Monumental Achievement
Open House Events This Weekend Will Offer Access to Local Landmarks
June 9
68 – Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging. 1310 – Duccio’s Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. An altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of...
Help Raise $245,000 to Preserve a Piece of Governors Island History
from the NPS.gov The Trophèe ďArmes that sits atop the sally port of Fort Jay is one of the most distinctive features of the fortification, and the earliest domestically carved military sculpture in the nation. Designed by Joseph Mangin, architect of New York’s City Hall, the Fort Jay Arch is a rare example of monumental architecture surviving...
Letters
Dear Editor, Ron Dowd is correct in his observation of the complete disregard that the Safety Ambassadors show to the regulations of Battery Park City and the safety of children and small animals. As every resident here is aware, as were the PEP officers, the upper deck of the esplanade is NOT for bicycles. I...
Trolley Lolly
Lower Manhattan residents can look forward to 12 months more of free tram service, compliments of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) and the Downtown Alliance. At the Tuesday meeting of its board, the Authority allocated $632,000 to support the Downtown Connection, the free shuttle bus that ferries riders between Battery Park City and the...
June 8
632 – Muhammad, Islamic prophet, dies in Medina and is succeeded by Abu Bakr who becomes the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. 793 – Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles. 1042 – Edward the Confessor becomes King of England, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings...
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. ——————————————————————————————— Here’s his latest post:. Red sky in the morning… And: AIS electronic miracle! Day 24, Tuesday 7th June. Did not sleep so well due to...
