At Dine Around Downtown, Lower Manhattan's best restaurants serve up their signature dishes for under $10. From legendary spots like Delmonico's and Fraunces Tavern, fine-dining establishments like Crown Shy and Manhatta, to grab-and-go favorites like Dim Sum Palace, there's something for every eater at Dine Around. Watch Chef Rocco DiSpirito eat his way around the festival, and be sure to join us this year on June 11!

Dine Around Downtown is back on Wednesday, June 11! Join us at Fosun Plaza (28 Liberty St.) for food, fun and more at Lower Manhattan's premier tasting event from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. rain or shine. Dine Around Downtown has been bringing the neighborhood's restaurateurs together for this annual lunchtime celebration since 1997. Sample signature menu dishes at a feast of Lower Manhattan restaurants for $5 to $10 all at one community food festival. Open to the public and admission is free. For more information, click here: https://downtownny.com/dinearound/

A cultural hub for Black creatives is flourishing in Lower Manhattan. The Institute of Black Imagination is the brainchild of photographer, artist, writer and director Dario Calmese. Like its founder, the IBI, which is nestled in the South Concourse of Lower Manhattan's Oculus, is also a multi-hyphenate: a brick-and-mortar library, a digital archive, an event space, a podcast production studio and retail store Space 001, which showcases curated products from up-and-coming Black designers and brands. The Downtown Alliance sat down with Calmese to learn more about how the Institute of Black Imagination grew from a 2018 acquisition of books from the personal archives of artist Geoffrey Holder to the all-encompassing creative enterprise it is today. With the potential of Black creativity as its driving force, the IBI is a unique, ambitious addition to Lower Manhattan's ever-growing arts and culture scene. Learn more about the Downtown Alliance: https://www.downtownny.com Learn more about the Institute of Black Imagination: https://www.blackimagination.com/about Video by David Fagbenro

Executive Pastry Chef Emily Hall makes two of her signature holiday desserts, Sweet Potato Custard Tart + Quince Cruller with host Rocco DiSpirito at SAGA in Lower Manhattan. Get the Recipe for Sweet Potato Custard Tart + Quince Cruller https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SAGA_Recipe-Card_Dec5-2024_FINAL-FINAL-1.pdf Learn more about Cookies for Kids' Cancer: https://cookiesforkidscancer.org Watch more Cooking at Home: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/ Click here to receive advance notice about pre-registration for the next episode: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/mailing-list/ Series Host: Rocco DiSpirito Producer + videographer: Natalie Black Production assistant: David Fagbenro Production assistant: Chloe Barocas Culinary producer: Shelley Menaged Executive producer: Craig Raia -- Questions with Chef Emily: 1. Tell us about SAGA. 2. What is your ethos as a chef? 3. Best advice for young chefs? 4. Favorite season to cook? 5. What do people need to know about pastry cooks? 6. What do you cook at home for dinner? 7. Who was your role model coming up in your career? 8. What separates a good from a great pastry chef? 9. What do you want your guests to know about your food? 10. Which charity do you work closely with? 11. How did Chef James Kent influence the pastry program at SAGA?

On November 21, the Downtown Alliance and Siebert Financial hosted the panel, "She Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street," as part of the Alliance's LM Live event series. Award-winning historian and author Paulina Bren discussed her groundbreaking book of the same title, alongside three pioneering leaders featured in its pages. Siebert Financial chief product officer Raakhee Miller moderated. Panelists include: Paulina Bren, historian and writer; professor at Vassar College Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald, founder, Eriu Advisors and former CEO of the Alberleen Group Lillian Lambert, founder and CEO of Centennial One and first African-American woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School Doreen Mogavero, co-founder of Mogavero Lee and the first woman to own and operate a NYSE member firm Raakhee Miller, Chief Product Officer at Siebert Financial

Remy and Andrew Neymarc, known professionally as the Neymarc Brothers, are our first Filmmakers in Chief, and they're gearing up to make their short film, "Dreamscape," in the neighborhood this fall. To showcase their film buff prowess, we took them to Alamo Drafthouse at 28 Liberty St., now home to Kim's Video's massive video collection.

