Underground Economies
How to Save Money and Time on Second Avenue Subway (Bonus: New Housing)
Joining the Assembly Line
Just weeks after the April special election that brought Alice Cancel to the New York State Assembly, the ranks of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination replace her have grown by one. Paul Newell, a Lower Eastside resident with a long history of local activism, declared his candidacy on Sunday afternoon at rally in Straus...
May 23
1059 – Henri I crowns his son King Philip I of France 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English 1493 – King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis 1568 – The Netherlands declare independence from Spain. 1701 – Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and of murdering...
Letters
To: Council Member Chin, cc’d The Broadsheet I am a 30 year plus resident of Lower Manhattan (3 Hanover Square) and I understand that your vote on the Water Street arcades and plazas will be the most important, and I strongly support the Downtown Alliance’s Water Street zoning text amendment. I am also in the...
Brookfield Puts Locks on the Docks at Marina, Cutting Off Public Access
The floating docks in North Cove Marina, which is legally mapped as parkland, have been encircled by newly installed metal gates with combination locks and are now off limits to the public. The gates, which were installed without any prior notice or public discussion, represent a significant change in the Marina’s management, because the floating...
Letters
To the editor: Thank you for the well written and factual article regarding the BPCA and Robin Forst. Robin Forst First let me say, I am not a resident of BPC, however I have lived in Lower Manhattan for over 36 years. During that time I served for 12 years on Community Board 1 where...
May 20
1293 – Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed 1303 – Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges for marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabella 1521 – Ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball (and it wasn’t dropped on his toe.) 1639 – Dorchester Mass, forms first school funded by local taxes 1704 – Elias...
