'Budget Travel' names the year's top ten innovations Oct 1, 2009
5 miles up the west side of Manhattan Island. NEW YORK (AP) New services and features from Kayak. (USA Today -- Travel)
The greatest bargain ever Sep 12, 2009
Settlers spread well beyond Manhattan Island in tiny groups of five or 10, before retreating to the southern tip of Manhattan and the protection of a barrier along Wall Street. Even in 1653, there were no more than 500 to 700 colonists, many of them not Dutch. (iAfrica.com)
Dutch Princess Baptizes New Tulip in Honor of 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's Discovery of Manhattan Sep 10, 2009
On the site of the fort that once guarded the young colony of New Amsterdam, the Dutch royal couple joined a host of dignitaries for the official naming ceremony for Tulipa 'Henry Hudson' named in honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan Island and the river that bears his name, which led to the founding of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. (Photo: ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Woman completes chilly swim Sep 6, 2009
Along with swimming the English Channel, and a race around Manhattan Island, the Catalina Event is part of the "triple crown" of distance swimming. But Rose is not interested in swimming around Manhattan - she said she'd want a wetsuit and face mask to battle the Hudson and East rivers - or crossing the English Channel, a feat that thousands have accomplished. (Juneau Empire)
Waltham swimmer aims to cross English Channel Aug 1, 2009
5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. Fewer than 30 swimmers have accomplished the trifecta. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Wellesley assistant swim coach takes on English Channel Jul 31, 2009
The Triple Crown comprises three of the world s toughest bodies of water to swim: Swimming across the English and Catalina channels, and completing a solo circumnavigation of Manhattan Island as part of the annual ... 5-mile race around Manhattan island; she completed this swim in 8:39:50. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Ocean Beach denizens live in a fog Jul 10, 2009
I paddled around Manhattan Island last summer, 28 miles in one day. It took every daylight hour. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Colonial American Glassmakers and G... Jul 10, 2009
Another attempt to manufacture glass was made by one Captain William Norton in 1621, but it is also considered to be a failure even though it produced some brightly colored glass beads used to barter with the local Indians for Manhattan Island. String of these beads can be seen at. (Suite101.com)
View from above as Liberty crown reopens Jul 4, 2009
Matthew Price climbed the 354 steps to take in the majestic view of Manhattan Island. SEE ALSO. (BBC News)
DTCC looks for central role in clearing trades Jul 2, 2009
At the sharp end of Manhattan island, near Wall Street, an important player in the business of clearing and settling trades is fighting for a large role in the planned revamp of the financial system. Last year, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, settled a staggering $1. (FT.com -- Markets)
Ertischek: Outsourcing a Hummer America doesnt need Jun 16, 2009
America does have a history of duping and screwing over nonwhite ethnicities: Please see how we got Manhattan island; infected Native Americans with STDs and smallpox; or slavery. So maybe dumping Hummer on China is just another one of America s cruel tricks. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Another Renford keen to sizzle in New York's icy waters May 24, 2009
Michael Renford, carrying one of the most famous names in distance swimming, says a top-six finish in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on June 6 wouldn't be too bad "for an old fella". MICHAEL RENFORD, carrying one of the most famous names in distance swimming, says a top-six finish in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on June 6 wouldn't be too bad ``for an old fella. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Monsters vs. Watchmen Mar 7, 2009
Kong is the scourge of Skull Island and Manhattan Island -- but turns out to be a big lonely ape who sometimes is as much Anne Darrows protector as her tormentor. By the 60s he was deemed cuddly enough to have a and a kid buddy, like an overgrown Lassie. (Variety)
Goodbye Paul Mar 3, 2009
In his interview with Marc Fisher, Paul Harvey said, "Our major media, being home-based on Manhattan Island, inevitably distort American reality. I can stand on Times Square and know this is not America." Indeed, New York city returned the compliment, being, for many years, one of the last places in the country where you couldn't hear Paul Harvey. That was of little concern to the man who once proudly proclaimed that he was "a native born American who never left my country". (Human Events Online)
