Situated in Kings Point, New York on Long Island is a service academy like none other. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a federal service academy operated under the Department of Transportation rather than the Department of Defense like other service academies. According to its website, the USMMA “educates and graduates leaders who are…

Did you know American made mooring bollards are located on Liberty Island? They are because of the perfect storm. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy approached landfall in an unusual event where a hurricane hit New Jersey and New York. Over 40 people died, the tunnels and subways flooded, hospitals were evacuated and numerous businesses…