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Letters to the Editor

Dear Broadsheet Editor,     Congratulations on your excellent investigative journalism.  The day after the story of diligent reporters (“Spotlight”) netted the best picture Oscar, it is gratifying to see that the Broadsheet does all it can to expose the grubby details of the sweetheart deal that the BPCA gave Allied Barton. As a neighbor of the BPC, who has...

A Shore Thing

The February 16 meeting of the Seaport/Civic Center Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) considered whether Lower Manhattan deserves a beach of its own. Graeme Birchall, president of the Downtown Boathouse, a local non-profit organization that promotes public access to the water, spoke in support of creating one. He also responded to “Brooklyn Bridge Beach: Feasibility...
A rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Beach, along the Manhattan shore of the East River, illustrates how public access to the water might be accommodated on the shore, just north of the South Street Seaport.

Tribeca Committee Meets Tonight

Tribeca Committee Meets Tonight Crane Disaster * Bogardus Plaza * Pier 26 AGENDA 1) Crane Accident on Worth Street at 60 Hudson Street – Discussion 2) 52 Walker Street, application for alteration of liquor license for KNH Enterprises LLC d/b/a M1-5 – Resolution 3) Bogardus Plaza – Update by Victoria Weil, President, Friends of Bogardus...

Little Kubricks

Seven students from Manhattan’s Youth’s film program have received the 2015 Peacemaker Champion Award from the PLURAL+ youth video festival, which is operated by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). PLURAL+ selected 25 videos, out of more than 240 submissions from 59 countries worldwide, to receive the Peacemaker Champion Award. The Manhattan Youth entry...

Community Board Applications

The Manhattan Borough President’s office is currently accepting applications for Community Board membership. If you would like to join your Community Board,  fill out the online application. Deadline: January 29, 2016 5pm.You will be contacted regarding the next steps in the screening and interview process. For more information, visit the Manhattan Borough President’s website or...

Battery Park City Committee Meets Tonight

AGENDA 1) Tunnel to Towers Foundation street activity permit application for Vesey Street between West Street and North End Ave. Saturday, September 24, 2016, 8amto September 25, 2016 5pm. – Resolution 2) Pier A – Update by HPH NYC 3) West Thames Lawn – Update by Robin Forst, Vice President, External Relations, Battery Park City Authority 4) Liberty Street...
Pier A and the loss of public seating