The BroadsheetDAILY – 1/10/22 – Lower Manhattan’s local newspaper – ‘I Don’t Believe in Building New Jails’

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper ‘I Don’t Believe in Building New Jails’ New Council Member on Development and Diversity, Prison Plans and Affordability City Council member Christopher Marte Newly inaugurated City Council member Christopher Marte reflected on the Lower Manhattan district he now represents, and some of the issues facing the...
City Council member Christopher Marte

The BroadsheetDAILY – 1/7/22 – Downtown Alliance Explains Cessation and Restoration of Shuttle Service

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Jitney Redux Alliance Explains Cessation and Restoration of Shuttle Service The Downtown Connection shuttle bus service has returned. After restarting the Downtown Connection shuttle bus program on Monday, the Downtown Alliance (which operates the service) sent a representative to the Wednesday meeting of the Battery Park...
The Downtown Connection shuttle bus service has returned.

The BroadsheetDAILY – 1/6/22 – Manhattan’s Local Newspaper – SLA Okays New Performance Venue in FiDi, Despite Opposition from Local Leaders

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper An Aversion to Immersion SLA Okays New Performance Venue in FiDi, Despite Opposition from Local Leaders A new performance venue, planned for 20 Exchange Place (tall center building), has sparked opposition among nearby residents in the Financial District. Over the objections of Community Board 1 (CB1)...
20 Exchange Place

The BroadsheetDAILY – 1/5/22 – In Tribeca, A Onetime Haunt of Ponies, Plutocrats, and Club Rats Will Get a Room with a View

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper A New Aerie at the Former Home of Area A Onetime Haunt of Ponies, Plutocrats, and Club Rats Will Get a Room with a View Above: The facade of 157 Hudson Street (the smallest building in this lineup) is an elegant, but unassuming mid-block presence, opposite...
The facade of 157 Hudson Street (the smallest building in this lineup) is an elegant, but unassuming mid-block presence, opposite the Holland Tunnel Rotary.

EYES TO THE SKY January 3, 2022 – January 10, 2022 Darkest mornings: Summer stars, Mars, Omicron ophiuchi

EYES TO THE SKY January 3, 2022 – January 10, 2022 Darkest mornings: Summer stars, Mars, Omicron ophiuchi Diagram for week of January 3 circa 6:15am. The brightest stars — Arcutus, Spica, Castor, Pollux, Procyon visible until about 6:40am.  Top margin, fragment of Big Dipper. On the southeast horizon, Scorpius the Scorpion rises, its heart star red Antares, 1.03...
Diagram for week of January 3 circa 6:15am. The brightest stars — Arcutus, Spica, Castor, Pollux, Procyon visible until about 6:40am. Top margin, fragment of Big Dipper. On the southeast horizon, Scorpius the Scorpion rises, its heart star red Antares, 1.03 magnitude. To the left of Antares, the faint point of glowing reddish light is Mars, 1.54m. Binoculars recommended. See detail and text. Image © Judy Isacoff/Starry Night

The BroadsheetDAILY 1/4/21 Lower Manhattan’s Local Newpaper – Plan for Climate Solutions Center on Governors Island Advances

View as Webpage The Broadsheet: Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper Where to Figure Out How to Save the World Plan for Climate Solutions Center on Governors Island Advances Above: At the end of his administration, former Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a plan for a Center for Climate Solutions on Governors Island. Below: This rendering shows...
Center for Climate Solutions on Governors Island