When I first meet Jason Radmacher in the entrance to John Street Methodist Church, I’m struck by two things: his powerful and resonant voice, and the comfort and familiarity he exudes as we walk through the church. I’m expecting him to bring me to a side room for our interview, but instead, he peeks his...
632 – Muhammad, Islamic prophet, dies in Medina. 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 of England. 1783 – Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins...
The transit, or passage, of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2004. The most recent transit of Venus before this was in 1882.
The Downtown Alliance is leading a push to warm up the “frozen zone” surrounding the New York Stock Exchange, a security perimeter that bars most vehicles, slows pedestrians, and generally shreds the fabric of the surrounding streetscape. On May 8, Jessica Lappin, president of the Alliance, led a presentation before the Land Use, Zoning, and...
The area of the Financial District that the Downtown Alliance aims to enhance is bounded by Pine Street on the north, William Street on the east, Beaver Street on the south, and Broadway on the west. These borders roughly correspond to the security zone surrounding the New York Stock Exchange that has remained in effect for more than 15 years.
421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding was celebrated at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 1494 – Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and...
La Journée des tuiles en 1788 à Grenoble, 1890 painting by Alexandre Debelle. The Day of the Tiles was one of the first disturbances to precede the French Revolution, and is credited by some historians as the start of the revolution.
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has extended the contract for Perkins Eastman, the consultant that devised the resiliency assessment for Wagner Park, aspects of which have inspired concerns among some community leaders. The firm was hired in 2015 for an initial fee of $238,000. At its May 22 board meeting, the Authority extended this...
An architect's rendering of the new building slated to replace the Wagner Park Pavilion, as part of a larger resiliency plan designed to harden the park against future flood waters. Some community leaders feel this structure is unnecessarily large and obtrusive, fearing that it will obstruct views much prized by local residents.
913 – Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing the game tzykanion (Byzantine name for polo). He is succeeded by his 8-year-old nephew Constantine VII. 1749 – The Conspiracy of the Slaves in Malta is discovered. 1762 – Seven Years’ War: British forces begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city...
The creator of the drive-in, Richard Hollingshead Jr., advertised his drive-in with the hook: "The whole family is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are."
