Secrets and Lies
A Victory in the Battle to Disclose City’s Knowledge of September 11 Health Risks
Street Fight
The Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) passed a resolution at its October 5 meeting, calling upon the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to halt its ongoing initiative to consider a possible redesign of South end Avenue. The boards of six condominium apartment buildings have also enacted resolutions calling for a similar...
RiverWatch
Saturday, October 15 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Disney Magic Inbound 6:45 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Bahamas/Port Canaveral, FL Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; San Juan, P.R. via Eastern Caribbean Regal Princess Inbound 5:15 am (Brooklyn); outbound 5:30 pm; Canada/New England Viking Star Outbound pm;...
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...
