Author: Robert Simko

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 10/5/20 ~ Latest in Wave of Hotel Closures Steps Away from Hostelry Commandeered as Homeless Shelter

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Inn and Out Latest in Wave of Hotel Closures Steps Away from Hostelry Commandeered as Homeless Shelter The AKA Wall Street Hotel, in the Financial District, has joined a roster of local inns that have permanently shut down. The AKA Wall Street Hotel, located at 84 William Street...

The BroadshetDAILY ~ Freedom of Movement ~ Alliance Revamps Bus Fleet to Make Hitching a Ride More Hygienic

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Freedom of Movement Alliance Revamps Bus Fleet to Make Hitching a Ride More Hygienic The Downtown Connection shuttle, which ferries passengers (free of charge) between more than 30 local stops that link residential areas with business and shopping districts, is operated by the Downtown Alliance, in partnership with...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Gimme Shelter ~ City Plans to House Homeless in FiDi Hotel

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Gimme Shelter Online Meeting Tonight Will Preview City Plan to House Homeless in FiDi Hotel The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. Lower Manhattan residents and community leaders are scrambling to formulate a response to the announcement, circulated...

The BroadshetDAILY ~ 9/30/20 ~ Federal Appeals Court Quashes Suits Against BPCA By September 11 Cleanup Workers

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Unsuitable Federal Appeals Court Quashes Suits Against BPCA By September 11 Cleanup Workers September 11, 2001 A federal appeals court in Lower Manhattan on Monday dismissed the final cluster of personal injury lawsuits against the Battery Park City Authority (BCPA) arising from the cleanup of toxic debris following...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/29/20 ~ Playing Hooky for Health More Than Half of All Students at Lower Manhattan Downtown Schools Opt for Remote Learning

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Playing Hooky for Health More Than Half of All Students at Downtown Schools Opt for Remote Learning Like elementary- and middle-school students across New York, pupils of the Battery Park City School (P.S/I.S. 276) are slated to return to the classroom today, with high school students following on...