After another bloody mass shooting — this time at the Newtown elementary school in Connecticut — we are once again left numb and feeling helpless at the senseless violence. Twenty-six lives wiped out — 20 young children and six teachers and staff. The shooter — a low-functioning, troubled individual, unfortunately schooled in how to shoot [...]
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Superstorm Sandy has brought new emphasis to questions surrounding Hudson River Park, but one thing remains unchanged: It needs money. The storm showed that much of the park can withstand heavy floods so our well-documented reasons for its importance — it is responsible for real world economic gains as it dramatically improves quality of life [...]
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In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, small businesses throughout Lower Manhattan have once again found themselves in an economic swamp. Shuttered mom-and-pop shops along Front Street, Avenue C and elsewhere are struggling to find a way out of the marsh, while several hundred employees who are out of work are scrambling for income to keep [...]
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Since Superstorm Sandy hit our shores, some of you have been able to move back and continue with your lives without much change. But for some other Downtown residents and businesses, the storm has brought devastating damage that will take a long time to recover from. For these people, many questions remain about insurance and [...]
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Downtowners once again are coming together, helping their neighbors — so the comparisons between Hurricane Sandy and 9/11 are natural. The key difference is that the devastating and tragic loss of life this time does not approach the magnitude of the attack 11 years ago. That of course does not make it any easier for [...]
Continue reading …Due to the enormous impact of Hurricane Sandy, please look for the next issue of Downtown Express Saturday, November 3, 2012. Feel free to contact us using the following information: Editor: Josh Rogers, josh@downtownexpress.com Associate Editor Aline Reynolds, 516-647-4941 areynolds@downtownexpress.com Advertising: Francesco Regini, 631-748-8345 francesco@downtownexpress.com Our office basement was inundated and our services — phone, [...]
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Mayor Bloomberg has ordered a mandatory evacuation of Zone A, an area that includes much of lower Manhattan along the Hudson River and East River area. Battery Park City residents, in particular, are advised to monitor the situation closely. Please refer to this map for more information about your location.
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Judge Richard J. Sullivan, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, made the right decision when he recently ruled that the New York Police Department illegally arrested large numbers of demonstrators at a protest in Lower Manhattan during the 2004 Republican National Convention. Yet, at the same time, Judge Sullivan [...]
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Since its inception in 1992, the Lower East Side Business Improvement District has been a boon to businesses on and around Orchard and Allen Streets by keeping the streets clean and drawing in crowds of patrons through creative promotional efforts. The BID’s DayLife events, which began in June and conclude on Sun., Oct. 28, have [...]
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The settlement made between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the National Sept. 11 Memorial is a crucial step forward toward resolving the year-long financial impasse that has significantly thwarted progress at the World Trade Center site. Having a written agreement forces both sides to commit to a set of guidelines [...]
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