Trenton Downtown Association

Eric Maywar stood in the center of his shop, Classics Used and Rare Books, and recalled why he relocated his business a year and a half ago from trendy New Hope, Pa., to downtown.

Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, City Housing and Economic Development Director Alan Greenwald, and members of the Trenton Downtown Association (TDA) today will conduct a tour of downtown businesses between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m., beginning at 24 South Warren Street.

With its proxim ity to the State House and the Marriott Hotel, the newly established Badr Corporate Center on West Front Street has the poten tial to attract lobbyists and lawyers who are looking for office space, owner Sibte Kazmi says.

Patriots' Week returns this year with dozens of events ranging from a colonial ball to a lecture by Trenton native and former New York Mayor David Dinkins.

The Trenton Downtown Association (TDA) has appointed Taneshia Nash Laird, of Trenton, N.J., as its new executive director. Laird will direct the TDA and lead its efforts to revitalize Trenton's downtown area. She is responsible for all of the TDA's programs and services to strengthen and promote businesses within the downtown and to improve its quality of life.

Mayor Douglas H. Palmer announced today that he has named Alan J. Greenwald, a veteran urban policy and community development specialist, to serve as the new Director of the City of Trenton’s Department of Housing and Economic Development.