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.
Army Corps of Engineers vessel Hayward collected a hazard to navigation from the icy North River on Monday, perhaps a piece of dock which broke up in the ice further north. For historical reasons which date back to the 19th Century, while the Coast Guard is responsible for keeping navigable waterways clear of ice, removing other obstructions falls to the civilian employees of the Army Engineers.
North River Notes 
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