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Nadler Pushes for Federal Grant to Subsidize September 11 Museum

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Congressman Jerry Nadler is pushing for a one-time cash infusion from the federal government to benefit the cash-strapped National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located within the World Trade Center complex.

During December 7 testimony before the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, Mr. Nadler voiced his support for the proposed September 11 Memorial and Museum Act (of which he is a co-sponsor), noting that, “since its dedication in 2011, the September 11 Memorial has welcomed more than 51 million visitors, including September 11th victim family members, first responders, veterans, and the public from all 50 states and 190 countries.”

But, he observed, “like many non-profit cultural institutions across the nation, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum has suffered substantial revenue loss because of pandemic-related closures and restrictions. Over 90 percent of the Memorial and Museum’s operating budget comes from ticket sales, which dropped nearly $45 million dollars last year. And today, the Museum’s attendance numbers are at only 30 percent of pre-pandemic numbers, as COVID-19 has kept many Americans from traveling to New York.”

“The revenue loss has threatened necessary programming and forced the Museum to lay off a large number of staff members and close its doors to visitors twice a week,” he added. “The revenue losses also threaten the Memorial and Museum security budget.”

The proposed law would order the Department of Homeland Security to award a one-time grant of, “not for less than $5,000,000 or more than $10,000,000” to the Memorial and Museum, for use in, “preserving the facilities and grounds of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum,” and “educating future generations.”

In exchange of this largesse, the Museum would be required to offer free admission veterans, first responders, and family members of victims of the attacks, along with “dedicated free admission hours for the general public at least once a week.” In practice, the Museum already offers some form of each of this considerations. But the bill would also compel the Museum to demonstrate, “the ability and commitment… to use grant funds to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged visitors to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum,” which is currently not a formal policy of the Museum, where the general admission price of $26 makes it one of the most expensive cultural institutions in New York.

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This Week’s Calendar

December 13 – 17

Monday December 13

6PM

LMHQ

This month, instead of a breakfast event, we’ve got a real treat — LMHQ is inviting the women’s breakfast community to celebrate with us in person at a happy hour featuring Funny Face Bakery! At this special year-end celebration, we invite you to nosh on delicious (and beautiful) cookies, color custom-designed coloring books, sip your favorite beverage and meet the rad members of the Women’s Breakfast community. You’ll hear from Sarah Silverman, the innovative and inspirational founder of Funny Face Bakery, about how she was able to pivot and thrive during the industry’s toughest months. Free

6PM

CB1 Land Use, Zoning & Economic Development Committee

Live Remote Meeting – https://live.mcb1.nyc

AGENDA

1. 195 Application (Notice of Intent to Acquire Office Space): NYPD WTC Command relocation from 19 Varick St to 27 Cliff St (office space) & 80 John St (accessory parking) – Presentation by Anthony Andreano, NYPD and Jason Ortiz, DCAS Lease Negotiator and Resolution

2. Manhattan Detention Complex Construction Update & Sally Port Public Design Commission Application – Presentation & Resolution

3. WTC Site 5, proposed Modified General Project Plan (MGPP) – Update by Oluwatobi Jaiyesimi, Empire State Development Corporation

Tuesday December 14

3PM

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Hannah Arendt was many things during her life: an author, a journalist, a philosopher, and a theorist. She was one of the most influential and controversial Jewish figures of her time. Her works include The Human Condition and Eichmann in Jerusalem. This year is the 70th anniversary of her landmark book, The Origins of Totalitarianism, which explores the ways that totalitarian regimes come to power. Join the Museum for a program exploring Arendt’s legacy and continuing impact. The program will include a discussion between Samantha Rose Hill, author of the new book Hannah Arendt, part of Reaktion Books’s short biography series Critical Lives, and the upcoming translation of Hannah Arendt’s Poems, and Ken Krimstein, author of The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt. Free;suggested $10 donation,

6:30PM

Fraunces Tavern Museum

Brew up a pot of your favorite tea and join Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center’s Catherine Prescott and Fraunces Tavern Museum’s Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli to explore the history of tea: its journey from Asia to Europe and the Americas, as well as its unique role in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. They will also discuss the types of tea available to colonial Americans and the how tea would have been served and consumed in homes and taverns. Free; suggested donation of $10., This program will take place via Zoom, and advance registration is required.

