In Search of a Word

Most of the labels that were coined after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are succinct and direct: “heroes,” “responders,” “martyrs,” and “evil-doers” all come to mind. Each conveys instantly and without ambiguity who is being talked about. But 15 years later, there is one category still in search of a rubric. What do...
Post 911 meeting with community leaders and elected officials on the basketball court, north of Canal Street on the Avenue of the Americas

'Aw, Chucks'

The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) will honor United States Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer at its annual gala tonight, Friday, September 9, in recognition of his leadership and efforts on behalf of Battery Park City, and the City of New York as a whole. GPTA president Glenn Plaskin says, “we’re honored to present Senator Schumer...

‘Aw, Chucks’

The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) will honor United States Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer at its annual gala tonight, Friday, September 9, in recognition of his leadership and efforts on behalf of Battery Park City, and the City of New York as a whole. GPTA president Glenn Plaskin says, “we’re honored to present Senator Schumer...

PARADE TODAY

NYPD EMERALD SOCIETY PIPES & DRUMS 9/11 MEMORIAL PARADE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 12:00PM BROADWAY AND LIBERTY STREET PARADE ROUTE: PROCEEDS SOUTH ON BROADWAY THROUGH BATTERY PARK CITY CONCLUDES AT THE NYPD POLICE MEMORIAL IN NORTH COVE MARINA

Today in History

1776 – The Continental Congress officially names its new union of sovereign states the ‘United States’. 1791 – Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington. 1947 – First case of a computer bug: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University....
Ed Sullivan and Elvis