Saturday, September 3 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Carnival Sunshine Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; New England/Canada Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Canada/New England Sunday, September 4 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; New England/Canada Norwegian Breakaway Inbound 7:15 am; outbound […]
Archives for August 2016
This Week in History
August 29, 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time August 29, 1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War. August 29, 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. August 30, 1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before […]
Full Steam Ahead
For the first time since 1994, the JOHN W. BROWN will visit New York. She’ll dock at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side (299 South St at foot of Montgomery St.) and be open for tours, starting with a fundraising reception the evening of September 9 and ending with a 6-hour living history cruise […]
Velocipede Velocity To Be Vivified by Valets
Valet service is common at many Lower Manhattan parking garages, but now cyclists will be able to avail themselves of the same luxury as motorists: Starting today, two local Citi Bike stations will be staffed by personnel who will speed check-in for those surrendering bikes, and make sure there are enough two-wheelers for those about […]
This Week in History
Aug 22, 565 – Columba, an Irish abbot (father) and missionary is today known for reports of seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. Aug 26, 1498 – Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà. Aug 23, 1541 – French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. Aug 25, […]
ROWING THE ATLANTIC
FROM DR. STEIN HOFF AFTER HIS RESCUE AT SEA: “Tonight, Wednesday 10th August, it is four days since I was rescued and felt reborn, hauled up from my tossing “Fox II”. Many times I thought that cabin was to become my coffin as the boat was knocked-down and rolled over numerous times. The longest knock-downs […]
LETTERS
To the editor: I have been following with interest the series of letters regarding our ongoing South End Avenue / West Thames Street Study, and encourage readers to keep the input coming. The Battery Park City community is never wanting for ideas about how to make the neighborhood even better, and this has been no […]
TO DARE THE SEA
In the tradition of Hell and High Water epic voyages and how I was fortunate enough to meet the spesielle (special) Dr. Stein Hoff. In 2016 able seaman Stein Hoff rowed the same Atlantic route to honor his heroes, George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, that did it in 1896. Pull that oar How many people […]
Letters
Dear Editor Guards are stationed on the plaza outside the Wintergarden and have been harassing bicyclists and telling us that bicycle riding is not permitted in the plaza. I remember that Brookfield tried this a few years ago and had to stop. One guard ordered me off my bike and when I refused and replied […]
Pair of Old Buildings Become Lower Manhattan's Newest Landmarks
Tribeca has two new landmarks: a Irish linen merchant’s commercial palace and a former police station that later served as hospital and firehouse, before finding subsequent life as a wine store and then a nail salon. Both were declared legally protected buildings by the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission at the end of June. The first […]
Pair of Old Buildings Become Lower Manhattan’s Newest Landmarks
Tribeca has two new landmarks: a Irish linen merchant’s commercial palace and a former police station that later served as hospital and firehouse, before finding subsequent life as a wine store and then a nail salon. Both were declared legally protected buildings by the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission at the end of June. The first […]
This Week in History
August 8, 1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. August 8, 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses. August 9, 1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. August 9, 1974 – As a direct result of the […]
Letters
To the editor: Some of the ideas regarding improvements to South End Avenue that were presented at the recent open house are certainly worthy of consideration. However, there’s a great and not too expensive idea that wasn’t included: consolidated newspaper boxes. Several years ago (on 7/3/2012), the Broadsheet published the following letter from Betty Heller: […]
Friends of Lower West Side and Washington Street Historical Society Host Block Party
On Saturday July30th, two local historic preservation groups, Friends of the Lower West Side and the Washington Street Historical Society joined forces to host a community block party to celebrate the “Lower West Side” on Washington Street between Rector Street and Carlisle Street. They were celebrating the neighborhood’s old and new architecture and the rich […]
Oar Maybe Not… Rowing Solo Across the Atlantic, Doctor Is Scuppered After Passing Halfway Point
Dr. Stein Hoff, who departed from the Battery on the morning of Sunday, May 15, was forced this weekend to abandon (after 84 days at sea) his quixotic attempt to propel himself across the Atlantic Ocean. Although the doctor himself was still game to go on, his vessel was not: Multiple equipment failures, including a […]
Stein Hoff ~ EMERGENCY AT SEA
EMERGENCY AT SEA UPDATE POST (Martin here updating this post as we get more information. UTC time = CET-2hrs) 19:39 UTC – Ship Ludolf Oldendolff soon at FoxII/Stein Ship en route to Steins latest GPS position. ETA estimated around 30min. First they must locate him. Stein has VHF and flares available. Aircraft can assist in locating. NMOC […]
Rowing the Atlantic
Already very rough here with wind,waves and rain from SW. Wind turned at 2 am, I was not out until 6.30 in fresh breeze and drizzle to shift and tie oars to the stanchions, pack away last things on deck , secure liferaft (centrally place just in front of cockpit, knife next to it) and […]
August 5
25 – Guangwu claims the throne as emperor, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. 1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed. 1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first […]
Letters
To the editor: So what am I missing here? Was there an Occupy South End Avenue protest in the streets of BPC demanding change recently? Where is the public outcry demanding the makeover of South End Avenue and filling in the arcades? This seems to be yet another solution in search of a problem, and […]
A New Park Will Help Tell an Old Story
Common sense dictates that in a community as densely developed as Lower Manhattan, with real estate prices on a seemingly relentless vertical trajectory, it is simply not possible to create new parks. But common sense is wrong: Just in the last year, one entirely new public space, Liberty Park, has opened to the public, while […]