Museum Director Brings Her Historical Expertise Downtown

Written by NY Press on December 12, 2012. Posted in Downtown OTTY Awards, Special Sections

Susan Henshaw Jones has revitalized the South Street Seaport Museum By Ashley Welch Susan Henshaw Jones had her work cut out for her when she became the president of the South Street Seaport Museum in the fall of 2011. Earlier that year, financial struggles forced the maritime museum to lay off most of its staff
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Underwater New York Visits Seaport Museum

Written by NY Press on September 27, 2012. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Digital Journal draws inspiration from museum’s exhibit By Nora Bosworth It was hard to imagine a more fitting venue as visitors of the South Street Seaport Museum sat huddled on a recent Thursday evening in a cool, brick-lined room, awaiting Underwater New York’s reading. Underwater New York is an online journal of writing, art and
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Neighborhood Chatter

Written by admin on March 28, 2012. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

LOWER MANHATTAN DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE UNVEILS WEB PROMOTION TO SUPPORT LOCAL RETAILERS With more than 1,100 retailers and restaurants and 18 hotels based in Lower Manhattan, it’s hard to keep up with all the diverse merchants—new and old—below Chambers Street. The Downtown Alliance announces its new web-based promotional initiative, “Downtown Deals,” which spotlights the newest deals
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Robert Warner: Master Printer

Written by Anam Baig on March 22, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Business, Our Town Downtown

Master Printer at the South Street Seaport MUSEUM’s Bowne & Co. Stationers Robert Warner has been the master printer for 17 years at Bowne & Co Stationers, a modestly sized stationery store and printing press that is part of the South Street Seaport Museum. This piece of New York City history stands on cobble stoned sidewalks, giving New Yorkers and tourists
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Talking Up Downtown with Robert Warner, A Master Printer

Written by Anam Baig on March 19, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

By Anam Baig Robert Warner has been the master printer for 17 years at Bowne & Co Stationers, a modestly sized stationary store and printing press that is part of the South Street Seaport Museum. This piece of New York City history stands on cobble-stoned sidewalks, giving New Yorkers and tourists alike a little
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Susan Henshaw Jones

Written by admin on November 16, 2011. Posted in News OTDT

Ronay Menschel director, Museum of the City of New York By Penny Gray Susan Henshaw Jones, president and Ronay Menschel director of the Museum of the City of New York, speaks about the museum’s interim takeover of the South Street Seaport Museum at 12 Fulton St. How did you become president of the Museum of
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