Van der Plas Gallery is very pleased to announce the debut solo exhibition of Qiurui Du, A Bizarre Dream. Through his vibrant paintings and illustrations Mr. Du offers a perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of the world, particularly his hometown of Beijing, China. In an age where technology proliferates at breakneck speeds, the...
1450 – Jack Cade’s Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1541 – Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River 1784 – Only known deaths by hailstones in US in Winnsborough South Carolina 1792 – US establishes military draft 1847 – Scot Robert Thompson patents rubber tyre 1878 – First unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by...
Edward Muybridge
A phenakistoscope sequence of a couple waltzing
An eight-month study by Community Board 1 (CB1) indicates that New York’s failure to implement development impact fees — levies based on the policy that new building projects should directly pay at least a portion of the cost of providing additional public services, the need for which would not arise without the development — has...
If impact fees, like those in effect in San Francisco, had been applied to the 173 new residential developments in Lower Manhattan since 2000, the community would have netted $240 million in funds for schools, parks, and other forms of civic infrastructure.
Residents of Lower Manhattan who lease (rather than own) their apartments are collectively paying more than $49 million per year in extra rent as a result of price pressures caused by Airbnb, the online “homesharing” marketplace and hospitality service that brokers short-term lodging in exchange for a percentage of the fee charged to the guest...
This map, from the Airbnb website, shows 18 overnight apartment rentals recently offered in Battery Park City. State and City government officials argue that such offerings are, in almost all cases, illegal.
State Senator Brian Kavanagh will host his first annual District Community Convention on Sunday (May 6), at Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street, at the corner of North End Avenue), from 2:00 through 5:00 pm. Constituents are invited to hear informational presentations about issues of local concern, ask the Senator questions, and participate in working...
State Senator Brian Kavanagh, who will lead a Community Convention this Sunday at Stuyvesant High School: "We look forward to hearing from everyone about the issues people care about and how we can all focus our energy on making government work better."
1715 – A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy. 1791 – The Constitution of May 3, the first modern constitution in Europe, is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1802 – Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city. 1855 –...
