View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Validating the Vision CB1 Offers Qualified Endorsement to Plans for Brooklyn Bridge Revamp Some 15,000 pedestrians and 3,600 cyclists compete with each other and souvenir vendors for as little as ten feet of width on the deck of the Brooklyn Bridge, creating an unpleasant (and potentially unsafe) bottleneck. […]
Archives for 2020
Contract One, Station One The Jewel in the Crown ~ The flagship of New York’s first subway
Contract One, Station One The Jewel in the Crown Just below the surface of City Hall Park sits one of New York’s architectural gems. Built during the City Beautiful movement, its design sought to uplift the spirits of New Yorkers on their daily commute. City Hall Loop station—Contract One, Station One—was the flagship of New […]
The Tale of the Ticker Tape, or How Adversity and SpontaneityHatched a New York Tradition
The Tale of the Ticker Tape, or How Adversity and SpontaneityHatched a New York Tradition What was Planned as a Grand Affair became a Comedy of Errors New York’s first ticker-tape parade erupted spontaneously from bad weather and an over-zealous stockbroker. While the festivities in New York Harbor didn’t go as scripted that afternoon, the […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/27/20 ~ Preventing Garbageddon ~ City Council Candidate Proposes Ways to Stem Rising Tide of Refuse Engulfing Downtown
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Preventing Garbageddon City Council Candidate Proposes Ways to Stem Rising Tide of Refuse Engulfing Downtown Before the health crisis, Lower Manhattan experienced chronic problems with trash accumulating on local curbs, as seen here on Cliff Street, in the Financial District. With more than 60,000 residents crammed into one […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/27/20 ~ Howard Hughes Corporation Proposes Scaled-Back Towers for Seaport Site, Along with Package of Amenities
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Not-So-Super Tall Howard Hughes Corporation Proposes Scaled-Back Towers for Seaport Site, Along with Package of Amenities A view from the Brooklyn Bridge of the two new residential towers that Howard Hughes Corporation plans for 250 Water Street. The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) has unveiled its plans for 250 […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/26/20 ~ Sovereign Impunity ~ CB1 Takes Aim at Illegal Parking and Seizure of Public Space by Government Employees
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Sovereign Impunity CB1 Takes Aim at Illegal Parking and Seizure of Public Space by Government Employees In spite of a putative (and now cancelled) crackdown on placard abuse, dozens of illegally parked cars bearing law enforcement placards remain on River Terrace each day. In a pair of resolutions […]
The BroadsheetDaily ~ 10/23/20 ~ Who Says ‘It Can’t Happen Here’? Shades of ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ In Staged Reading of 1930s Cautionary Tale
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Who Says ‘It Can’t Happen Here’? Shades of ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ In Staged Reading of 1930s Cautionary Tale Lewis’s novel was adapted as a play, which Depression Era arts agencies sponsored around the United States. The dramatic reading now being produced by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/22/20 ~ Enoteca on the Hudson City Winery Opens at Pier 57
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Enoteca on the Hudson City Winery Opens at Pier 57 Amid scores of restaurant local closures, City Winery has debuted its new location, on Pier 57, within the Hudson River Park While hundreds of Lower Manhattan restaurants have shuttered as a result of the pandemic coronavirus (and dozens […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ A Guide for the Perplexed ~ A Veteran Poll Worker and Community Leader Reflects on a Moment When the Franchise Is More Confounding Than Usual
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Guide for the Perplexed A Veteran Poll Worker and Community Leader Reflects on a Moment When the Franchise Is More Confounding Than Usual Battery Park City resident Bob Schneck is a longtime activist, community leader, and poll worker, who is concerned about the process of voting this […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Should They Stay Or Should They Go? State Judge Halts Planned Transfer of Homeless Men to FiDi Hotel
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Should They Stay Or Should They Go? State Judge Halts Planned Transfer of Homeless Men to FiDi Hotel In a dramatic reversal of a previous ruling, New York State Supreme Court Justice Debra James on Monday afternoon granted a temporary restraining order barring the administration of Mayor Bill […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/19/20 ~ Off Again, On Again… Judge Declines to Prevent Move of Homeless Men to 52 William
