Author: Matthew Fenton

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Above: The 1930s Art Deco tower at 70 Pine Street, which is widely regarded as an architectural masterpiece. Below: Current conditions in the lobby, which has the unusual status of a legally protected interior landmark. Preserving the Patrimony Concerns about Plan to Obscure Legally Protected...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage A Very Lucrative Landmark Private Space in a Publicly Owned Building Seeks Expansion of Expensive (and Exclusive) Club The Battery Maritime Building, built in 1909, reopened in the summer of 2021 as Casa Cipriani. Community Board 1 (CB1) is casting a skeptical eye on plans...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage A Report Card on Resiliency A Decade After Sandy, Comptroller Says Downtown Is Farther Ahead Than Other Communities, But Still Lagging A map pointing to an increase in the average sea level for Lower Manhattan (exclusive of flooding caused by high tides and extreme-weather events),...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage A Taste for Learning Annual Seaport Food-a-Palooza Returns Saturday The 11th Annual Taste of the Seaport festival will come to the South Street Seaport tomorrow (Saturday, October 16), with food from more than 30 Lower Manhattan restaurants, wares from local shops, and live music featuring...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Got Any Ideas on How to Spend a Million Dollars? Marte Seeks Suggestions for Allocating Capital Funds to Local Projects City Council member Christopher Marte (right) is soliciting ideas on how to spend up to $1 million in public funds on Lower Manhattan public infrastructure...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Star Turns Battery Park City Restaurant Loses Michelin Ranking, But Five New Downtown Eateries Are Honored Above: L’Appart (in Brookfield Place) lost the Michelin star it has held since 2017. Below: New entrant Saga (on the rooftop of 70 Pine Street) gained two stars. The...