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 […]
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The BroadsheetDAILY – Fourth of July Calendar of Events in Lower Manhattan
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Calendar Saturday, July 2 12pm-10pm The Seaport Beach Fest Seaport Square Dig your toes in the sand, grab a drink from the pop-up bar, pick up a snack from an assortment of food trucks, and enjoy performances all weekend long on the main stage. Check […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/22/22 – City Council Mulls Legislation to Clip Wings of Whirlybirds
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Avigation Abnegation City Council Mulls Legislation to Clip Wings of Whirlybirds Above: Passengers aboard a “doors-off” tourist flight banking over the Brooklyn Bridge. Below: The scene on the East River in March, 2018, where a “doors-off” flight crashed, killing all five people onboard. A bill […]
EYES TO THE SKY June 13 – 26, 2022 Peak Sun, Full Strawberry Moon, morning planets
In early evening twilight, near the top of an azure sky, a singular golden point of light appears to the inquisitive sky gazer. It is Arcturus (-0.07magnitude), the brightest star in the summer sky, high in the southeast at about 9:10pm. Gazing in a northerly direction, one other ray of starlight penetrates Earth’s dimming blue […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 5/24/22 – Jet Ski Accident in Waters Off Battery Park City
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Waves of Woe Jet Ski Accident Claims One Life, Injures Second Passenger, in Waters Off Battery Park City A rescue diver emerges from the Hudson, after searching beneath the Brookfield Place ferry terminal for a missing water scooter passenger on Saturday evening. A waterborne outing […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 5/23/22 – Yuh-Line Niou Announces Candidacy for Newly Created Lower Manhattan Congressional District
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage ‘A Bold, Progressive, And Unapologetic Voice For Our Communities’ Yuh-Line Niou Announces Candidacy for Newly Created Lower Manhattan Congressional District Above: Congressional candidate Yuh-Line Niou at her campaign kick-off in Columbus Park on Saturday, flanked by actress (and onetime candidate for Governor) Cynthia Nixon and […]