Discovery. Comet Swift-Tuttle was discovered in 1862 independently by both Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle. Overview. Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the Sun once.

Lower Manhattan’s Unhoused Population Said to be 400. The controversial plan for a safe haven shelter at 320 Pearl Street has been delayed until the first quarter of next year, “at the earliest,” according to a presentation given by officials from the administration of Mayor Eric Adams at a September 18 meeting of the Quality of Life Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1).

Trinity Church Serves Two Million Meals to the Needy in 2024. Trinity Church has served 2,029,516 free meals – and given away vast quantities of free groceries, clothing, and household supplies – to people struggling with poverty in and around Lower Manhattan in this calendar year.

From a Butter-and-Egg District to Affluent Enclave, Tribeca’s Transformation Observed. A new book by Carl Glassman, the co-founder (with his wife April Koral) of the highly regarded Lower Manhattan news source, the Tribeca Trib, offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the neighborhood he has observed and chronicled and lived in for nearly half a century.

Oct 10, 2024 · Private School Falls More Than Eight Million Behind on Rent in FiDi. The future of an elite Lower Manhattan private school is under a cloud, after falling behind on millions of dollars in rent for more than a year, which has had the collateral effect of putting the building’s mortgage on a watchlist for loans that may wipe out investors who bought securities based on this debt.

Nov 20, 2024 · Single Mom Scammed by Ticket Hawkers Highlights Pattern of Persistent Crime Downtown. The recent case of a single mother with two small children, who was conned by swindlers selling bogus tickets to the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park, illustrates an ongoing case of lawlessness in Lower Manhattan.

Sacral Submergence Resurrects a Century-Old Downtown Tradition. As the temperature hovered just above freezing at midday on Sunday, January 12, and a breeze made the Lower Manhattan air feel even colder, it seemed like a safe bet that nobody on the esplanade was thinking, “what a great day for a swim.”

Dec 16, 2024 · One Out of Eight Students in Lower Manhattan Schools in Temporary Housing. At least 375 children enrolled in eight Lower Manhattan public elementary and middle schools experienced some degree of homelessness in 2024, according to statistics compiled by the City’s Department of Education (DOE).

Public School on Governors Island Begins Expansion Project. The Harbor School, a public high school on Governors Island, broke ground on a $50 million expansion on November 7 that will double its campus from two to four buildings and add new classrooms, a competition-sized pool and gymnasium, and laboratories to support the school’s unique maritime and …

Blasting Through Solid Rock to Safeguard New York’s Reputation for the Best Pizza and Bagels. Hundreds of feet below the bottom of the Hudson River, at a spot a half day’s sail north from the Battery Park City esplanade, sandhogs (as workers who excavate tunnels are known) are busy blasting and boring a new tunnel to keep the finest fresh water in …