Month: July 2016

Induction: Anthony Notaro

If the aphorism about leadership that holds, “decisions are made by those who show up” is true, then Lower Manhattan has a born decision-maker at the helm of Community Board 1 (CB1). Because Anthony Notaro, who was elected chair of that panel on June 28, is somebody  who is defined by his habit of stepping...

RiverWatch Arrivals & Departures Cruise Ships in the Harbor

Tuesday, July 12 Carnival Sunshine Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Eastern Caribbean Saturday, July 14 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Eastern Caribbean Saturday, July 16 Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 3:30 pm; Florida/Bahamas Sunday, July 17 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Norwegian...
Insignia inbound for the Passenger Ship Terminal

RiverWatch Arrivals & Departures Cruise Ships in the Harbor

Tuesday, July 12 Carnival Sunshine Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Eastern Caribbean Saturday, July 14 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Eastern Caribbean Saturday, July 16 Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 3:30 pm; Florida/Bahamas Sunday, July 17 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Norwegian...
Insignia inbound for the Passenger Ship Terminal

July 11

1405- Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world. 1798 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War. 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. 1936 – The Triborough Bridge is opened to traffic. Renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge...
The Triborough Bridge from a bird's-eye view in 1936, the year it opened to the public.

Rowing The Atlantic

Day 57, Sunday 10th July. 8 weeks since departure! A long time that seems to be going quickly, at least for me. I fear I am repeating myself, but it cannot be helped, as here we are again, behind the SA and being tossed about in strong wind from E and rough seas from all...

EYES TO THE SKY July 11 – 24, 2016

All of humanity triumphed last week, on July 4, 2016, when Juno, a spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 5, 2011, crossed the boundary of planet Jupiter’s formidable magnetic field and slipped into orbit around the great gas planet. The probe traveled 540 million miles at the fastest speed ever achieved by a...
An artist's conception of Juno performing a 35-minute-long engine firing to enter orbit around Jupiter. NASA / JPL