Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Packet Racket CB1 Calls for Delay in New Staten Island Ferry Route That Will Use Local Terminal Community Board 1 (CB1) is pushing back against a plan by the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio to launch in 2020 a new ferry service […]

  CLICK HERE TO WATCH  A TIMELAPSE OF THE MAKING OF THE PRIDE LAWN AT ROCKEFELLER PARK timelapse by Jonathan Gross/BPCA

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com National Thoughts Of Unfinished Revolutions and Ongoing Evolution “The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in 1835, “but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” Tomorrow is a day, of course, […]

South BPC Resiliency Project  The full presentation and video from the South BPC Resiliency Project Public Meeting #3 held last week at 6 River Terrace is now available on the Battery Park City Authority’s Resiliency page under the heading  “South Battery Park City Resiliency Project.” Additional feedback on the concepts presented may be submitted until Monday, July 15 to the […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Valediction Paul Hovitz Concludes 27 Years of Service on Community Board 1 Fledgling Firebrands: Mr. Hovitz (right), Mr. Townley (center), and Mr. Goldstein (left) at a meeting of Community Board 1 in the early 1990s After nearly three decades of building schools, fighting […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Fiat Lux Multi-Year Traffic Safety Push Culminates as Traffic Light Comes to South End and Rector The new traffic signal being installed at the intersection of South End Avenue and Rector Place on Saturday. More than a decade of advocacy by community leaders […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Metaphysical Graffiti Two Provocative Pieces from a Dowager of the Avant-Garde Before:  One June 18_ the space and the sculpture that Ms. Ono calls “Add Color (Refugee Boat)” were a figurative blank slate Today (Friday, June 28) and tomorrow are the last chances […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Haven Mavens City Council Votes to Okay Controversial Senior Housing Proposal The proposed Haven Green affordable housing complex for seniors, which is slated to occupy the site of the Elizabeth Street Garden. The City Council voted to approve the Haven Green proposal on […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Where Affordability Is in the Eye of the Beholder Moderate Income Rentals in Tribeca for Those Earning a Quarter of a Million Per Year Apartments at this luxury Tribeca building may be available to qualified applicants at less than one-half of market rents, […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Albany Wants to Keelhaul Advertising Barges State Lawmakers Bark ‘Belay That’ to Water-Borne Marketing Messages The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of proposed ban by State legislators. The ubiquitous advertising barges that have become anathema for Lower Manhattan […]

Sunset Tour of Ambrose Channel Friday, June 28, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM  Popularly regarded as National Lighthouse Museum’s “Signature Tour” this exciting boat tour familiarizes passengers with key lighthouses that facilitate safe passage from the Atlantic Ocean into Lower New York Harbor. Romer Shoals Lighthouse We explore a total of nine lighthouses on this […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Introducing 25 Park Row  on Historic City Hall Park Introducing 25 Park Row ~ a 21st-century icon providing unmatched views  over City Hall Park with sweeping panoramas of the Hudson River, the Woolworth Building, and beyond. Featuring abundant outdoor spaces and an impressive […]

SailGP is this Friday and Saturday! Arabella offers Best Seat in the House for Sailors Arabella There are two days of racing, Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22.  SailGP will bring the world’s fastest on-water sail racing to the East Coast, introducing New Yorkers to the world of competitive sailing at never-before-seen speeds. And […]

Click to watch the Oracle racing sailboat testing the waters a few days before the weekend event GPSAIL. New York SailGP will take place on Friday and Saturday afternoon June 21-22, on the lower Hudson River between Canal Street and the Battery. National teams for the United States, Australia, China, France, Great Britain and Japan will […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Menhir for the Men and Women Who Came Here A Stele for Survivors Honors Those Who Came Back, and Those Who Chose to Settle Downtown After the Dust Settled Our Shrine: The Memorial Glade is the first monument to honor survivors of the […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com The bridges are coming, the bridges are coming! Click here to watch the arrival of the two new spans, and the unloading of the first one, for the West Thames pedestrian bridge across West Street. Seeking Stability Gateway Tenant Leaders Plan Sunday Rally […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Trestle Wrestle Next Week’s Installation of West Thames Bridge Sections Will Require Street Closures and Parking Disruptions The installation of the long-awaited West Thames pedestrian bridge is now scheduled to begin next Tuesday (May 28) and continue through the following Sunday (June 2). […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Barging In Local Elected Officials Say ‘Avast’ to Water-Borne Ads, But Company Claims City Is Out of Its Depth The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Taste of Tribeca celebrates 25 years The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Shelter from the Storm City Plans Temporary Flood Protection Measures for Downtown Now: The current appearance of the East River waterfront, just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, with no flood protections in place The administration of […]