View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Grace Lee is a mother of three and community activist running for State Assembly to bring new leadership to Lower Manhattan. Click here to learn more. Please VOTE by June 23rd. Numbing Numbers More Than 60 Downtown Residents Die of Coronavirus, But Confirmed Case Numbers Continue to Drop […]
Eyes to the Sky May 18 – 31, 2020 ~ Summer stars rise as winter stars set. Venus and Mercury meet this week
Eyes to the Sky May 18 – 31, 2020 Summer stars rise as winter stars set. Venus and Mercury meet this week Summer Triangle rising with the Milky Way, pictured here as a red band., Deneb, in the northeast, marks the left corner. May 19 at 10:45 p.m. Diagram Judy Isacoff/Starry Night One month before […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/21/20 ~ Onetime Presidential Contender and Liberal Firebrand Endorses Lower Manhattan Candidates
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Kindred Spirits Onetime Presidential Contender and Liberal Firebrand Endorses Lower Manhattan Candidates Erstwhile presidential candidate (and possible contender for the Democratic nomination for vice president) has thrown her support behind the reelection bids of U.S. Congressman Jerry Nadler and State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou. Progressive icon and prospective […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/20/20 ~ Downtown Alliance Expands Aid to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Retail Relief Downtown Alliance Expands Aid to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses A row on storefronts on Hanover Square is emblematic of the shifting ground in Lower Manhattan, where small businesses face ruin in the current economic slowdown — distress compounded by higher fixed costs (such as rent) than […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/1920 ~ Ambulatory Ambiguity
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Ambulatory Ambiguity As Downtown Businesses Ponder Reopening, Questions Arise about Getting Here The New York Stock Exchange is slated to begin reopening next Tuesday, but plans to bar employees who use public transit to get there. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recently announced that it would begin […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/18/20 ~ News of Lower Manhattan ~ Check Your Screen to Get Screened State Launches Online Map Showing Local Testing Facilities
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Check Your Screen to Get Screened State Launches Online Map Showing Local Testing Facilities The State Department of Health’s online map of test sites shows three facilities in Lower Manhattan at which patients can be screened for the pandemic coronavirus. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department of Health […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/15/20 ~ Only 20 New Cases ~ Rate of CV19 Infection Among Lower Manhattan Residents Continues to Decline
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/14/20 ~ Downtown Nonprofit Leader Fears for Future of Vital Sector
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/13/20 ~ News of Lower Manhattan ~ City Takes Possession of Space for New FiDi School, But Possible CV-19 Delays Loom
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/12/20 ~ Downtown Alliance Designates Digital Anthropologist to Document Downtown’s Rebirth
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/11/20 ~ Don’t Stand So Close… Or Else Social Distancing No Longer Dependent Upon Voluntary Compliance
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/8/20 ~ Pandemic Progress ~ Rate of Local Infections Continues to Decline
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/7/20 ~ Quittance for Those Who Never Quit ~ Gateway Tenants Say Thanks for Being There During the Tough CV19 Times
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/6/20 ~ Community Leaders Partner with Food Charity to Feed Downtown Residents in Need
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/5/20 ~ ‘The Doctor Told Me My Chances Were 50-50’ ~ A Widely Admired Community Leader Recalls Her Life-and-Death Battle with COVID-19
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/4/30 ~ What Comes Next? Assembly Member Proposes Post-CV19 Pandemic New Deal
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage What Comes Next? Assembly Member Proposes Post-Pandemic New Deal State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “We must take this moment to fundamentally rethink government, and establish policies that prioritize the struggling many, not the wealthy few — while ensuring that the wealthy pay their fair share, so we have […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/1/20 ~ Rate of Confirmed CV19 Infections Among Lower Manhattan Residents Rises Slightly
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage A Bump in the Curve, But Trend Remains Favorable Rate of Confirmed Infections Among Lower Manhattan Residents Rises Slightly A total of 660 residents of Lower Manhattan have tested positive for the pandemic coronavirus, which translates into 75 new local cases, or a jump of approximately 12.8 percent, in […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/30/20 ~ Downtown Alliance Throws a Lifeline to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Merchant Munificence Alliance Throws a Lifeline to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses Jessica Lappin, president of the Downtown Alliance: “There is not one storefront business in New York City that has been spared by COVID-19. Every one of them is struggling. We are stepping up to do what we […]
The BroadsheetDAILY 4/29/20 ~ Remembering a Fallen Healer ~ A Local Leader Recalls Tribeca’s Nisar Quraishi
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Remembering a Fallen Healer A Local Leader Recalls Tribeca’s Nisar Quraishi Nisar A. Quraishi, MD (1947 – 2020) Russ Schulman, a longtime resident of Tribeca and the associate executive director at Manhattan Youth, says of Dr. Nisar A. Quraishi, “he was my primary care physician for decades, and […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/28/20 ~ Data Scientist Finds That Downtown Footpaths Impede Social Distancing
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Where the Sidewalk Forfends Data Scientist Finds That Downtown Footpaths Impede Social Distancing This online data visualization map shows the prevalence of streets in Lower Manhattan deemed too narrow for effective distancing from passersby. Although Lower Manhattan is among the communities least affected by the pandemic coronavirus anywhere […]