1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway. 1534 – Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island. 1613 – The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground. 1659 – At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy. 1786 – Alexander […]
Archives for June 2017
Downtown’s Edifice Complex Poised to Get Worse
The developer that spent nearly $400 million to acquire adjoining lots in the Seaport District in 2016, along with hundreds of thousands of square feet of air rights, has received demolition permits for two structures at the site. This may indicate that the construction of a new “super-tall” tower, which could surpass One World Trade […]
Today in History
1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. 1841 – The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier. 1846 – Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. 1855 – Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America. 1859 – The first conformation dog […]
Grief and Tragedy in Battery Park City
Stories in yesterday’s BroadsheetDAILY leave me so laden with grief and anger that words are difficult. First, the person who died in the water. This tragedy is a testimonial to the stupidity of the governing entities in Battery Park City. I know exactly what Denise Rubin describes from my calls to *311*, (fortunately, not 911) […]
That Dog Don’t Hunt
The City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which often ignores or contradicts the advisory opinions of local community boards, appears to agree with Community Board 1 (CB1) on the question of a new building proposed for Canal Street, between Church Street and Broadway. That’s where developer Trans World Equities wants to construct a nine-story residential tower […]
To the editor: On Saturday night (June 24) I watched an unfortunate man drown in the Hudson River, mere inches from the Esplanade and South Cove, as I tried to explain to a 911 operator where the EMTs and NYPD Harbor Patrol would find BATTERY PARK CITY, the Esplanade and South Cove. (I repeatedly told […]
Can God Afford to Rent in Lower Manhattan?
The only house of worship in Battery Park City is winding down operations in anticipation of shutting entirely later this year. St. Joseph’s Chapel, located within the Gateway Plaza apartment complex, has been buffeted by exorbitant rent increases that the leadership of St. Peter’s Parish in the Financial District (of which the Chapel is an […]
June 26
221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar. 699 – En no Ozuno, a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō, is banished to Izu Ōshima. 1407 – Ulrich von Jungingen becomes Grand Master […]
EYES TO THE SKY June 26 – July 9, 2017
Everyone in the United States will experience, at minimum, a partial eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. In Lower Manhattan, a partial eclipse will be visible. The following short animations reveal the astronomy, wonder and mystery behind a total eclipse of the sun. These animations introduce what has been described as the most […]
One Step Closer…
After years of quixotic effort and false starts, a bill that would guarantee Battery Park City residents multiple seats on the board of the agency that governs them, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has passed the State Senate. An identical bill also passed the State Assembly, and the measure now goes to the desk […]