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 copyright Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. For more frequent updates, please follow northriverblog on Facebook or Instagram.
The work week has passed with typical North River traffic as we move into the final days of astronomical spring. The Poling-Cutler and Reinauer lines continue to move oil products north as usual, while Boston Marine seems like it might perhaps be in the ethanol delivery business as we head into summer driving season based on NRN observations. Light tugs headed north, assisting with docking at the two remaining receivers of bulk cargo in Westchester County.
In North River pier news, the New York Times reported Sunday that Pier 94, currently an exhibition space leased by Vornado, would be converted to movie studios under a deal with the city. The unused Pier 92 next door will be returned to the city as part of the deal, perhaps saving it for some maritime use in the future.
Metropolitan Marine’s Pegasus headed for Yonkers Tuesday to assist with a sugar barge at the Domino plant. Miriam Moran was also heading north…As was Laura K. They were heading for Buchanan to assist a gypsum ship leaving the dock at the wall board plant there.Kristin Poling pushed the barge Eva Leigh Cutler north with a cargo for Albany Wednesday, passing MHT’s Nathan G pushing quarry output south on one whistle.Stephen Reinauer followed suit just at sunsetKimberly Poling was coming the other way with the Noelle Cutler barge light on Thursday morningBoston Marine’s Pinuccia came south from Albany with a loaded tanker barge Wednesday, heading for the Inwood terminal on Jamaica Bay and then around to Hempstead Bay. We usually assume loaded tankers coming from Albany are carrying ethanol, but this is just an uneducated guess.Coast Guard Sector New York’s buoy tender Katherine Walker was on the North River WednesdayDonJon Marine brought a load of scrap down from Albany TuesdayA pair of Blackhawk helicopters with medical markings flew up the river TuesdayOn Wednesday, it was a NY Air National Guard HC-130J flying from Grabeski airbase in West Hampton. The search and rescue tanker made a loop out to Martha’s Vineyard and then returned to base.Riverkeeper’s patrol boat R. Ian Fletcher, probably skippered by Captain John Lipscomb as usual, was on the North River Wednesday The Spanish Navy’s four-masted schooner barque the Juan Sebastian de Elcano is visiting New York and tied up at the end of Pier 86, by the IntrepidThe cruise ship Carnival Venezia was in town Thursday at Pier 88, also arriving from Spain to commence a summer of cruising from New York to the Caribbean and CanadaMarcella Discovery was next door at Pier 90Discovery departed before 18:00, continuing to make round trips to Florida by way of the BahamasAn outrigged canoe fought the ebb Wednesday morning
North River Notes 
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