Author: Robert Simko

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/21/21 ~ Analysis Documents Migration Out of Lower Manhattan During Pandemic

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Depopulation of Downtown Analysis Documents Migration Out of Lower Manhattan During Pandemic An intriguing new data analysis from CBRE, the real estate services and investment firm, quantifies how many people left Lower Manhattan permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, “COVID-19 Impact on Migration Patterns,” uses change-of-address...
Maiden Lane 2021

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/20/21 ~ Postponed Park Premieres New FiDi Public Space Is Culmination of More Than a Decade of Advocacy and Planning

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Postponed Park Premieres New FiDi Public Space Is Culmination of More Than a Decade of Advocacy and Planning Above: A schematic drawing of the new park, highlighting the various design concepts that have been incorporated into different “zones” of the space. Below: Elizabeth H. Berger A new green...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/19/21 ~ Would a Swim Facility that Doubles as a Floating Filtration System be a Net Plus?

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Pooling of Interests Would a Swim Facility that Doubles as a Floating Filtration System be a Net Plus? A rendering of how +Pool would appear moored along the East River waterfront of Lower Manhattan. Community Board 1 (CB1) is continuing a decade of grassroots advocacy by prodding...
+POOL in East River

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/16/21 ~ HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans to Recast Former Tow Pound as Waterfront Park

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Piering Into the Future HRPT Moves Ahead with Plans to Recast Former Tow Pound as Waterfront Park Demolition and reconstruction work now underway will transform it into a public open space the size of three football fields. Lower Manhattan residents who use the Hudson River Greenway to traverse...
Pier 76

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/15/21 ~ City Preservation Agency Okays Plan for New Structure on East River Waterfront

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News History Updated City Preservation Agency Okays Plan for New Structure on East River Waterfront A rendering of the proposed outdoor dining pavilion planned for South and Fulton Streets, in front of the historic Tin Building. (The shaded area above indicates the obstructed view created by the FDR Drive...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 4/14/21 ~ Nadler Proposes to Expand Historic African Cemetery with Museum and Education Center

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Nadler Proposes to Expand Historic African Cemetery with Museum and Education Center The African Burial Ground National Monument Congressman Jerry Nadler is sponsoring to expand the African Burial Ground National Monument, the Lower Manhattan site that holds the remains of an estimated 15,000 African-Americans...