Year: 2020

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/26/20 ~ Sovereign Impunity ~ CB1 Takes Aim at Illegal Parking and Seizure of Public Space by Government Employees

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Sovereign Impunity CB1 Takes Aim at Illegal Parking and Seizure of Public Space by Government Employees In spite of a putative (and now cancelled) crackdown on placard abuse, dozens of illegally parked cars bearing law enforcement placards remain on River Terrace each day. In a pair of resolutions...

The BroadsheetDaily ~ 10/23/20 ~ Who Says ‘It Can’t Happen Here’? Shades of ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ In Staged Reading of 1930s Cautionary Tale

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Who Says ‘It Can’t Happen Here’? Shades of ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ In Staged Reading of 1930s Cautionary Tale Lewis’s novel was adapted as a play, which Depression Era arts agencies sponsored around the United States. The dramatic reading now being produced by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ A Guide for the Perplexed ~ A Veteran Poll Worker and Community Leader Reflects on a Moment When the Franchise Is More Confounding Than Usual

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Guide for the Perplexed A Veteran Poll Worker and Community Leader Reflects on a Moment When the Franchise Is More Confounding Than Usual Battery Park City resident Bob Schneck is a longtime activist, community leader, and poll worker, who is concerned about the process of voting this...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Should They Stay Or Should They Go? State Judge Halts Planned Transfer of Homeless Men to FiDi Hotel

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Should They Stay Or Should They Go? State Judge Halts Planned Transfer of Homeless Men to FiDi Hotel In a dramatic reversal of a previous ruling, New York State Supreme Court Justice Debra James on Monday afternoon granted a temporary restraining order barring the administration of Mayor Bill...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/19/20 ~ Off Again, On Again… Judge Declines to Prevent Move of Homeless Men to 52 William

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Off Again, On Again… Judge Declines to Prevent Move of Homeless Men to 52 William State Supreme Court Justice Debra James on Friday rebuffed a legal motion by Downtown New Yorkers, Inc.—which organized in recent weeks to mobilize against a plan by the administration of Mayor Bill de...