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April 9

1667 – First public art exhibition (Palais-Royale, Paris) 1682 – Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France 1833 -First tax-supported public library in Peterborough, New Hampshire Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee 1865 – General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to US General Ulysses S....

The Courage to Remember

Throughout the remainder of this month, the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place, near First Place) will host a multi-week remembrance of the Holocaust, which will continue through April 26. During this period, admission to the Museum is free, and operating hours are extended to 8:00 pm on Mondays through Thursdays. Programs for the...
The Museum of Jewish Heritage will host a series of free programs throughout April to commemorate the Holocaust.

April 4

1460 – University of Basel forms 1655 – Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1814 – Napoleon abdicates for the first time in favour of his son. 1850 – City of Los Angeles incorporated 1866 – Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev. 1887...
This composite image of where Martin Luther King was assassinated was assembled by Joseph Louw from several hundred crime scene and found photos as well as stills from archival films.

Come Together

A parent leader is calling upon the City’s Department of Education (DOE) and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio to increase diversity in Manhattan’s District 2, which includes Lower Manhattan, as well as the East Side south of 97th Street (with the exception of the Lower East Side) and the West Side south of...
Shino Tanikawa, vice president of the Community Education Council for District 2 (which includes Lower Manhattan) wants to break concentrations of high and low academic achievement in local middle schools.

March 25

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 Company 1655 – Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) 1807 – First railway passenger service began in England 1811 –...

The Busing Issue

City Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer are pushing legislation to limit the number of tour buses on local streets, addressing a perennial complaint of Lower Manhattan residents and community leaders. According to a a recent report form Governor Andrew Cuomo’s advisory panel, Fix NYC, “the number of tour buses licensed...
The number of tour buses licensed to operate in the City has risen from 54 in 2003 to 237 in 2016.