View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Downtown Voters Are Biden Their Time Local Electoral Patterns Show Varying Levels of Enthusiasm for Presidential Contenders Donald Trump’s flagship location in Lower Manhattan did little to win him votes in the election district within which 40 Wall Street is located — or anywhere else in the broader…
Month: November 2020
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Unexpected Development ~ Local Small Business Swims Against the Tide by Reopening
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Unexpected Development Local Small Business Swims Against the Tide by Reopening Elizabeth Lind of Inatesso Café Casano In Italian, the word “inatteso” means “unexpected”—which is an apt adjective to describe what a small business in Battery Park City is doing. At a time when large enterprises, from the…
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 11/5/20 ~ Downtown Advocacy Group Prepares Lawsuit Over Lack of Connectivity for Homeless Kids
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Bandwidth for the Dispossessed Downtown Advocacy Group Prepares Lawsuit Over Lack of Connectivity for Homeless Kids The Radisson New York Wall Street Hotel, in the Financial District, has been used as a temporary homeless shelter since March. Advocates for the homeless are preparing to sue the de Blasio…
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 11/4/20 ~ Votes Aren’t All That’s Still Being Counted… Lower Manhattan Contributed Almost $20 Million to Political Campaigns
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Votes Aren’t All That’s Still Being Counted… Lower Manhattan Contributed Almost $20 Million to Political Campaigns Individuals, businesses, and organizations domiciled in nine zip codes spread across Lower Manhattan contributed $18.7 million to various political campaigns this election cycle, data from the Federal Election Commission shows. A breakdown…
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 11/3/20 ~ The Weighing Share to the Utmost, or Admit That You Have No Business Here at All
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Weighing Share to the Utmost, or Admit That You Have No Business Here at All Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Freedom of Speech,” 1943. Illustration for “The Saturday Evening Post”, February 20, 1943. From the collection of Norman Rockwell Museum. Fear not, dear reader. You are in no danger…
Eyes to the Sky November 2 – 15, 2020 Big sky, long night
Eyes to the Sky November 2 – 15, 2020 Big sky, long night Evening sky circa 7pm. November 2, 2020. See gibbous moon rise first, then Taurus the Bull’s brightest star, Aldebaran. Constellations and planets approximate positions November 2 – 15. Moonrise later every night. Illustration: Judy Isacoff/Starry Night Night is fast overtaking day. During…