Month: September 2022

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Vaccine Void Kids in Southern Battery Park City Among Least Protected Against Polio More than four in ten children in southern Battery Park City fail to meet the threshold of three polio shots by age five, according to data from City health officials. Amid rising...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Whither Wagner? Opponents of the Resiliency Plan Rally as BPCA Plans Imminent Closure and Revamp of Park On August 16, people gathered in Wagner Park to rally for changes to the resiliency plan. As the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) prepares to close Wagner Park...

Eyes to the Sky September 6-20, 2022 Great Bear, Little Bear and North Star As darkness gathers on early September evenings, the Big Dipper appears in the northwest, about 30 degrees above the horizon. Composed of the brightest stars of the Great Bear, Ursa Major, an ancient constellation, the Big Dipper is an asterism, a...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Capital Considerations Lower Manhattan Picks a New Member of Congress, and Returns a State Senator to Albany Brian Kavanagh, left, received the Democratic party nomination to represent Lower Manhattan in the New York State Senate. Dan Goldman, right, is the likely victor in the Congressional...