Tag: Letters to the Editor

To the editor:
In regard to Mr. Goodkind’s letter in the April 28 BroadsheetDAILY that suggests BPC should become part of New York City:With corruption appearing to ooze out in many directions from the Mayor’s office, why would anyone want to place Battery Park City under the city’s control?

A far better solution would be to increase local representation on the BPCA board; given all the neighborhood concern, it seems probable that this will eventually happen.

Ironically, Mr. Goodkind’s letter appears directly below the Broadsheet article which discusses downtown construction and includes this quote, “Seven weeks ago, four elected officials  representing Lower Manhattan wrote to City Hall for…oversight of construction in Lower Manhattan. They have yet to receive the courtesy of a reply”.

Why in the world would we want to subject our community to the unresponsiveness or worseof City Hall?

Gunnar Peterson

Letters to the Editor

Governor Cuomo To the Editor: BPCA employees are just the tip of the iceberg of people left out of the Governor’s plan. Although he is getting a lot of PR out of pushing for a $15 minimum wage, yet has not put money in the budget to fund this increase for nonprofit agencies with whom...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Broadsheet Editor,     Congratulations on your excellent investigative journalism.  The day after the story of diligent reporters (“Spotlight”) netted the best picture Oscar, it is gratifying to see that the Broadsheet does all it can to expose the grubby details of the sweetheart deal that the BPCA gave Allied Barton. As a neighbor of the BPC, who has...

Letter of Support

Received from the Battery Park City Chamber: “The Battery Park City Chamber represents many businesses in Battery Park City, large and small. Organizers and members of the Chamber wish to voice our support for the three small businesses – Cafe Express, Blooming Nails and the Newsstand – that have become part of the fabric of our community...

LETTERS: Many Voices, One Refrain

To Battery Park City Residents: Renters & Condo Owners, and other Stakeholders: As you may be aware serious concerns have been raised about recent decisions of the Battery Park City Authority Board and how they are adversely effecting our neighborhood. Yesterday’s BroadsheetDAILY article, Many Voices, One Refrain, read in conjunction with the January 19, 2016...
BPCA chair and CEO Dennis Mehiel recounts a recent call from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, asking about appointments to the Authority's board

Write the Governor

To the editor: It is great to see so many of our community speaking up and sending letters to The Broadsheet. However, Gov. Cuomo is the only person with the power to appoint the board of the BPCA. I urge all local residents to reach out to his office by email or letter (snail mail)...

‘This Should Never Have Happened’

To the editor: I was horrified to read of the severe injuries to the two boys assaulted near Asphalt Green – especially to the boy who suffered the severe skull fracture. As a senior citizen with mobility issues, Ruth Ohman’s comments in particular really resonated with me. I feel more vulnerable these days knowing that...
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