Author: Robert Simko

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Not So Fast… Advocacy Group File Suit to Halt Plan for Homeless Shelter in FiDi The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. A group of Lower Manhattan residents opposed to the plan recently announced by the administration of...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News What’s Up, Dock? Pier A Restaurant and Bar Shuts Down Pier A, a dock dating from the late 1800s, has been a restaurant and tavern since 2014, but recently closed. The Harbor House Restaurant on Pier A has shut down, with no definite plan to reopen. A spokesman...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Mother of Exiles Remembering the Woman Who Said: “the World Is Poisoned with Erroneous Theories and Needs to be Taught Sane Doctrines” The newly unveiled sculpture of Mother Cabrini and two children—precariously afloat in a paper dinghy crafted from folded paper—represents her devotion to the young, and her...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Downtown Upstart Democratic Group Endorses Young Activist for City Council Christopher Marte’s aim is, “building a coalition from the east side to the west side of District 1.” The Downtown Independent Democrats (DID), an influential political club based in Lower Manhattan, has endorsed Christopher Marte in his campaign...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Lament for Local Luncheonettes Losses and Closures Mount Among Downtown Dining Spots After 147 years of serving Lower Manhattan diners, the Paris Cafe (in the South Street Seaport) closed its door permanently this May, due to the economic downturn unleashed by the pandemic coronavirus. A new report...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘This Is about Pitting One Community Against Another’ Packed Meeting Airs Concerns about Plan for Homeless Shelter on William Street Above: Homeless in Tribeca. Below: The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. A special meeting of Community...