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The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Public Property, Private Profit Rally for Affordable Housing at World Trade Center Site Precedes Hearing Tonight Above: Democratic Congressional nominee Dan Goldman addresses a rally of supporters for 100 percent affordable housing at Five World Trade Center. Below: A rendering of the proposed 900-foot-plus tower...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Vaccine Void Kids in Southern Battery Park City Among Least Protected Against Polio More than four in ten children in southern Battery Park City fail to meet the threshold of three polio shots by age five, according to data from City health officials. Amid rising...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Whither Wagner? Opponents of the Resiliency Plan Rally as BPCA Plans Imminent Closure and Revamp of Park On August 16, people gathered in Wagner Park to rally for changes to the resiliency plan. As the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) prepares to close Wagner Park...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Bad, Worse, and Worst-Case Scenarios Lower Manhattan Flood Risk Illustrated by Maps from City’s Environmental Agency Scenario 1: Moderate Stormwater Flood without Sea Level Rise With little fanfare, the City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on July 6 released three rainfall-based flooding maps that project...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Remembering a Pillar of the Community Longtime Resident and Stalwart Protector of His Neighbors Memorialized Maria Ouranitsas (left of tree and plaque), widow of Gus Ouranitsas, is flanked by friends and neighbors at the July 7 tree-planting ceremony commemorating the life of her husband, below....

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Hostel Intentions Governors Island May Soon Host More Restaurants, a Conference Center, and a Hotel The 1843 Admiral’s House (also known as Building 1) in the historic Nolan Park section of Governors Island may soon find new use as a hotel. The Trust for Governors...