Archives for May 2019

Menhir for the Men and Women Who Came Here A Stele for Survivors Honors Those Who Came Back, and Those Who Chose to Settle Downtown After the Dust Settled Our Shrine: The Memorial Glade is the first monument to honor survivors of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. On Thursday morning, the World Trade Center […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Menhir for the Men and Women Who Came Here A Stele for Survivors Honors Those Who Came Back, and Those Who Chose to Settle Downtown After the Dust Settled Our Shrine: The Memorial Glade is the first monument to honor survivors of the […]

EYES TO THE SKY May 28 – June 9, 2019 The Spring Triangle – an asterism   While writing my recent column about bright stars in the south at nightfall, I was reminded of patterns those stars shape in addition to the position each has in an official constellation. Arcturus is the brightest star in […]

‘To Make the Wounded Whole…’ Chin Pushes to Renew Victim Compensation Fund City Council member Margaret Chin: “With more individuals coming forward with related illnesses,  we cannot turn our backs on these survivors.” City Council member Margaret Chin is mobilizing local support for an effort at the federal level to restore funding and make permanent […]

Seeking Stability Gateway Tenant Leaders Plan Sunday Rally to Build Support for Affordability The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) is building support and momentum for a renewal and possible expansion of affordability protections at the community’s largest residential complex. This campaign is taking place both publicly, and in private consultations with elected officials and Battery […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com The bridges are coming, the bridges are coming! Click here to watch the arrival of the two new spans, and the unloading of the first one, for the West Thames pedestrian bridge across West Street. Seeking Stability Gateway Tenant Leaders Plan Sunday Rally […]

The bridges are coming, the bridges are coming!     Click here to watch the arrival of the two new spans, and the unloading of the first one, for the West Thames pedestrian bridge across West Street.

Can Prized Community Facility Experience a Re-Berth? Meeting Tonight to Discuss Legislative Amendments to Facilitate Development at Pier 40   The 14-acre former cruise ship terminal situated along the Hudson River waterfront, near West Houston Street, has evolved into a much-prized recreational facility.   A panel of elected officials and representatives from the Hudson River […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Trestle Wrestle Next Week’s Installation of West Thames Bridge Sections Will Require Street Closures and Parking Disruptions The installation of the long-awaited West Thames pedestrian bridge is now scheduled to begin next Tuesday (May 28) and continue through the following Sunday (June 2). […]

Trestle Wrestle Next Week’s Installation of West Thames Bridge Sections Will Require Street Closures and Parking Disruptions     The installation of the long-awaited West Thames pedestrian bridge is now scheduled to begin next Tuesday (May 28) and continue through the following Sunday (June 2).   These plans were reviewed for the Battery Park City […]

Fleet Week Activities Click to watch the Fleet Week parade The Fleet’s in town! Welcome to the sailors and soldiers visiting Lower Manhattan, maps in hand, eating hot dogs and pretzels, walking the streets and looking up! Click here for more information about Fleet Week

On the Waterfront Governors Island Trust Considers a Plan to Activate the Island’s Perimeter The Waterfront Alliance is suggesting more ferries, docks, a marina, a boat maintenance facility, historic ship berths, even public access to a small beach. Visions for the future of Governors Island are beginning to come into focus, as various constituencies emphasize […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News May 23  8:40am  Fleet of Foot, sailors and soldiers jog down West Street The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com On the Waterfront Governors Island Trust Considers a Plan to Activate the Island’s Perimeter The Waterfront Alliance is suggesting more ferries, docks, a marina, a boat maintenance facility, historic ship […]

8AM Sunrise Yoga Battery Park City Parks  Rise and shine to begin your morning with an outdoor yoga class that will help align your chakras and invigorate your day. Instructors focus on movements meant to enhance posture alignment and increase flexibility and balance. All levels welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories […]

Click to watch Anthem of the Seas execute a 180 degree about-face off Tribeca before heading back to her berth in Brooklyn

The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges that have become a pet bête noire for Lower Manhattan residents were the focus of a discussion at the April 23 meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1), where Paul Goldstein, who […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Barging In Local Elected Officials Say ‘Avast’ to Water-Borne Ads, But Company Claims City Is Out of Its Depth The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges […]

Norwegian Jade leaving Brooklyn as Norwegian Escape passes under the Verrazzano Bridge   May 23  Anthem of the Seas  6:30 am Bayonne 4:00 pm Bermuda/Eastern Caribbean Carnival Sunrise  6:15 am 4:30 pm Bermuda May 24  Queen Mary 2  6:00 am Brooklyn 5:00 pm Transatlantic Many ships pass Lower Manhattan on their way to and from […]