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...
From left to right: Jordan White, (Washington St Historical Society) , Selwyn Garraway and Kathleen Moore (Friends of the Lower West Side), Ruth Kirstein (Middle East Film Initiative and FLWS), Michael Buening (China Institute behind Ruth) Mary Dierickx, (FLWS), Mary Perillo (9/11 Environmental Action), Vinton Thompson, president, Metropolitan College of New York and FLWS), Mary Ann DiNapoli (FLWS) and Todd Fine (Washington St. Historical Society)

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...
Dr. Stein Hoff

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...
Rowing the Atlantic