Tribeca Nocturne
Immigrant Pianist Who Inspired Federal Legislation is Honored
January 9
475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. 1788 – Connecticut becomes the fifth state to be admitted to the United States. 1793 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States. 1839 –...
EYES TO THE SKY January 9 – 22, 2017
As twilight deepens these January evenings the most celebrated constellation of the winter sky, Orion the Hunter, stretches out along the east-southeast horizon. The impression is of a resting giant, from his radiant red shoulder star, Betelgeuse, to his foot star, luminous bluish-white Rigel, with three dimmer stacked stars midway between. The three form a...
The Sounds of Music (and Art)
Dear editor , Your article about Saving the Joys of Music and Art at the Church Street School really touches on the crisis in the deliberate de-funding, discouraging, music and art courses, (instrument, dance classes and school bands, workshops in all the created visual arts) that I know from personal experience have disappeared from the...
A Niou Voice for Lower Manhattan
On Wednesday, Yu-Line Niou raised her right hand and said, “I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the Assembly according to the best of my...
January 6
1066 – Harold Godwinson (or Harold II) is crowned King of England. 1540 – King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. 1838 – Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code). 1839 – The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging...
Fighting to Save the Joys of Music and Art
In all of Lower Manhattan, there is probably no one more committed to awakening young children to the potential of music and art than Lisa Ecklund-Flores. When Church Street School for Music and Art opened in 1990, Tribeca was just beginning its transformation from a sleepy spice and food warehouse district occupied by artists and...
