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Today in History April 1

Today in History April 1 Yoko and John 1748 – Ruins of Pompeii found 1789 – US House of Representatives first full meeting in New York City 1826 – Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine 1853 – Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary 1854 – Hard Times begins serialisation in...
Yoko and John

Today’s Calendar March 28

Batting practice Downtown Little League   OPENING DAY is April 6 2-3:30PM After Poland  with Author Cheryl Chaffin Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust As a student in Italy in the 1980s, Cheryl Chaffin first discovered the writing of Primo Levi, the eminent Italian-Jewish chemist, poet, and writer of Holocaust testimony....
Batting practice

Today in History March 26

Othmar Ammann contributions to New York City are the George Washington (pictured here) Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows. Ammann’s long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis. 1780 – First British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) 1812 – Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas Venezuela;...
Othmar Ammann

Today’s Downtown Calendar March 26

6PM Community Board 1 Monthly Meeting Manhattan Youth and Recreation at 120 Warren Street in Tribeca Click here for the full AGENDA All documents relating to the above agenda items are on file at the Community Board 1 office and are available for viewing by the public upon written request to man01@cb.nyc.gov

Brownfield Brouhaha

The parking lot at 250 Water Street, which has been found to contain significant buried contamination, including mercury, lead, petroleum, polychlorinated biphenyls, and chlorinated solvents. The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) will host a Community Meeting tonight (Monday, March 25) to discuss the planned remediation of the “brownfield” at 250 Water Street. All interested members of the public...
250 Water Street Parking Lot

Today in History March 25

Henry Hudson 708 – Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert’s patent to explore North America 1609 – Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co 1655 – Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite 1807 – First railway passenger service began in England...
Henry Hudson