Author: Robert Simko

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper ~ Random Assault in Chinatown Spurs Rally to Decry Anti-Asian Hate

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage ‘A Public Safety Emergency’ Random Assault in Chinatown Spurs Rally to Decry Anti-Asian Hate A still from a security camera video shows the Monday attack in which a 55-year-old woman (whose name is being withheld) was hit with sufficient force to render her unconscious. City Council member Margaret...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 6/2/21 ~ BPCA Begins Work to Protect Its Turf

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Seeking a Level Playing Field BPCA Begins Work to Protect Its Turf The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) began work on its Ball Fields and Community Center Resiliency Project last Thursday, kicking off a $7-million initiative that will construct approximately 800 linear feet of flood-protection barriers along three...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 6/1/21 ~ State’s Highest Court Rejects Appeal from Community Groups Battling Two Bridges Development

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Turns Out That Fighting City Hall Is Kinda Tough State’s Highest Court Rejects Appeal from Community Groups Battling Two Bridges Development An architectural rendering of the four new residential towers proposed for the Two Bridges neighborhood, which would contain more than 2,700 apartments. The tower at left is...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/28/21 ~ Downtown Alliance Assigns Digital Anthropologist to Document Downtown’s Rebirth

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage A Fresh Perspective on a Fresh Start Alliance Assigns Digital Anthropologist to Document Downtown’s Rebirth Above: This photo, taken by Mr. Katz, offers a perspective on the sponsored studio space of Silver Art Projects at Four World Trade Center, where sculptors and painters are given workspace for up...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ City and State Prosecutors Team Up on Criminal Probe of Trump Finances at FiDi Landmark 40 Wall Street

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Odious Edifice City and State Prosecutors Team Up on Criminal Probe of Trump Finances at FiDi Landmark The 70-story, Depression-Era skyscraper at 40 Wall Street, owned by Donald Trump, is the focus of a criminal investigation by New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance and New York State...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 5/26/21 ~ City Hall Hopeful Arrested Blocking Traffic in Lower Manhattan to Mark George Floyd Anniversary

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Good Trouble City Hall Hopeful Arrested Blocking Traffic in Lower Manhattan to Mark George Floyd Anniversary Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan knelt with fellow protestors, blocking traffic at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Canal Street, after participating in a...