October 28th – This Day in History

306 – Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome 969 – Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria) 1492 – Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain 1636 – Harvard University founded 1746 – Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die 1776 – Battle of White Plains; Washington...
Original Macy's Store

Registration Open for Manhattan Youth's Downtown Basketball League

Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Basketball League, guided by Athletic Director Lamont Williams, provides high-level instruction in both individual and team-based basketball skills. Programs for boys in grades 2 through 9 and girls in grades 2 through 5 are run in two phases: pre-season and regular season. During pre-season, which begins the week of November 12, players...
Guys playing Basketball on court

Registration Open for Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Basketball League

Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Basketball League, guided by Athletic Director Lamont Williams, provides high-level instruction in both individual and team-based basketball skills. Programs for boys in grades 2 through 9 and girls in grades 2 through 5 are run in two phases: pre-season and regular season. During pre-season, which begins the week of November 12, players...
Guys playing Basketball on court

Non-Whisperers Welcome

Asphalt Green continues its popular lecture series, Tuesday Talks, tonight at 7:30pm, when journalist Melinda Blau will offer practical advice about how to foster a stronger and happier family unit in her presentation, the Family Whisperer. Tuesday Talks are priced at $15 for Asphalt Green members and $20 for non-members. The facility is located at...
Asphalt & Green

Broadway Relevé: Gibney Dance Grand Opening Thursday, Followed by Inaugural Season Debut

On Thursday (October 30), Gibney Dance will celebrate the grand opening of Gibney Dance 280 Broadway (Broadway, at the corner of Chambers Street), the organization’s newly renovated performing arts center, training facility, affordable rehearsal and resource space, and social action hub. The event, which is free and open to the public (no RSVP is required),...
The Sun Building
The building at the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street that houses Gibney Dance 280 Broadway

Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: How a Genius with His Head in the Clouds Almost Winged His Way to California in 1849

The annual Wall Street Collectors Bourse, which will be held at the Museum of American Finance this week, will feature a print by Nathaniel Currier that recalls a pivotal moment at which the histories of American technology and finance intersected, thanks to the vision of an eccentric genius, who is now largely forgotten. Rufus Porter...
Nathaniel Currier 1849 Print
Gold Buggery: This Nathaniel Currier print from 1849 illustrates modes of transport to California both actual (sailing ships) and fanciful (dirigibles, rockets, and parachutes) that were contemplated by miners seeking riches