1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. 1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. 1863 – New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will...
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 14), City of Water Day will offer Lower Manhattan residents a dozen-plus ways to get close to, out on, and in the waters that surround Downtown. Organized by the Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with a coalition of community groups and non-profit organizations, City of Water Day will also feature events in all...
In June, the Howard Hughes Corporation, which already owns or leases large tracts of land in the South Street Seaport District, announced that it was buying an additional full block, consisting of a one-acre parking lot — bounded by Pearl, Beekman, and Water Street, as well as Peck Slip — from Milstein Properties. The northern...
*1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. *1499 – The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama. *1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. *1850 –...
At the June 18 meeting of the Housing Subcommittee of Community Board 1(CB1), chairman Tom Goodkind announced that, “there’s another condominium conversion happening in Battery Park City. The Solaire building, which is rent-stabilized, has filed with the Attorney General’s office.” This was a reference to the apartment tower located at 20 River Terrace (near Murray Street),...
1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1776 – George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island. 1790 –...