Month: March 2019

Hunger for Change

  Students at Léman Manhattan Prep, an independent school in the Financial District, recently set themselves a lofty goal: packing 27,000 meals for hungry and homeless recipients in just two hours. On March 6, in the space of just 120 minutes, a team of more than 100 students gathered together to pack life-saving meals. The...

Safeguarding the Sod

The Battery Park City ball fields were largely destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but expedited repair work allowed them to reopen the following spring. Tonight (Thursday, March 21), the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) and Community Board 1 (CB1) will co-host a public meeting to review resiliency plans for the ball fields in Battery...
The Battery Park City ball fields were largely destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but expedited repair work allowed them to reopen the following spring.

Today in History March 21

Harry S. Truman signs an Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1697 – Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe 1788 – Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana 1826 – Beethoven’s Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered in Vienna 1857 –...

MARCH 21

MARCH 21 7-8PM BPC Running Club Battery Park City Parks Start with warm-up exercises before jogging the 2.4 miles down and back along the length of the Battery Park City Esplanade.  Parks Programming Leaders guide the warm-up and cool-down and ensure a favorable pace for all participants.  Meets inside the Community Center at Stuyvesant High...

Seeking Safe Haven

City Council member Margaret Chin: “Fair and equitable housing calls for all neighborhoods in our City to participate in alleviating this crisis. I urge the Commission to approve this project so that the work of helping the New Yorkers who need it most can begin.” City Council member Margaret Chin testified before the City Planning...
City Council member Margaret Chin: "Fair and equitable housing calls for all neighborhoods in our City to participate in alleviating this crisis. I urge the Commission to approve this project so that the work of helping the New Yorkers who need it most can begin."

Letters

To the editor: Justine Cuccia is fearless. I want to push back just a little Justine. You said you were scared and frightened. Yes, of leaving your loved ones and your loved community. But never mistake you are a brave women warrior sharing your experience in an effort to improve the life of others. To publically...