Trying Again
New Measure Aims to Fund WTC Health Program Through 2040
In Search of a Word
Most of the labels that were coined after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are succinct and direct: “heroes,” “responders,” “martyrs,” and “evil-doers” all come to mind. Each conveys instantly and without ambiguity who is being talked about. But 15 years later, there is one category still in search of a rubric. What do...
'Aw, Chucks'
The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) will honor United States Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer at its annual gala tonight, Friday, September 9, in recognition of his leadership and efforts on behalf of Battery Park City, and the City of New York as a whole. GPTA president Glenn Plaskin says, “we’re honored to present Senator Schumer...
‘Aw, Chucks’
The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) will honor United States Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer at its annual gala tonight, Friday, September 9, in recognition of his leadership and efforts on behalf of Battery Park City, and the City of New York as a whole. GPTA president Glenn Plaskin says, “we’re honored to present Senator Schumer...
PARADE TODAY
NYPD EMERALD SOCIETY PIPES & DRUMS 9/11 MEMORIAL PARADE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 12:00PM BROADWAY AND LIBERTY STREET PARADE ROUTE: PROCEEDS SOUTH ON BROADWAY THROUGH BATTERY PARK CITY CONCLUDES AT THE NYPD POLICE MEMORIAL IN NORTH COVE MARINA
Today in History
1776 – The Continental Congress officially names its new union of sovereign states the ‘United States’. 1791 – Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington. 1947 – First case of a computer bug: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University....
Broadsheet Profile: Assembly Candidate Jenifer Rajkumar
Gateway Plaza resident Jenifer Rajkumar describes the upcoming election for the 65th Assembly seat as, “a once-in-a-generation chance to put a Battery Park resident, somebody who knows this community and has worked for it, into a seat in the legislature. The time is ripe to elect one of our own.” Ms. Rajkumar believes that, “I...
