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October 29, 2018

Charter Schooling

A panel discussion tonight (Monday, October 29) will seek to provide information for Lower Manhattan voters about the three ballot proposals they will be asked to decide upon in next week’s election. Although these measures have profound implications for local politics and government, very few voters are familiar with the proposals, which were announced over...
State Assembly member Deborah Glick: "I don't think the way that the Charter Revision Commission proposals were pushed through should be validated in any way.
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October 26, 2018

October 26

1689 – General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after. 1774 – The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. 1775 – King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorizes a military response to...
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October 26, 2018

Frightinerary

You will frightened to hear how many things there are to do with children in and around Lower Manhattan in the days leading up to Halloween. Start this evening with Halloween Teen Night at the Whitney Museum (99 Gansevoort Street, near West Street), where music, dancing, costume making, tarot card readings, and snacks are all...
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October 25, 2018

Local Elected Officials: Save Our School

City Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewerare pushing back against a plan to close P.S. 150, a highly regarded local school also known as the Tribeca Learning Center. In a letter sent Tuesday, the elected officials urge Stellar Management, the owner of the residential portion of Independence Plaza (the giant housing...
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October 25, 2018

Freedom of the Press… Before Freedom of the Press

In 1735, forty-one years before thirteen British colonies stepped onto the world stage in 1776 to declare independence and throw off their royal shackles, twelve common New Yorkers (and one prominent Philadelphian) made a bold statement about the crucial role a free press must play in a truly free society-and it happened right here on...
The public burning of Zenger's Weekly Journal
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October 24, 2018

Inn Operators Are Out

The troubled hotel at Battery Park City’s southern tip has changed owners. The former Ritz-Carlton, which was rechristened the Wagner Hotel in March, has been sold by developers Westbrook Partners (which bought the property in 2012) at a 25 percent discount from its recent asking price. Shortly after acquiring the hotel from its original developer,...
The real estate firm that has owned the former Ritz-Carlton (now known as the Wagner Hotel) since 2012 - and tried, unsuccessfully, to convert the space into condominiums - has sold its interest in the building.
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