Author: Matthew Fenton

The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/8/22 – Newly Formed Union Stages Walkout at Private School in Seaport

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...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/7/22 – All’s Fare: 30+ Restaurants Offer Global Selection, Hometown Service at Downtown Nosh-Fest

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage All’s Fare Thirty-Plus Lower Manhattan Restaurants Offer Global Selection, Hometown Service at Downtown Nosh-Fest Dozens of Lower Manhattan restaurants will participate in today’s Dine Around Downtown event on Fosun Plaza, at 28 Liberty Street. The annual Dine Around Downtown food festival, a Lower Manhattan tradition...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/6/22 – Not For a Lack of Interest

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Not for a Lack of Interest Trinity Underwrites Benevo-Lending Initiative for Public-Service Groups In 2021, Trinity Church made $46.7 million in grants and program-related investments, which were disbursed to 286 recipients. Trinity Church’s grant program has funded a Lower Manhattan public service organization that provides...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/3/22 – An End to Binary Ballots? Gender Requirements for Some Elected Offices Sparks Calls for Reform

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage An End to Binary Ballots? Gender Requirements for Some Elected Offices Sparks Calls for Reform Eleanor Roosevelt Ever wonder why New York State has legal quotas limiting how many women can be elected as district leaders? Blame Eleanor Roosevelt. Some background: A district leader is...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 6/2/22 – Entry for the Gentry; Heave-Ho for the Hoi Polloi

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Entry for the Gentry; Heave-Ho for the Hoi Polloi Analysis By Housing Group Cites Threats to Affordability in Lower Manhattan Gateway Plaza in Battery Park City A leading housing advocacy organization has conducted an exhaustive look at threats to affordability in every community in the...
Gateway Plaza in Battery Park City

The BroadsheetDAILY 6/1/22 Last Type of Cancer Excluded from World Trade Center Health Program and Compensation Fund May Be Covered

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Ex Utero Last Type of Cancer Excluded from World Trade Center Health Program and Compensation Fund May Be Covered Above: Female survivors of and responders to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, such as NYPD detective Carol Orazem (shown here at the World Trade...
Female survivors of and responders to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, such as NYPD detective Carol Orazem (shown here at the World Trade Center site in the days after the attacks) will likely soon be eligible for treatment and compensation if they develop uterine cancer as a result of exposure to toxic debris.