Sep 29, 2024 · Law Passes to Create Trail of Historical Markers Related to Slavery. On September 12, the City Council unanimously voted to ratify the Road to Freedom Act, a bill sponsored by member Christopher Marte that will impanel a 13-member task force of government officials and academic experts to plan an urban historical trail in Lower Manhattan (and beyond) to raise awareness about the role New York ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Local Schools Panel Rejects Push to Offer Elite Admissions Exam in Multiple Languages. The Community Education Council (CEC) for District 2 of the New York City public school system has voted to reject a proposal that would have called upon the City’s Department of Education (DOE) to offer the specialized high school admissions test …

Bureaucrats Equivocate While Tens of Millions That Could Fund Downtown Affordable Housing Remain in Limbo. Lower Manhattan community leaders are pushing to allocate federal funds left over from the rebuilding of the community after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to additional affordable homes in the residential tower planned for Five World Trade Center.

CB1 Supports City Hall Plan for Futuristic Skyport on East River, with a Few Caveats. Community Board 1 (CB1) is getting behind an initiative by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams to bring electric helicopters to the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (located at Pier 6, on the East River waterfront), while also using the facility as a hub for waterborne freight and last-mile deliveries via ...

Blasting Through Solid Rock to Safeguard New York’s Reputation for the Best Pizza and Bagels. Hundreds of feet below the bottom of the Hudson River, at a spot a half day’s sail north from the Battery Park City esplanade, sandhogs (as workers who excavate tunnels are known) are busy blasting and boring a new tunnel to keep the finest fresh water in …

May 23, 2024 · Community Board Calls for Numerous Carveouts in Adams Plan for Economic Growth. As the year-long campaign by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams to ratify its City of Yes for Economic Opportunity initiative nears conclusion (with a City Council vote likely in early June), its possible impact on Lower Manhattan is worth considering.

5 days ago · Lower Manhattan Newspaper. Local Schools Panel Rejects Push to Offer Elite Admissions Exam in Multiple Languages

Aug 28, 2024 · Local Elementary Schools Earn Top Grades from Parents, Students, and Staff. An analysis of data from the City’s Department of Education gauging parent, student, and teacher satisfaction with Lower Manhattan elementary schools …

Nov 6, 2024 · Local Leaders Support Funding Push for World Trade Center Health Program. Community Board 1 is joining the campaign to boost the federal budget allocation for the World Trade Center Health Program.

May 8, 2024 · Hybrid Ferries Coming to Lower Manhattan, But Will Take an Extra Year to Arrive. NY Waterway is moving full ahead with a plan to convert four of its vessels to diesel-electric hybrid propulsion, but needs 12 months more than originally planned to …