Letters To the editor, The deconstruction of the temporary Rector Street Bridge-upsetting to some in the community-actually has many supporters, and certainly came as no surprise. Members of the community have been discussing the removal of the bridge for years at Community Board 1 meetings, which are open to all. The removal of the bridge […]

Letters To the editor: As of this moment, the only person who can save the Rector Street Bridge is New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. If you want to act to save the bridge, you and your friends, children and associates are all encouraged to write our Governor Cuomo. Please email his Manhattan representative at: […]

Letters To the editor: The Seaport Coalition is asking our neighbors to send their comments before January 16th to NYSDEC, the agency that will be overseeing the cleanup of toxins found under the 250 Water Street (formerly Millstein) parking lot. Here are some talking points: 1. Mercury Action Levels should never exceed background at the […]

Letters The Esplanade Plaza is the site of many a community activity year round Dear Editor: Well, this is an interesting development: both the Hurricane Maria Memorial and a statue of St. Frances Cabrini gracing our neighborhood! In my opinion, St. Frances will not be much of an intrusion – she won’t take much space […]

Letters National 9/11 Memorial & Museum Dear editor: I have nothing against the Tribute Musuem and I was angered when I heard that they were losing their lease.  It is a good institution and should survive. However, the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum doesn’t deserve to be put down in comparison to the Tribute Museum. Tribute Museum […]

Letters If You Think Your Voice Doesn’t Matter in the Climate Movement Then You Need to Read This     To the editor:   Just a month into the school year and virtually every student across the world is asking themselves the same question: can youth protest really make an impact on the climate crisis?   […]

Letters To the editor: Re: Preserving the Rector Street Bridge I would like to take this opportunity to report progress on saving the Rector Street Bridge to the Battery Park City Community. Early in July, the majority of residents, workers and tourists crossing the Rector Street Bridge did not know that it was threatened with […]

Letters Fireworks Dear Mayor de Blasio: This year on the Fourth of July, New Yorkers were denied access to view the annual Macy’s 4th of July fireworks from Howard Hughes Corporation’s Pier 17. Although obligated by agreement with the City of New York to provide 10,000 sf (25% of the rooftop) open to the public […]

Letters The Rector Street Bridge         To the editor: I couldn’t agree more with the idea that we need to do everything we can as a community to keep this extremely important passage intact. Unless there is a compelling reason presented by the appropriate authorities (safety issue with existing structure), I can’t […]

Letters To the editor, I can’t imagine CB 1 without Paul Hovitz on it. There are not enough medals or citations to reward the hours and years this man has devoted to our community and to all of Lower Manhattan. Thank you Paul is just not enough. Bless you for your generous heart. Jean Bergantini Grillo,  […]

Letters To the Editor, I fully applaud the combined efforts of BPC Parks and Gateway Plaza management to bring the ease of composting to the residents of Gateway Plaza. Each time I throw my raw fruit and vegetable scraps into the compost bin, I feel like I’m contributing to the health of the local community. […]

To the editor: RE: Time Runs Out for Landmarked Clock Tower (BroadsheetDAILY APRIL 9, 2019  by Matthew Fenton) The single most devastating decision to the cause of preservation in the history of the New York City Landmarks Law and, without a doubt, the most disappointing in my 27+ year career as an attorney. My heart breaks […]

To the editor: Two way tolls on the Verrazzano Bridge should make an enormous difference in the amount of truck traffic those of us living below Canal Street endure daily as we risk our lives trying to navigate crosswalks in an attempt to get to and from home. Since one way tolls began in 1986, […]

To the editor: In August of 2016, the Battery Park City Authority presented recommendations for safety improvements to South End Avenue and West Thames Street that were developed by Stantec, a consulting company. Three options were offered, but ALL of them included: * Adding a crosswalk across South End Avenue at the entrance from Gateway […]

RE: Taking Back the Streets (BroadsheetDAILY March 27) To the editor, How does this new plan affect the M55 bus that already has to crawl down Broadway, past FiDi and around the Custom House to travel up Church St. It is almost always late. Please please don’t do anything that slows down the only way many of […]

To the editor: Justine Cuccia is fearless. I want to push back just a little Justine. You said you were scared and frightened. Yes, of leaving your loved ones and your loved community. But never mistake you are a brave women warrior sharing your experience in an effort to improve the life of others. To publically […]

To the editor:           How long you can hold your breath was the insidious issue hovering in the air of a packed Town Hall Meeting of lower Manhattan residents and leaders in the community room of the Southbridge Towers Monday evening. The Howard Hughes Corp. wants to build a high rise at 250 […]

706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. 1493 – While on board the Nina, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter that was widely distributed upon his return to Portugal describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New […]

To the editor: Kudos to CM Chin.  Support her big time.  Yes, terminate the placards unless they are strictly enforced – and – terminate the discounts given by the city to fed ex, ups and verizon  for illegal parking under the PVB Stipulated Fine Program.   These are the 3 biggest ticket violators and they […]

To the editor: RE: “Being Vigilant about the View” (BroadsheetDAILY February 7) The “cart before the horse” or in this case the “liquor license before the building” approach is Howard Hughes’ newest tactic to purposefully obfuscate the checks and balances of new development. As the scheme goes, if one city agency approves a seemingly benign request […]