Month: May 2016

Arrivals & Departures

Saturday, May 28 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Sunday, May 29 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Norwegian Breakaway Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Bermuda Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Canada/Maine Tuesday, May 31 Pacific Princess Inbound 6:15 am; outbound...

Rowing Across the Atlantic

Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing FOXll across the Atlantic more than a week ago, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. ——————————————————————————————— Here’s his latest post: Tuesday May 26th day 12 “Still 26th May – Day 12 – on Fox II and we are...
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.

May 27

1679 – Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in England 1692 – Court of Oyer and Terminer established by Governor of Massachusetts to hear accussations of witchcraft 1703 – St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great 1896 – Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless 1905 – Japanese...
1930: The 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.

Gibney Dance Gala

On Monday evening May 23rd,  supporters of dance came to Gibney Dance Company on Broadway to partake in good food and good dance and to celebrate 25 years. Founded by Gina Gibney after she had an epiphany on the campus of Case Western and launched her life’s mission to artistic innovation and social justice through...
Gina Gibney

Special Cay

Lower Manhattan’s equivalent of Central Park will open for the season tomorrow (Saturday, May 28) when the first ferry to Governors Island departs from the Battery Maritime Building (10 South Street, between Whitehall and Broad Streets) at 10:00 am. “It’s going to be a year of grills, thrills, and hills,” predicted Leslie Koch, president of...
Outlook Hill, topping out 70 feet, will offer a winding to a plaza at its summit, where visitors will confront unrivaled views of the Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, and the skylines of Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey.

May 26

47 BC – Julius Caesar visits Tarsus on his way to Pontus, where he meets enthusiastic support, but where, according to Cicero, Cassius is planning to kill him 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire. The Empire defeats the Armenians militarily but guarantees them freedom to openly practice Christianity. 1293 – An earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, killing about...
1977 - George Willig climbs the South Tower of New York City's World Trade Center.