Author: Matthew Fenton

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage They Plan to Pave Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot Highly Regarded Park on Lower East Side Awaits Demolition, as Protestors Push for New Plan Alina Shen, an organizer with the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (with microphone), leads a May 23 protest against the pending...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage ‘Stop Abusing the Legal Process’ Newly Formed Union Stages Walkout at Private School in Seaport The Blue School, located on Water Street, has been the scene of recent labor strife. Teachers and staff at a prestigious private school in Lower Manhattan, the Blue School, mounted...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Not for a Lack of Interest Trinity Underwrites Benevo-Lending Initiative for Public-Service Groups In 2021, Trinity Church made $46.7 million in grants and program-related investments, which were disbursed to 286 recipients. Trinity Church’s grant program has funded a Lower Manhattan public service organization that provides...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage An End to Binary Ballots? Gender Requirements for Some Elected Offices Sparks Calls for Reform Eleanor Roosevelt Ever wonder why New York State has legal quotas limiting how many women can be elected as district leaders? Blame Eleanor Roosevelt. Some background: A district leader is...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Entry for the Gentry; Heave-Ho for the Hoi Polloi Analysis By Housing Group Cites Threats to Affordability in Lower Manhattan Gateway Plaza in Battery Park City A leading housing advocacy organization has conducted an exhaustive look at threats to affordability in every community in the...