Tribeca Committee Meets Tonight

AGENDA 1) Hudson River Park Pier 40 and Pier 26 – Update by Madelyn Wils, President, Hudson River Park Trust 2) Tony Simone, Friends of Hudson River Park, Director of External Affairs – Introduction 3) 78 Leonard Street, application for restaurant liquor license for TriMasa Restaurant Partners LLC & Takayama Management LLC – Presentation and...

Today in History

202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. 1216 – King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry....
This painting depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, who was not himself present at the surrender, surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 - October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The United States government commissioned Trumbull to paint such patriotic paintings.

A Methodical Approach

The oldest Methodist congregation in North America has the newest stained glass window in New York. The John Street United Methodist Church, which traces its roots back to 1766, is celebrating the restoration of its Asbury Stained Glass Window (as well as the 250th anniversary of the church itself) with a fund raiser tomorrow (Thursday,...

Today in History

320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer. 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church’s foundations down to bedrock. 1081 – The...
Charles Babbage

Trick or Treat

Battery Park City has many children who would love to Trick or Treat. If you are planning to be home for Halloween, on October 31, between 5:00 and 8:00 PM and will welcome children Trick or Treating to your door, please add your name and apartment to the Trick-or-Treat list on-line at http://www.bpcblockparty.com/halloween.