Darren Drake, a 32-year-old project manager for Moody’s Analytics, was one of eight people murdered one year ago today, when a rented truck began running people down on the West Street bicycle and pedestrian path. Mr. Drake was riding his bicycle between meetings along the Tribeca section of the path when he was struck by […]
Archives for October 2018
Calendar
6 to 7:30PM Formaggio & Vino Eataly Cheese and wine tasting class with Eataly’s experts. $55. World Trade Center. www.eataly.com 6:15PM Battery Park Book Club New York Public Library Join the Battery Park Book Club for a lively discussion of a great book. This month’s book is “On Chesil Beach”, by Ian McEwan. free. Battery […]
October 30
637 – Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. 1270 – The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia. 1806 – Convinced that he is facing a much larger force, Prussian General von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrenders […]
Is Times Square Leaking?
In its three short weeks in New York Harbor, a digital advertising boat has received a lot of attention, but not the kind its clients are paying for. The boat belongs to Ballyhoo Media, which has one catamaran with a large digital billboard that roams up and down the Hudson and East Rivers for about ten […]
Today in History October 29
539 BC – Cyrus the Great entered the capital of Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to their land. 1390 – First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people. 1618 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England. 1675 […]
TODAY’S CALENDAR October 30
6 to 7:30PM Formaggio & Vino Eataly Cheese and wine tasting class with Eataly’s experts. $55. World Trade Center. www.eataly.com 6:15PM Battery Park Book Club New York Public Library Join the Battery Park Book Club for a lively discussion of a great book. This month’s book is “On Chesil Beach”, by Ian McEwan. free. Battery […]
Of Gentle Giants and Scrappy Midgets
Two nautical marvels entered New York Harbor recently: the HMS Queen Elizabeth, a 65,000-ton aircraft carrier, and the Draken Harald Hårfagre, a 115-foot Viking longship. Both are state-of-the-art vessels for their respective eras: The aircraft carrier (launched in 2014) is home to 50 flying machines. The longboat (launched in 2012, but a replica of boats […]
The Arts Downtown Are Part of Our Lives
Dear editor, Thanks once more to the BroadsheetDAILY and ace feature writer Mathew Fenton for the fascinating, revealing, informative story of the new location of the Bronx Museum of Art satellite annex at the beautifully restored landmark building at 80 White Street, continuing the migration downtown of cultural development, availability, along with the commercial, going […]
EYES TO THE SKY October 29 – November 11, 2018
The Summer Triangle, a majestic, nearly isosceles triangle shaped by three of the brightest stars visible at northern latitudes, is prominent in evening skies from June through December. Vega, Altair and Deneb – in descending order of brilliance – are so luminous that we can spot them in the deepening blue of twilight. http://earthsky.org/tonight/use-summer-triangle-to-locate-flat-plane-of-milky-way On […]
Battery Park City Halloween Dog Parade
All photos by Jeff Galloway Click here for see more photos from the Puppy Parade
Charter Schooling
A panel discussion tonight (Monday, October 29) will seek to provide information for Lower Manhattan voters about the three ballot proposals they will be asked to decide upon in next week’s election. Although these measures have profound implications for local politics and government, very few voters are familiar with the proposals, which were announced over […]
October 26
1689 – General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after. 1774 – The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. 1775 – King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorizes a military response to […]
Frightinerary
You will frightened to hear how many things there are to do with children in and around Lower Manhattan in the days leading up to Halloween. Start this evening with Halloween Teen Night at the Whitney Museum (99 Gansevoort Street, near West Street), where music, dancing, costume making, tarot card readings, and snacks are all […]
Run for Knowledge
Battery Park City hosted yet another successful Run For Knowledge on the brisk and windy evening of Friday, October 12th. PS/IS 276 Kristal Aliyas, Lucas Rotman and Sara Epstein The event raised funds via running pledges, sponsors, and a finish-line festival to benefit P.S. 89, I.S. 289, and P.S./I.S. 276. It is one […]
Local Elected Officials: Save Our School
City Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewerare pushing back against a plan to close P.S. 150, a highly regarded local school also known as the Tribeca Learning Center. In a letter sent Tuesday, the elected officials urge Stellar Management, the owner of the residential portion of Independence Plaza (the giant housing […]
Welcome to the Future
To the editor, re: Go For Broke (BroadsheetDAILY October 23) If I were in retail, this news would scare me to death. SCIFI is here now with a store owners dream: No unemployment insurance, no workers comp, no HR problems, no employee IRS reporting etc etc: In a nutshell: No workers. How many low paid […]
October 25
285 – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. 1616 – Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the West Australian coast. 1861 – The Toronto Stock […]
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Chamber Orchestra of New York’s (CONY) season kicks off on November 16th, at Carnegie’s Weill Hall. Led by Maestro Salvatore Di Vittorio, the orchestra’s mandate is to elevate young musical artists’ careers. CONY principal flutist Ginevra Petrucci Principal flutist, Ginevra Petrucci, mentioned in Huffington Post’s Italian edition that CONY provides her opportunities otherwise unavailable. She […]
Freedom of the Press… Before Freedom of the Press
In 1735, forty-one years before thirteen British colonies stepped onto the world stage in 1776 to declare independence and throw off their royal shackles, twelve common New Yorkers (and one prominent Philadelphian) made a bold statement about the crucial role a free press must play in a truly free society-and it happened right here on […]
Inn Operators Are Out
The troubled hotel at Battery Park City’s southern tip has changed owners. The former Ritz-Carlton, which was rechristened the Wagner Hotel in March, has been sold by developers Westbrook Partners (which bought the property in 2012) at a 25 percent discount from its recent asking price. Shortly after acquiring the hotel from its original developer, […]