View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Quantum of Solace Three More Lower Manhattan Residents Die from Pandemic, But Local Trend Lines Continue to be Favorable A weekly statistical update from the City’s Department of Health indicates that 67 residents of Lower Manhattan have died from the pandemic coronavirus, while 783 have tested positive […]
Archives for May 2020
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/28/20 ~ Design Floated for New South Street Seaport Museum
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Pursuant to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive orders 202.17 and 202.18, all people in New York are required to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. The Future of Local History Design Floated for New South […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/27/20 ~ With NYSE Reopening, Lower Manhattan Faces Possible Cartastrophe
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Lower Manhattan Faces Possible Cartastrophe Council Member Pushes Back on Reopening Plans That Ban Public Transit The New York Stock Exchange partially reopened on Tuesday, but banned employees who use public transit to get there. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) partially reopened on Tuesday, after a hiatus […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/26/20 ~ Less Trash and Fewer People May Explain Why Downtown Avoided the Worst of CV19
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Refugees Don’t Produce Refuse Less Trash and Fewer People May Explain Why Downtown Avoided the Worst 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. Two statistical indicators are pointing toward a […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/22/20 ~ More Than 60 Downtown Residents Die of Coronavirus, But Confirmed Case Numbers Continue to Drop
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Grace Lee is a mother of three and community activist running for State Assembly to bring new leadership to Lower Manhattan. Click here to learn more. Please VOTE by June 23rd. Numbing Numbers More Than 60 Downtown Residents Die of Coronavirus, But Confirmed Case Numbers Continue to Drop […]
Eyes to the Sky May 18 – 31, 2020 ~ Summer stars rise as winter stars set. Venus and Mercury meet this week
Eyes to the Sky May 18 – 31, 2020 Summer stars rise as winter stars set. Venus and Mercury meet this week Summer Triangle rising with the Milky Way, pictured here as a red band., Deneb, in the northeast, marks the left corner. May 19 at 10:45 p.m. Diagram Judy Isacoff/Starry Night One month before […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/21/20 ~ Onetime Presidential Contender and Liberal Firebrand Endorses Lower Manhattan Candidates
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Kindred Spirits Onetime Presidential Contender and Liberal Firebrand Endorses Lower Manhattan Candidates Erstwhile presidential candidate (and possible contender for the Democratic nomination for vice president) has thrown her support behind the reelection bids of U.S. Congressman Jerry Nadler and State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou. Progressive icon and prospective […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/20/20 ~ Downtown Alliance Expands Aid to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Retail Relief Downtown Alliance Expands Aid to Lower Manhattan Small Businesses A row on storefronts on Hanover Square is emblematic of the shifting ground in Lower Manhattan, where small businesses face ruin in the current economic slowdown — distress compounded by higher fixed costs (such as rent) than […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/1920 ~ Ambulatory Ambiguity
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Ambulatory Ambiguity As Downtown Businesses Ponder Reopening, Questions Arise about Getting Here The New York Stock Exchange is slated to begin reopening next Tuesday, but plans to bar employees who use public transit to get there. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recently announced that it would begin […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/18/20 ~ News of Lower Manhattan ~ Check Your Screen to Get Screened State Launches Online Map Showing Local Testing Facilities
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Check Your Screen to Get Screened State Launches Online Map Showing Local Testing Facilities The State Department of Health’s online map of test sites shows three facilities in Lower Manhattan at which patients can be screened for the pandemic coronavirus. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department of Health […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/15/20 ~ Only 20 New Cases ~ Rate of CV19 Infection Among Lower Manhattan Residents Continues to Decline
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/14/20 ~ Downtown Nonprofit Leader Fears for Future of Vital Sector
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/13/20 ~ News of Lower Manhattan ~ City Takes Possession of Space for New FiDi School, But Possible CV-19 Delays Loom
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/12/20 ~ Downtown Alliance Designates Digital Anthropologist to Document Downtown’s Rebirth
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/11/20 ~ Don’t Stand So Close… Or Else Social Distancing No Longer Dependent Upon Voluntary Compliance
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/8/20 ~ Pandemic Progress ~ Rate of Local Infections Continues to Decline
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/7/20 ~ Quittance for Those Who Never Quit ~ Gateway Tenants Say Thanks for Being There During the Tough CV19 Times
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/6/20 ~ Community Leaders Partner with Food Charity to Feed Downtown Residents in Need
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/5/20 ~ ‘The Doctor Told Me My Chances Were 50-50’ ~ A Widely Admired Community Leader Recalls Her Life-and-Death Battle with COVID-19
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. More information: coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home or call 1-888-364-3065.All non-essential workers must continue to work from home and schools and everyone is required […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/4/30 ~ What Comes Next? Assembly Member Proposes Post-CV19 Pandemic New Deal
Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage What Comes Next? Assembly Member Proposes Post-Pandemic New Deal State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “We must take this moment to fundamentally rethink government, and establish policies that prioritize the struggling many, not the wealthy few — while ensuring that the wealthy pay their fair share, so we have […]