Tag: Hudson River
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Ann Petry Place
Some photos from a wonderful evening celebrating the cultural richness of our community, and the activist author Ann Petry in particular. Many thanks to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, State Senator Cordell Cleare, Uptown Grand Central’s Chair Diane Collier, Community Board 11’s Chair Xavier Santiago, Professor Griffin from Columbia University, and Liz Petry, Ann Petry’s…
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Stormwater, and… Worse
Every time there is a snow melt or rainfall, the water that goes along the gutters of New York and then into the sewers has to go somewhere. Because we have a combined sewage system, during rainfall (depending on the load) what we flush down the toilet can be merged with sewer rainwater, and not…
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Henry Hudson
In 1609, on September 13th, Henry Hudson weighed anchor at West Harlem on his way up what would become known as the Hudson River: [September 13]The thirteenth, faire weather, the wind Northerly. At seuen of the clocke in the morning,as the floud came we weighed, and turned foure miles into the Riuer. The tide being…
