PortSide NewYork is hosting an open-house (open-ship?) on the historic tanker MARY A WHALEN this Tuesday, May 21, at Pier 11, Atlantic Basin, Red Hook, Brooklyn, from 1-7pm, with cake and remarks from 5-7pm.  May 21 is  also the 75th anniversary of the launch of the coastal tanker.  Access to the MARY A. WHALEN  on Pier 11 in Atlantic Basin is via the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal pedestrian gate at Pioneer Street and Conover Street.

The National Maritime Historical Society is honoring PortSide’s Founder & Director Carolina Salguero with their “New York Harbor Historic Ship Steward Award of Excellence.”   The MARY A. WHALEN is on the the National Register of Historic Places and is considered to be the only tanker cultural center in the world.

We recently posted about PortSide NewYork winning a White House Champions of Change award in recognition for the wonderful work done by the non-profit organization to assist their neighbors in Red Hook, a Brooklyn community absolutely devastated by Hurricane Sandy.  PortSide NewYork’s Founder and Director Carolina Salguero  traveled to Washington to receive the award.

Our congratulations to Carolina and all the folks at PortSide New York for both, well deserved, awards.