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Making Some Dough This Summer

Rising high school freshman Jack Greenleaf has been making good use of his summer break. On July 1, he started Bread and Monkey, a banana bread company servicing Battery Park City. On his first day of business, Mr. Greenleaf says that he spent the day baking and publishing his website (with the help of his...

July 13

587 BC – Babylon’s siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon’s Temple. 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. 1787 – The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest...
The 1977 Blackout
To the editor: On Saturday night (June 24) I watched an unfortunate man drown in the Hudson River, mere inches from the Esplanade and South Cove, as I tried to explain to a 911 operator where the EMTs and NYPD Harbor Patrol would find BATTERY PARK CITY, the Esplanade and South Cove. (I repeatedly told...

EYES TO THE SKY June 26 – July 9, 2017

Everyone in the United States will experience, at minimum, a partial eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. In Lower Manhattan, a partial eclipse will be visible. The following short animations reveal the astronomy, wonder and mystery behind a total eclipse of the sun. These animations introduce what has been described as the most...
Jay and Naomi Pasachoff look through partial-eclipse filters before the annular phase of the solar eclipse they observed from Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean on September 1, 2016. Photo courtesy of Jay M. Pasachoff

The Girls with the Golden Arms

The P.S. 276 Chargers softball team ended their season on Sunday, June 12, by winning their first-ever NYC Championship, 14-9, at Red Storm Field at St. John’s University. The team, made up of 14 energetic and spunky sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, had an incredibly strong season this year, winning all but their first game....
From left to right: Leah Meyerson, Haley Torgan, Grace Kirwin, Andrea Ip, Olivia Mazuel, Savanna Munroe, Ella Carter  with coaches Zane Holmes, Jon Carey and Ryan Bucci

Complimentary Culture

Spend tonight (Tuesday, June 20) exploring the City’s history and heritage at the fourth annual Night at the Museums, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. The event, part of the 2017 River to River Festival, will give locals and tourists alike the chance to see Lower Manhattan’s diverse range of cultural institutions and historical sites —...
The Custom House at One Bowling Green houses both the National Museum of the American Indian-Smithsonian Institute and the National Archives at New York City.