View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Atlantic City on the East River? Mayoral Hopeful Proposes Casino Development on Governors Island Above: The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio plans a Center for Climate Solutions on the 33 acres of Governors Island currently available for redevelopment. Below: Mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang: “Who’s going to use that […]
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The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/25/21 ~ Restaurant Week, Annual Food Fest Puts Lavish Local Meals within Reach of Thrifty Epicures
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Moveable Feasts Annual Food Fest Puts Lavish Local Meals within Reach of Thrifty Epicures New York’s annual food celebration, Restaurant Week, has been reimagined for the era of COVID-19. What’s new is that all meals will be for takeout or delivery. What remains the same is the deep […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/22/21 ~ HRPT President Madelyn Wils, Who Oversaw Build-Out of Waterfront Park to Step Down
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Doyenne of the Estuary Departs HRPT President Who Oversaw Build-Out of Waterfront Park to Step Down Above: Music lovers relax at Pier 45 in Hudson River Park, as Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra musicians perform. Below: Outgoing Hudson River Park Trust president Madelyn Wils. Madelyn Wils, president and chief executive officer […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/21/21 ~ New Law Aims to Play Fair with Fowl ~ “There may be as many as one billion birds killed by window and glass collisions every single year in the United States,”
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News For the Birds New Law Aims to Play Fair with Fowl A woodpecker killed in a collision with a Battery Park City skyscraper. The New York City Council recently enacted new legislation that will protect birds, who are killed by the thousands each year in collisions with the […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/20/21 ~ National Thoughts ~ Amid These Truths, Clarity and Complexity and Better Things to Do
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News National Thoughts Amid These Truths, Clarity and Complexity and Better Things to Do More than 10,000 marchers gathered in Battery Park just days after Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, to protest policies they viewed as reprehensible. Nobody present was able to foresee that 400,000 Americans would be dead before […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/19/21 ~ Downtown Hotelpocalypse Continues as Two Hostelries in FiDi Go to Auction After Loan Default
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Inn-plosion Downtown Hotelpocalypse Continues as Two Hostelries Go to Auction After Loan Default Above: 126 Water Street Below: 51 Nassau Street A pair of Lower Manhattan hotels will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on Thursday, after the holding company that owns the properties was unable to […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Community Gathers at the Doors of the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Condemn Racist Symbol
Community Gathers at the Doors of the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Condemn Racist Symbol Yesterday afternoon, community members and elected officials joined with students, parents, and teachers from the Battery Park City School (PS/IS 276) in front of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to forcefully condemn the […]
The BroadsheetDAILY 1/15/21 ~ Newly Completed 750-Mile Bikeway to Canada Begins in Battery Park City
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Happy Trails Newly Completed 750-Mile Bikeway Begins in Battery Park City Lower Manhattan latest landmark—the southern terminus of the longest multi-use state trail anywhere in the United States, marked by a new kiosk along the bikeway that runs parallel to West Street, near Battery Place—was unveiled on New […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/14/21 ~ State Extends, Expands Eviction and Foreclosure Bans Credited with Saving Thousands of Lives
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Four Walls for a Few Months Longer State Extends, Expands Eviction and Foreclosure Bans Credited with Saving Thousands of Lives Above: Belongings of a homeless person. Below: State Senator Brian Kavanagh: “We are delivering real protection for countless renters and homeowners who would otherwise be at risk of […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/13/21 ~ During Pandemic and Revenue Shortfall, City Hall Prioritizes Plans for New Ferry Between Staten Island and Battery Park City
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Whatever Floats Your Boat During Pandemic and Revenue Shortfall, City Hall Prioritizes Plans for New Ferry The ferry terminal on the esplanade (near Vesey Street) is slated by summer to begin hosting an additional 60 vessels each day, carrying as many as 2,500 passengers, as the City inaugurates […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/12/21 ~ The Ongoing Retail Apocalypse Unfolding in Lower Manhattan
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Lower Manhattan Unchained Questions about What’s In Store for Local Retail Point to Glum Answer: Not Much The Gap at Broadway and Maiden Lane closed at the start of the pandemic and stopped paying rent in March, which caused its landlord to default on their mortgage in August […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/11/21 ~ Confederate Battle Flag Found Tied to Front Door of Museum of Jewish Heritage
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Vile Vexillology Confederate Battle Flag Found Tied to Front Door of Museum of Jewish Heritage The front doors of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where a Confederate flag was found on Friday morning. The “stars and bars” standard flown by the army of the Confederate States of America, […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/8/21 ~ Appeals Court Upholds Order Delaying Move of Homeless Men to FiDi
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Staycated Appeals Court Upholds Order Delaying Move of Homeless Men to FiDi On Tuesday, a five-judge panel of the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division affirmed an earlier ruling (issued on December 3), which has the effect of halting once again the planned transfer of more than […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/7/21 ~ What Killed All Those Fish?
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News What Killed All Those Fish? The dead menhaden fish that bobbed at the surface of the water off Lower Manhattan and throughout the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and Long Island Sound during the month of December are gone now. But the concern remains. What killed the fish? Scientists in the […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/6/21 ~ CB1 Discussion Tonight Will Review Skyrocketing Costs of Home Ownership in Battery Park City
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Can Anybody Spare $100,000 Per Month? CB1 Discussion Tonight Will Review Skyrocketing Costs of Home Ownership in Battery Park City Tonight (Wednesday, January 6) the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) will host a discussion about affordability for condominium owners, for whom the cost of […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/5/21 ~ Architects Propose to Reclaim Park Tribeca Lost Nearly a Century Ago
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Adit Up Architects Propose to Reclaim Park Tribeca Lost Nearly a Century Ago Above: A view from above, illustrating the smaller parks (at street level) located at the corners of the Holland Tunnel Rotary, which would act as gateways to the Lower Plaza, submerged below the existing exit […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 1/4/21 ~ In Memoriam: Anthony Notaro ~ A Leader Who Presided Over Transformational Times in Lower Manhattan Passes from the Scene
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News In Memoriam: Anthony Notaro (1951 – 2020) A Leader Who Presided Over Transformational Times in Lower Manhattan Passes from the Scene Anthony Notaro, shown here presiding over a meeting of Community Board 1, which he chaired from 2016 through 2020. Anthony Notaro, a Lower Manhattan community leader for […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ City Announces Public School Admissions Changes with Significant Impact for Lower Manhattan
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News The BroadsheetDAILY will return on January 4. Happy Holidays to all of our readers! An End to Screen Time City Announces Public School Admissions Changes with Significant Impact for Lower Manhattan Highly regarded local middle schools, such as P.S/I.S. 276, in Battery Park City, will no longer be […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Niou Joins Lawmakers Calling for Rollback of NYPD Unit
View as Webpage On December 18, Jupiter (brighter) and Saturn were photographed in the southwest sky from Lower Manhattan at sunset. Scroll down to Eyes to the Sky for details on tonight’s rare celestial alignment. Lower Manhattan’s Local News Snow dude waiting for a game on the ballfields. Photo: courtesy BPCA Clamping Down on Vice […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 12/18/20 ~ Non-Profit Outlines Plan for ‘Safe Haven’ Shelter on Washington Street
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘We Have a History of Being Good Neighbors’ Non-Profit Outlines Plan for ‘Safe Haven’ Shelter on Washington Street The onetime Downtown Community House, at 105 Washington Street, is slated to return to its historic roots with conversion into a homeless shelter. The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio […]