Author: Robert Simko

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/16/21 – Downtown Alliance Calls on Residents to Turn Food Scraps Into Clean Energy

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...
Alliance President Jessica Lappin: “Our goal is for this pilot program to grow and divert more food waste from our landfills. We’re calling on all our Downtown neighbors to help us prove that New Yorkers can embrace change and do our part to save the planet.”

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/15/21 – Fearless Girl Statue Gets a Three-Year Reprieve

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...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/14/21 – Battery Conservancy Chief Floats Plan for Pier A

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...
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 proposal by Battery Conservancy president Warrie Price.

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/13/21 – Nadler Pushes for Federal Grant to Subsidize September 11 Museum

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper More for the Memorial Nadler Pushes for Federal Grant to Subsidize September 11 Museum The National September 11 Memorial & Museum Congressman Jerry Nadler is pushing for a one-time cash infusion from the federal government to benefit the cash-strapped National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located within...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/10/21 – Pentacle on the Plaza – Abstract Actinoid Enlivens Plaza in World Trade Center Complex

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Pentacle on the Plaza Abstract Actinoid Enlivens Plaza in World Trade Center Complex Quincunx-equential: “Jasper’s Split Star,” an abstract sculpture that has been installed on the plaza in front of Seven World Trade Center. Lower Manhattan has a new piece of grand public art. In November,...
Artist Frank Stella oversees the installation in November of his sculpture at the Silverstein Family Park.

The BroadsheetDAILY – 12/9/21 – ‘One False Promise After Another’ – Lenders Who Fronted Millions to Operators of Pier A Allege Fraud

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper ‘One False Promise After Another’ Lenders Who Fronted Millions to Operators of Pier A Allege Fraud Pier A, a dock dating from the late 1800s, was refashioned as a restaurant and tavern in 2014, but shut down in 2020, leaving lenders and the public owed millions....