Chef Eduard (Edi) Frauneder cooks Wiener Schnitzel with Potato Salad + Cucumber Salad and Bohemian Pancakes with host Rocco Dispirito at Schilling Restaurant & Bar in Lower Manhattan. Get the Recipe - Wiener Schnitzel with Potato Salad + Cucumber Salad and Bohemian Pancakes: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Recipe-Card_Aug-2024_D4_FINAL.pdf Learn more about City Harvest: https://www.cityharvest.org/ Watch more Cooking at Home: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/ Click here to receive advance notice about pre-registration for the next episode: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/mailing-list/ Series Host: Rocco DiSpirito Producer + videographer: Natalie Black Production assistant: David Fagbenro Production assistant: Chloe Barocas Culinary producer: Shelley Menaged Executive producer: Craig Raia _ Questions with Chef Edi: Tell us about Schilling What is your ethos as a chef? Best advice for young chefs? Most memorable guest you've cooked for? Favorite season to cook? What do you cook at home for dinner? Who was your role model coming up in your career? Which charity do you work closely with? Tell us about City Harvest. What separates a good cook from a great cook?

We couldn't be more excited to announce that Lower Manhattan will be the Platinum Sponsor and Destination Host for the WITS Travel Creator Summit in 2025. Organized by Wanderful, WITS is the premier event for travel creators and the brands that want to work with them. At WITS, creative entrepreneurs, influencers and industry representatives come together to discuss future innovations, build dynamic collaborations and change travel worldwide, all while supporting and empowering a diverse community of women and gender-diverse people. Up to 800 travel content creators will be staying, playing, discovering and exploring Lower Manhattan from May 16-18, 2025. We can't wait to pull out all the stops to make sure you get to experience New York City's oldest neighborhood and see how it's at the forefront of the future. In this city, you have the world's leading minds in every industry and genre, as well as world-class attractions - and once you get to Lower Manhattan, you'll realize just how much of the New York you know is located right downtown. See you in 2025!

Chef Marcus Samuelsson cooks arctic char with soy butter and cucumber fennel salad with Rocco DiSpirito and Ed Tinoco in Metropolis by Marcus Samuelsson at the Performing Arts Center in Downtown Manhattan. Get the Recipe: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Chef-Marcus-Samuelssons-Arctic-Char-with-Cucumber-Fennel-Salad-and-Soy-Butter.pdf Learn more about CCAP: https://ccapinc.org/ Watch more Cooking at Home: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/ Click here to pre-register for the next episode this summer: https://downtownny.com/cooking-at-home/mailing-list/ - Questions with Marcus: 1. How do you characterize the food at metropolis? 2. Tell us about Ed Tinoco. 3. What do you cook for yourself at home for dinner? 4. Who is the most memorable guest you've ever cooked? 5. Tweezers or no? 6. You're on the board of directors for CCAP why is it such an important org? 7. Who was your role model coming up in your career? 8. What technique separates good from great cooks? 9. Advice for young chefs? 10. What's important about metropolis, why downtown? Host: Rocco DiSpirito Producer + videographer: Natalie Black Production assistant: David Fagbenro Culinary producer: Shelley Menaged Executive producer: Craig Raia Special thanks to: Chef Marcus Samuelsson Chef Ed Tinoco Chloe Mata Crane -- Marcus Samuelsson Bio: Marcus Samuelsson is the renowned chef behind many restaurants worldwide, including Red Rooster in Harlem (NYC) and Overtown (Miami); Hav and Mar in Chelsea (NYC); several MARCUS locations across the continent, and new additions Metropolis (World Trade Center, NYC) and Marcus Addis (Ethiopia). A multi-award winning chef - with multiple accolades from the James Beard Foundation as well as several Emmy awards - he's also a podcast host, producer and New York Times bestselling author. Ed Tinoco Bio: Raised in Queens, New York, Chef Ed Tinoco joins Metropolis as its Executive Chef. From his start in kitchens at the age of 16, his dedication and ambition have led to his rapid rise in the industry. At age 28, he took the reins as Executive Chef of Next Restaurant in Chicago, making him the youngest chef in the world-renowned Alinea Group portfolio of restaurants. His creative and ever-changing menus during his time at Next awarded him one Michelin star for 3 consecutive years. Tinoco continues to push the limits of his culinary perspective by taking influence from his passions of art, fashion + culture and translating them into his craft as a chef. Rocco DiSpirito Bio: James Beard Award-winning American chef Rocco DiSpirito is celebrated for his outstanding culinary skills, television personality, and authorship of fourteen cookbooks, three of which reached the New York Times #1 bestseller list. Union Pacific, his first restaurant, received three-stars from The New York Times and became a culinary landmark. His more recent celebrated re-imagining of the iconic Standard Grill, High Line, landed him a Michelin Guide listing and a notable two-star New York Times review. Honored with a James Beard Award for his book "Flavor," and Food & Wine Magazine's America's Best New Chef. His latest book "Everyday Delicious" will be published April 30, 2024 and you can order here - https://bit.ly/3vAaLSD A passionate philanthropist, Rocco has been advocating on behalf of missions for City Harvest, Downtown Alliance, Health Corps, God's Love We Deliver, Feeding America and more.

