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Calendar Monday, January 25

Greenmarket Union Square: 8am – 6pm National Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green 12pm  National Museum of the American Indian Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie family Tour. Introduction to the story of Navajo jewelry through the lens of the gifted Yazzi family of Gallup, NM. Featuring over 300 contemporary jewelry examples,visitors are...

Today in History

1677 – The first medical publication in America, a pamphlet on smallpox, is distributed in Boston 1749 – The Verona Philharmonic Theatre was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1754 1793 – Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason 1818 – Keats writes his poem...

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1PM  A Moment of Zen New York Public Library, Tribeca Scientific studies show that just 10 minutes of meditation a day relieves stress and improves your health and well-being. Take time out of your busy schedule to come to the New Amsterdam library to learn meditation and find inner peace. Once a month we will...

Arts Honcho Tapped to Lead Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

  Andrew D. Hamingson, late of St. Ann’s Warehouse and the Public Theater, will take over as president of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), beginning February 1st. Founded in 1973 to ‘add some humanity’ to the nascent Downtown community after the completion of the World Trade Center, LMCC began with lunchtime concerts and evening...

A Welcome Victory in a Long, Hard Campaign

A new elementary school is coming to the Financial District. On Thursday, the School Construction Authority (the City agency that manages the design, construction and renovation of educational facilities) announced an agreement with Trinity Place Holdings, the company that owns the site of the now-defunct Syms discount clothing store, to build a new elementary school...

Outrage Builds Over Attack on Two Teenagers

In the wake of a December 19 violent assault and robbery that left two teenage boys hospitalized, amid questions surrounding the alleged failure of newly hired private security guards to intervene, elected officials representing Lower Manhattan are calling on the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to reevaluate its plan to supplant Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP)...
BPCA Security Guard