Month: February 2018

Is Congestion Pricing Plan Stalled?

In the face of political opposition and lukewarm public support, Governor Andrew Cuomo may be de-prioritizing his congestion pricing plan, which could have a significant impact on residents of Lower Manhattan. The proposal calls for imposing a series of electronic tolls on vehicles entering the area of Manhattan south of 60th Street, between 6:00 am...

February 20

1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. 1547 – Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington....
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EYES TO THE SKY February 19 – March 4, 2018

A rare and extraordinary celestial event in 2018 doesn’t require masterminding a trip to a faraway destination like many of us undertook last year to see the Great American Eclipse.   This year, between now and the end of July, a big change will be observable in the sky in our home location. Planet Earth...

Inauguration Festival This Week

St. Paul’s Chapel, the oldest public building in New York, has a new pipe organ — only the sixth in the church’s history, which began in 1766.   Trinity is celebrating its debut with a weeklong Inauguration Festival, that began on Monday with a demonstration performance and an opening concert led by Trinity’s director of music and...

‘The Strength of the PAC…’

The long anticipated performing arts center at the World Trade Center took two significant steps on the path from proposal to reality in recent days. On Thursday, the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted to authorize a lease for the facility within the World Trade Center complex for 99...
The design by architectural firm REX calls for the cube-shaped Performing Arts Center to be clad in translucent white marble, that will allow natural light to filter through the walls of the windowless building (shown here looking north, with One World Trade Center on the left, and Seven World Trade Center in the center background).

February 16

116 – Emperor Trajan sends laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia. 1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee. 1933 – The Blaine...
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