Neighborhood Spotlight: Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge walkway begins about three-quarters of a mile from One Manhattan Square’s entrance at 252 South Street. Residents can reach it by heading west along the river and cutting up through City Hall Park to the ramp at Centre Street and Park Row. That ease of access makes the bridge part of the […]
Experience Sweetness at the Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery
If falling for cupcakes is wrong, you won’t want to be right. Sugar Sweet Sunshine has been satisfying sweet cravings on the Lower East Side since 2003 — one tempting treat at a time. With two welcoming outposts, one on Grand Street and a second tucked away in Stall 33 at Essex Market, this legendary […]
Visit the Museum of Street Art
From One Manhattan Square, it’s about a mile to the Museum of Street Art. Just make your way north to the Bowery via your preferred combination of streets, and let the Lower East Side unfold in layers — past tenement blocks, noodle shops, and bodegas with sun-faded signage. It’s a route that doesn’t announce itself […]
Dine Out in Downtown: Eat at the Historic Beekman
At One Manhattan Square, life unfolds high above the city in spaces surrounded by intentional comforts and architectural distinction. Beyond the Lower East Side, residents will find another kind of escape, where history, design, and chef-driven experiences converge. Among the neighborhood’s beloved landmarks, the Beekman rises with singular grace. Completed in 1883, the Temple Court […]
Get Out Your Angst at a Rage Room
Sometimes, peace of mind requires a little chaos. On Manhattan’s Lower East Side, self-expression meets controlled destruction at The Ragery, where bottled-up emotions turn into a full-body workout. Suited up in head-to-toe armor, you raise a bat and swing at some defenseless inanimate object, every connection a jolt of release, every shatter a step closer […]
Enjoy a Knish at Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery
Life at One Manhattan Square means proximity to both the new and the enduring. A short distance inland is Yonah Schimmel’s Knish Bakery — in business for more than a hundred years. It’s one of the few places in the city where the original version of the knish can still be found. In New York […]
A Day at Seward Park
The Lower East Side rewards those who explore its layered geography, where historic public spaces meet contemporary luxury living. One Manhattan Square residents experience this duality directly, discovering in nearby Seward Park a public complement to their private waterfront enclave. Seward Park owns a peculiar distinction in American urban history: It was the first permanent […]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at The Dead Rabbit
Residents of One Manhattan Square: This March, your neighborhood haunt and hearth, The Dead Rabbit, invites you to revel in the Feast of St. Patrick. More than just a party, it’s a weeklong spectacle that builds to a full-throttle crescendo on the 17th. The holiday honors the passing of the venerated patron saint of Ireland, […]
Get a Strike at OMS
New York moves fast, but sometimes you just need to slow it down, grab a ball, and let the pins fly. If you’re in a “Kingpin” or “The Big Lebowski” kind of mood, One Manhattan Square lets you roll in style. Whether you’re looking for a private setting close to home to perfect your game […]
New Restaurants on the Lower East Side
Set in the center of an ever-evolving food scene, residents of One Manhattan Square on the Lower East Side find themselves in one of the city’s most desirable locations. With new restaurants opening each month, food aficionados looking for the next interesting thing need go no further than their own neighborhood. Le French Diner | […]