw its highest quarterly leasing activity in two years with 1.87 million square feet leased in the first three months of 2017, according to the Alliance’s First Quarter 2017 Lower Manhattan Real Estate Market Report. The most notable trend identified in the first quarter was the rapidly growing presence of Technology, Advertising, Media and Information (TAMI) and fashion industries in Lower Manhattan. Twenty-six percent of leasing activity was driven by tech and creative companies, including Rauxa, the nation’s largest women-owned marketing agency and Spotify. The latter’s deal at 4 WTC completes leasing on the building and is the first major tech company to move to the WTC site.
The Alliance welcomed six new members to the Board of Directors this spring. Their appointments were approved unanimously at the Annual Meeting in May. All six hail from companies that represent Lower Manhattan’s diverse economic community. The new members are:
C ameron Blanchard— Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, Condé Nast;
Andrew Hamingson— President, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Steven Hurwitz— President, GFI Development Company; Andrew Lynn— Director of Planning and Regional Development, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey;
Miguel McKelvey — Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, WeWork; and Dan Palino— Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New Water Street Corporation.
HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY LMHQ On July 1, 2015, Lower Manhattan HQ (LMHQ) opened to the public. To celebrate this anniversary, LMHQ recently hosted its 2nd Annual Birthday Bash. The party toasted the organizations and individuals that made the past two years at LMHQ such a success by hosting events, becoming members, and giving back to the community. In its two years, LMHQ has supported the Lower Manhattan business community’s efforts to collaborate, activate and accelerate their growth. With more than 77 curated events and 200 rental events bringing in over 20,000 attendees in the first two years alone, the future is bright for LMHQ and the Lower Manhattan business community.
The report also identified healthy activity across all sectors with growth in retail, hospitality and residential development. DowntownNY.com | Page 9
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QUESTION & ANSWER
On June 20th, Ric Clark was elected Chair of the Downtown Alliance. Clark, a Tribeca resident, is Senior Managing Partner and Chairman of the Brookfield Property Group. What is it about Lower Manhattan that compels you?
RIC CLARK
I’ve been working downtown for more than 20 years, and have always loved the area and being able to closely watch its evolution. There is no other place you can walk where George Washington and Alexander Hamilton did and know you are presently surrounded by some of the most creative, cutting-edge and exciting businesses in the world. It is has as much history as any neighborhood in the country, but it is also one of New York City’s fastest growing and most exciting communities. I live in Tribeca and work at Brookfield Place and have seen firsthand Lower Manhattan’s ongoing evolution as a vibrant, 24/7 neighborhood with a growing population, a diverse array of leading companies, and a true
destination for fashion, food and culture. What is it about chairing the Alliance specifically that appeals to you? It's an honor to chair an organization that's been such an animating force for so many positive changes downtown. Alliance President Jessica Lappin is a particularly effective and dynamic leader and advocate for Lower Manhattan, and I look forward to working even more closely with her. As far as Lower Manhattan has come, she would agree there are still many opportunities to build on the momentum that has been generated downtown, and that’s compelling.
shopping and culinary destination. We want to work with elected officials and advocate for public policy initiatives that improve transportation and promote resiliency. And it will be important to spread the word of Lower Manhattan’s revitalization to New Yorkers and people across the country and around the globe. What is your favorite place to get a drink in Lower Manhattan outside Brookfield Place? I love The Dead Rabbit on Water Street.
What challenges do you see ahead? There are several. Certainly completing the WTC site and building the Perelman Performing Arts Center is a major priority. We want to continue to expand Lower Manhattan’s evolution as a world-renowned cultural destination and a major, vibrant
ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK | BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cameron Blanchard | Hon. Gale A. Brewer | Hon. Margaret S. Chin | Ric Clark | Betty Cohen | John V. Connorton | Fern Cunningham | Hon. Bill de Blasio | K. Thomas Elghanayan | David V. Fowler | Stephen J. Friedman | Brett S. Greenberg | Francis J. Greenburger | Andrew Hamingson | Erik Horvat | Thomas M. Hughes | Steven Hurwitz | Shari C. Hyman | Rev. Phillip A. Jackson | Stephen Lefkowitz | Andrew S. Lynn | Miguel McKelvey | Ross F. Moskowitz | Anthony Notaro |
Dan Palino | Antonio Perez | Edward V. Piccinich | Seth Pinsky | Charles C. Platt | Peter A. Poulakakos | William C. Rudin | Frank J. Sciame | Cynthia Rojas Sejas | Allan G. Sperling | Hon. Scott M. Stringer | Kent M. Swig | Angela Tribelli | Matthew Van Buren Ric Clark, Chair | Jessica Lappin, President
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