Month: March 2018

March 7

321 – Emperor Constantine I decrees that the dies Solis Invicti (sun-day) is the day of rest in the Empire. 1277 – Stephen Tempier, bishop of Paris, condemns 219 philosophical and theological theses. 1573 – A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman-Venetian War and leaving...
Piet Mondrian's Victory Boogie Woogie (1942-44)

Friends in High Places

A pair of Albany lawmakers representing Lower Manhattan have been appointed to committees in their respective houses of the State legislature that work on areas of acute concern to Downtown residents. State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou has been named chair of the Assembly Subcommittee on Catastrophic Natural Disasters, which is a subsidiary panel of the...
The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

March 6

12 BC – The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam. 1788 – The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement. 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe....
Firefighters extinguishing a nail bomb explosion of a Greenwich Village townhouse in 1970.

Sing Praise For the Parks

To the editor:   I enjoyed your recent piece, “‘Sustainability and Safety; Collaboration and Character’:  Fourteen Questions for BPCA President Benjamin Jones,” but was dismayed to read that the wonderful staff who tend to the public spaces in Battery Park City described as “the unsung heros of the BPCA.”  Unsung?!  Well let the singing begin....

Home Rule, with a Few Caveats

Last week, a new bill that adds caveats to the measure signed by Governor Cuomo in December, setting aside two seats on the board of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), passed both houses of the State legislature. The revised measure, which was ratified by the Assembly on Tuesday and the Senate on Wednesday, will...
Governor Andrew Cuomo: "There are technical concerns that would make it difficult to make sure the Battery Park City [Authority] board can function effectively. The Executive has secured an agreement with the Legislature to pass legislation in the upcoming session to address these concerns. On that basis, I am signing this bill."

RiverWatch

Monday, June 25 Carnival Horizon           Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 5:30 pm; Eastern Caribbean Wednesday, June 27 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; New England/St. John, NB/Halifax, NS Thursday, June 28 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 7:00 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Eastern Caribbean Friday, June 29 Adventure of the Seas Inbound 6:30...