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Polynesian Canoe Hokule’a Visits New York During Global Voyage

Hokule’a is a 62-foot-long, double-hulled sailing canoe built and navigated in the style of the native Polynesian people: guided by the sun, moon, and stars; by currents, wind, and wave patterns; by bird and fish behavior. Hokule’a has crossed thousands of miles of ocean with modern navigation instruments turned off. No cellphones, no GPS, no...

Polynesian Canoe Hokule'a Visits New York During Global Voyage

Hokule’a is a 62-foot-long, double-hulled sailing canoe built and navigated in the style of the native Polynesian people: guided by the sun, moon, and stars; by currents, wind, and wave patterns; by bird and fish behavior. Hokule’a has crossed thousands of miles of ocean with modern navigation instruments turned off. No cellphones, no GPS, no...

Rowing Across the Atlantic

Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing FOXll across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. ——————————————————————————————— “Goodbye USA! Day 17, Tuesday 31st May, was a good day for mileage, managed 30 towards the waypoint, but same old clammy, unpleasant fog and miserable visibility...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic last week the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

Call Center Acknowledges Falsely Using City Council Member’s Name in Water Street Outreach

A consulting company hired to help build public support for a controversial zoning measure currently being considered by the City Council has admitted to placing calls to Lower Manhattan residents using technology that made the calls appear to come from the office of City Council member Margaret Chin. The proposal, known as the Water Street...

Call Center Acknowledges Falsely Using City Council Member's Name in Water Street Outreach

A consulting company hired to help build public support for a controversial zoning measure currently being considered by the City Council has admitted to placing calls to Lower Manhattan residents using technology that made the calls appear to come from the office of City Council member Margaret Chin. The proposal, known as the Water Street...

Skippers of Vintage Sailing Vessels Question Their Future at North Cove

Community Board 1 (CB1) has passed a resolution calling upon the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to live up to promises about keeping in North Cove Marina historic boats that provide affordable public sailing. The resolution is based on a discussion at the May 3 meeting of CB1’s Battery Park City Committee, in which the...
Skipper Tom Berton (of Shearwater) and Pat Harris (of Ventura) explain to Community Board 1 why they fear that the Battery Park City Authority, Brookfield Properties, and International Global Yachting don't want their historic vessels to remain at North Cove Marina.