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…
Month: February 2021
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…