View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Wall Street’s Secret Santa: “It was love right away” Rest in Peace, Arturo Di Modica Charging Bull, the monumental bronze sculpture secretly fabricated by artist Arturo Di Modica with $360,000 of his own money, and then plunked down on Broad Street in front of the New York Stock […]
Archives for February 2021
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/25/21 ~ Residents are Urged to Brainstorm About How to Protect FiDi and the Seaport from Climate Change
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Flood of Ideas Residents are Urged to Brainstorm About How to Protect FiDi and the Seaport from Climate Change A conceptual rendering illustrates the general look that more than 100 acres of new landfill along the East River might resemble. As the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/24/21 ~ The Gangs That Couldn’t Shoot Straight Crips and Bloods Exchange Gunfire at FiDi Hotel, But Hit Nobody
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Gangs That Couldn’t Shoot Straight Crips and Bloods Exchange Gunfire at FiDi Hotel, But Hit Nobody Above: The Artezen Hotel, at 24 John Street, was the scene of a recent shootout that resulted in nine arrests, along with the recovery of eight guns. Below: Captain Thomas P. […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/23/21 ~ 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Report
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Report More Survivors than Responders Now are Submitting Claims September 11, 2001 Dust and debris from the collapsing tower engulfs Lower Manhattan. photo: NYPD The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has released its annual report for 2020, which documents some significant developments. Over […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/22/21 ~ Community Board 1 Decries Expanded Free Parking for Scofflaws with Badges
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Uncivil Servants CB1 Decries Expanded Free Parking for Scofflaws with Badges For years, cars bearing law enforcement placards have parked illegally on the west side of River Terrace each day. More recently, they have begun commandeering spaces on the east side of the street, once used to drop […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/19/21 ~ Lower Manhattan Raptor Struggles to Survive
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Flying on One Wing Lower Manhattan Raptor Struggles to Survive Financial District resident Janet Fish was walking home from her morning shift volunteering at the Bowery Mission recently when she found herself face to face with a local aristocrat. As she passed a pizzeria at the intersection of […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/18/21 ~ Appeals Court Focuses on Meaning of Four-Letter Word to Block Suit Against Two Bridges Development Plan
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘Such’ Nonsense Appeals Court Focuses on Meaning of Four-Letter Word to Block Suit Against Two Bridges Development Plan Above: An architectural rendering of the four new residential towers proposed for the Two Bridges neighborhood, which would contain more than 2,700 apartments. The tower at left is already largely […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/17/21 ~ Lower Manhattan Lags Five-Borough Averages for COVID Vaccination
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Shot in the Arm Downtown Lags Five-Borough Averages for COVID Vaccination Lower Manhattan residents are being vaccinated against the pandemic coronavirus at a slower rater than other New Yorkers, according to data from the City’s Health Department. Lower Manhattan is lagging behind the City-wide averages for rates […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/16/21 ~ The Larceny of the Commons ~ City Planning Commission to Consider Endorsing Privatization of Public Space in Tribeca
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Larceny of the Commons City Planning Commission to Consider Endorsing Privatization of Public Space in Tribeca Above: Signs on the outside of 240 Greenwich Street forbid the public from entering a lobby that was created as a public amenity, in exchange for multiple benefits to the building […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/12/21 ~ Developer Named for Five World Trade Center
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Developer Named for Five World Trade Center Nine-Hundred Foot Tower Will Include 300-Plus Affordable Units Above: The structure planned for Five World Trade Center (right) will include retail, office, and community uses, as well as 69 floors of rental apartments. Below: A schematic rendering breaks out the various […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/11/21 ~ “We Are Violently Pursuing the Kingdom of God”
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News “We Are Violently Pursuing the Kingdom of God” State Attorney General Files Federal Suit Against Anti-Abortion Protestors New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit in federal court, to end the obstructive, threatening, harassing, and violent activity by the Defendants, Bevelyn Beatty and Edmee Chavannes, at […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/10/21 ~ Murder Arrest Suspect in Chambers Street Subway Stabbing Taken Into Custody
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Murder Arrest Suspect in Chambers Street Subway Stabbing Taken Into Custody Amado Garzon Morales, seen here on police surveillance video, is shown fleeing from the scene of an October 4 murder at the Chambers Street subway station, across the street from City Hall. A suspect in the October […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/9/21 ~ City Council Candidate Marte Argues Against Squeezing Schools
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Debt of Gratitude City Council Candidate Argues Against Squeezing Schools City Council candidate Christopher Marte: “Since enrollment in many District 2 schools has gone down severely, schools will have their budgets slashed at the very moment when they need money the most.” City Council candidate Christopher Marte […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/8/21 ~ HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans for ‘Beach,’ Park and Historic Sculpture for Gansevoort Peninsula
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Shore Thing HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans for ‘Beach,’ Park and Historic Sculpture for Gansevoort Peninsula Above: An overview rending of the Hudson River Park Trust’s plan for the Gansevoort Peninsula, with the proposed scenic beach at left and “Day’s End” sculpture at left, the ballfield in […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/5/21 ~ Fulton Transit Hub Becomes Venue for Multiple Violent Crime
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Fulton Felonies Transit Hub Becomes Venue for Multiple Violent Crime Above: The January 29 attack at the Dunkin Donuts within the Fulton Center begins, as the victim is punched from behind. Below: As the victim attempts to flee, more members of the gang converge on him. The Fulton […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/4/21 ~ Niou’s Push to Repeal Law That Targeted Transgender People Signed Into Law
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Perambulation Now Permitted for All Niou’s Push to Repeal Law That Targeted Transgender People Signed Into Law Above: State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “I have watched trans folk get followed by cops, ‘just because.’ Doing things cis-gendered people do every day. Waiting for the bus. Walking on sidewalk. […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/3/21 ~ Council Member Margaret Chin and Advocacy Group Score Win for Street Vendors
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Vendor, Vidi, Vici Council Member and Advocacy Group Score Win for Street Vendors Street vendors will have more opportunity to operate legally and less reason to fear punitive enforcement by police, under a new law spearheaded by City Council member Margaret Chin. City Council member Margaret Chin, in […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/2/21 ~ Wariness on Water Street
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Wariness on Water Street Two Convicted Sex Offenders Residing at Homeless Shelter in Financial District The Financial District hotel, currently being used as a homeless shelter, that houses two men designated as “sexually violent offenders.” Among the hundred-plus homeless persons sheltered at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/1/21 ~ Sounding A Lot Like the Leftists of 2011, Young Republicans Re-Occupy Zuccotti Park
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Insurrection Resurrection Sounding A Lot Like the Leftists of 2011, Young Republicans Re-Occupy Zuccotti Park Gavin Max: “These schmucks on Wall Street and in Greenwich, or wherever they are, they can do whatever the hell they want to do with no repercussions.” On Sunday afternoon, several dozen members […]