141 – 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet 1760 – Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings 1815 – Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published 1861 – An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina 1890 – German Emperor Wilhelm II fires Republic...
A pair of high-end restaurants in Battery Park City’s north neighborhood are planning to close. As first reported on the culinary news site, Eater.com, North End Grill, which specialize in gourmet seafood, and Amada, which focuses on Spanish dishes, are both planning to shut down. Amada will close as of March 31, while North End Grill...
1279 – A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for King Francis of France sights land around area of Carolinas. While his place of birth in a small village south of Florence or in Lyon France is debatable, what is not is...
Spring begins tomorrow when the Sun crosses the celestial equator from the southern to the northern hemisphere; the precise moment is 12:15pm EDT. Take part in the Vernal Equinox by observing sunrise due east at 7:00am, sunset due west at 7:07pm and the Sun at its highest point at midday, 1:03pm EDT While the Sun’s...
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) and its parks organization have partnered with the sociology faculty at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) to analyze how many people utilize the open spaces within the community, where they come from, and why. Formally titled the “Battery Park City Parks Count and User Survey,” the project aims...
Work seems to have ground to a halt in recent weeks at the site of the new West Thames pedestrian bridge, which has been under construction since November, 2016, although this appears to be a temporary hiatus. The span is being partially funded by the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), but its construction is being...