Why PortSide New York & the Tanker Mary A. Whalen Must be Saved
Portside New York, based on the historic tanker Mary A. Whalen, has been putting on fantastic educational, cultural and and community programs and events on the Brooklyn waterfront front for the the...
View Article30th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Photo: Will Van Dorp The Mermaid Parade has been held on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York since 1983. And I missed it again this year. Damn. Maybe next year. Fortunately, the intrepid Will Van...
View ArticlePortSide NY, the Tanker Mary A. Whalen, Superstorm Sandy and Redhook
Rubber gloves drying – Portside & the Tanker Mary Whalen help in Red Hook recovery Like most of the historic vessels in and around New York harbor, the tanker Mary A. Whalen survived Superstorm...
View ArticleNew Shanty Sing at the Brooklyn Lyceum
This Friday, January 25th, from 8 to 10PM, a waterfront tradition will be returning to Brooklyn. The first of planned monthly shanty sings will be held at the Brooklyn Lyceum. All lovers of the music...
View ArticleWind Power in New York Harbor — 1815 and Today
Edge’s Windmill, 1815 — Sim’s Wind turbine 2015 Recently, the NY Times and others have been reporting on the installation of the first commercial wind turbine in New York City. The Sims Municipal...
View ArticlePortSide NewYork & the Tanker Mary A. Whalen Have Found A Home!
Great news. PortSide NewYork and the tanker Mary A. Whalen have found a long-term berth at Brooklyn’s Atlantic basin. For the last several years, the non-profit based on the historic tanker has not...
View ArticleA New Home in Red Hook, Brooklyn for the SS United States?
In early October, the headline in the Philadephia Inquirer was Is the S.S. United States headed toward the scrap yard?. After years of attempting to save the iconic cruise ship, the SS United States...
View ArticleBrooklyn Waterfront Past & Present
When I first came to New York in the last quarter of the last century, I went to work for Moore-McCormack Lines, which had a terminal in Brooklyn on the Gowanus Canal. For better or worse, the Brooklyn...
View ArticlePilot, New Schooner Restaurant/Bar Opens in Brooklyn to Cheers and a Few Jeers
Highlander Sea Under Sail, Photo: fraseryachts.com Pilot, a new seasonal restaurant and bar on an historic schooner has opened in Brooklyn, NY, off Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 on the East River. The...
View ArticleHidden Harbor Tour — Brooklyn Waterfront Past & Present
Photo © Mitch Waxman On June 7th, The Working Harbor Committee (WHC) is sponsoring a Hidden Harbour Tour® — Brooklyn Waterfront Past & Present — featuring guest speakers Capt. Maggie Flanagan, WHC...
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