Month: May 2020

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...

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...

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...

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...