June 7

1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law. It was passed by the House of Commons in 1628 in response to years of abuse by the King regarding forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause,...
Mississippi Segregation Photo by Marion Post Wolcott

Ketch Brewhouse

In 1977, four optimistic men opened Captain’s Ketch, a seafood restaurant, in the iconic American International Building at 70 Pine Street that had recently been bought by the American International Group (AIG). It was both a bold and a smart move, for while the city was in a crime- and financial catastrophe-driven funk there were...

Ventura is Back!

The historic sailing yacht Ventura, commissioned in 1919, has returned to North Cove.  Unlike past years (decades, actually) she is now sailing from the south side of the marina, between the sailing school and Shearwater. Long-time skipper and marina tenant Captain Pat Harris says he is happy with the new location.  “I’m really pleased that IGY/Brookfield has...

Tribeca Residents Opposed to Reincarnation of Legendary Local Tavern

Community Board 1 (CB1) is siding with Tribeca residents who are opposed to a not-so-new bar coming to their block. The tavern in question is Raccoon Lodge, which opened in the early 1980s at 59 Warren Street (between Church Street and West Broadway), when the neighborhood was a near-ghost town. Its name is a reference...
Raccoon Lodge has been a fixture on Warren Street since the early 1980s

RiverWatch

Saturday, June 11 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Sunday, June 12 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 ————————————————————————— Many ships pass Battery Park City on their...
Ferryboat Lt. Samuel S. Coursen was built in 1956 and can handle 1,242 passengers and 50 vehicles. She operates year round for Governors Island

Rowing Across the Atlantic

Here’s his latest post: Dolphin day! Day 22, Sunday 5th June and I slept in! I usually get up with sunrise 5 am. I was awake at 4 am, but next thing I knew it was 6 am. Time to start using an alarm clock? I had to go to toilet just after midnight. At...
Dr. Hoff rowing FOXII photo by Stanley Fine