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January 5, 2017 By Robert Simko Leave a Comment

1066 – Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England. 1527 – Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning. 1757 – Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to […]

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Irina Sheynfeld

January 5, 2017 By The Broadsheet Leave a Comment

It is the natural world that provides the source of artistic inspiration for Irina Sheynfeld. On a recent trip to the Galapagos Islands she was struck by the abundance and beauty of life, preserved there because of the remoteness and absence of urban development. She conveys intense beauty and other-worldliness in her color-saturated paintings of […]

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Lost & Found in New York

January 5, 2017 By Robert Simko Leave a Comment

157 years ago, in 1860, English immigrant William Loft opened a candy store in Lower Manhattan and his two sons followed in his footsteps, taking charge of the company in the 1890s.  One son, George Loft, soon opened two more stores, and then added more as he moved production out of the family kitchen into […]

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Lost & Found in New York

January 5, 2017 By james kierstead Leave a Comment

157 years ago, in 1860, English immigrant William Loft opened a candy store in Lower Manhattan and his two sons followed in his footsteps, taking charge of the company in the 1890s.  One son, George Loft, soon opened two more stores, and then added more as he moved production out of the family kitchen into […]

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Whose Wharf Is It, Anyway?

January 5, 2017 By Matthew Fenton 2 Comments

At its meeting tonight, the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) will hear an update about the future of North Cove Marina from Callie Haines, a senior vice president at Brookfield Properties, the giant office and shopping mall developer that was awarded control of the marina (which is legally mapped as parkland) […]

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