Tribeca has two new landmarks: a Irish linen merchant’s commercial palace and a former police station that later served as hospital and firehouse, before finding subsequent life as a wine store and then a nail salon. Both were declared legally protected buildings by the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission at the end of June. The first […]
Archives for August 2016
This Week in History
August 8, 1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. August 8, 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses. August 9, 1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. August 9, 1974 – As a direct result of the […]
Letters
To the editor: Some of the ideas regarding improvements to South End Avenue that were presented at the recent open house are certainly worthy of consideration. However, there’s a great and not too expensive idea that wasn’t included: consolidated newspaper boxes. Several years ago (on 7/3/2012), the Broadsheet published the following letter from Betty Heller: […]
Friends of Lower West Side and Washington Street Historical Society Host Block Party
On Saturday July30th, two local historic preservation groups, Friends of the Lower West Side and the Washington Street Historical Society joined forces to host a community block party to celebrate the “Lower West Side” on Washington Street between Rector Street and Carlisle Street. They were celebrating the neighborhood’s old and new architecture and the rich […]
Oar Maybe Not… Rowing Solo Across the Atlantic, Doctor Is Scuppered After Passing Halfway Point
Dr. Stein Hoff, who departed from the Battery on the morning of Sunday, May 15, was forced this weekend to abandon (after 84 days at sea) his quixotic attempt to propel himself across the Atlantic Ocean. Although the doctor himself was still game to go on, his vessel was not: Multiple equipment failures, including a […]
Stein Hoff ~ EMERGENCY AT SEA
EMERGENCY AT SEA UPDATE POST (Martin here updating this post as we get more information. UTC time = CET-2hrs) 19:39 UTC – Ship Ludolf Oldendolff soon at FoxII/Stein Ship en route to Steins latest GPS position. ETA estimated around 30min. First they must locate him. Stein has VHF and flares available. Aircraft can assist in locating. NMOC […]
Rowing the Atlantic
Already very rough here with wind,waves and rain from SW. Wind turned at 2 am, I was not out until 6.30 in fresh breeze and drizzle to shift and tie oars to the stanchions, pack away last things on deck , secure liferaft (centrally place just in front of cockpit, knife next to it) and […]
August 5
25 – Guangwu claims the throne as emperor, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. 1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed. 1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first […]
Letters
To the editor: So what am I missing here? Was there an Occupy South End Avenue protest in the streets of BPC demanding change recently? Where is the public outcry demanding the makeover of South End Avenue and filling in the arcades? This seems to be yet another solution in search of a problem, and […]
A New Park Will Help Tell an Old Story
Common sense dictates that in a community as densely developed as Lower Manhattan, with real estate prices on a seemingly relentless vertical trajectory, it is simply not possible to create new parks. But common sense is wrong: Just in the last year, one entirely new public space, Liberty Park, has opened to the public, while […]