Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Annual Art Exhibition will have an opening reception on the corner of 2nd place and Battery Place on Sunday, January 31 from 1 pm to 3pm. This annual art exhibit features art created by all ages of the public that are in BPC Parks free programs. Although the opening reception […]
Archives for January 2016
Spate of 'Super-Tall' Towers Will Swell Count of Lower Manhattan Households
In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank […]
Spate of ‘Super-Tall’ Towers Will Swell Count of Lower Manhattan Households
In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank […]
Calendar Monday, January 25
Greenmarket Union Square: 8am – 6pm National Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green 12pm National Museum of the American Indian Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie family Tour. Introduction to the story of Navajo jewelry through the lens of the gifted Yazzi family of Gallup, NM. Featuring over 300 contemporary jewelry examples,visitors are […]
Today in History January 25
1799 – First patent for a seeding machine is issued for Eliakim Spooner of Vermont 1825 – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York opens as the first engineering college in America 1840 – American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes first to identify Antarctica as a new continent 1863 – General Joseph Hooker replaces Burnside […]
Today in History
1677 – The first medical publication in America, a pamphlet on smallpox, is distributed in Boston 1749 – The Verona Philharmonic Theatre was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1754 1793 – Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason 1818 – Keats writes his poem […]
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1PM A Moment of Zen New York Public Library, Tribeca Scientific studies show that just 10 minutes of meditation a day relieves stress and improves your health and well-being. Take time out of your busy schedule to come to the New Amsterdam library to learn meditation and find inner peace. Once a month we will […]
Arts Honcho Tapped to Lead Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Andrew D. Hamingson, late of St. Ann’s Warehouse and the Public Theater, will take over as president of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), beginning February 1st. Founded in 1973 to ‘add some humanity’ to the nascent Downtown community after the completion of the World Trade Center, LMCC began with lunchtime concerts and evening […]
Arrivals & Departures
Many ships pass Battery Park City on their way to and from the midtown passenger ship terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from docks in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate Clock and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. they are also […]
Arrivals & Departures
Many ships pass Battery Park City on their way to and from the midtown passenger ship terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from docks in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate Clock and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. they are also […]
How West Broadway Became One of NYC's Most Important Streets (Curbed)
Lower Manhattan is filled with odd streets, from the obscure intersection of Jay and Staple (where you can own your own skybridge!), to Mill Lane and Edgar Street, which duke it out to be the city’s shortest thoroughfare. But none are quirkier than West Broadway. Check out the full story here.
How West Broadway Became One of NYC’s Most Important Streets (Curbed)
Lower Manhattan is filled with odd streets, from the obscure intersection of Jay and Staple (where you can own your own skybridge!), to Mill Lane and Edgar Street, which duke it out to be the city’s shortest thoroughfare. But none are quirkier than West Broadway. Check out the full story here.
Eyes to the Sky
At our fingertips: solutions to light pollution Light pollution is like a hung ceiling of haze over the land and sky that has changed the nature of our cities and is encroaching on our villages and rural locations. It is the cumulative result of light trespass, one light at a time overreaching its intended target […]
Write the Governor
To the editor: It is great to see so many of our community speaking up and sending letters to The Broadsheet. However, Gov. Cuomo is the only person with the power to appoint the board of the BPCA. I urge all local residents to reach out to his office by email or letter (snail mail) […]
A Welcome Victory in a Long, Hard Campaign
A new elementary school is coming to the Financial District. On Thursday, the School Construction Authority (the City agency that manages the design, construction and renovation of educational facilities) announced an agreement with Trinity Place Holdings, the company that owns the site of the now-defunct Syms discount clothing store, to build a new elementary school […]
'This Should Never Have Happened'
To the editor: I was horrified to read of the severe injuries to the two boys assaulted near Asphalt Green – especially to the boy who suffered the severe skull fracture. As a senior citizen with mobility issues, Ruth Ohman’s comments in particular really resonated with me. I feel more vulnerable these days knowing that […]
‘This Should Never Have Happened’
To the editor: I was horrified to read of the severe injuries to the two boys assaulted near Asphalt Green – especially to the boy who suffered the severe skull fracture. As a senior citizen with mobility issues, Ruth Ohman’s comments in particular really resonated with me. I feel more vulnerable these days knowing that […]
Outrage Builds Over Attack on Two Teenagers
In the wake of a December 19 violent assault and robbery that left two teenage boys hospitalized, amid questions surrounding the alleged failure of newly hired private security guards to intervene, elected officials representing Lower Manhattan are calling on the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to reevaluate its plan to supplant Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) […]
Today in History
1569 – First recorded lottery in England is drawn in St. Paul’s Cathedral 1599 – Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam, Java with pepper, clove, and muskaat 1785 – Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1873 – The first livestock market newspaper published, in Drover’s Journal, Chicago 1879 – Zulu war against British […]
January 8th
1675 – New York Fishing Company becomes the first American commercial corporation chartered 1790 – President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address in New York City. The annual message was delivered in person until 1801, when Thomas Jefferson discontinued the practice because it appeared too similar to a monarch making a […]