Coming and going

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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.

Coming and going

Activity continues in stops and starts at the 69th Street Transfer Bridge restoration project. On Monday, Jessica Francis, a small 25-foot tug came down from Verplanck to remove a small spud barge. Three days later, the much bigger Toula C arrived with the Hughes 280 barge loaded with a crane and other equipment. The construction company’s power boat provided about 500 HP of assistance in placing the barge before it spudded down. Toula C is not local and appears to have come in from Providence or Boston for the job—by Friday morning she was on her way back out of town.