Month: December 2021

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Click on the image above to read about the BPCA’s work in maintaining Battery Park City’s parks and public spaces. These Will Be Quiet Days in Our Homes Counter-Intuitive Christmas Advice: Be Less Sated and Satisfied, the Better to Carry Your Restlessness “I used to be...

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Solstice Setting Governors Island Celebrates First Cold-Weather Season with Winter Village The historic Colonel’s Row on Governors Island will become the picturesque venue for outdoor, season fun throughout the winter. Starting today (Friday, December 17), Governors Island will host a seasonal Winter Village, which will transform...

The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper New Compost Bins Arrive in Lower Manhattan Downtown Alliance Calls on Residents to Turn Food Scraps Into Clean Energy Above: The locations of the ten composting bins in Lower Manhattan. Below: Alliance President Jessica Lappin: “Our goal is for this pilot program to grow and divert more food waste...

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Immobile Miss Fearless Girl Statue Gets a Three-Year Reprieve Above: The Fearless Girl statue faces down the New York Stock Exchange on Broad Street.. Below: State Senate candidate Vittoria Fariello: “This beautiful statue symbolizes women’s empowerment, gender diversity, and equal opportunity for all. And it belongs...

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Price of Progress Battery Conservancy Chief Floats Plan for Pier A Above: Pier A, which has been abandoned as a tavern and restaurant, could find new life as a point of embarkation for ferry passengers bound for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, under a...