Month: October 2016

In Memoriam

It’s with regret, and sadness, that we announce the passing of one of our beloved Battery Park City neighbors, Dr. Leo Siegel. Leo was indispensable member of the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association board, an exuberant neighbor and friend who was actively involved in all aspects our community. His indomitable spirit and intellectual curiosity provided insight...
Dr. Leo Siegel

Doing Good While Doing Well

The owners of 28 Liberty Street (formerly known as Chase Manhattan Plaza) are donating office space worth as much as $1.7 million to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), to support “Workspace,” its nine-month studio residency program. The donation consists of 35,000 square feet of office space on the building’s 24th floor. With offices near...

Today in History

23 – Rebels kill and decapitate the Xin dynasty emperor Wang Mang two days after the capital Chang’an is sacked during a peasant rebellion. 1539 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army enter the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Florida) by force. 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar,...
An early Edison film shot from a boat off Lower Manhattan and up into the East River.

Flood of Ideas, Dearth of Dollars

The City government agency that will decide how and when to storm-proof Lower Manhattan will host an Open House meeting in Battery Park City tonight (October 6), starting at 6pm, in the event space at Six River Terrace (opposite the Irish Hunger Memorial and next to Le Pain Quotidien restaurant). “We have the Lower Manhattan...
A menu of options prepared by the staff of the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which will lead tonight's meeting.

Today in History

456 – The Visigoths under king Theodoric II, acting on orders of the Roman emperor Avitus, invade Iberia with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths, led by the kings Chilperic I and Gondioc. 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Stephen IV at Reims. 1550...
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Happy 95th Birthday Jon Hendricks

Legendary Jazz lyricist and singer Jon Hendricks recently celebrated his 95th birthday at the Iridium Jazz Club in midtown with his daughters Aria and Michelle on stage and a few hundred fans in the audience. Jon is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments...
Jon Hendrick, the Poet Laureate of Jazz