Trying Again
New Measure Aims to Fund WTC Health Program Through 2040
February 8
1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. 1575 – Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis Protection of Freedom 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the...
Crossing the Street Safely
To the editor: re: Monday’s letter, Crossing the Street Safely, I am pleased to provide some context for your readers. Allied Universal Battery Park City Ambassadors are focused on the community they serve, actively engaging residents for feedback, and responding to concerns as they arise. When the Ambassadors began serving the Battery Park City community,...
Merchants without Doubt
Lower Manhattan, once a retail desert punctuated by a single oasis — discounter Century 21 — has bloomed in recent years with the opening of hundreds of new stores. And that transformation shows few signs of slowing, according to the Lower Manhattan Real Estate Year in Review for 2016, a new report from the Downtown...
February 7
457 – Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire 1613 – Michail Romanov, at the age of 16, becomes czar of Russia 1639 – Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language 1792 – Austria and Prussia sign anti-French covenant 1795 – 11th Amendment to Constitution ratified, affirms power of states 1812 – 8.2 earthquake...
Sic Transit Gloria Monday
The Downtown Connection shuttle bus, which provides approximately 800,000 free rides to Lower Manhattan residents each year, will be changing its eastbound route between Battery Park City and City Hall to Chambers Street, instead of Warren Street. (The westbound route between City Hall and Battery Park City, along Murray Street, will not be affected.) This...
February 6
1508 – Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1778 – France recognizes USA, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty 1820 – US population announced at 9,638,453 1832 – US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy 1836 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) 1843 – The first minstrel show...
