Calendar Tuesday 1/21/20 10:30AM Zumba Jumpstart 6 River Terrace Join a fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of salsa, merengue, hip-hop, and more! Enthusiastic instruction creates a fun community of dancers who learn new steps each week. Bring your friends and share in this fit and fun dancing community.  Battery Park City Authority FREE […]

Eyes to the Sky January 21 – February 2, 2020 Cygnus the Swan Soars as Summer Triangle sets From south-southwest to northwest, stars and planet Venus on January 21 close to 6pm.I mage has been brightened to make words more readable, actual sky color will be darker, celestial objects brighter. The Summer Triangle’s long season in […]

Vicinage with Vigor Lower Manhattan Ranked Among Healthiest Districts in New York Two Lower Manhattan neighborhoods rank among the healthiest communities anywhere in the five boroughs of New York City, according to new research by RentHop, an online listings database. The analysis gauged overall healthy by three criteria: the proportion of overall space within each […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Vicinage with Vigor Lower Manhattan Ranked Among Healthiest Districts in New York Two Lower Manhattan neighborhoods rank among the healthiest communities anywhere in the five boroughs of New York City, according to new research by RentHop, an online listings database. The analysis gauged […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com De Gustibus Annual Food Fest Puts Lavish Meals within Reach of Modest Budgets New York’s annual food celebration, Restaurant Week, starts next Tuesday (January 21) and continues for almost three weeks, until Saturday (February 9). For those disinclined to venture above Canal Street, […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Hear and Be Heard The Battery Park City Authority will host a public meetings about resiliency and sustainability tonight Thursday (January 16). The Thursday session will focus on the Battery Park City Sustainability Plan, which is now being formulated, and will be held at […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com When a Deadline Becomes a Lifeline Renewed Victims Compensation Fund Extends Cutoff Date for Registration Following last summer’s passage of a new law that extends (and expands funding for) the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund (VCF), the Fund will be accepting claims until […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Chain Reaction Hundreds of Local Storefronts Remain Rented to Corporate Brands Forlorn mannequins populate the window at the former Saks Fifth Avenue space within Brookfield Place, shortly after it closed, in December, 2018. The facility has since been converted into a conference center, […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com They Didn’t Get the Memo… Much-Touted Crackdown on Placard Parking Not All It Was Cracked Up to Be In spite of a putative crackdown on placard parking abuse that was slated to begin Monday, dozens of illegally parked cars bearing law enforcement placards […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Ferklempt Cuomo Announces Planned Expansion of Museum of Jewish Heritage Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to expand the Museum of Jewish Heritage, which is located within Wagner Park, in Battery Park City. At his annual State of the State address, delivered Wednesday […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Compensation Dispensation Class-Action Suit on Behalf of Gateway Tenants Reaches Proposed Settlement Attorneys representing Gateway Plaza residents in a class-action suit that began in 2014 have reached a tentative settlement with the LeFrak Organization, the landlords at Battery Park City’s largest residential complex, […]

Compensation Dispensation Class-Action Suit on Behalf of Gateway Tenants Reaches Proposed Settlement Attorneys representing Gateway Plaza residents in a class-action suit that began in 2014 have reached a tentative settlement with the LeFrak Organization, the landlords at Battery Park City’s largest residential complex, which they value at $42 million. The suit claimed that conditions such […]

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Trestle Tussle CB1 Session Tonight Will Consider Resolution on Saving Now-Closed Rector Bridge Work crews fenced off the Rector Street pedestrian bridge on Monday morning, a preliminary step to prepare for the structure’s scheduled demolition. Also on Monday, the informal coalition of residents […]

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Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com Poor Quay Cuomo Vetoes Legislation Sought by HRPT to Allow Development on Pier 40 The 14-acre former cruise ship terminal situated along the Hudson River waterfront, near West Houston Street, has evolved into a much-prized recreational facility. On New Year’s Eve, Governor Andrew […]

Poor Quay Cuomo Vetoes Legislation Sought by HRPT to Allow Development on Pier 40 The 14-acre former cruise ship terminal situated along the Hudson River waterfront, near West Houston Street, has evolved into a much-prized recreational facility. On New Year’s Eve, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill passed earlier this year by both houses of […]

Letters Preservation of the Rector Street Bridge Dear Community, The Rector Street Bridge is the second item on the agenda of Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee on Tuesday January 7th at 6pm at 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A. It may be your final chance to take a stand for the preservation of the Rector Street […]

Eyes to the Sky     January 6 – 19, 2020 Sun’s New Year, dawn and dusk planets   Click to Watch Since the winter solstice, December 21, I have been particularly attentive to the Sun as it sets into the skyline to the southwest. Even though I know that the Sun is setting about a minute […]

Calendar Upcoming Community Board Meetings This Week Tuesday Jan 7 6PM Transportation & Street Activity Permits Committee Community Board 1 – Conference Room 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North AGENDA 1) City Hall to Battery Park Bicycle Connection; Broadway, White Hall Street – Resolution 2) Rector Street Bridge – Resolution 3) Collister Street Lighting – Resolution […]