Battery Park City Life

Take note of the free WiFi availability in areas of 7WTC, Bowling Green, British Memorial Garden, City Hall Park, South Street Seaport, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, 60 Wall Street Atrium as well as at World Financial Center's Winter Garden. Now you can surf the web, check your email or send instant messages while out and about downtown. Read more about at www.downtownny.com

I've been looking for ways to declutter my life.  I have too many books and papers, which is overwhelming my 1 bedroom apartment.  And when it is time to move, it will be a pain to move all those books. 

The Dow Jones had its largest one day drop in history, down 777.68, almost 7%.  All those sevens don't look so lucky today.  In fact, I've never seen such a red map at SmartMoney, http://www.smartmoney.com/map-of-the-market/.   The only green on that map is Barick Gold, a gold mining company.   So much has happened the past few weeks, with the collapse of the financial companies and real estate market, and now the House of Representatives rejecting the $700 billion bailout bill, it makes me wonder what is going to happen next. 

Harmony on the Hudson

It was a hot and humid Sunday, but many people came out to enjoy the Harmony on the Hudson Festival in Wagner Park.  This is the 7th annual family music festival, with double dutch jump roping with the Double Ductch Divas, relay and potato sack racing and tug of war.  Tom Chapin and Friends, Lisa Loeb, Brady Rymer and Ebony Hilbillies entertained the crowd with music.

View pictures from the Festival

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