This Week in History, Sep 18 - Sep 24

Sep 18, 1793
Capitol cornerstone is laid in 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol.
Sep 19, 1957
Nevada has first-ever underground nuclear explosion in 1957, as US detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear bomb.
Sep 20, 1973
Battle of Sexes in a 1973 a tennis match, top player Billie Jean King, 29, beats Bobby Riggs, 55.
Sep 21, 1780
Benedict Arnold commits treason in 1780, while meeting with British to discuss handing over West Point.
Sep 22, 1862

AL QAEDA IN LIBYA. US Fears Developing Oil Plots.

PALESTINIANS SEEK U.N STATEHOOD. US and Israel Meet.

OBAMA's MILLIONAIRE TAX. A Long-Term Deficit Reduction

CHAVES RETURNS TO CUBA. Claims His Cancer Has Gone Away.

NYC READIES FOR UN DIPLOMATS. Prepare For Global Sized Gridlock.

Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. brought his "Peace in our Streets" initiative to the James Monroe Houses in the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Borough President Diaz, along with Assembly Member Marcos Crespo, City Council Member Fernando Cabrera and dozens of volunteers went door to door in each building of the complex, handing out information on the NYPD's 866-GUN-STOP program.

The program offers cash rewards to individuals who anonymously report illegal gun activity.

President Obama’s support continues to erode nationally, according to the latest poll. This is in addition to those City Islander we contacted ranging from 95 to 59 years old. Also, a yearlong effort to recapture the political center has failed to attract independent voters

Nearly half of people polled say they feared the economy was heading for a double-dip recession, and nearly three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the wrong track.

SPIKE IN CRIME STATISTICS. Also In NYPD Response Time

DEADLY AIR SHOW. Plane Troubles Cause Three Reno Fatalities.

POLITICIANS LOSING SUPPORT. Poll Indicates Public Frustration,

EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS. Finance Ministers Wait Till October.

LIBYA AT UN. Rebels Officially Recognized By Council.

Just in case you were wondering about the spike in activity and parked vehicles near the circle as you are approaching The City Island Bridge, it turns out that over a dozen NYC Council members were there after they accepted NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly's invitation to visit the Rodman's Neck firing range.