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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.

One foot out the door

A crewman had one foot out the door as a Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter flew up the North River about 200 feet over the water. The helo was flying up from its Atlantic City base, turned right over Spuyten Duyvil and flew back down to AC passing over Manhattan. They made a loop around the Statue on the way up and back. The 247 mile round trip was accomplished in a little over 2 hours and used a bit more than half of the 65’s listed range. The short-range MH-65s in Atlantic City are the closest Coast Guard aviation assets to New York Harbor, though the medium range MH-60s based in Cape Cod are also not far.

Daniel Katzive

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