Author: Robert Simko

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News A Quantum of Solace Three More Lower Manhattan Residents Die from Pandemic, But Local Trend Lines Continue to be Favorable A weekly statistical update from the City’s Department of Health indicates that 67 residents of Lower Manhattan have died from the pandemic coronavirus, while 783 have tested positive...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Pursuant to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive orders 202.17 and 202.18, all people in New York are required to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles. The Future of Local History Design Floated for New South...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Lower Manhattan Faces Possible Cartastrophe Council Member Pushes Back on Reopening Plans That Ban Public Transit The New York Stock Exchange partially reopened on Tuesday, but banned employees who use public transit to get there. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) partially reopened on Tuesday, after a hiatus...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Refugees Don’t Produce Refuse Less Trash and Fewer People May Explain Why Downtown Avoided the Worst Before the health crisis, Lower Manhattan experienced chronic problems with trash accumulating on local curbs, as seen here on Cliff Street, in the Financial District. Two statistical indicators are pointing toward a...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Kindred Spirits Onetime Presidential Contender and Liberal Firebrand Endorses Lower Manhattan Candidates Erstwhile presidential candidate (and possible contender for the Democratic nomination for vice president) has thrown her support behind the reelection bids of U.S. Congressman Jerry Nadler and State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou. Progressive icon and prospective...