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 R/V Pelican, a converted navy LCM-8/Mike Boat landing craft owned by Madeline Marine of Verplanck joined work on the North River West 69th Street Transfer Bridge restoration project this week. I have seen this boat a few times on the river over the years coming to and from job sites but not up close…
