532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams-the Blues and the Greens-in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. 1569 – First recorded lottery in England. 1571 – Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion. 1759 – In Philadelphia, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. 1861 – Alabama secedes […]
Archives for January 11, 2017
Quaestor for the Community
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has found a replacement for outgoing chief financial officer Robert Serpico, who retired in November, after 30 years of service. Janet Ozarchuk brings to the job three decades of experience in the financial services industry (where she worked extensively with government clients) and the nonprofit sector, where she helped […]