Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
Things to do in Lower Manhattan
Big changes are coming to 28 Liberty Street! This month’s Storytime will include storytime and bubbles from New York Public Library Librarians! Come join the fun with stories, songs, and bubbles!
Date: Saturday, July 20th (recurring Monthly)
Time: 10am — 11am
Location: 28 Liberty Fosun Plaza (or the Marketplace if too hot outside)
Cost: Free
Age(s): All ages welcome
Big changes are coming to 28 Liberty Street! This month’s Storytime will include a Live Concert from New York Public Library Librarians! Come join the fun with stories, songs, and bubbles!
Date: Saturday, June 22nd (recurring Monthly)
Time: 10am — 11am
Location: 28 Liberty Fosun Plaza
Cost: Free
Age(s): All ages welcome
The Downtown Alliance is bringing together the community of downtown restaurants for the annual Dine Around Downtown on May 21st. The foodie event is open to the public and showcases more than 35 restaurants that call downtown home. Tickets will be sold at the event and attendees will have a chance to sample signature dishes from a large array of participating restaurants. Be on the lookout for the following: Aahar Indian Cuisine; Adrienne’s Pizza Bar; ATRIO Wine Bar and Restaurant; Beckett’s Bar & Grill; Bill’s Bar & Burger; Blue Park Kitchen; Blue Smoke BPC; Bobby Van’s Steakhouse; Cowgirl Seahorse; Crown Shy; Delmonico’s Restaurant; Eataly; Financier Patisserie; Harry’s Café; Harry’s Italian; Insomnia Cookies; The Ketch Brewhouse; Le District; Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina; Manhatta; Morton’s The Steakhouse; Northern Tiger; PARM Battery Park; Route 66 Smokehouse; Sky 55 Bar and Grill; Stone Street Tavern; Stout; Temple Court; The Bailey Restaurant and Bar; The Capital Grille; The Dubliner; The Malt House; The Tuck Room; Underdog; and Wei West.
Other community and cultural events on the Fosun plaza include Sing for Hope Pianos, a yearly initiative that gathers local artists to create pianos that will be displayed on the plaza in June, also a part of Fosun’s 515 Family Day global campaign to promote happiness and well-being n the community. The pianos are then placed in public spaces for public use for ten days before being donated to New York City Public schools.
FiDi Families Insiders: A fun photo contest will be taking place, encouraging attendees to post a photo of each of their food plates on Instagram, using the hashtag #DownIsWhatsUp to enter the contest and win a staycation at the Beekman Hotel.
Date: Tuesday, May 21st
Time: 11am – 3pm
Location: Fosun Plaza at 28 Liberty (between Nassau St. and William St.)
Cost: Free admission. Taste/tickets range in price up to $7
For more information, please visit the website HERE.
This fun food event is co-sponsored by the Fosun Group, which manages 28 Liberty Plaza and the Alliance for Downtown, which serves the Lower Manhattan community.
Fosun Hosts Free Math Festival on 28 Liberty Plaza
FiDi Families welcomes the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) to 28 Liberty Plaza for the second annual New York City Math Festival.
The full day of mathematical fun will feature hands-on math exhibits, entertaining mathematical games, intriguing puzzles, brain teasers. Among other performances, educator John Chase will reveal the secrets of mathematics and demonstrate a juggler’s ability to anticipate the path of a ball or club in space and time.
The New York City Math Festival will also feature:
Performances by mathematical mimes, Tim and Tanya Chartier, in a series of fun vignettes that illustrate the concepts of estimation, tiling, and infinity
Group constructions of giant sculptures, including the amazing rainbow-colored hyberbolic Hilbert’s Rainbow with mathematician Chaim Goodman-Straus and the six-foot tall geometric structure Goldberg Variations with mathematician David Reimann. If you can thread a cable tie through a hole or count to six, you can help!
Formations of mathematical patterns using Math-on-a-Stick from the Minnesota State Fair with math educator, Chris Danielson
Engaging puzzles and brainteasers with the Julia Robinson Math Festival
FiDi Families Insiders: Enjoy complimentary bagels (while supplies last)
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: 28 Liberty Plaza
To learn more about the event and future events, please visit their website HERE
Fosun and Edible Manhattan will host Good Beer 2018: Craft Beer and Food Festival on the outdoor plaza. The food and beverage festival, which offers a walk-around tasting of cold brews and local eats, is one of the biggest beer and food festivals in Lower Manhattan. Enjoy a custom, curated walk-around dining and drinking experience featuring the best in local brews, hearty food pairings, and a mix of other delicious offerings in between, all included in the price of admission.
Date: Thursday, July 19th
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Location: 28 Liberty Plaza
For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit their website HERE