Month: October 2017

Paws to Reflect

Le Pet Spa (300 Rector Place; entrance on South End Avenue, near West Thames Street) is celebrating Battery Park City’s recent designation as the pet-friendliest neighborhood in New York by partnering with the Animal Care Centers of New York City for a dog and cat adoption festival on Saturday, October 21, from noon to 4:00...

Moran M Logos Go Pink in October

Astute river watchers may have noticed a slight change in the color field of the harbor recently. Of the many tugboats that ply the waters of New York harbor, the most familiar ones might be the Moran and McAllister company tugs, both red in color but identifiable by two distinct features.  While they both sport...

Battery Park City Housing Affordability Issues

To the editor, Thank you for your ongoing coverage of Battery Park City housing affordability issues. Here is my story as a former Gateway Plaza resident, which may be representative of many tenant experiences within the last seven years or so. I first lived in Gateway Plaza from 1989 to 1996 and absolutely loved the...

You Think You’ve Got It Bad?

By at least one metric, Lower Manhattan ranks among the most affordable communities to live anywhere in New York City. This was the conclusion of a recent report by the RentHop web site and search engine, which analyzed both asking prices for two-bedroom rental apartments and median household income for 139 neighborhoods throughout the five...

October 16

690 – Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire. 1384 – Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman. 1590 – Carlo Gesualdo, composer, Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, murders his wife, Donna Maria d’Avalos, and her lover...
Marie Antoninette and Louis XVI

EYES TO THE SKY October 16 – 29, 2017

We’re coming up on the mid-point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice – and we’re just letting go of summer! The only reason I mention it now, considering that it is three weeks from the posting date of this column, is that these are the final three weeks of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), ridiculously...
Deneb Kaitos marks the tail of the constellation Cetus the Whale, also known as the Sea Monster.