Year: 2021

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/24/21 ~ The Winds of Change ~ Sustainable Schooner, Carrying Comestibles, To Make Port in Lower Manhattan

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper The Winds of Change Sustainable Schooner, Carrying Comestibles, To Make Port in Lower Manhattan The wind-powered schooner Apollonia hauls freight into New York harbor Tomorrow (Saturday, September 25), the South Street Seaport Museum will welcome the Apollonia, a traditional gaff-rigged schooner, capable of carrying 20,000 pounds...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/23/21 ~ ‘A Modern Debtor’s Prison’ ~ Nadler and Niou Lead Protest Over Court Fees That Hit Hardest Against the Poor

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper ‘A Modern Debtor’s Prison’ Nadler and Niou Lead Protest Over Court Fees That Hit Hardest Against the Poor State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “Mandatory court fees are the ugly face of New York’s two justice systems: one serving the rich, the other attacking the poor.” On...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/22/21 ~ More Cappuccinos, Less Broccoli Lower Manhattan Retail Landscape Sends Mixed Signals

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper More Cappuccinos, Less Broccoli Lower Manhattan Retail Landscape Sends Mixed Signals Above: Fully one quarter of all Downtown retail storefronts are now vacant. Below: An informal metric of lattes sold at Pret a Manger locations in Lower Manhattan (such as this one, as Broadway and Thomas...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/21/21 ~ Governor Dedicates Hurricane Maria Memorial in Battery Park City

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper A Place of Quiet Reflection Governor Dedicates Hurricane Maria Memorial in Battery Park City Governor Kathy Hochul dedicates the Hurricane Maria Memorial on the fourth anniversary of the storm that claimed some 3,000 lives in Puerto Rico. Governor Kathy Hochul came to Battery Park City on...
Governor Kathy Hochul dedicates the Hurricane Maria Memorial on the fourth anniversary of the storm that claimed some 3,000 lives in Puerto Rico.

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/20/21 ~ Silverstein Envisions Breaking Ground Within Months on New Skyscraper at Two World Trade Center

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Aspire Higher Silverstein Envisions Breaking Ground Within Months on New Skyscraper at Two World Trade Center Above: Until developer Larry Silverstein breaks ground at the corner of Vesey and Church Street (as soon as next spring), the site hosts a “podium” that houses utility and ventilation...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/17/21 ~ New Bike Path on Brooklyn Bridge Opens

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Penny-Farthing Lane New Bike Path on Brooklyn Bridge Opens Two Wheels, Four Paws: A canine cyclist hitches a ride with his human companion. On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, kept a promise made in his January State of the City address, by opening a dedicated bike...