‘A Honking Nightmare’
Trucks Seeking Shortcut Create Logjam on Cobblestone Street
RiverWatch
Monday, October 17 Carnival Sunshine Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Canada Veendam Inbound 6:15 am; outbound 4:00 pm; repositioning to San Diego via Panama Canal Tuesday, October 18 Sirena Inbound 6:15 am; outbound 6:30 pm; New England/Canada/Bermuda Thursday, October 20 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Eastern Caribbean Ocean...
Today in History
1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. 1558 – Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded. 1604 – Kepler’s Supernova: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus. 1610 – French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral....
EYES TO THE SKY October 17 – 30, 2016
Without losing sleep, step out under pre-dawn skies to commune with planet Jupiter and the great star patterns normally seen in the evening skies of winter and early spring. During the final weeks of Eastern Daylight Time (which ends on November 6th), the sun rises after 7 o’clock, making for dark mornings charged with starlight...
Street Fight
The Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) passed a resolution at its October 5 meeting, calling upon the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to halt its ongoing initiative to consider a possible redesign of South end Avenue. The boards of six condominium apartment buildings have also enacted resolutions calling for a similar...
RiverWatch
Saturday, October 15 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Disney Magic Inbound 6:45 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Bahamas/Port Canaveral, FL Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; San Juan, P.R. via Eastern Caribbean Regal Princess Inbound 5:15 am (Brooklyn); outbound 5:30 pm; Canada/New England Viking Star Outbound pm;...
Today in History
1066 – Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings: In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the English army and kill King Harold II of England. 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland’s independence....
