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Since 1997, The Broadsheet has presented news and features that cannot be found elsewhere, in a unique and elegant design. The Broadsheet provides in-depth reporting on local news throughout Battery Park City, Tribeca, South Street Seaport and the Financial District. The Broadsheet is available in print in over 125 doorman residential buildings below Canal Street. The Broadsh

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05/28/2026

LADIES OF GOOD COUNSEL. has partnered with ’s McShane Center for Psychological Services to offer free psychotherapy to the community.

Dr. Rebecca Kulzer, at left, the Center’s director, is seen here with Vidia Cordero, Trinity’s executive director for neighborhood support.

Learn more about how the program will work by tapping the link in our bio.

05/27/2026

THEY SPEAK FOR THE TREES. With 500 trees scheduled to be felled as part of the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency project, a grassroots organization, , of which BPC resident Felipe Serra (pictured) is a member, questions the canopy culling and fights to save individual trees.

Swipe through to see a rendering of some of the trees slated to be cut down, and tap the link in the bio for the rest of the story.

05/21/2026

THE REVEL IS IN THE RETAILS. has designated winners for its RE:Store competition, in which more than 300 applicants vied for the use of rent-free, pop-up retail space in , from Memorial Day to Labor Day. They are:

Dimorae Home and Francis’ World: Living with Art, at 190 Front Street, will feature the convergence of art, design and everyday objects with hand-printed artworks, stationery, tableware, and home goods. Proprietor Francesca Furian, keys in hand, is a Brooklyn-based artist (first photo).

At 2 Broadway, Plus BKLYN: Bigger in Manhattan will offer secondhand and vintage plus-size fashions, aiming to create an inclusive, community-driven space for people often left out of traditional retail.

New York Food Stories by Kitchen Art and Letters will bring to 111 Broadway a bookstore dedicated to food and drink, focused on New York’s culinary traditions.

At 225 Broadway, Brooklyn Craft Company’s Summer in the City (the shop with the red awning, second photo) will stock an eclectically curated selection of DIY supplies for all making needs, including yarn, fabric, notions, kits, and gifts.

The Numero Group NYC Pop Up will bring to 186 Front Street that archival record label’s definitive box sets, vinyl reissues, CDs, tapes and more.

And 192 Front will be the summer home of .brooklyn’s Gallery of Scent, a sustainable brand that manufactures and sells soaps, candles, diffusers, body care, hair care and cleaning products.

05/14/2026

(TOO MANY) CAPS FOR SALE. Many vendors now crowd the east plaza of City Hall Park, at the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, greatly restricting movement at a site traversed by tourists and workers. “It’s nearly lawless,” said one planner.

More info at the 🔗 in our bio!

05/13/2026

TRICKLING DOWN — OR NOT — IN TRIBECA. Seeking to prevent Billionaires’ Row 2.0, documents the deepening inequality in and offers alternatives to proposed “supertall” buildings.

Tribeca zoning allows as many as seven new “supertall” structures (those with a height greater than 1,000 feet), one of which—the 90-story tower at Independence Plaza, in light green—has been proposed.

Two supertalls already exist, in dark green (see first image): 56 Leonard at left and 111 Murray at right. Six supertalls, in yellow, are possible, including a cluster of three, shown at right at the site.

05/08/2026

FOUR YESES, SIX MAYBES, AND THIRTY NOS. Community Board 1 recently received official replies to the 40 budget requests it submitted at the end of last year to the administration for spending priorities in in fiscal year 2027, which begins July 1.

The most common answer: ‘Get lost.’

Read more at our link 👆🏾

05/07/2026

PUMP PRIMING. wants to allocate funds to pay for the next stage of FiDi-Seaport resilience design.

It’s a drop in the bucket.

Read more at the link in our bio!

05/01/2026

RECALLING DAMASCUS ON THE HUDSON. Yesterday, new art that honors Little Syria was unveiled at a small park in .

With sculpture, mosaics, and poetry, artist Sara Ouhaddou created “Al Qalam: Poets in the Park” to memorialize the writers of the Arab diaspora who were part of an enclave that came together in Lower Manhattan starting in the 1880s and became known as Little Syria.

Ouhaddou, at left in the third image, is seen with Linda Jacobs, president of the Washington Street Historical Society, and first deputy mayor Dean Fuleihan.

04/29/2026

KIDS AHOY. Buoyant USA, a -based non-profit organization building on 25 years of seasonal sailing and education, is re-launching Harbor Camp, a sailing access and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) program, this August.

Designed for children ages 8-12, Harbor Camp is skippered by Tribeca resident Ewa Berton, in partnership with , the company that offers public sails from Pier 17 aboard the tall ship .

Learn more by tapping today’s link in bio.

04/28/2026

The Small Business Next Door: Cafe Fleuri

A renowned (but restless) chef scratches a ten-year itch with new bistro in FiDi.

(109 Washington Street) is “meant to have the feel and authenticity of a local small business,” says. “This community is awash in a sea of corporate food chains. By avoiding the trap of creating just another modern, fake bistro, I want to bring consistency and quality to the neighborhood.”

NOTE TO READERS: this story marks the launch of a new Broadsheet column called The Small Business Next Door, in which we’ll spotlight the hardworking entrepreneurs and mom-and-pop shops of .

04/23/2026

SOMETHING FISHY IS AFOOT AT THE BPC SEAWALL. The new waterfront at the Pier A inlet, which actually creates new habitat, is a paradigm shift from the sheer concrete seawalls that line much of the urban edge.

The Broadsheet took a stroll over this morning for a closer look; see the link in our bio for more information 🐟

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