Daily observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos by Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. Twitter @dannykatman
Winds whipped out of the northwest all day Sunday, with gusts above 20 knots keeping sailors and most other recreational activity off the river. Commercial activity was not deterred by the wind though, with a flood of northbound traffic coming through once the morning ebb tide ended. Coeymans Marine Towing’s Helen, the former Vane Brothers Charles Burton, came south pushing a load of rocks from Coeymans, less than 18 hours after she passed in the other direction pushing a load of sand north.
Helen came through pusing a load of stone down from CoeymansHer colleagues on Daisy Mae moved north towards Coeymans with hoppers full of sandNathan G pushed empty hoppers northAs did DonJon Marine’s Thomas D WitteJames William continues to make runs from Clinton Point quarry with Buchanan12 still out of serviceEvelyn Cutler pushed a loaded barge northOver on the East River, Reinauer’s Matthew Tibet’s provided an escort for an ATB about the enter Hell Gate in heavy wind conditionsThese powerboats were also heading through Hell Gate, and continued around the Battery up the North RiverSound Marine’s Kenny G towed an unpowered party boat up to the North River Shipyard in Nyack, NYThe Baylander, a former Navy utility craft which saw service in Vietnam and later as a helicopter landing training boat in Pensacola, was open for lunch as usual at the Harlem 125th Street Pier despite the windConditions were quite different on Friday evening, with conditions pleasant enough for a water skier to galavant off Riverside Park
North River Notes 
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