Archives for November 2019

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Of Separation and Celebration Reaching Across the Chasm, At Least for an Evening Jean Leon Gerome Ferris’s 1915 oil painting, “The First Thanksgiving 1621,” enshrines a redemptive (if somewhat simplified) fable of reconciliation among polar opposites, that remains both resonant and relevant today. […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Quid Pro No? FiDi Renters Seek Recompense for Years of Rent Overcharges; Landlord Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overrule Tenants’ Victory A map, compiled by New York University’s Furman Center (which advances research and debate on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy)illustrating the dozens […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Artists-Not-In-Residence Your Next Neighbors Might Be Vastly Less Interesting, But Better Able to Pay High Rents Even as public art proliferates in Lower Manhattan (seen here in the form of a new mural at the World Trade Center), artists themselves are being driven […]

EYES TO THE SKY  November 25 – December 8, 2019 Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon at dusk. Mars, Mercury dawn   Innermost planet Mercury puts on its best morning display of the year for Northern Hemisphere observers from late November to early December.  This looping animation shows the changing configuration of Mercury, Mars and Virgo’s brightest […]

RiverWatch Cruise Ships in New York Harbor   Click to watch Pioneer at her dock Arrivals & Departures ——————————————————————— Tuesday, November 26 Queen Mary 2 Inbound 6:00 am (Brooklyn); outbound 5:00 pm  Eastern Caribbean Sunday, December 1 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 5:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 3:00 pm  Port Canaveral, FL/Bahamas Norwegian Bliss Inbound 6:15 […]

Today’s Calendar November 25     7PM The Targeter: How to Hunt Terrorists 911 Museum  In her new book “The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House,” Nada Bakos recounts her experience as an analyst and then as a targeting officer, and gives an engrossing account of the intelligence […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com The Weekend Calendar November 23 & 24 SATURDAY 11AM Evacuation Day Walking Tour Fraunces Tavern Museum New York City was occupied by the British for over seven years during the Revolutionary War. On November 25, 1783, the British filed onto their ships to […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com The Train to the Plane A Convenient Connection to the Airport Visible from Lower Manhattan Rooftops May Be Less Than Ten Years Away Seen from Newark Airport, the spires of Lower Manhattan appear almost close enough to touch. But antiquated transportation infrastructure makes […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Where the Streets Are Paved with Gold Decades of Savings Needed to Purchase on Lavish Lanes A trio of new analyses points to the self-evident conclusion that Lower Manhattan is a mind-numbingly expensive place to reside. The first of these comes from PropertyClub.com, an […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Gotham Girls Winter Futsal League & Formativo Training  Register Today! Gotham Girls F.C. – the only NYC all-girls soccer club  is running our Winter Futsal League for girls ages 7 to 16.  (Our foundational development soccer – Formativo – is available for girls […]

Today’s Calendar November 20, 2019 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. 6 River Terrace.  https://bpcparks.org/event/adult-chorus-4/all/ 28208 music bpcpc.jpg […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Here We Go Again… Battery Park City Resident Charged with Latest in String of Alleged Sex Crimes Battery Park City resident and music industry executive Adam Lublin, a resident of the Tribeca Pointe building at 41 River Terrace is facing further charges of […]

Here We Go Again… Battery Park City Resident Charged with Latest in String of Alleged Sex Crimes Battery Park City resident and music industry executive Adam Lublin, a resident of the Tribeca Pointe building at 41 River Terrace is facing further charges of sexual misconduct, in addition to the counts filed against him by the […]

RiverWatch Cruise Ships in New York Harbor Click to watch Norwegian ESCAPE outbound for sea Arrivals & Departures ——————————————————————— Wednesday, November 20 Norwegian Escape Inbound 6:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm  repositioning to Miami, FL Friday, November 22 Norwegian Gem Inbound 9:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm  Eastern Caribbean Saturday, November 23 Anthem of the Seas Inbound […]

Today’s Calendar November 19, 2019 10:30AM Zumba Jumpstart 6 River Terrace Join a fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of salsa, merengue, hip-hop, and more! 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.Sponsored by Battery Park […]

Letters The Rector Street Bridge November 18, 2019 To the editor: People who cross a bridge trust that it is safe; that it is built to proper standards; that it is inspected by engineers for reliability; that it meets neighborhood needs; that it is a permanent public asset. The majority of the residents, workers, visitors […]