‘A Honking Nightmare’
Trucks Seeking Shortcut Create Logjam on Cobblestone Street
March 1
293 – Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi (“Four Rulers of the World”). 1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. 1565 – The city of...
Flip This Hotel
The gold rush in Lower Manhattan real estate continues to make fortunes for those invest here, but much less of a difference in the lives of people who live or work here. The most recent case in point is the Courtyard New York Marriott Downtown, at 133 Greenwich Street (near the corner with Thames Street),...
February 28
202 BC – Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty’s rule over China 1692 – Salem witch hunt begins 1704 – Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 40, kidnap 100 1708 – Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island New York, 11 die 1749 – First...
Local Bridges Falling Down, Falling Down…
Multiple bridges and at least one tunnel that carry thousands of vehicles each day in Lower Manhattan are classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete by the federal government’s Department of Transportation (DOT). Among these are one leading into the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, two ramps serving the Brooklyn Bridge, and the viaduct that carries the FDR...
February 27
1557 – First Russian Embassy established in London 1594 – Henri IV crowned king of France 1814 – Ludwig von Beethoven’s 8th Symphony in F, premieres 1827 – First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans 1854 – Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine 1860 – Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper...
Reach for the Skies
Just under half of all the super-tall buildings completed in the United States in 2016 were erected in Lower Manhattan, according to a new report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The non-profit organization, which is the leading expert on tall structures, defines “super-tall” as any building that reaches a height...
