Month: January 2016

Eyes to the Sky

At our fingertips: solutions to light pollution Light pollution is like a hung ceiling of haze over the land and sky that has changed the nature of our cities and is encroaching on our villages and rural locations. It is the cumulative result of light trespass, one light at a time overreaching its intended target...

Write the Governor

To the editor: It is great to see so many of our community speaking up and sending letters to The Broadsheet. However, Gov. Cuomo is the only person with the power to appoint the board of the BPCA. I urge all local residents to reach out to his office by email or letter (snail mail)...

A Welcome Victory in a Long, Hard Campaign

A new elementary school is coming to the Financial District. On Thursday, the School Construction Authority (the City agency that manages the design, construction and renovation of educational facilities) announced an agreement with Trinity Place Holdings, the company that owns the site of the now-defunct Syms discount clothing store, to build a new elementary school...

'This Should Never Have Happened'

To the editor: I was horrified to read of the severe injuries to the two boys assaulted near Asphalt Green – especially to the boy who suffered the severe skull fracture. As a senior citizen with mobility issues, Ruth Ohman’s comments in particular really resonated with me. I feel more vulnerable these days knowing that...
BPCA Officer

‘This Should Never Have Happened’

To the editor: I was horrified to read of the severe injuries to the two boys assaulted near Asphalt Green – especially to the boy who suffered the severe skull fracture. As a senior citizen with mobility issues, Ruth Ohman’s comments in particular really resonated with me. I feel more vulnerable these days knowing that...
BPCA Officer

Outrage Builds Over Attack on Two Teenagers

In the wake of a December 19 violent assault and robbery that left two teenage boys hospitalized, amid questions surrounding the alleged failure of newly hired private security guards to intervene, elected officials representing Lower Manhattan are calling on the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to reevaluate its plan to supplant Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP)...
BPCA Security Guard