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Letters Save History

To the editor:    It has become apparent more than ever that the the current Mayor is going to follow Mayor Bloomberg’s actions in allowing NYC’s historical treasured South Street Seaport district to be fed to the voracious  Howard Hughes Corp. with the collusion of the city’s EDC to be turned into an upscale mall....

Rialto Redux

The Greenmarket at Oculus Plaza, the open-air farmer’s bazaar in the World Trade Center, will be returning for its second year at the newly rebuilt complex, starting today and continuing each Tuesday through October 30. Among the dozen-plus vendors who will populate this year’s market are 1857 Spirits/Barbers Farm Distillery (offering handcrafted potato vodka from...
The Greenmarket at Oculus Plaza is a continuation of a popular outdoor emporium that opened in 1984, making it one of the first of its kind in New York City, and was abruptly discontinued on September 11, 2001.

Watchdog Growls at Apartment Guests

City Comptroller Scott Stringer is pushing back against critics of his report, “The Impact of Airbnb on NYC Rents,” which was issued earlier this month, and concluded (among other allegations) that residents of Lower Manhattan who lease (rather than own) their apartments are collectively paying more than $49 million per year in extra rent as...
City Comptroller Scott Stringer: "Our report offered a sober, independent analysis of how Airbnb's growing presence in many of our neighborhoods has served to push rents up by increasing demand for housing."

Today in History May 23

1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English 1493 – King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria sign Peace of Senlis 1536 – Pope Paul III installs Portugese inquisition 1568 – The Netherlands declare independence from Spain. 1701 – Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being...
Benjamin Franklin and his 'double spectacles'

Today in History May 21

878 – Syracuse is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 1260 – Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire sends his envoy Hao Jing and two other advisors to the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong of Song; while attempting to negotiate with the Song in order to resolve their conflict, Hao Jing and his...
Charles Lindbergh

Today in History May 15

1004 – Henry II the Saint crowned King of Italy 1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad ex stirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition.  1602 – Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold 1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world’s first...