Year: 2021

Eyes to the Sky April 19 – May 2, 2021 Wildly twinkling stars

Eyes to the Sky April 19 – May 2, 2021 Wildly twinkling stars Astrophotographer’s statement “I threw Sirius out of focus and took this series of short exposures (1/25-second) with a 150mm telephoto lens on a Canon 5D Mark IV earlier this month [January, 2021]. The images are raw right out of the camera and...
Image courtesy of Bob King duluthnewstribune.com/astro-bob All rights reserved.

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/19/21 ~ Would a Swim Facility that Doubles as a Floating Filtration System be a Net Plus?

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Pooling of Interests Would a Swim Facility that Doubles as a Floating Filtration System be a Net Plus? A rendering of how +Pool would appear moored along the East River waterfront of Lower Manhattan. Community Board 1 (CB1) is continuing a decade of grassroots advocacy by prodding...
+POOL in East River

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/16/21 ~ HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans to Recast Former Tow Pound as Waterfront Park

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Piering Into the Future HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans to Recast Former Tow Pound as Waterfront Park Demolition and reconstruction work now underway will transform it into a public open space the size of three football fields. Lower Manhattan residents who use the Hudson River Greenway to traverse...
Pier 76

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/15/21 ~ City Preservation Agency Okays Plan for New Structure on East River Waterfront

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News History Updated City Preservation Agency Okays Plan for New Structure on East River Waterfront A rendering of the proposed outdoor dining pavilion planned for South and Fulton Streets, in front of the historic Tin Building. (The shaded area above indicates the obstructed view created by the FDR Drive...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/14/21 ~ Nadler Proposes to Expand Historic African Cemetery with Museum and Education Center

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Nadler Proposes to Expand Historic African Cemetery with Museum and Education Center The African Burial Ground National Monument Congressman Jerry Nadler is sponsoring to expand the African Burial Ground National Monument, the Lower Manhattan site that holds the remains of an estimated 15,000 African-Americans...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/13/21 ~ East River Park Advocates Demand to See Resiliency Planning Documents

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Expurgation Exasperation East River Park Advocates Demand to See Resiliency Planning Documents A rendering of the City’s plan for a resilient East River Park, rebuilt behind a seawall and elevated above nine feet of fill. A coalition of activists based on the Lower East Side has filed suit...