Month: September 2017

Tunnel to Towers Run, The Musical

On the morning of September 25th, as 30,000 men, women and children assembled on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Tom Goodkind, maestro of the TriBattery Pops was somewhere in Tribeca negotiating with the NYPD to get a baritone sax, two trombones, an alto sax, a tenor sax, a flugelhorn, two flutes, two...
Almost 2,500 cadets, cadet candidates, faculty, and staff from the US Military Academy and the US Military Academy Preparatory School volunteered to participate in the Tunnels to Towers 5K in New York City on September 24th, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by: Cadet Alex Werden)

Working in Tandem

At its Tuesday meeting, Community Board 1 (CB1) enacted a resolution endorsing a consensus view of how to manage bicycle traffic along Battery Park City’s Esplanade and Greenway (the path that parallels West Street). This joint vision was the product of a year-long collaboration between members of CB1 and officials from the Battery Park City...

September 26

46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. 1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. 1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth. 1687 – The Parthenon in...
The first debate between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy

Community Center at Stuyvesant High School Open House

One of the little known benefits of living in Battery Park City is its Community Center tucked away in Stuyvesant High School on Chambers Street.  The Center is administered by the Battery Park City Authority and the facilities are first rate. Fitness classes offer Tai Chi, Bounce Fit Cardio and Boxing Classes. There’s a gym...

Paying It Forward

More than 100 friends and neighbors gathered at Treadwell Park on Monday evening for a Battery Park City Cares fund raiser to aid victims from a slew of recent hurricanes. The assembled crowd (which included several senior staff from the Battery Park City Authority) shared drinks and food (donated, along with the space, by Treadwell...

September 25

275 – In Rome (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor. 1066 – The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England. 1237 – England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border. 1513 – Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez...
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