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The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges that have become a pet bête noire for Lower Manhattan residents were the focus of a discussion at the April 23 meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1), where Paul Goldstein, who...

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Barging In Local Elected Officials Say ‘Avast’ to Water-Borne Ads, But Company Claims City Is Out of Its Depth The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges...

Norwegian Jade leaving Brooklyn as Norwegian Escape passes under the Verrazzano Bridge   May 23  Anthem of the Seas  6:30 am Bayonne 4:00 pm Bermuda/Eastern Caribbean Carnival Sunrise  6:15 am 4:30 pm Bermuda May 24  Queen Mary 2  6:00 am Brooklyn 5:00 pm Transatlantic Many ships pass Lower Manhattan on their way to and from...

  On May 18, thousands of hungry festival-goers noshed their way around Duane Park Triangle to sample the best of Tribeca’s culinary star power; scores of volunteers punched tickets, directed recycling, and served VIPs; and dozens of chefs recreated their finest efforts and arranged perfect little tastes on paper plates. It was the Taste of...

Parade of Ships 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. The Parade of Ships officially kicks off 2019 Fleet Week New York. The ships will be able to be seen along the Hudson River from Battery Park to just south of the George Washington Bridge. Fleet Week at Fort Wadsworth 7:30 a.m. – noon Fort Wadsworth Overlook,...

Now: The current appearance of the East River waterfront, just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, with no flood protections in place The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is formulating short-term strategies to protect the South Street Seaport and the Financial District from sea-level rise and future extreme-weather events. These “interim flood protection measures” (or...