How a Nazi Sympathizer's Tribeca Garage Will Become a Luxe Mansion

A building with a tangled pedigree will soon become Lower Manhattan’s newest palatial townhouse, if plans recently approved by Community Board 1 (CB1) are carried out. The building in question is located at 11 Hubert Street, roughly between the Citigroup tower and the Holland Tunnel plaza. The structure was built in 1946 by Dietrich Wortman,...
An architect's rendering of how the former garage will appear after conversion into a palatial townhouse.

How a Nazi Sympathizer’s Tribeca Garage Will Become a Luxe Mansion

A building with a tangled pedigree will soon become Lower Manhattan’s newest palatial townhouse, if plans recently approved by Community Board 1 (CB1) are carried out. The building in question is located at 11 Hubert Street, roughly between the Citigroup tower and the Holland Tunnel plaza. The structure was built in 1946 by Dietrich Wortman,...
An architect's rendering of how the former garage will appear after conversion into a palatial townhouse.

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...

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.