Month: May 2016

Brookfield Puts Locks on the Docks at Marina, Cutting Off Public Access

The floating docks in North Cove Marina, which is legally mapped as parkland, have been encircled by newly installed metal gates with combination locks and are now off limits to the public. The gates, which were installed without any prior notice or public discussion, represent a significant change in the Marina’s management, because the floating...

Letters

To the editor: Thank you for the well written and factual article regarding the BPCA and Robin Forst. Robin Forst First let me say, I am not a resident of BPC, however I have lived in Lower Manhattan for over 36 years.  During that time I served for 12 years on Community Board 1 where...

May 20

1293 – Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed 1303 – Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges for marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabella 1521 – Ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball (and it wasn’t dropped on his toe.) 1639 – Dorchester Mass, forms first school funded by local taxes 1704 – Elias...
The Dream

Rowing Across the Atlantic

Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic on Sunday morning off the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. Here was his last report : Position 40 15 N, 071 30W 14.40 UTC (10.40 NY) “Cold, clear, hazy...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic last week the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

Perambulation of Probability

On Wednesday, May 11, 150 New Yorkers created the largest-ever human bell curve, while participating in the MoMath Random Walk of Probability on Wall Street, an interactive math event celebrating the uncertainty that governs our world. Participants gathered in front of 28 Liberty (the former Chase Plaza) at 6pm and were given instructions by Glen...

Street Eats That Can't Be Beat

Taste of Tribeca, the annual food-apalooza that benefits P.S. 234 and P.S. 150, will celebrate its 22nd anniversary this Saturday (May 21) with delectables from more than 60 local restaurants, including seven (Bubby’s Tribeca, Bouley, Duane Park Patisserie, Gigino Trattoria, The Odeon, Tribeca Grill, and Walker’s) that have participated every year since 1994. Among the...
The Taste of Tribeca food festival brings world-class cuisine outdoors, to fund arts and enrichment programs at P.S. 150 and P.S. 234