FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 1PM Fraunces Tavern Museum Guided Tour Guided tour at Fraunces Tavern Museum. Free with admission $7, $14. 54 Pearl Street. http://frauncestavernmuseum.org 1PM Pipes at One St. Paul’s Chapel Featuring the celebrated three-manual Noack organ that was inaugurated in the spring of 2018, these innovative, free programs showcase leading organists and rising stars from […]
Archives for November 2018
Today in History November 30
977 – Emperor Otto II lifts the siege at Paris and withdraws. His rearguard is defeated while crossing the Aisne River by Frankish forces under King Lothair III. 1707 – The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. 1782 – In Paris, representatives from the […]
Welcome to Fête City
Ready or not, the Holiday Season is now upon Lower Manhattan. Santa Claus is coming to Brookfield Place, now through December 24, from noon to 8:00 pm on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturdays, and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sundays (closed Mondays, except December 24). Photos are available (for […]
Clemency for Lower Manhattan
In what could be a major victory for Lower Manhattan community leaders and elected officials, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has backed away from a plan to build a new, 40-story jail on top of a historic government office building at 80 Centre Street. This proposal was part of a broader push to […]
Today in History
1520 – An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan. 1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence. 1785 – The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East […]
Drip, Drip, Drip…
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) plans to spend $600,000 to fix a leak in the roof of the Asphalt Green community center on North End Avenue. “From the outset there were some problems with leakage into the facility,” explained Gwen Dawson, the BPCA’s vice president for real property at the Authority’s October 29 board […]
Kicked to the Curb, then Brought Indoors
You can see the building through Trinity Church cemetery as you walk along Broadway, just north of Wall Street. The large letters on the fourteen-story art deco façade identify it as the American Stock Exchange. From inside the cemetery yard above Trinity Place, relief sculptures show ships, railroads, factories, and farmland that hint […]
Today in History November 26
1161 – A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin-Song Wars. 1778 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui. 1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George […]
EYES TO THE SKY November 26 – December 9, 2018
Consider that the Full Moon rises in an easterly direction at about the same time the Sun sets along the western horizon. The moon is visible all night and is equally lovely to observe the following morning, when the Full Moon sets along the western horizon as the Sun rises more or less opposite. Moving […]
Second Act in the Cul-de-Sac
The operators of the Hudson Club, the events venue on West Thames Street that was raided by the NYPD and shut down in July, after allegations of serving liquor without a license, have been issued a court order barring removal of property from the premises, and also banning further sales of alcohol. In the first […]
The Ghosts of Thanksgivings Past
Fifty Novembers ago, in the hushed, complacent serenity of the suburbs east of Manhattan, a family barely one generation removed from fresh-off-the-boat shanty dwellings gathered among its lace curtains, and shared dreams of a cut-glass future. The woman of the house, who imagined herself to be first among equals in her gaggle of siblings […]
‘We Won’t Go!’
More than 100 concerned students, parents, and community leaders turned out for a rally on the steps of P.S. 150 in Tribeca last Tuesday, to voice outrage at the school’s pending closure. Anshal Purohit, co-president of the P.S. 150 Parent-Teacher Association and the parent of a fourth grader at the highly regarded elementary school, told […]
‘Our Greatest Fiduciary Duty and Responsibility’
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) and Community Board 1 (CB1) will co-host a public meeting tonight (Monday, November 19) to update residents about the state of planning for the resiliency project now being formulated for the neighborhood’s ball fields. The meeting, which begins at 6:00 pm, takes place at Six River Terrace (opposite the […]
Contrails or Clouds over New York Harbor? Or both?
Contrails of jet airplanes turn into clouds because of the unburnt particles of jet fuel. They are known as aerosols or ice nuclei. The minute carbon particles freeze at the -72°F temperatures at 30,000 ft. +. They then attract any moisture at that level and freeze into ice crystals. If there is not enough moisture […]
Today in History November 16
1532 – Inca Emperor Atahualpa‘s refusal to pay tribute to Charles V prompts Francisco Pizarro to attack the Inca Army in the Battle of Cajamarca. Pizarro and his men take Atahualpa hostage. This interaction marked the beginning of the end of the Inca Empire. 1793 – Ninety Roman Catholic Priests, dissidents of the French Revolution, […]
Putting Out the FIRE
Lower Manhattan remains a preferred address for multiple kinds of business, as well as for New Yorkers seeking a place to live, according to a new analysis from the Downtown Alliance. The Lower Manhattan Real Estate Market Report for the third quarter of this year shows that the FIRE sector (comprised of firms focused on […]
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Lower Manhattan Calendar Nov 15, 2018
12PM to 3PM Washington & Hamilton in New York City: Walking Tour Revolutionary Tours Travel back in time on the Washington & Hamilton in New York City “Secrets of the Past” walking tour in Lower Manhattan. This informative and entertaining tour is led by Bruce Racond, a licensed New York City tour guide with over […]
Today in History November 15
1532 – Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time. 1660 – First kosher butcher licensed in New Amsterdam to Asser Levy. Levy successfully challenged Peter Stuyvesant to allow Jews to serve as soldiers and trade in Albany. With his purchase of land on […]
Whatever the Traffic Will Bear
Community Board 1 (CB1) is pushing for a study by the City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) of traffic at the intersection in northern Battery Park City, as a preliminary step toward having traffic control measures (such as a stop sign or traffic light) installed there. “We’re asking for a traffic control study at the intersection […]