by Linda Sheridan | Nov 7, 2024 | Art, Business, Shopping
Donna Distefano fires it up at her workbench. Photo by Charles Thomas. Goldsmith Donna Distefano celebrates 30 years as a Downtown NYC entrepreneur—meticulously handcrafting 22-karat gold wearable works of art. She’s collaborated with Aerosmith, the Hollywood...
by Linda Sheridan | Sep 11, 2024 | Business, Culture, Downtown News
The new memoir by Downtown Founder and Chairman of Silverstein Properties’ Larry Silverstein, is a colossal story 20 years in the making. It is his legend. Silverstein signed a 99 year lease for the 10-million square foot, WTC complex for $3.2 billion, just...
by DOWNTOWN News | Sep 3, 2024 | Business, Dining, Downtown Eats Guides
Reprinted with permission from Downtown Alliance. It is a particular when-in-Manhattan kind of joy to spot a beautiful building and courtyard while en route to a new establishment, only to realize that’s your destination. That is the feeling when approaching the newly...
by DOWNTOWN News | Aug 29, 2024 | Business, Culture, Downtown Highlights, NYC
Catherine McVay Hughes has been an integral part of rebuilding Lower Manhattan. Twice. By DEBORAH L. MARTIN *Republished from DOWNTOWN Winter 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE WOOLHEAD LIVING ONE BLOCK FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER for 30-plus years has given Catherine McVay...
by Mike Hammer | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Culture, Design
DOWNTOWN board member Rory McCreesh puts plans in motion to build a luxurious, sustainable hotel and spa in his hometown of County Armagh, Ireland. BY MIKE HAMMER RENDERINGS BY RUSSELL PICCIONE Longtime DOWNTOWN board member Rory McCreesh lived through the worst of...
by DOWNTOWN News | Aug 20, 2024 | Business, Design, Shopping
“We both love roundness and how it feels very feminine, very feng shui. So that’s why most of our pieces are very round and smooth. And the leather is super sleek, and buttery when you touch it, you really feel the quality-like a piece of art. It creates...
