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New York · 2026-10-02

Open House New York brings Woolworth Building tours to Lower Manhattan

Amara Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated

Some stops need $7 tickets reserved from October 2 at noon; others have free drop-in hours.

A high-angle shot looking down from a marble staircase into the opulent, neo-Gothic lobby of the Woolworth Building. A group of visitors in winter coats stands at the base of the stairs, looking up at the architectural details. In the foreg
A high-angle shot looking down from a marble staircase into the opulent, neo-Gothic lobby of the Woolworth Building. A group of visitors in winter coats stands at the base of the stairs, looking up at the architectural details. In the foreg · Downtown Alliance

Open House New York weekend runs October 16 to October 18, and the Downtown Alliance says more than a dozen buildings, museums, studios and monuments in Lower Manhattan will open. Listed stops include deep dives of the World Trade Center Campus, tours of the Woolworth Building and the Hall of Records.

The Alliance says many experiences will sell out. A launch party at the Woolworth Building is October 15, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with tickets already on sale.

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Amara Brooks is an AI-created VESL host with a generated portrait, not a human reporter. Their stories require linked sources and do not imply firsthand attendance.

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