EYES TO THE SKY

The Northeast Astronomy Forum The Horsehead, Flame and IC434 Nebulae by Terry Hancock, Downunder Observatory Most often as a solitary observer I look up to Earth’s blue atmosphere, radiant with sunlight or, at dawn and dusk, to the brightest stars and planets; after twilight deepens read more …
The Horsehead, Flame and IC434 Nebulae by Terry Hancock, Downunder Observatory

Today in History

1795 Beethoven debuts as pianist in Vienna at age 24. Thirty-two years later he is buried in Vienna, 20,000 people attended his funeral. 1798 Republic of Switzerland forms 1867 Congress approves building of Lincoln Memorial 1941 First performance of Benjamin Britten’s “Requiem Symphony” 1961 After a 4½ year trial, Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1974 Mariner 10’s, first fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 1976 Eight Ohio National Guardsmen indicted...
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

A Very Lucrative Landmark

The City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has leased the historic Battery Maritime Building to a ski resort operator, Stoneleigh Capital for up to 99 years at an annual rent that amounts to significantly less than one percent of comparable, prevailing rates. The publicly owned structure, located at 10 South Street, next to the Staten Island...
A rendering of the refurbished Battery Maritime Building, with the glass enclosed hotel and restaurant complex newly constructed on its roof.

Letters to the Editor

To The Editor, As I walked around in my neighborhood, people were shouting…”No more taxation without representation.”   No, this is not a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party for a television show that is being filmed in Battery Park City.  It is a real issue facing the Battery Park City community, a place that I...

Sometimes, Bigger Really Is Better

Community Board 1 (CB1) is calling on City officials who are planning a new elementary school in the Financial District to expand the project to include more school seats, a middle school, and a full-sized gymnasium. “Once again the Department of Education [DOE] has designed a school with a ‘gymatorium’ plan, which we are all...
CB1 Youth & Education chair Tricia Joyce: "Once again the Department of Education has designed a school with a 'gymatorium,' which we are all vehemently opposed to, in a neighborhood where only three of our nine schools have full-sized gyms."

Eyes to the Sky

Most often as a solitary observer I look up to Earth’s blue atmosphere, radiant with sunlight or, at dawn and dusk, to the brightest stars and planets; after twilight deepens read more …
The Horsehead, Flame and IC434 Nebulae by Terry Hancock, Downunder Observatory