Month: June 2018

Dennis Mehiel steps down from the BPCA Board

Dear editor: Wow – that was fast!  Dennis Mehiel steps down from the BPCA Board. Martha Gallo is nominated by Governor Cuomo and confirmed by the State Senate that same evening.  And there is another local on the verge of being selected. Just one question:  Who does our governor ask for input on these selections?...
Dennis Mehiel steps down

Tony Award

Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed a second local resident to serve on the board of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA). Anthony Kendall, who lives in southern Battery Park City, was nominated by Mr. Cuomo as a new board member on Tuesday, and confirmed by the State Senate late Wednesday evening. Mr. Kendall is the chairman and...
Anthony Kendall

Today in History June 20

451 – Germans and  Romans beat Attila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields 1837 – Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1840 – Samuel Morse patents his telegraph 1867 –  President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska      The...
Alaska. Some interesting facts about the great state of Alaska. Its largest lake, Lake Iliamna is about the size of Connecticut. It has more coastline that the rest of the country (34,000 miles of it) Dog mushing is the official state sport and if Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, it would amount to 28 people inhabiting Manhattan island.

Dennis Mehiel Departs BPCA

Dennis Mehiel, chairman and chief executive officer of the Battery Park City Authority (BCPA) since 2012, announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the agency’s board that he is stepping down. “This will be my last board meeting at the Battery Park City Authority,” he began near the meeting’s conclusion. “I’ve been here six years, and I’ve...
Dennis Mehiel

Today in History

1464 – French King Louis XI forms postal service 1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories 1864 – CSS “Alabama” sunk by USS “Kearsarge” off Cherbourg, France 1917 – King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles & surnames, they take the name Windsor. George V was King of the...
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were US citizens who spied for the Soviet Union. They were tried, convicted and executed. They provided top-secret information about radar, sonar, and jet propulsion engines to the USSR and were accused of transmitting nuclear weapon designs to the Soviet Union.

Hey Dum-Dum!

Spend tonight (Tuesday, June 19) exploring the City’s history and heritage at the fifth annual Night at the Museums, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.The event, part of the 2018 River to River Festival, will give locals and tourists alike the chance to see Lower Manhattan’s diverse range of cultural institutions and historical sites — all...