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February 2

1377 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term 1690 – First paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) 1740 – Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily 1825 – Dutch North Sea coast floods 1882 – Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo...

Lower Manhattan Gets a Michelin-Starred Restaurant

In what may be a sign of Lower Manhattan coming of age as a fine-dining destination, a new restaurant in Brookfield Place has earned a Michelin star. L’Appart, an intimate, 28-seat hideaway nestled behind a leather-padded door within Le District, was given the honor in the 2017 Michelin Guide to New York City, which was...
Maître d' George Thomas (left) and chef Nicolas Aiello (right) of L'Appart, an intimate restaurant within the Le District market of Brookfield Place, where the setting is designed to mimic a chef's living room and kitchen more than that of a traditional restaurant.

National Questions, Local Answers: Whither New York Under Trump

(Editor’s note: This is the third in an occasional series that will explore questions and answers of City-wide significance raised at Senator Daniel Squadron’s recent Community Town Hall meeting. This installment focuses on the local impact of the presidency of Donald Trump.) State Senator Daniel Squadron is urging constituents who are distressed at the prospect...

Notes of Non-Native Sons

Today (Wednesday, January 25), the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, through its “Percent for Art” program, is holding the final meeting to determine the winning proposal for public art commemorating the “Little Syria” neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. The City’s Department of Parks & Recreation is constructing a new 20,000 square foot park, Elizabeth H. Berger...

Volunteers Needed

On Monday, January 23, 2017, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will conduct its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) Count, as part of an ongoing effort to engage and help bring indoors New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. On the night of HOPE, with the assistance of fellow New Yorkers, volunteers help canvass parks, subways, and...

The Sounds of Music (and Art)

Dear editor , Your article about Saving the Joys of Music and Art at the Church Street School really touches on the crisis in the deliberate de-funding, discouraging, music and art courses, (instrument, dance classes and school bands, workshops in all the created visual arts) that I know from personal experience have disappeared from the...