6PM

CB1 Youth & Education Committee

Live Remote Meeting – https://live.mcb1.nyc

Agenda

1. LMC/CSA New Street Closure Effort – Resolution*

2. Advocating for a Full Size Gym for P.S. 150 – Resolution

3. Establishing CB1 Youth Services Directory Updates – Discussion

Wednesday December 15

12Noon

Museum of American Financial History

Webinar.Lunchtime program with Robin Wigglesworth, the Financial Times’s global finance correspondent and author of Trillions, as he discusses the incredible true story of the iconoclastic geeks who defied conventional wisdom and endured Wall Street’s scorn to launch the index fund revolution, democratizing investing and saving hundreds of billions of dollars in fees. Fifty years ago, the Manhattan Project of money management was quietly assembled in the financial industry’s backwaters, unified by the heretical idea that even many of the world’s finest investors couldn’t beat the market in the long run. The motley crew of nerds—including Gene Fama, Jack Bogle, John McQuown and Nate Most—succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Passive investing now accounts for more than $20 trillion, equal to the entire gross domestic product of the US, and is today a force reshaping markets, finance and even capitalism itself in myriad subtle but pivotal ways. Free

12:30PM and 2PM

Meeting of the Board’s Investment Committee (12:30 p.m.)

Meeting of the Members of the Authority (2:00 p.m.)

The meetings will be livestreamed at: bpca.divacommunications.com/bpca-live/ and video recordings made available for post-meeting access via the Battery Park City Authority website. Agendas will be made available at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meetings, and a public comment period will be scheduled during the Meeting of the Members of the Authority at a time on the agenda determined by the Chairman.

Anyone wishing to participate in the public comment period should submit their comments via email to boardcomment@bpca.ny.gov by no later than 5:30 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting.

Comments should be no longer than two minutes in length, and may be read into the record during the livestream broadcast. For more information please visit: bpca.ny.gov/about/board-committees/.

1:30PM

Brookfield Place South Balcony at Hudson Eats

Meet Jeff Mangold, one of the Yankees past head strength and conditioning coaches. Mr. Mangold will be signing and selling his new book, “Power and Pinstripes: My Years Training the New York Yankeess”

6PM

Community Board 1 Executive Committee

Live Remote Meeting – https://live.mcb1.nyc

AGENDA

1. Impacts of Local Law 114, Suggestions for Future Open Restaurants Law Agency Rulemaking – Discussion & Possible Resolution

2. Request for Annual Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Trainings – Discussion and Resolution

3. Committee Highlights

Thursday December 16

4PM

Dine Around Downtown Learn to Cook with Lower Manhattan Chefs

Downtown Alliance

Launched during the height of the pandemic and hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef and New York Times bestselling author Rocco DiSpirito, the series features chefs from Lower Manhattan restaurants cooking up signature recipes and sharing tips. All donations go directly to a food-security charity of the restaurant’s choice. Today, cook with Malibu Farm executive pastry chef Abby Swain, from the Bar Room at The Beekman. Free

6PM

China Institute

In-person screening of Suzhou River, followed by a talkback with film expert Richard Peña. Lou Ye is one of the most influential and important directors in China today. Through his films, Lou brings to light his interpretation of social issues of the marginalized in the Chinese society. One of his most important works, Suzhou River, is a tragic love story set in modern Shanghai. But rather than show off China’s glamorous “pearl of the orient,” writer-director Lou sets the film amid the chaotic factories and abandoned warehouses along the Suzhou River, which runs through the city. The film, which was never shown in China, gives us an up-close look into contemporary China’s gritty urban underbelly. The 10-part Seeing China Through Film series is a tour of China’s greatest films curated by Columbia University Film Professor Richard Pena, former Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. $10

