Route Canal
Savvy Downtowners Critique Redesign of Lower Manhattan Artery
Today in History
1066 – Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings: In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the English army and kill King Harold II of England. 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland’s independence....
Time Lapse Cartography
“This is about how you tell the story of a neighborhood,” reflects, Abby Suckle, president of CultureNOW. “And Lower Manhattan is all about history.” This is how Ms. Suckle describes the vision behind an extraordinary new local atlas, the “Lower Manhattan: Then and NOW” map.” Ms. Suckle, an architect whose contribution to the Downtown streetscape...
Today in History
54 – Emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him. 1307 – Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a “confession” of heresy. 1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier. 1792 –...
LETTERS
To the editor: The opening of the iPic movie complex in the historical South Street Seaport area marks an historical occasion for the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Instead of being the first major movie house to geographically service the large population while complementing its unique seafaring location, it vividly illustrates another glaring symbol of...
How Lower Manhattan Voted: The Financial District
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in an occasional series examining voting patterns in the recent Democratic Party primary election, which determined the nominee for the 65th Assembly District seat. Each installment in this series will look at a separate Lower Manhattan neighborhood. This installment focuses on the Financial District.) In the Financial District, according...
Today in History
539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. 1492 – Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies. 1654 – The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people. 1692 – The Salem...
