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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.

Green and greener

For as long I can remember, New York Sanitation Department barges hauling waste paper away from North River Pier 99 have been painted blue, in a slightly darker shade than the livery of the DonJon Marine tugs which haul them under contract to the recycling mill on the Staten Island shore of the Arthur Kill. But on Friday, DonJon’s Paul Andrew brought a green painted barge up to the pier and, rather than being stamped with DSNY as the blue ones always had been, this barge bore the logo of Pratt Industries, which runs the recycling mill. Will this become the new normal?

Daniel Katzive

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