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Today in History – March 19th

March 19, 2015 By Robert Simko

1279 – A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for King Francis of France sights land around area of Carolinas. In the upcoming days and weeks he sailed north stopping in New York Harbor, which he described as a lake and mentioned […]

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Old Seaport Alliance Gets New Leadership

March 19, 2015 By Robert Simko

The Old Seaport Alliance, an association that represents businesses within the historic South Street Seaport neighborhood has named Sara Williams (owner of Fresh Salt at 146 Beekman Street) and Enrico Ciotti (owner of the soon-to-debut VBar Seaport, on Front Street) as co-chairs of its board of directors. Ms. Williams and Mr. Ciotti are succeeding the […]

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Today in History – March 16th

March 16, 2015 By Robert Simko

Iwo Jima

597 BC – Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king. 1621 – Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth Mass 1830 – New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) 1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Scarlet Letter” published 1861 – Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union (US Civil War) 1881 – […]

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Parting The Waters

March 16, 2015 By Robert Simko

Artist Rendering of flood protection plan

A coordinated push by Community Board 1 (CB1), elected officials representing Lower Manhattan, and the Downtown Alliance has resulted in the allocation of a total of $14.75 million in new funds to help Lower Manhattan plan for and prepare for future extreme weather events, particularly floods. This allocation includes $6.75 million from the City and […]

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Help Recreate Lower Manhattan’s Streetscape

March 13, 2015 By Robert Simko

Trinity Church Skyscraper Meeting

Tomorrow (Saturday, March 14), Trinity Church will continue the groundbreaking process of inviting the Lower Manhattan community to help determine the form and use of the new skyscraper it will soon erect in the Financial District. This dialog began two weeks ago, on February 28, when dozens of area residents gathered at St. Paul’s Chapel […]

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Help Recreate Lower Manhattan's Streetscape

March 13, 2015 By

Trinity Church Skyscraper Meeting

Tomorrow (Saturday, March 14), Trinity Church will continue the groundbreaking process of inviting the Lower Manhattan community to help determine the form and use of the new skyscraper it will soon erect in the Financial District. This dialog began two weeks ago, on February 28, when dozens of area residents gathered at St. Paul’s Chapel […]

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