1566 – Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces. 1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on...
North Cove Sailing, the new entity that will offer community programs at North Cove Marina this year, previewed its options at the Tuesday meeting of Community Board 1’s Battery Park City Committee. “This won’t be just a sailing school,” said Meg Reilly, North Cove Sailing’s director, “but also a community center and a club. Our...
1460 – University of Basel in Swizerland forms 1655 – Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1660 – English King Charles II sends Declaration of Breda (Freedom of Religion) 1686 – English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1687 – King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in...
Dear Broadsheet, Hope you are well. I am writing from London, with hope you might be of help. I am a native New Yorker and now writing a book about my familie’s experience on September 11 and 12th, 2001. My father, Fred Gompertz, lived at 395 South End Ave between 1987 and 2001. He loved...
Community Board 1 (CB1) is taking exception to a newly abbreviated process at the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which sometimes pushes developers’ proposals through the approval process before local leaders have had a chance to comment. This appears to have been the case with the building planned for 14 White Street, a long-vacant triangular...
1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urgin 1312 – 2nd council of Vienna 1764 – Austrian archduke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king 1776 – Washington receives honorary degree from Harvard College 1856 – Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos 1922 – Stalin appointed General...