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Off Again, On Again… Judge Declines to Prevent Move of Homeless Men to 52 William State Supreme Court Justice Debra James on Friday rebuffed a legal motion by Downtown New Yorkers, Inc.—which organized in recent weeks to mobilize against a plan by the administration of Mayor Bill de […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/16/20 ~ Daisy Paez Honored by State Senator Brian Kavanagh as a Woman of Distinction
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Fresh as a Daisy Kavanagh Honors Lower East Side Activist as Woman of Distinction Senator Kavanagh presents Ms. Paez with a proclamation honoring her as a Woman of Distinction Daisy Paez, a Lower East Side activist who has served for years as a local District Leader, and is […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Not So Fast… Advocacy Group File Suit to Halt Plan for Homeless Shelter in FiDi
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Not So Fast… Advocacy Group File Suit to Halt Plan for Homeless Shelter in FiDi The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. A group of Lower Manhattan residents opposed to the plan recently announced by the administration of […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/14/20 ~ What’s Up, Dock? Pier A Restaurant and Bar Shuts Down
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News What’s Up, Dock? Pier A Restaurant and Bar Shuts Down Pier A, a dock dating from the late 1800s, has been a restaurant and tavern since 2014, but recently closed. The Harbor House Restaurant on Pier A has shut down, with no definite plan to reopen. A spokesman […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/13/20 ~ Remembering the Woman Who Said: “the World Is Poisoned with Erroneous Theories and Needs to be Taught Sane Doctrines” Mother Cabrini
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Mother of Exiles Remembering the Woman Who Said: “the World Is Poisoned with Erroneous Theories and Needs to be Taught Sane Doctrines” The newly unveiled sculpture of Mother Cabrini and two children—precariously afloat in a paper dinghy crafted from folded paper—represents her devotion to the young, and her […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Democratic Group Endorses Young Activist Christopher Marti for City Council
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Downtown Upstart Democratic Group Endorses Young Activist for City Council Christopher Marte’s aim is, “building a coalition from the east side to the west side of District 1.” The Downtown Independent Democrats (DID), an influential political club based in Lower Manhattan, has endorsed Christopher Marte in his campaign […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/8/20 ~ A Lament for Local Luncheonettes ~ Losses and Closures Mount Among Downtown Dining Spots
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Lament for Local Luncheonettes Losses and Closures Mount Among Downtown Dining Spots After 147 years of serving Lower Manhattan diners, the Paris Cafe (in the South Street Seaport) closed its door permanently this May, due to the economic downturn unleashed by the pandemic coronavirus. A new report […]
Eyes to the Sky October 6 – 18, 2020 ~ Planet Mars Will Surprise You
Eyes to the Sky October 6 – 18, 2020 Planet Mars Will Surprise You A rusty-gold star-like celestial body shines suspended above the eastern skyline at nightfall. It is heaven’s celebrity of the month. Even though I knew that planet Mars is predicted to be at that location after sunset, a rush of surprise overcame […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/7/20 ~ Packed Meeting Airs Concerns about Plan for Homeless Shelter on William Street in Financial District
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘This Is about Pitting One Community Against Another’ Packed Meeting Airs Concerns about Plan for Homeless Shelter on William Street Above: Homeless in Tribeca. Below: The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. A special meeting of Community […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/6/20 ~ Tribeca’s Pier 26 Opens with Amenities Galore
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Quay to Success Pier 26 Opens with Amenities Galore The centerpiece of the new Pier 26 is the Tide Deck—a cultivated rocky salt marsh beneath an elevated, cantilevered walkway The tally of great public spaces in Lower Manhattan has increased by one. Last Wednesday, the Hudson River Park Trust […]