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Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com The Weekend Calendar SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 February15 – 17 George Washington’s Birthday Open House Fraunces Tavern Museum Open house at Fraunces Tavern Museum in honor of George Washington’s birthday. 54 Pearl Street. $1 11AM Walking Tour: George Washington’s New York Museum of American […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Fee Simple Ban on Broker’s Fee Will Impact Lower Manhattan More Than Other Communities A new analysis from PropertyClub.com, an online real estate marketplace that eliminates middle-men for landlords, brokers and managers, indicates that Lower Manhattan renters will gain more than those of most […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com A Plan to Warm Up the Frozen Zone Alliance Readies First Steps in Master Plan to Balance Beauty with Security Around Stock Exchange A rendering of the proposed street furniture that the Downtown Alliance wants to install on Broad Street. The pieces would […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Higher, Wider, Handsomer City Council Announces Design Competition to Improve Pedestrian Access to Brooklyn Bridge Some 15,000 pedestrians and 3,600 cyclists compete with each other and souvenir vendors for as little as ten feet of width on the deck of the Brooklyn Bridge […]

Higher, Wider, Handsomer City Council Announces Design Competition to Improve Pedestrian Access to Brooklyn Bridge Some 15,000 pedestrians and 3,600 cyclists compete with each other and souvenir vendors for as little as ten feet of width on the deck of the Brooklyn Bridge creating an unpleasant (and potentially unsafe) bottleneck. The City Council has partnered […]

Today’s Calendar February 12 1PM Adult Chorus 6 River Terrace Directed by Church Street School for Music and Art, the BPC Chorus is open to all adults who love to sing. Learn a mix of contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community events throughout the year. Free https://bpca.ny.gov/event/adult-chorus-3/all/ 4PM Crafternoon: Valentines Day New York […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Unconventional Wharf-fare City Plans to Raise Esplanade in the Battery to 11 Feet Above Waterline The project aims to provide resiliency against flooding, which as become a regular occurrence at the Battery. Among the myriad of resiliency projects that are now in the […]

Community Board Applications Now Being Accepted   Every Community Board has 50 seats which are filled for two-year terms by volunteers, who are selected by the Borough President and local City Council members. Half the seats are up for appointment or re-appointment every year.   Community Boards get a seat at the table in high-stakes […]

Today’s Calendar February 11 11:45AM Zumba Fit 6 River Terrace  Join a fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of salsa, merengue and  hip hop. Enthusiastic instruction creates a fun community of dancers who learn new steps each week. Bring your friends and share in this fit and fun dancing community. Battery Park City Authority. […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Retrofit and Restoration Centuries-Old Aesthetics to Converge with Cutting-Edge Technology at Historic Seaport Warehouse The current appearance of 245 Water Street, in the South Street Seaport District, which was recently purchased by Trinity Church. Trinity Church has purchased a historic warehouse in the […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Weekend Calendar Saturday & Sunday  February 8 & 9 Click to watch the winds blow Saturday February 8 10:30AM Architecture Valentines Skyscraper Museum Love for architecture is in the air! Create your custom-made Valentines featuring romantic skyscrapers and intriguing architectural features. You can […]

Calendar Friday 2/7/20 2PM Stretching the Canvas Exhibition Tour National Museum of the American Indian A 45-minute tour of Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting. Drawing from the National Museum of the American Indian’s rich permanent collection, the exhibition presents nearly 40 paintings that transcend, represent or subvert conventional ideas of authenticity. Repeated […]

EAGLE WATCH   In the extremely cold of the winter of 1976, I had the opportunity to go birding near Dingman’s Ferry, Pennsylvania. There were a handful of us and I was new to birdwatching. Living for a year in the Pennsylvania woods afforded me the opportunity to see some amazing things in nature, but none compared to the sighting […]

Art Downtown Transition, charcoal, gouache and resin on paper 32″ x 46″ Steven Amedee Gallery LUKE BAGGOTT Tapestry of Discord A solo exhibition of oil paintings and mixed media works on paper by the South African artist Luke Baggott. In Tapestry of Discord, Mr. Baggot uses New York City as a backdrop to challenge narrative […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Affordability Elsewhere Longtime Residents, Neither Rich Nor Poor, Face an Uncertain Future Downtown The approximate number of new apartments created between 2010 and 2018. The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has released an updated version of its Where We Live NYC affordable […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Ask and You Might Receive Community Board Prioritizes Funding Requests to City Hall for Coming Fiscal Year Community Board 1 (CB1) has completed its annual statement of District Needs and Budget Priorities, which is submitted every 12 months to the City government, to […]