Tag: Local

Courageous or Crazy?

This Sunday, May 15th at 8am, Dr. Stein Hoff, will begin his attempt at rowing across the Atlantic, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen by Stanley Fine   It took an arduous search with a blueprint map in hand, in the “potter’s field” section of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery. But I finally found the...
George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen in their rowboat FOX

Tribeca Committee To Meet Tonight

1) 95 West Broadway, application for liquor license for Tribeca Hotel LLC d/b/a Cosmopolitan Hotel – Resolution 2) 20 Warren Street, application for restaurant liquor license by 20 Lodge Associates LLC – Resolution 3) Worth Street Reconstruction Project – Update by Department of Design and Construction The meeting takes place at 6pm at Community Board...
The Cosmopolitan Hotel before her recent hue enhancement

Not So Alone in Trinity Churchyard

He’s cut quite the figure for more than a century, standing alone in Trinity churchyard. Hamilton-just steps away-is who everyone seems to come for, but then are all drawn to the large bronze looming to the left. All lawyer robe and courtroom wig turned away to face Broadway. Not a hint of flesh from here-even...

Attention All Church-Goers

In a series of Town Hall meetings that began in April and will continue on May 11, 19 and 25, Lisa Ecklund-Flores, founder of the Church Street School for Music and Art, is leading a community dialog about what the non-profit Tribeca institution can become in the years ahead. The public is invited to hear...
Lisa Ecklund-Flores with board members and supporters of Church Street School for Music and Art at a recent fundraising event

IN MEMORIAM

A woman with an exceptional sense of style and a passion for the arts, Judith Hendricks died unexpectedly in Battery Park City on November 18, at age 78. She is survived by her husband, jazz legend Jon Hendricks, 94, and their daughter Aria Hendricks. Judith and Jon Hendricks Married for more than 56 years, Judith...