Author: Matthew Fenton

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage The Madding Crowd Your Share of Space Downtown Comes to 535 Square Feet Updated census data and demographic metrics from the Population Fact Finder compiled by the Department of City Planning (DCP) indicate that the headcount of residents in Community District 1 (CD1), a collection...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage CB1 Opposes Demolition of Wagner Park Pavilion Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday Morning Will Review Controversial Plan The BPCA’s plan calls for demolition of the Wagner Park pavilion, and its replacement with a large structure, set atop a new hill—with both designs to hold back...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Rent Goes Up Downtown Monthly Cost of Local Apartments Jumps by More Than 25 Percent Since Last Year Lower Manhattan apartment rentals have reached their highest ever median level. A new analysis by real estate brokerage firm Douglas Elliman indicates that in May, Lower Manhattan...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Between the Waters River to River Festival Offers Free Dance, Music, Theater, and Open-Door Museums Artist Gregory Corbino, who will kick off this year’s River to River Festival on Sunday in Teardrop Park, pictured with his piece, “Whale,” constructed (like all of his work) entirely...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage They Plan to Pave Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot Highly Regarded Park on Lower East Side Awaits Demolition, as Protestors Push for New Plan Alina Shen, an organizer with the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (with microphone), leads a May 23 protest against the pending...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage ‘Stop Abusing the Legal Process’ Newly Formed Union Stages Walkout at Private School in Seaport The Blue School, located on Water Street, has been the scene of recent labor strife. Teachers and staff at a prestigious private school in Lower Manhattan, the Blue School, mounted...