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November 1, 2016

Today in History November 1

1512 – The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored...
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel
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November 1, 2016

LETTERS

To the editor: RE: A Matter of Truss Decades Late, the West Thames Bridge Is Now Slated to Cost $196,000 Per Foot (BroadsheetDAILY Sept 15) I find it irresponsible how long this bridge (West Thames Bridge) has been repeatedly delayed. What makes the delay even worse is that last year, they announced that construction would...
The design for the West Thames pedestrian bridge calls for a "lenticular truss," which will cross from the southwest corner of West and West Thames Street, to the northeast corner of the same intersection -- connecting Battery Park City and the Financial District via a 230-foot span.
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November 1, 2016

15th BPC Halloween Puppy Parade

The Battery Park City Dog Association would like to thank the following for participating in and donating to our 15th Annual BPC Halloween Puppy Parade on October 29th: Phil Castiglia and Judy Passer of Le Pet Spa, our Co-Hosts and for providing the top prizes and Honorable Mention prizes; all of the fantastic participants in...
A dog with small paws
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November 1, 2016

The Best Place to Deal with Eremophobia

The Lower Manhattan Real Estate Overview report for the third quarter of 2016, from the Downtown Alliance contains good news for those who suffer from an acute fear of being alone: With 3,198 new apartments currently under construction, and another 921 planned for development in the square mile below Chambers Street, our masses are are...
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October 30, 2016

Storm in the Harbor

Click here to watch the storm pass through the harbor.
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October 30, 2016

EYES TO THE SKY October 31 – November 13, 2016

Due to a trick of clock time, it’s possible to treat yourself to apparitions of ancient mythic characters that appear in the starry heavens every morning this week from as late as 6:30am to 7:00am. Figures drawn by the stars stand out in the darkness closer to 6:30, while the brightest stars in those constellations,...
Equinoxes, solstices and cross-quarter days are all hallmarks of Earth's orbit around the sun. Halloween is the fourth cross-quarter day of the year. Illustration via NASA
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