Number of Battery Park City Residents on BPCA Board Now Stands at Zero

The only member of the board of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) who actually lives in the community governed by that agency is stepping down. Martha Gallo, who joined the board in 2012, resigned on April 5. Ms. Gallo said in a statement, “it is with gratitude that I depart the BPCA Board, after...
Martha Gallo

April 6

46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus. 1199 – King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder. 1580 – One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders,...
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. He was born April 6, 1483 and died April 6,1520

Late for School

The new public school planned for 42 Trinity Place, in the Financial District, is now likely to open up to three years behind its originally proposed schedule, according to a discussion at the March meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1). “Demolition started in February, 2016 and they expect that part to wrap up this summer,”...
A schematic diagram illustrating the placement of the apartments, the school, and the retail spaces within the new building.

April 5

1566 – Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces. 1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on...
Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1450 BC.

Where to Learn the Ropes

North Cove Sailing, the new entity that will offer community programs at North Cove Marina this year, previewed its options at the Tuesday meeting of Community Board 1’s Battery Park City Committee. “This won’t be just a sailing school,” said Meg Reilly, North Cove Sailing’s director, “but also a community center and a club. Our...

Today in History April 4

1460 – University of Basel in Swizerland forms 1655 – Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1660 – English King Charles II sends Declaration of Breda (Freedom of Religion) 1686 – English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1687 – King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in...
Martin Luther King Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."