Underground Economies
How to Save Money and Time on Second Avenue Subway (Bonus: New Housing)
WHALE SPOTTED IN THE HUDSON
Yesterday morning hundreds of birds were spotted off Exchange Place, Jersey City as the Goldman Sacks ferries York and Jersey plied the waters back and forth between North Cove and Jersey City. Later in the day we learned a whale was spotted in the same part of the River! Here’s the link to catch a...
November 18
326 – The old St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated. 401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. 1095 – The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.. 1307 – According to legend, William Tell shoots...
Strong Medicine
Ilka deLaat, a mother of two who lives in Battery Park City, is crowd-funding a new documentary project about the ways in which cannabis oil can improve — and in some cases, save — the lives of children with catastrophic medical problems. Her film, “Our Medicine,” profiles some unlikely advocates: a diverse group of parents...
November 17
794 – Japanese Emperor Kanmu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto. 1558 – Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. 1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. 1800 – Congress holds its first...
Demography In Action: Crime in Lower Manhattan
To the editor: You wrote (BroadsheetDAILY November 14) “….793 incidents per 1,000 residents every year. This means that a typical denizen of Lower Manhattan has nearly an 80 percent chance of being unlawfully deprived of at least one piece of valuable property in an average year.” You do realize that lower Manhattan has 4-5 employees...
Remembering a Friend
“We are all mourning the loss of Ruth Ohman, who was a vibrant part of the Battery Park City Community, for the seniors, and as part of the everyday fabric of life here, as well,” said Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) president Shari Hyman at the start of the Authority’s Open Community Meeting, on November...
