Route Canal
Savvy Downtowners Critique Redesign of Lower Manhattan Artery
June 17
1119 – Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders 1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreatfrom Wallachia. 1579 – Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it “New Albion” 1631 – Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal...
River To River Festival Offers Free Dance, Music, Theater, and Open-Door Museums
The 15th annual River to River Festival, Lower Manhattan’s annual, free summer arts celebration, began yesterday and will continue through Sunday, June 26. The 11 days of live dance, music, theater and visual arts will present more than 80 separate performances and events, spread across dozens of Lower Manhattan venues, to a total audience of...
Rowing The Atlantic
Dr. Stein Hoff began his row across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. Ordeal over – for this time. Day 33, Thursday 16th June. Still here! And optimistic again. Reasonable night, no big splashes. Bar 1010, rising, coolish...
June 16
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland 1779 – Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of the US, and the siege of Gibraltar begins. 1784 – Holland forbids orange clothes 1823 – King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp 1879 – Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” debuts at...
WildLife in NYC
To the editor, Hanging out for hours today on the roof terrace at Gateway. Is it a red-tail? S/he seemed quite at home so I guess s/he’s a new neighbor. Joanne Chernow
Letters
To the editor, I was seriously pissed as I read an article about the Battery Park City Authority’s interest in removing the colonnade on South End Avenue. The street as it is, is pleasant and allows choices of sun or shade and so on. However my more serious question is why the BPCA continues to...
