38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. 395 – Upon the death of Emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is permanently divided into the Eastern Roman Empire under Arcadius, and the Western Roman Empire under Honorius. 1524 – Giovanni […]
Archives for January 17, 2017
South West Makes Way for Upper East
A mainstay of Battery Park City’s restaurant scene will soon be almost-but-not-quite gone, and replaced by an uptown cousin. SouthWestNY, which been serving quesadillas and margaritas to Lower Manhattan residents since 1999, is a victim of changing times, according to Alexander Yellen, associate counsel at Merchants Hospitality, which owns the eatery. “Revenue has slowed, because […]