Month: June 2016

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...
Frank Lloyd Wright photo by Arnold Newman

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...
Dr. Stein Hoff and FoxII

Letters

Dear editor: Yesterday’s BroadsheetDaily (Tues., 6/7/2016) has a great photo of an Allied Barton BPC Ambassador riding his bike on the sidewalk. I’ve seen these guys ride the wrong direction in the bike lanes, as well as on the BPC Ballfields field level walkway while kids, parents, and nannies are there for practices and general play time....

All's Fare

The 15th annual Dine Around Downtown food festival will be held today (Wednesday, June 8), from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, at 28 Liberty Plaza (enter at Nassau and Liberty Streets). More than 40 restaurants from the length and breadth of Lower Manhattan will come together, hosted by chef, cookbook author, and Food Network star...

All’s Fare

The 15th annual Dine Around Downtown food festival will be held today (Wednesday, June 8), from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, at 28 Liberty Plaza (enter at Nassau and Liberty Streets). More than 40 restaurants from the length and breadth of Lower Manhattan will come together, hosted by chef, cookbook author, and Food Network star...

FiDi Resident, Yuh-Line Niou Launches Run for Assembly Seat

Financial District resident Yuh-Line Niou has entered the race to claim the Democratic nomination for the State Assembly seat representing the 65th District, once held by former Speaker Sheldon Silver (who was convicted of corruption charges in November) and recently won in a special election by Lower East Side community leader Alice Cancel. On Monday...
Financial District resident Yuh-Line Niou declares her candidacy for the New York State Assembly: “Our schools are still overcrowded, the right of workers to organize and earn fair wages is still under attack, tenants are still being harassed out of their homes and too many families still struggle every day to make ends meet.”