6PM

Quality of Life & Service Delivery Committee

Live Remote Meeting – https://live.mcb1.nyc

Agenda

1. Support for the WTC 5 Coalition – Discussion & Resolution

2. Creating Public Access to Bathrooms in Government Facilities – Discussion

3. DDC Project Updates

4. Public Safety Update

5. Changing the of the Meeting Day – Discussion

7PM

Snowbirds: A Cultural Phenomenon

Museum of Jewish Heritage

South Miami Beach is a tiny gem of Art Deco architecture, warm sun, and cool breezes. It was also the winter destination of choice for Jewish seniors during the 1970s and 80s, including many Holocaust survivors. During the area’s golden age, upwards of 20,000 “snowbirds” (those who fly south for the winter to escape the cold) would migrate to the 2.5 mile stretch of beachfront. The boardwalk overflowed with seniors and the sounds of Yiddish filled the air. Visual artist Naomi Harris moved to South Miami Beach between 1999 and 2002 to photograph the last remaining snowbirds. Her rich, colorful images from the multi-year pilgrimage are featured in her new book The Haddon Hall, which profiles bubbehs and zaidehs lounging by the pool, doing exercises, playing bingo, at the beauty parlor, and kibitzing on the veranda in the community that she made her own. Join the Museum for a program with Harris celebrating The Haddon Hall and exploring the lost world she captured with her camera.Free; suggested $10 donation

8PM

Gibney

Neither Starved Nor Cold is a movement piece about identity and self-acceptance as it follows Canadian amputee dancer Lawrence Shapiro’s journey through dance. With two non-disabled performers of Heidi Latsky Dance, Carmen Schoenster and Judith Garfinkel, as his “Greek chorus”, Lawrence boldly exposes both his vulnerability and fierceness in this work. The piece challenges preconceptions of the non-normative body and creates a rich dynamic of integrated performance art. A short post performance talkback with the artists will follow the performance. $15-$20,

Friday December 17

6PM

China Institute

Experience the Chinese literati salon (文人雅集) inspired by ancient tradition, with an evening of classical music, poetry, calligraphy—and wine! As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to celebrate the joy of reunion in China Institute’s newly expanded space! Artists, musicians, and literature experts will perform and invite attendees to participate in an evening promoting solidarity, friendship, and culture. $10

CLASSIFIEDS & PERSONALS

Swaps & Trades, Respectable Employment, Lost and Found

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Pentacle on the Plaza

Abstract Actinoid Enlivens Plaza in World Trade Center Complex

Lower Manhattan has a new piece of grand public art. In November, Silverstein Properties (the operator of the World Trade Center complex) installed “Jasper’s Split Star,” an abstract piece by legendary artist and sculptor Frank Stella on the plaza in front of Seven World Trade Center (located between West Broadway and Greenwich Street, south of Vesey Street).

The metal-clad starburst sculpture is a reprise, of sorts, to Mr. Stella’s 1962 painting, “Jasper’s Dilemma,” which was meant as a tribute to his friend and fellow artist Jasper Johns. Six of the structure’s sides are solid aluminum, and six remain open to reveal shades of blue, purple, and gray. The star motif refers to Mr. Johns’s paintings of flags, and “Jasper’s Dilemma” contained a spectrum of closely related colors.

‘One False Promise After Another’

Lenders Who Fronted Millions to Operators of Pier A Allege Fraud

Investors who lent more than $16 million to the operators behind the shuttered restaurant at Pier A, on Battery Park City’s southern border allege that the borrowers, “used a fraudulent scheme to squeeze out of the Project all the fees and distributions for themselves that they could before shutting the doors.”

In a development first reported by property industry newsletter the Real Deal, the lenders (Tribeca-based New York City Waterfront Development Fund II) filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court in November, seeking the return of $16.5 million (the original amount of the 2011 loan, none of which has been repaid), along with $2.63 million in accrued interest, plus attorney’s fees and court costs.

The defendants in this action are a partnership between the Poulakakos restaurant family (who operate numerous Lower Manhattan eateries) and the Dermot Company (a developer of garden apartment complexes around the United States that more recently branched out to New York projects, such as the conversion of Brooklyn’s landmarked Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower into condominium residences). To read more…

Lower Manhattan Greenmarkets are open

Tribeca Greenmarket

Greenwich Street & Chambers Street

Every Wednesday & Saturday, 8am-3pm

Food Scrap Collection: Saturdays, 8am-1pm

Open Saturdays and Wednesdays year round

Schedule Changes: Market closed 12/25 for Christmas Day and 1/1 for New Year’s Day.

