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The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/4/20 ~ Repositories Reemergent ~ Downtown Museums Begin to Welcome Back Visitors

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Repositories Reemergent Downtown Museums Begin to Welcome Back Visitors Lower Manhattan cultural institutions are beginning to stir from their months-long lockdown. The 9/11 Tribute Museum (92 Greenwich Street, at the corner of Rector Street), reopened on September 3. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum(within the World Trade...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 9/2/20 ~ Better to Light a Candle… Event Tonight Will Honor and Remember Tribeca Teen Who Made a Difference

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Better to Light a Candle… Event Tonight Will Honor and Remember Tribeca Teen Who Made a Difference At her June 2017 middle-school graduation, Imogen Roche joyously throws her cap into the air. A virtual vigil this evening (Wednesday, September 2) will recall the life of Imogen Roche, the...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 8/31/20 ~ Let There Be Light On-Again, Off-Again Decision about Tribute in Light Revives Calls for National Parks to Manage September 11 Memorial

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage Let There Be Light On-Again, Off-Again Decision about Tribute in Light Revives Calls for National Parks to Manage September 11 Memorial The annual Tribute in Light consists of 88 xenon bulbs (each consuming 7,000 watts) arranged into two squares of 44 lights each, and positioned on the roof...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 8/28/20 ~ The Fate of a Neighborhood Appeals Panel Overturns Lower Court Decision Blocking Two Bridges Developments

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage The Fate of a Neighborhood Appeals Panel Overturns Lower Court Decision Blocking Two Bridges Developments An architect’s rendering of the four new residential towers proposed for the Two Bridges neighborhood, which would contain more than 2,700 apartments. The tower at left is already largely complete, while the four...

The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 8/24/20 ~ The Weight of Water Discussion about Development Highlights Local Infrastructure Challenges

Lower Manhattan’s Local News View as Webpage The Weight of Water Discussion about Development Highlights Local Infrastructure Challenges A February, 2020 water main break on South Street highlighted ongoing concerns about the capacity of local infrastructure to handle to increased load placed on the system by ongoing development. At what point does a water and...