Updated 12:54 p.m. | The excavation of this city churns up endless fragments of the past, from pipe stems and pottery shards to bits of stone wall and oyster shell.
Recently, on the site of a street reconstruction project near South Street Seaport, archaeologists found a pair of late-18th-century leather toddler’s slippers.
“They’re in excellent condition given that they were in waterlogged soil for over 200 years,” said Alyssa Loorya of Chrysalis Archaeology, who is leading the investigation at the site of the city Department of Design and Construction’s $35 million project.
The water kept the moisture in, she said, while the soil “provided the ideal setting for these artifacts — not too acidic, not too corrosive.”
One shoe has only the sole remaining. But the other, with a soft, paper-thin upper, is completely intact.
“Probably if it’s properly restored it would fit a kid’s foot,” Ms. Loorya said.
The dig has also yielded buttons from British regiments that fought the Battle of Brooklyn, liquor bottles and a musket ball.
“It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” Ms. Loorya said.
Here’s what you need to know for Friday and the weekend.
WEATHER
Two more lovely days. Sunny and cool today with a high of 74. Sunny and 78 on Saturday. Then clouding over with a chance of showers on Sunday.
TRANSIT & TRAFFIC
• Mass Transit:: Click for latest M.T.A. status.
• Roads:: Click for traffic map or radio report on the 1s.
Alternate-side parking is suspended for Rosh Hashana. Meter rules remain in effect.
COMING UP TODAY
• On the campaign trail, William C. Thompson Jr. visits transit workers and hosts a Bronx block party with the salsa great Willie Colón. Bill de Blasio greets voters on the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn.
• Christine C. Quinn is on “The Brian Lehrer Show” on WNYC at 10 a.m., campaigns in Washington Heights with the Dominican Women’s Coalition and hosts a rally at the Stonewall Inn.
• John A. Catsimatidis visits a Port Authority police softball game on Staten Island. Joseph J. Lhota is on NY1’s “Road to City Hall” at 7 p.m.
• Names of 12 firefighters who died of 9/11-related illnesses are placed on the Memorial Wall at Fire Department headquarters in Brooklyn.
• A city police officer will appear in federal court in Brooklyn on charges that he illegally trafficked military-grade weapons to the Philippines. [WABC Eyewitness News]
• A musical adaptation of “The Tempest” with a cast of 200 begins its weekend-long run at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. 8 p.m. [Free, see ticket info]
• Bronx Museum of the Arts features an evening of video screenings and performances. 6 p.m. [Free]
• “The Wackness” screens at Morgan Avenue Underground in Williamsburg, followed by a dance party. 8 p.m. [Pay what you want]
• A two-weekend-long Greek festival kicks off at Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Church on Staten Island at 6 p.m.
IN THE NEWS
• About 60,000 more people were arrested for minor offenses in the city last year than in the mayor’s first year in office. [DNA Info]
• A man died in a freak accident at a Brooklyn park after a remote-controlled toy helicopter struck him in the head. [New York Times]
• The Irish bookmaking site Paddy Power is offering 4-5 odds on Mr. de Blasio winning the mayor’s race (not just the primary). [Daily News]
• Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy, teams of Mennonite volunteers are still rebuilding homes on Staten Island and in the Rockaways and plan to stay for years. [New York Times]
• The driver who filmed himself doing a lap of Manhattan in 24 minutes has been arrested, the police say. [Jalopnik]
• A city survey found 95 percent of parents were satisfied with their public schools. [Daily News]
• Not content to have created the cronut, Dominique Ansel has hatched a portable soufflé. [Gothamist]
• Andy Murray will not repeat as United States Open champion.
• Yankees fall to Red Sox, 9-8, in 10.
THE WEEKEND
Saturday
• A whole day of live rock and acoustic music at the Astoria Music Now festival at Astoria Park in Queens. [Free]
• The Brooklyn Bike Jumble, a bicycle flea market, at J.J. Byrne Park in Park Slope. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. [Free]
• An outdoor art show in Washington Square. Also Sunday. [Free]
• Catch-and-release fishing at the Harlem Meer in Central Park. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. [Free]
• Ed Asner soars in a hot-air balloon, or his voice does anyway, as the Pixar feature “Up” screens at South Street Seaport. 8 p.m. [Free]
Sunday
• The Autumn Moon Festival and children’s lantern parade in Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Chinatown. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. [Free]
• A “Walk Through Time” fund-raiser in Prospect Park honors senior citizens and includes a path through the decades, oral histories and music. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. [Free registration]
• Shiny new cars fill Brookfield Place at the World Financial Center as Motorexpo 2013 opens. [Free]
• An afternoon of yoga, tai chi and African dance in Brooklyn Bridge Park, with snacks, courtesy of the listings site Flavorpill. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. [Free, R.S.V.P. required]
Weekend Street Closings
Click for the complete list. The site SocialEyesNYC has a listing of street fairs.
AND FINALLY…
The city’s love affair with beekeeping continues unabated with National Honey Month in full swing, as the New York City Honey Festival returns to Rockaway Beach on Saturday.
There will be hives. There will be free samples.
Children will make bee puppets, paint a bee-themed mural and create bee costumes (for themselves, not for the bees).
A Rosh Hashana casting of sins into the waters will include a ceremony to save the bees.
And at dusk, “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” will bring the day to a sweet conclusion.
It all happens on the Beach 86th Street boardwalk.
Nicole Higgins DeSmet contributed reporting.
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This post has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: September 6, 2013
The Mets game referred to in an earlier version of this post was played on Wednesday, not Thursday.
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