The loyal community of neighborhood residents who shop at the Tribeca Greenmarket show up each Wednesday and Saturday year-round to get their fix of locally grown produce, sustainably raised meat, seafood, sheep’s milk cheese and yogurt, orchard fruit and berries, herbs, live plants and cut flowers. Cooking demonstrations, raffles, and educational activities make the market a hands-on experience for shoppers of all ages.

Farmers:

American Pride Seafood Wild-caught fish and shellfish from Suffolk County, NY

Dipaola Turkeys Turkey and turkey products from Mercer County, NJ

Francesca’s Bakery Breads and baked goods from Passaic County, NJ

Hudson Valley Duck Farm Heritage breed ducks and duck products from Sullivan County, NY

Jersey Farm Produce Vegetables, herbs, orchard and small fruit from Hunterdon County, NJ

Lani’s Farm Vegetables, eggs and prepared foods from Burlington County, NJ

Millport Dairy Eggs, cheddar cheese, beef, pork, pickles and baked goods from Lancaster County, PA

Prospect Hill Orchards Fruit, some certified organic, granola, and baked goods from Ulster County, NY

Tucker Farms Cut Flowers from Burlington & Monmouth County, NJ

Westmeadow Farm cow and goat milk cheeses and cows butter from Montgomery County, NY

Yellow Bell Farm Chicken and eggs from Dutchess County, NY

Bowling Green Greenmarket

Green Greenmarket at Bowling Green

Broadway & Whitehall St

Open Tuesday and Thursdays, year-round

Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Compost Program: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

The Bowling Green Greenmarket brings fresh offerings from local farms to Lower Manhattan’s historic Bowling Green plaza. Twice a week year-round stop by to load up on the season’s freshest fruit, crisp vegetables, beautiful plants, and freshly baked loaves of bread, quiches, and pot pies.

Greenmarket at the Oculus

Oculus Plaza, Fulton St and Church St

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

The Outdoor Fulton Stall Market

91 South St., bet. Fulton & John Sts.

212-349-1380 info@fultonstallmarket.org

Fulton Street cobblestones between South and Front Sts. across from McNally Jackson Bookstore.

Locally grown produce from Rogowski Farm, Breezy Hill Orchard, and other farmers and small-batch specialty food products, sold directly by their producers. Producers vary from week to week.

INDOOR FARMERS MARKET STORE:

91 South St., bet. Fulton & John Sts. Open Monday – Saturdays 11:30 AM – 5 PM

Indoor Market Hours: Monday – Saturday

11:30 AM to 5:00 PM, year round

SNAP/EBT/P-EBT, Debit/Credit, and Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks accepted at all farmers markets.

Setting Up House

The Church Street School for Music and Art (41 White Street) is continuing a 25-year tradition by offering Gingerbread Family Workshops on Saturdays and Sundays (11 and 12; and 18 and 19), priced at $85 for early registration or $100 on the day of the event.

To-go kits are also available to assemble at home, complete with a gingerbread house, candy, and freshly made icing. In addition to offering great holiday fun, this program is one of the most important fundraisers for the highly regarded non-profit institution that has brought enrichment to the lives of generations of Lower Manhattan kids.

For more info, please browse: ChurchStreetSchool.org.

TODAY IN HISTORY

DECEMBER 13

1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

1636 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.

1928 – George Gershwin’s An American in Paris is first performed. Listen to it here.

1960 – While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.

1972 – Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

1981 – General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.

2002 – European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.

2003 – Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

Births

1533 – Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)

1553 – Henry IV of France (d. 1610)

1780 – Johann Wolfgang Dцbereiner, German chemist, invented the Dцbereiner’s lamp (d. 1849)

1920 – George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State (2021)

1925 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer

1953 – Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic

1957 – Steve Buscemi, American actor and director

Deaths

1126 – Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1075)

1404 – Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1336)

1521 – Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469)

1784 – Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)

1924 – Samuel Gompers, English-born American labor leader, founded the American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)

1961 – Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)

1992 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)

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