Author: Robert Simko

BroadsheetDAILY – 4/29/22 – New Arts Colony on Governors Island Emerges Half a Mile from Lower Manhattan Shoreline

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Aesthetic Outpost New Arts Colony Emerges Half a Mile from Lower Manhattan Shoreline “Open Orchard,” on Governors Island, is a living sculpture that recalls New York City’s vibrant agricultural past. Governors Island no longer has a “season,” in the sense that Lower Manhattan’s equivalent of...
“Open Orchard,” on Governors Island, is a living sculpture that recalls New York City’s vibrant agricultural past.

The BroadsheetDAILY – 4/28/22 – Wagner Park Resiliency Tour this Afternoon

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Anti-Inundation Perambulation Wagner Resiliency Tour Scheduled for this Afternoon Claudia Filomena, Director of Capital Projects at the Battery Park City Authority, holds an elevation pole as Justine Cuccia, chair of the Community Board 1 Battery Park City Committee, looks up and gauges how high the...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 4/27/22 – Controversial Homeless Shelter in FiDi Slated to Close

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Dispossessed Downtown Controversial Homeless Shelter in FiDi Slated to Close Above: In March, 2020, shortly after the Radisson New York Wall Street Hotel was repurposed as a homeless shelter, a guard posted in the lobby demanded that a reporter leave, after refusing to answer questions...

The BroadsheetDAILY – 4/26/22 – Amending the Battery Park City Authority

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Amending the Authority Niou and CB1 Push Longer Leases, Caps on Cost Hikes, and a Voice for Residents State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “This bill is vital to protect affordability and facilitate the diversity of Battery Park City. The Authority is a State-owned entity, created...
New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou speaks at a rally in April 2022.

The BroadsheetDAILY 4/25/22 – Local Leaders Consider Pragmatic and Aesthetic Aspects of Cobblestones

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage ‘It Would Be an Abomination’ Local Leaders Consider Pragmatic and Aesthetic Aspects of Cobblestones The scene today on Vestry Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, facing west. The preservation of cobblestone street surfaces is widely perceived to contribute to the historic character of Tribeca, but...
The scene today on Vestry Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, facing west. The preservation of cobblestone street surfaces is widely perceived to contribute to the historic character of Tribeca, but poor workmanship has given rise to safety concerns.

The BroadsheetDAILY – 4/22/22 – Plans for Governors Island Climate Center Advance

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Plans for Governors Island Climate Center Advance Taxpayers Will Contribute $150 Million in Subsidies, Plus 24-Hour Ferry Service Above: The 172-acre Governors Island, which has evolved into Lower Manhattan’s equivalent of Central Park, is the planned home for a new Climate Solutions Center, which will...
The 172-acre Governors Island, which has evolved into Lower Manhattan’s equivalent of Central Park, is the planned home for a new Climate Solutions Center, which will be located on a pair of building sites (shown at upper left and lower right), comprising a combined total of 33 acres, or approximately one-fifth of Governors Island.