Month: October 2019

TODAY IN HISTORY October 4 Rembrandt  Self portrait 23 – Rebels capture and sack the Chinese capital Chang’an during a peasant rebellion. They kill and decapitate the emperor, Wang Mang, two days later. 1302 – A peace treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice ends the Byzantine-Venetian War (1296-1302). 1511 – Formation...

Today’s Calendar Friday October 4, 2019 8:30AM Tai Chi Esplanade Plaza Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. An ideal choice for participants of all ages. FREE Sponsored by Battery Park City Authority  Esplanade Plaza, on the south...

Run for Knowledge Today! The 20th Run for Knowledge, the annual fundraiser for Battery Park City’s public schools PS/IS 276, PS 89 and IS 289 will take place today, Friday October 4. The one-mile fun run begins on the esplanade in Wagner Park and has its finish line at the gazebo in Rockefeller Park. There,...

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com TONIGHT’S FILM   ~   EDDIE THE EAGLE Put Your Mouth Where Your Money Is Council Member Chin Invites Ideas for Spending $1 Million in Public Funds City Council member Margaret Chin: “Participatory budgeting will introduce even more New Yorkers into the democratic...

Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com | ebroadsheet.com The State of the Community BPCA President to Discuss Strategic Plan for Community at Meeting Tonight Tonight (Wednesday, October 2), Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) president Benjamin Jones will attend a meeting of the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1)...

TODAY IN HISTORY October 2 Marcel Duchamp’s  Nude Descending Staircase 829 – Theophilos becomes Byzantine Emperor. 1187 – Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1470 – War of the Roses: King Edward IV of England escapes to Flanders, only to return the following March to reclaim his throne. 1780 – American Revolutionary...