Year: 2021

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News “We Are Violently Pursuing the Kingdom of God” State Attorney General Files Federal Suit Against Anti-Abortion Protestors New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit in federal court, to end the obstructive, threatening, harassing, and violent activity by the Defendants, Bevelyn Beatty and Edmee Chavannes, at...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Murder Arrest Suspect in Chambers Street Subway Stabbing Taken Into Custody Amado Garzon Morales, seen here on police surveillance video, is shown fleeing from the scene of an October 4 murder at the Chambers Street subway station, across the street from City Hall. A suspect in the October...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Debt of Gratitude City Council Candidate Argues Against Squeezing Schools City Council candidate Christopher Marte: “Since enrollment in many District 2 schools has gone down severely, schools will have their budgets slashed at the very moment when they need money the most.” City Council candidate Christopher Marte...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Shore Thing HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans for ‘Beach,’ Park and Historic Sculpture for Gansevoort Peninsula Above: An overview rending of the Hudson River Park Trust’s plan for the Gansevoort Peninsula, with the proposed scenic beach at left and “Day’s End” sculpture at left, the ballfield in...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Fulton Felonies Transit Hub Becomes Venue for Multiple Violent Crime Above: The January 29 attack at the Dunkin Donuts within the Fulton Center begins, as the victim is punched from behind. Below: As the victim attempts to flee, more members of the gang converge on him. The Fulton...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Perambulation Now Permitted for All Niou’s Push to Repeal Law That Targeted Transgender People Signed Into Law Above: State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “I have watched trans folk get followed by cops, ‘just because.’ Doing things cis-gendered people do every day. Waiting for the bus. Walking on sidewalk....