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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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09/29/2025

RECORDS? WHAT RECORDS? After decades of denial, city lawyers admit they have files about September 11 health risks.

Find the rest of the story at the link in our bio.

09/26/2025

TENT FOLDS. After facing pushback from local leaders and the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Seaport Entertainment Group has cancelled plans to erect a large, glass-enclosed structure on the rooftop of Pier 17.

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09/25/2025

CON AIR. Federal prosecutors allege that a con man running an investment fraud from an apartment in the Financial District (in the building pictured here) bilked gullible victims out of more than $800,000.

The rest of the story is behind the link in our bio.

09/24/2025

PECK A WINNER. A State Supreme Court judge has blocked a controversial plan by the Adams administration to open a safe haven homeless shelter at 320 Pearl Street next to the Peck Slip School.

09/23/2025

THE CURRENT SITUATION. The new Estuarium coming to the upland end of Pier 26 (next to the giant sturgeon) will be “a place where river science and river education can come together right here in Tribeca,” said Trust president Noreen Doyle.

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09/18/2025

STILL MIXING IT UP WITH PEDESTRIANS 🚶‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️🚶🏿‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️ Today, cyclists approaching the Brooklyn Bridge from the south are forced to cross a heavily trafficked pedestrian island before reentering the bike lane.

A City DOT project to redesign this hazardous passage was slated for completion by the end of this year. It’s still in the paperwork stage. What’s going on?

Read the rest at the link in our bio.

09/17/2025

The Tribeca entrance to the Holland Tunnel is slated to be equipped with a flood protection system, but Community Board 1 has concerns that waters deflected from the passage will swamp the surrounding community.

Read more at the link in our bio.

09/15/2025

What happened to half a million dollars allocated almost ten years ago for a FiDi mobility and pedestrian safety study that the DOT never got around to?

City Council member Chris Marte (l) and Financial District Neighborhood Association president Patrick Kennell (r) are tired of excuses. They want action – or a refund.

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09/13/2025

In the first picture, Manuel Rosales listens for the precise pitch he is seeking from the magnificent new organ at .

The new instrument has 8,041 pipes, ranging from 32 feet long to the width of a pencil.

Trinity will introduce its new organ to the public tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 14, when it kicks off the performance series, “PIPES: A Season of Celebration,” at 3pm.

09/11/2025

Then and now.

2001 photo by the late Robert Simko, founding publisher of

2025 photo by Alison Simko, founding editor and current publisher of

09/09/2025

Introducing the , New York State’s first electric ferry, right here in .

Earlier this year, a public competition named the boat, which takes passengers to . (Did anyone happen to suggest Boaty McBoatface, we wonder?)

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