We're so delighted to announce the Neymarc Brothers as the winners of the Downtown Alliance's first Filmmaker in Chief creative residency! Andrew and Remy Neymarc have been making films as a creative team for many years. Together, the brothers built an award-winning video production and visual effects studio called Neymarc Visuals. Their penchant for cinematic visual storytelling was apparent in the film treatment they submitted, and led our impressive panel of judges to ultimately select them for the grand prize. As the Filmmakers in Chief, the Neymarc Brothers will receive a $50,000 grant to produce "Dreamscape," a short film about a talented yet struggling dancer who faces eviction unless she is able to land a role during a life-changing audition. We're so excited to watch their vision come to life this summer in Lower Manhattan. Learn more: https://downtownny.com/news/filmmaker-in-chief-winners-neymarc/

The Downtown Alliance is hosting the Q4 Winter 2023 Tourism Exchange bringing together Lower Manhattan's Tourism & Hospitality stakeholders for updates on the current state of Lower Manhattan business and tourism, plus data and trendcasting for 2024 from NYC Tourism + Conventions as well as from our special guest, Emmy-winning Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for CBS News. All speakers include: Jessica Lappin, Downtown Alliance President Jessica Drucker, Senior Director, Tourism & Hospitality Josh Nachowitz, Senior Vice President for Economic Development Jason Meredith, Research Manager, NYC Tourism + Conventions Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, CBS News Peter's Bio: A multiple Emmy-winning investigative reporter and producer, Peter Greenberg is America's most recognized front-line travel news journalist broadcasting breaking news and investigative reports from around the world each week as Travel Editor for CBS News. Travel Weekly named Greenberg one of the most influential people in travel, along with Bill Marriott and Sir Richard Branson. He was inducted into the U.S. Travel Association's Hall of Leaders for his contributions to the travel industry.

Join Rocco as he chats with Chef John Fraser and Beverage Director Amy Racine of La Marchande. Chef John will share how to recreate his Cauliflower Tarte Tatin, a signature at La Marchande that reflects his innovative vegetable-forward cooking approach. Amy will share her methods for preparing her CITRUS cocktail, a festive and citrusy take on an espresso martini. Recipes available here: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LaMarchande_Recipe_DADAH_2023_FINALLINKS.pdf This program is part of a continuing effort by the Downtown Alliance to provide support to local restaurants and their chosen food-security charities that are being adversely impacted by the spread of COVID-19. Please show your support by making a donation to World Central Kitchen, a food-security charity chosen by La Marchande. Donations can be made directly through the World Central Kitchen website: https://wck.org/ And if your inner chef is calling you, whip up your best version of a featured recipe and upload a photo of your plate to Instagram with #DineAroundAtHome. Then tag @DowntownNYC to enter to WIN a 30-minute private virtual cooking class with the guest chef. Also be sure to tag @lamarchandenyc, @chefjohnfraser, and @amyracine! https://downtownny.com/post-your-plate-terms-conditions/

Happy Holidays from your friends at the Downtown Alliance! Thank you for another year of helping us make Lower Manhattan the dynamic, wonderful neighborhood that it is. As the snow gently falls on all of our favorite downtown sights, we hope you're filled with peace, joy and holiday cheer! Music Credits: Ella Fitzgerald - Winter Wonderland. Song by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith. Song use courtesy of Warner Chappell Music, Recording use courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.

