Four Yeses, Six Maybes, and Thirty Nos
Most Common City Hall Answer to CB1’s Wish List Is ‘Get Lost’
Putting the ‘In’ Back in Indigenous
The George Gustav Heye Center at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (located at One Bowling Green) will host “Native Fashion Now,” the first large-scale traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American fashion opening today, Friday February 17 The show celebrates indigenous designers from across the United States and Canada, from the 1950s to...
Today in History February 21
1245 – Thomas, Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery. 1431 – England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1804 – First locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for first time, in Wales 1862 – Confederate constitution and presidency are declared permanent 1878 – First telephone book, 50 subscribers in New...
EYES TO THE SKY February 21 – March 5, 2017
The ideal time for stargazing is when the sky is darkest. This occurs during the week leading up to new moon (no visible moon) when the moon is waning and visible as a crescent in the early morning sky and continues during the first week following new moon when Luna is waxing and visible as...
Seeking Consultation on the Concourse
To the editor: re: Seeking Consultation on the Concourse, (BroadsheetDAILY February 16), I am writing to provide a point of clarification for your readers. The article asserts that Community Board (CB) 1’s Battery Park City Committee was not briefed on the preliminary results of our South End Avenue Assessment, despite its request. In fact, on...
Independent, Neutral, Impartial. And Now Local…
A team of real-life superheroes is moving into Lower Manhattan. Doctors Without Borders, a non-profit organization that sends squads of healthcare providers and others with lifesaving skills into war zones, impoverished developing nations, and just about any other place where large numbers of innocent people are facing immediate danger of preventable death, is relocating its...
RiverWatch
Many ships pass Battery Park City on their way to and from the midtown passenger ship terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from docks in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate Clock and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. They are also...