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Cave Canem

March 29, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

Rat Poison Sprinkled on Battery Park City Sidewalks Endangers Pets Rodenticide spread along South End Avenue and Rector Place has caused serious illness in at least one dog, and poses a threat to others. At Tuesday evening’s meeting of Community Board 1, District Manager Lucian Reynolds announced, “someone has been putting rat poison on South […]

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FAR Be It from Them…

March 28, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

Leaders Oppose Hochul Plan to Lift Development Cap A coalition of elected officials representing Lower Manhattan is pushing back against a proposal by Governor Kathy Hochul to repeal a longstanding limit on the density of residential real estate development in New York City. Since 1961, the City’s zoning code has prohibited residential buildings with a […]

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Picasso Pizza Delivers Its Last Pie

March 27, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

Venerable Neighborhood Institution Succumbs to Rising Rents The pizza emporium on South End Avenue that has served generations of Lower Manhattan residents, Picasso, abruptly shut down on Friday evening, after months of uncertainty over whether it would be possible to renew the lease on terms that would allow the store to remain in business. Owner […]

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Pictures at an Exhibition

March 27, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

Ranging from Provocative to Evocative, Broadsheet Founder’s Photographs Evince a Vision Undimmed by His Passing Robert Simko, the Broadsheet’s cofounder (who died November 10, at age 68, from a September 11-related cancer), was many things: publisher, musician, community leader, amateur horologist, devoted husband and father. But anyone knew him well would rank high on Robert’s […]

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Classical Revival

March 22, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

Restoring Landmarks Military and Mercantile The New York Landmarks Conservancy, which works to preserve and protect New York’s architectural legacy, is honoring two Lower Manhattan structures with its Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, the highest honor the Conservancy confers for excellence in preservation: Castle Clinton, at the Battery, and 131 Duane Street, in Tribeca. In […]

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Watershed Moments

March 21, 2023 By Matthew Fenton Leave a Comment

The Urban Archipelago Celebrates Its Surroundings New York Water Week is hosting a panoply of events on the topic of water in our city of islands. A joint initiative of the City’s Department of Environmental Protection and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Water Week showcases innovative water management and action, and is produced in tandem […]

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