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November 30 In History 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made first official use of the term "transubstantiation," with reference to the Eucharist (Lord's Supper). The adoption...

1111 Death of Bohemund I, Prince of Antioch 1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at age 52. 1239 Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) 1409 Austrian civil war ends. 1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer...

This was a landmark year for Downtown, filled with grand openings and tragic losses. A multitude of parks, shops, stations and restaurants opened across Lower Manhattan in 2016, which — 15 years after the devasation of 9/11 — was the year  Downtown...

David Owens in his new shop at 161 Rivington St. Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of an eight part series on Small Business Survival, the centerpiece of a yearlong reporting project partially funded by our readers and community partners. A version of the...

TOP NEWS: * New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he couldn’t see an immediate end to New York’s homelessness crisis and that a “blood-and-guts war strategy” was needed, but whether his strategy is gutsy enough to make a dent in the problem is unknown...