Year: 2017

October 11

1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo. 1614 – Adriaen Block ( of Block Island fame ) and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony. 1809 – Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder’s Stand....
The one and only Eleanor Roosevelt

Can Million-Dollar Condos Salve Urban Blight?

To the Editors; RE: Can Million-Dollar Condos Salve Urban Blight? The Broadsheet October 10, 2017 In December of 2014, Community Board 1 representing the interests of our community to our elected officials and others, resolved: “CB1 strongly requests that the State and City of New York amend existing agreements to allocate Authority revenues designated toward...

Changing of the Guard

At the October 2 annual meeting of the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA), more than 200 residents of Battery Park City’s largest rental complex gathered in St. Joseph’s Chapel, overlooking North Cover Marina, to discuss issues of common concern and elect leaders who will represent them at a crucial juncture in the development’s history. Three...
Glenn Plaskin: "I feel it's the right time for me to pass the baton, effective immediately."

October 10

680 – Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah. 1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean. 1846 – Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by...
The one and only Thelonius Monk

Can Million-Dollar Condos Salve Urban Blight?

Two Brooklyn-based affordable housing advocacy groups are pushing to revive a 2014 plan by City Comptroller Scott Stronger to earmark surplus funds from the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) for upgrades in the crumbling apartments blocks operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for the poorest New Yorkers. At a Monday rally in...
Reverend David K. Brawley: "We are ready for a fight, to fight for the soul of the city."
As Puerto Rico recovers from Hurricane Maria, the Battery Park City Authority has established two locations neighbors may drop off goods for the State’s relief and recovery efforts: Rockefeller Park House for daytime drop-offs (11am-6pm) and Stuyvesant High School (7pm-9:30pm) Donations being sought include batteries, flashlights, portable lanterns, diapers, baby wipes, cases of water and...