The new public school planned for 42 Trinity Place, in the Financial District, is now likely to open up to three years behind its originally proposed schedule, according to a discussion at the March meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1). “Demolition started in February, 2016 and they expect that part to wrap up this summer,”...
A schematic diagram illustrating the placement of the apartments, the school, and the retail spaces within the new building.
1566 – Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces. 1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on...
Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1450 BC.
North Cove Sailing, the new entity that will offer community programs at North Cove Marina this year, previewed its options at the Tuesday meeting of Community Board 1’s Battery Park City Committee. “This won’t be just a sailing school,” said Meg Reilly, North Cove Sailing’s director, “but also a community center and a club. Our...
1460 – University of Basel in Swizerland forms 1655 – Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1660 – English King Charles II sends Declaration of Breda (Freedom of Religion) 1686 – English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1687 – King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in...
Martin Luther King Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
Dear Broadsheet, Hope you are well. I am writing from London, with hope you might be of help. I am a native New Yorker and now writing a book about my familie’s experience on September 11 and 12th, 2001. My father, Fred Gompertz, lived at 395 South End Ave between 1987 and 2001. He loved...
Community Board 1 (CB1) is taking exception to a newly abbreviated process at the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which sometimes pushes developers’ proposals through the approval process before local leaders have had a chance to comment. This appears to have been the case with the building planned for 14 White Street, a long-vacant triangular...
The building proposed for 14 White Street (in the midst of the Tribeca East Historic District) drew qualified praise - but also some requests for changes - from CB1's Landmarks Committee. All of these comments were ignored by the City's Landmarks Preservation Commission.
