The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Note to readers: The BroadsheetDAILY will not publish on Monday, June 20, in deference to the federal holiday of Juneteenth. We’ll be back in your inbox on June 21. Still Working on ‘Absolute Equality’ Juneteenth Observance Planned for Tomorrow Above: In 1838, abolitionist Frederick Douglass...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Wentworth Downtown Lower Manhattan City Council Rep Seeks Conversion of Local Jail to Women’s Facility, In Lieu of Demolition and Reconstruction Above: City Council member Christopher Marte: “With minor renovations, the South Tower could easily be converted to an all-female facility for the women currently...

In early evening twilight, near the top of an azure sky, a singular golden point of light appears to the inquisitive sky gazer. It is Arcturus (-0.07magnitude), the brightest star in the summer sky, high in the southeast at about 9:10pm. Gazing in a northerly direction, one other ray of starlight penetrates Earth’s dimming blue...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage The Madding Crowd Your Share of Space Downtown Comes to 535 Square Feet Updated census data and demographic metrics from the Population Fact Finder compiled by the Department of City Planning (DCP) indicate that the headcount of residents in Community District 1 (CD1), a collection...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage CB1 Opposes Demolition of Wagner Park Pavilion Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday Morning Will Review Controversial Plan The BPCA’s plan calls for demolition of the Wagner Park pavilion, and its replacement with a large structure, set atop a new hill—with both designs to hold back...

The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Rent Goes Up Downtown Monthly Cost of Local Apartments Jumps by More Than 25 Percent Since Last Year Lower Manhattan apartment rentals have reached their highest ever median level. A new analysis by real estate brokerage firm Douglas Elliman indicates that in May, Lower Manhattan...