Month: July 2022

The BroadsheetDAILY – 7/28/22 – New Ferry Operators Mull Transition from Vegetable Oil to Voltage

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Electric Dreams New Ferry Operators Mull Transition from Vegetable Oil to Voltage Pier 15, at the South Street Seaport, where the new ferry to Elizabeth, New Jersey, is scheduled to dock. A new ferry will soon begin serving Lower Manhattan. On August 15, the Elizabeth...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 7/27/22 – Marte to ‘Dark Stores’: GoPuff Yourself

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Marte to ‘Dark Stores’: GoPuff Yourself Council Member Proposes Laws to Regulate Rapid Delivery Sector City Council member Christopher Marte, at City Hall with fellow Council Member Julie Menin and union members, announcing his package of bills to regulate rapid-delivery services. City Council member Christopher...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 7/26/22 – Lower Manhattan Flood Risk Illustrated by Maps from City’s Environmental Agency

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Bad, Worse, and Worst-Case Scenarios Lower Manhattan Flood Risk Illustrated by Maps from City’s Environmental Agency Scenario 1: Moderate Stormwater Flood without Sea Level Rise With little fanfare, the City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on July 6 released three rainfall-based flooding maps that project...

Letter from BPCA Acting Chair Martha Gallo to BPC Neighbors (July 13, 2022)

Dear Neighbor, I hope you are taking time to celebrate summer in our glorious neighborhood. As the Acting Chair of the Battery Park City Authority’s Board — and resident of this community for going on 40 years — I wanted to update you on three key initiatives, specifically our efforts to protect our community from...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 7/26/22 – Federal Agents Seize Drugs Worth More Than $1 Million Outside Downtown Hotel

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Breaking Bad, Lower Manhattan-Style Federal Agents Seize Drugs Worth More Than $1 Million Outside Downtown Hotel The Marriott Hotel at 151 Maiden Lane, where one of the suspects was staying as a guest, and in front of which he was apprehended carrying more than 40...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 7/25/22 – Longtime Resident and Stalwart Protector of His Neighbors Memorialized

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Remembering a Pillar of the Community Longtime Resident and Stalwart Protector of His Neighbors Memorialized Maria Ouranitsas (left of tree and plaque), widow of Gus Ouranitsas, is flanked by friends and neighbors at the July 7 tree-planting ceremony commemorating the life of her husband, below....