View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Of Human Bondage Links and Shackles, As Symbols of Unity and Division “Song of the Broken Chains,” one of six pieces by renowned sculptor Melvin Edwards, now on display at City Hall Park. The Public Art Fund, a non-profit that presents contemporary pieces in New York public spaces, […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/12/21 ~ FiDi’s Moxy Hotel Seized by Lenders
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Inn and Out FiDi’s Moxy Hotel Seized by Lenders The Moxy NYC Downtown hotel, at 143 Fulton Street, which opened in 2018. The developers of the Moxy NYC Downtown, located at 143 Fulton Street, have surrendered possession of the property to their mortgage lenders, AllianceBernstein. In a story […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/11/21 ~ New York City’s Economic Development Corporation has decided to place +Pool near Pier 35 in the Two Bridges neighborhood
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Pool Hopping EDC Moves Ahead with Plus Pool, But Elsewhere A newly released illustration of the site that the CIty’s Economic Development Corporation has apparently decided upon for +Pool, near Pier 35 in the Two Bridges neighborhood. The City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has followed the urging of […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/10/21 ~ City Council Measure Stands to Make FiDi Thoroughfare Pedestrian-Friendly in Perpetuity
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Street Wise City Council Measure Stands to Make FiDi Thoroughfare Pedestrian-Friendly in Perpetuity Above: This map illustrates the quarter-mile length of Pearl Street, in the Financial District, which has been converted to limited vehicular access under the Open Streets program. Below: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer: “Going forward, […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/7/21 ~ Port Authority Buries Time Capsule at World Trade Center
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Note to the 22nd Century: PATH Used to Cost a Quarter Port Authority Buries Time Capsule at World Trade Center Above: The vessel is inserted into the ground. Below: The leadership of the Port Authority gathers around the commemorative marker at the location of the time capsule. As […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/6/21 ~ Onetime Occupy Wall Street Activist Convicted of Threatening Federal Officials
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘Slaughter Them All’ Onetime OWS Activist Convicted of Threatening Federal Officials Above: Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park 2011. Below: Former Occupy Wall Street protestor Brendan Hunt (also known as “X-Ray Ultra”): “Start up the firing squads, mow down these commies and letʼs take america back” A man […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/5/21 ~ Landmarks Panel Approves Howard Hughes Proposal for Scaled-Back Tower at Seaport Site
View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Not-So-Super Tall Landmarks Panel Approves Howard Hughes Proposal for Scaled-Back Tower at Seaport Site The full-block parking lot at 250 Water Street, which Howard Hughes Corporations hopes to develop, where an environmental cleanup is underway to remove toxins such as mercury and lead. The City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/4/21 ~ Local Public High Schools Perform Well in National Rankings
Lower Manhattan’s Local News Secondary Considerations Local Public High Schools Perform Well in National Rankings The U.S. News & World Report has issued its annual national rankings of high schools, and several local secondary institutions, either located in Lower Manhattan or else attended by large numbers of students from this community, have earned favorable mention. […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/3/21 ~ Lower Manhattan Resident Charged with Defrauding Millions from Pandemic Loan Program
View as Webpage Governors Island Lower Manhattan’s Local News Bailout Bamboozlement Lower Manhattan Resident Charged with Defrauding Millions from Pandemic Loan Program A resident of the Financial District has been arrested in connection with what federal prosecutors describe as a $5.8-million scheme to defraud the paycheck protection program (PPP), the federal loans given to small […]
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/3/21 ~ Bailout Bamboozlement ~ Lower Manhattan Resident Charged with Defrauding Millions from Pandemic Loan Program
View as Webpage Governors Island Lower Manhattan’s Local News Bailout Bamboozlement Lower Manhattan Resident Charged with Defrauding Millions from Pandemic Loan Program A resident of the Financial District has been arrested in connection with what federal prosecutors describe as a $5.8-million scheme to defraud the paycheck protection program (PPP), the federal loans given to small […]