THE FIRST OF THE CRUISE SHIPS?
J. sent this pic of a cruise ship coming up the Hudson — one of the first of a fleet in an industry that took a real beating during the pandemic. The Times reported that “Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company, together with the two other biggest cruise operators, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, lost nearly $900 million each month during the pandemic, according to Moody’s, the credit rating agency.” J. wrote a couple minutes later that the ship banged a U-y and floated back down the Hudson a few minutes later.

TEACHING KIDS NEWS LITERACY
Tribecan Jonathan Miller — a digital news producer — was home during the shutdown getting antsy when he had a sudden idea to write a children’s book about the news business. It popped into his head, and the more he thought about it the more he wanted to do it. The result is the self-published ABC’s of News, starting with A is for anchor. “This was a passion project for me — I put a lot of time and effort into it knowing that it’s never too early to teach kids news literacy,” Jon said. “I by no means did this for money, but I am really happy I did it. It was a way to give back.” Order it here.

OPEN STUDIOS + JAZZ ON GOVERNORS
This Saturday, August 21, The Arts Center at Governors Island will host open studios with its artists-in-residence between 12 and 5p, and visitors can also participate in workshops on climate-safe futures led by The Climate Museum and enjoy live music curated by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The newly reopened Arts Center also features landmark exhibitions by internationally-renowned artists Meg Webster and Onyedika Chuke, as well as a participatory sculpture by Muna Malik.

A SPIKE LEE JOINT AT ROCKFELLER
Spike Lee premiered his documentary “NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½″ on the lawn at Rockefeller Park on Wednesday. The new “joint” traces the city’s heartbreak and resilience over the last 20 years. The eight-part series debuts Sunday night on HBO, but folks at the event got to see Parts 1 and 6 of the project.