eBroadsheet

Local News Source for Lower Manhattan

  • Archive
  • Ad Rates
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / 2019 / Archives for February 2019

Archives for February 2019

Gray or Green, or Somewhere in Between?

February 28, 2019 By

The plan to use a City-owned lot to create 123 permanently affordable housing for low-income seniors on the site of a public garden in Little Italy took a major step forward on Tuesday, when Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer endorsed the plan, with some conditions. The proposal has been controversial since its announcement in 2014, […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Uncategorized 9:22 am

The Cost of Living (Here)

February 27, 2019 By

Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to revive and revise his congestion pricing plan that died in the face of political opposition a year ago, this time with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Both politicians tout the plan as a way to raise revenue for the beleaguered subway and bus systems, as well as commuter […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Uncategorized 8:37 am

Today in History February 27

February 27, 2019 By Robert Simko

202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. 1784 – John Wesley charters the Methodist Church. 1827 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. 1849 – Regular […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Today In History 8:35 am

Letters

February 27, 2019 By

To the editor:           How long you can hold your breath was the insidious issue hovering in the air of a packed Town Hall Meeting of lower Manhattan residents and leaders in the community room of the Southbridge Towers Monday evening. The Howard Hughes Corp. wants to build a high rise at 250 […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Letters 8:34 am

Dishonesty at the Dispensary

February 26, 2019 By

A Lower Manhattan pharmacist has been convicted of a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme involving drugs prescribed to treat HIV and AIDS. On Friday, State Attorney General Leticia James announced that Hin Wong, who operated the New York Pharmacy (located at 131 Walker Street, in Tribeca) had entered a guilty plea to a single count […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Uncategorized 10:44 am

Sophisticated Launch

February 26, 2019 By Robert Simko

On February 13th, Valentines Day eve, more than 800 guests joined Lower Manhattanites Samantha and Steve Sendor for the 2019 release party of their annual Sophisticated Weddings magazine. This year’s cover features “S.W.A.T.” star David Lim, and his (model)fiance Marketa Kazdova Sophisticated Weddings, born in 2012, has become the premier resource for those planning to […]

Share this:

  • Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email

Filed Under: Uncategorized 10:42 am

Next Page »

Search

Site

  • Archive
  • Ad Rates
  • Contact Us

Archive

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.