Manhattan locals and businesses are taking advantage of a new alcohol rule this summer. Little Apple residents can now sip on ...

Getty Images Meantime, recent downtown deals include a move by Masterworks from Brookfield’s 225 Liberty St. to 1 World Trade Center in a sublease of 37,000 square feet from Network Capital.

Downtown Manhattan is now reaching new heights, thanks to a jaw-dropping sale of a West Village condo. A duplex apartment at 150 Charles St. sold for a cool $60 million last week.

“Lower Manhattan’s office market continues to face some real challenges,” Jessica Lappin, president of the Alliance for Downtown, said in a statement. “However, it is worth celebrating the gains made ...