General
From the SOS mailbox
Re: Ambrose Channel Lightship
My father was a sailor — a bona fide Greek sailor who helped his father skipper their 104-foot schooner to distribute merchandise from the Port of Piraeus to the various Cycladic and Sporadic Islands.
After World War II he became an American merchant mariner, a job he did for over 30 years. He worked for all the major American shipping lines and their vessels. A short trip was 3 weeks; a long one 6 months.
I remember when I was a very little girl, before I knew the names of any ships, my father would say to me, "When we ...
THE LIGHTSHIP AMBROSE
This brief is part of the WHY WE FIGHT FOR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT series, to inform the public about the struggle to keep the Seaport historic in the face of commercial pressure. Here’s why we fight to preserve the Lightship Ambrose.
ONE OF THE best-known vessels at South Street Seaport Museum is USLV No. 87/WAL-512, more commonly known as the Lightship AMBROSE.
This National Historic Landmark vessel is arguably the most celebrated lightship in American history, due to her role as the very first ship to mark the entrance to the Ambrose Channel, the ...
SOS Public Meeting November 28
The next public meeting of Save Our Seaport will be on Tuesday, November 28.
Guest Speaker: New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou
Meeting will be in the Southbridge Towers Community Meeting Room (just north of Squire’s Diner) 90 Beekman Street
6:30 PM
Please join us
Download the meeting flyer.
Peck Slip Statement
Here's the Save Our Seaport statement from Monday's Peck Slip meeting.
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All Hands! Help shape the future of our Seaport!
The future of Peck Slip will be the subject of a presentation and community discussion sponsored by Community Board 1 this Monday, September 25, at 6:00 PM in the Southbridge Towers Community Room (90 Beekman Street). Our input and participation are requested. Let’s be heard!
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