North Cove Marina and Brookfield Place will formally launch their summer season this afternoon with free sails, a community boat naming, and live music — plus arts and crafts. The festivities begin on the waterfront plaza at noon when guests will be invited (on a first-come, first-served basis) to go on a two-hour sail on...
At the May 22 meeting of its board, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) allocated $632,000 to support the Downtown Connection, the free shuttle bus that ferries riders between Battery Park City and the South Street Seaport, which has been operated by the Downtown Alliance since 2003. While the amount of financial support allocated by...
This map shows the current routing of the Downtown Connection, effective through September, 2019.
1334 BC – The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus 760 – 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet 1570 – First atlas ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps 1803 – First free public...
On May 22, 1906, the Wright brothers were granted a patent for their flying machine, an aeroplane. Three years earlier, after extensive experimentation, they were successful in flying an aerplane they built. Their powered aircraft flew for 12 seconds above the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, making them the first men to pilot a heavier-than-air machine that took off on its own power, remained under control, and sustained flight.
On Thursday, the New York County District Attorney’s office indicted Jason Wright on multiple charges arising from the April 24 shooting at Battery Place and Washington Street that left two people injured. New York City police officers had tracked down and arrested Mr. Wright in Brookyln within 72 hours of the incident, after multiple informants...
City Council member Margaret Chin,flanked by community leaders and parents, demands that Department of Education officials standardize and clarify procedures for locking down City schools when a dangerous condition (such as the April 24 shooting near Battery Park) exists nearby.
1051 – Henry I of France is married to Anne of Kiev. 1499 – Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12. 1535 – French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief...
This weekend begins a series of boat tours around the Isle of Staten sponsored by the National Lighthouse Museum. Circumnavigate the Isle of Staten and see lighthouses, hidden bird sanctuaries, and ship graveyards. On Sunday May 21, take a late morning Staten Island Ferry across the harbor to St. George terminal on Staten Island and...
