1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California). 1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille. 1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish,...
The Storming of the Bastille marked the beginning
of the French Revolution
Very bad weather, unfortunately, difficult to write lying to SA since 7 pm (10 UTC). 35-40 k from NW and huge seas. Lots of banging and sprays and boat tossing around me. Pretty hellish, actually. Forecast said calming down, it did the opposite. Wind picked up first coupled with cold rain in the morning. I...
Dear editor, It’s great news to hear about the effort to get our Battery Park City “neighbors” to participate in this year’s Tunnel to Towers race. The more the merrier. However, how about a Kudo or two to your local Tribeca CERT team which has been at the Tunnel to Towers FINISH line doing crowd...
Community Board 1 (CB1) has dealt a setback to a real estate developer seeking a zoning waiver that may be worth up to $60 million. This judgement came about at CB1’s June 28 meeting, when the board considered a resolution that would have supported the request by Macklowe Properties to be excused from complying with...
This rendering shows the roof deck on the annex of One Wall Street, which contains approximately 8,000 square feet of space that the developer could use to comply with the zoning requirement for outdoor recreation space, but plans to use instead for a six-floor addition that is slated to contain a private health club and space. The developer estimates the value of this exemption from zoning regulations at approximately $60 million.
Community Board 1 (CB1) has dealt a setback to a real estate developer seeking a zoning waiver that may be worth up to $60 million. This judgement came about at CB1’s June 28 meeting, when the board considered a resolution that would have supported the request by Macklowe Properties to be excused from complying with...
This rendering shows the roof deck on the annex of One Wall Street, which contains approximately 8,000 square feet of space that the developer could use to comply with the zoning requirement for outdoor recreation space, but plans to use instead for a six-floor addition that is slated to contain a private health club and space. The developer estimates the value of this exemption from zoning regulations at approximately $60 million.
1787 – The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. 1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. Originally founded in 1821 as the main police force for the Kingdom...
Picture of 1923 Hollywoodland sign
Courtesy: Bruce Torrence Hollywood Photograph Collection and Hollywood Sign Trust