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Join Rocco as he chats with Executive Chef Donal Crosbie of Trinity Place Bar & Restaurant. Chef Donal will show participants how to make their signature Beef & Guinness Pie, Roasted Onion Tart and Whiskey Truffles. (Recipe available here: https://www.downtownny.com/dine-around_trinity-place-recipes-2) This program is part of a continuing effort by the Downtown Alliance to provide support to local restaurants, and their chosen food-security charities, that have been impacted by COVID-19. Please show your support by making a donation to Feeding America, a food-security charity chosen by Trinity Place Bar & Restaurant. Donations can be made directly through the Feeding America website: https://www.feedingamerica.org And if your inner chef is calling you, whip up your best version of a featured recipe and upload a photo of your plate to Instagram with #DineAroundAtHome and tag @DowntownNYC to enter to WIN a 30-minute private virtual cooking class with the guest chef. Be sure to tag @TrinityPlaceNYC, @TheDonCros and @RoccoDiSpirito too! Full rules: https://downtownny.com/post-your-plate-terms-conditions/

Dine Around Downtown is back on Tuesday, June 6th! Join us on Fosun Plaza for food, fun and more at Lower Manhattan's premier tasting event. The one-day event features dozens of local restaurants offering lunch options at great prices ($5-$9). See the lineup at: www.downtownny.com/dinearound

Join Rocco for a Holiday Cocktail Special as he chats with Head Bartender Cameron Winkelman of Manhatta. Cameron will show participants how to make two of his unique signature cocktails to celebrate the season - Manhatta's Holiday Nog and Hot Buttered Pumpkin. (Recipe available here: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Dine-Around_Manhatta-Cocktail-Recipes.pdf) This program is part of a continuing effort by the Downtown Alliance to provide support to local restaurants, and their chosen food-security charities, that have been impacted by COVID-19. Please show your support by making a donation to No Kid Hungry, a food-security charity chosen by Manhatta. Donations can be made directly through the No Kid Hungry website: https://www.nokidhungry.org/ And if your inner mixologist is calling you, whip up your best version of a featured cocktail and upload a photo of your creation to Instagram with #DineAroundAtHome and tag @DowntownNYC to enter to WIN a 30-minute private virtual cocktail tutorial with Cameron. Be sure to tag @Manhatta_NYC and @RoccoDiSpirito too! Full rules: https://downtownny.com/post-your-plate-terms-conditions/

Join Rocco as he chats with Ben Conniff, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Luke's Lobster. Ben shows participants how to make their signature Lobster Roll, Poppy Seed Slaw and Ben's Maine Blueberry Crisp. (Recipe available here: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Dine-Around_Lukes-Lobster-Recipes-2.pdf) This program is part of a continuing effort by the Downtown Alliance to provide support to local restaurants, and their chosen food-security charities, that have been impacted by COVID-19. Please show your support by making a donation to The Barrio Fridge, a food-security charity chosen by Luke's Lobster. Donations can be made directly through the The Barrio Fridge website: https://thebarriofridge.com/ And if your inner chef is calling you, whip up your best version of a featured recipe and upload a photo of your plate to Instagram with #DineAroundAtHome and tag @DowntownNYC to enter to WIN a 30-minute private virtual cooking class with the guest chef. Be sure to tag @LukesLobster and @RoccoDiSpirito too! Full rules: https://downtownny.com/post-your-plate-terms-conditions/

Dine Around Downtown is back on Tuesday, June 7th! Join us on Fosun Plaza for food, fun and more at Lower Manhattan's premier tasting event. The one-day event features dozens of local restaurants offering lunch options at great prices ($5-$9). See the lineup at: www.downtownny.com/dinearound

Join Rocco as he chats with Proprietor Claudio Marini and Executive Chef David Sandoval of Da Claudio Ristorante. Claudio and Chef David show participants how to make a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, featuring Fusilli Avellinesi with lamb ragu, saffron cream and micro greens. As an added treat for the adventurous, they will also demonstrate how to make your own homemade pasta from scratch! (Recipe available here: https://downtownny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dine-Around_Da-Claudio-Ristorante-Recipes.pdf) This program is part of a continuing effort by the Downtown Alliance to provide support to local restaurants, and their chosen food-security charities, that are being adversely impacted by the spread of COVID-19. Please show your support by making a donation to God's Love We Deliver, a food-security charity chosen by Da Claudio Ristorante. Donations can be made directly through the God's Love We Deliver website: https://www.glwd.org/