Month: March 2021

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/9/21 ~ Lower Manhattan Quietly Becomes Home to Equivalent of a New Neighborhood – Almost None of It Affordable

A Decade of Development Lower Manhattan Quietly Becomes Home to Equivalent of a New Neighborhood – Almost None of It Affordable A map from the Department of City Planning quantifies where the most (and fewest) new apartments have been built in Lower Manhattan, between 2010 and 2020, when more than 6,400 dwellings were created. In...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/8/21 ~ They Plan to Unpave the Parking Lot, and Put Up a Paradise ~ The East Side Competes with the Hudson as Downtown’s Go-To Waterfront Destination

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News They Plan to Unpave the Parking Lot, and Put Up a Paradise The East Side Competes with the Hudson as Downtown’s Go-To Waterfront Destination Above: A rendering of the children’s playground planned for Pier 42 by the landscape architecture firm of Mathews Nielsen, which also contributed to the designs...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/5/21 ~ Attempting to Prevent a Monumental Mistake

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Satiety of Cenotaphs Attempting to Prevent a Monumental Mistake Governor Andrew Cuomo (left) unveils the Mother Cabrini Memorial (overlooking South Cove) in October 2020. The statue portrays the Catholic saint and two children, precariously afloat in a paper dinghy crafted from folded paper, representing her devotion to...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/4/21 ~ ‘Please Resign’

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘Please Resign’ Niou Calls Upon Cuomo to Step Down Above: Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is embattled by accusations of sexual harassment, personal bullying, and an alleged coverup of deaths among elderly residents of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Below: State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “Our Governor is...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/3/21 ~ Reports Show That Lower Manhattan Properties Are Dwindling in Value

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Downtown Depreciates Reports Show That Lower Manhattan Properties Are Dwindling in Value A range of reports indicates that the Downtown real estate market has imploded in the wake of the recession brought on by the pandemic coronavirus. The Downtown Alliance’s “2020 Lower Manhattan Real Estate Year in Review”...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 3/2/21 ~ Two Extremists Face Charges for Online Threats

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Beyond The Fringe Two Extremists Face Charges for Online Threats Former Occupy Wall Street protestor Brendan Hunt (also known as “X-Ray Ultra”): “Start up the firing squads, mow down these commies and letʼs take america back” A pair of men for whom Lower Manhattan holds a troubling allure have...