All’s Well That Mends Well
Bring Them Your Torn Jeans, Your Broken Jewelry, Your Malfunctioning Appliances Yearning to Work Again
Letters
To The Editor, One item addressed by the first public speaker you highlighted in Monday’s lead story, was that the residents of Gateway Plaza should not have any say in what occurs with the frontage of 21 South End to which she owns her apartment. Of course, many of my friends at Gateway, all who...
Residents Reluctant to Catch the Sphere
Days after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey determined to locate the iconic sculpture damaged by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 within the new Liberty Park, Community Board 1 (CB1) has passed a resolution criticizing the plan. The focus of these dueling decisions is “The Sphere,” a 1971 metallic orb...
Rowing The Atlantic
I saw the horizon briefly 2 hours ago, now it’s all shades of gray and clammy fog yet again! Right now I can see no further than across an average school square, so especially my young readers – hope you are still there – must forgive me for boring reports. No fog means I see...
July 26
1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. 1788 – New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. In 1785 until 1789 New York City was the first capital under the Articles of Confederation,...
Arterial Aesthetics
The median that separates a heavily traveled roadway beneath the FDR Drive from adjacent paths used by cyclists and pedestrians will soon get a splash of color, thanks to State Senator Daniel Squadron. Earlier this year, the Senator recruited the Hester Street Collaborative — a non-profit that seeks to empower residents of underserved communities with...
Rowing The Atlantic
10 weeks at sea. Good moaning! Actually, apart from isolation, same meager, menu daily, miserable toilet and washing facilities, dirty clothes, unwashed hair, damp bed, calloused hands and pimpled bottom, I have nothing to moan about! On the contrary, during the night, Neptune decided to assist after all and gradually my speed increased and the...
