Year: 2020

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Lifeline for Mom-and-Pop Shops Amid Coron-Apocalypse, City Offers Loans and Grants for Struggling Small Businesses The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has inaugurated a program to aid small businesses that have experienced financial hardship because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Firms with fewer than 100 employees,...

Eyes to the Sky March 16 – 29, 2020 Scroll down this link FOR VIDEO > SET-UP TO RUN Find Orion and tell “Globe at Night” Here’s how: Tonight’s waning last quarter (half) moon rises at 2:19am, well positioned for moonlight not to interfere with evening stargazing. From today, March 16, through next Tuesday, March...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Downtown Lockdown Lower Manhattan Goes Quiet in Response to Corona Virus Pandemic Tourists on Broadway and Wall Street The local impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continued to widen over the weekend. Multiple new confirmed cases of infection were reported, including at the office of the U.S Attorney for...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News View Current Issue COVID-19 NEWS Downtown Community Notices Manhattan Youth As news has developed over the day, our leadership team has determined that the best course of action for the immediate future is the following: Saturday March 14th, and Sunday March 15th, Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center will...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Lower Manhattan Property Values Catch the Flu Wall Street’s Bear Market Extends to Condominium Prices The pandemic Covid-19 virus and stock market meltdown are accelerating a trend that was already gripping Lower Manhattan: declining property values. The prices for condominium apartments Downtown peaked in late 2017, and have...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News It’s Here Employees of Three Local Firms Test Positive for Pandemic Virus Staff members at three local offices have become the first confirmed cases in Lower Manhattan of the Covid-19 virus that is triggering paroxysms in the health care system and the financial markets. On Monday, in a...