Mecca for Millennials

If walking the streets of Lower Manhattan makes you feel a tad ancient these days, it’s not your imagination. The square mile below Chambers Street is now home to more than 21,000 millennials (people aged between 18 and 34), and the median age among all Lower Manhattan residents is 32 years old, according to a...

Today in History

1571 – The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Holy League (Spain and Italy) annihilates the Turkish fleet. 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. 1691 – The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. 1763 –...
Allen Ginsberg

In Memoriam

It’s with regret, and sadness, that we announce the passing of one of our beloved Battery Park City neighbors, Dr. Leo Siegel. Leo was indispensable member of the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association board, an exuberant neighbor and friend who was actively involved in all aspects our community. His indomitable spirit and intellectual curiosity provided insight...
Dr. Leo Siegel

Doing Good While Doing Well

The owners of 28 Liberty Street (formerly known as Chase Manhattan Plaza) are donating office space worth as much as $1.7 million to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), to support “Workspace,” its nine-month studio residency program. The donation consists of 35,000 square feet of office space on the building’s 24th floor. With offices near...

Today in History

23 – Rebels kill and decapitate the Xin dynasty emperor Wang Mang two days after the capital Chang’an is sacked during a peasant rebellion. 1539 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army enter the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Florida) by force. 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar,...
An early Edison film shot from a boat off Lower Manhattan and up into the East River.

Flood of Ideas, Dearth of Dollars

The City government agency that will decide how and when to storm-proof Lower Manhattan will host an Open House meeting in Battery Park City tonight (October 6), starting at 6pm, in the event space at Six River Terrace (opposite the Irish Hunger Memorial and next to Le Pain Quotidien restaurant). “We have the Lower Manhattan...
A menu of options prepared by the staff of the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which will lead tonight's meeting.