Having called out for help after Hurricane Sandy, the South Street Seaport Museum has received $500,000 from an anonymous donor and $100,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
  An additional $150,000 has been contributed by about 500 other donors, the museum announced, including corporations, foundations, and individuals - even the piggy bank of a young Seaport District resident.
“Their generosity affirms that New Yorkers want the Seaport Museum to survive,†said Susan Henshaw Jones, president of the museum, who is also the director of the Museum of the City of New York.
The museum was forced to close after the storm destroyed its telecommunications, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems. It reopened in mid-December and estimates that repairs will cost $22 million. As a result, it is still seeking contributions.
