Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 ended her forty one years of service to New York this past Thursday, departing on her final trans-Atlantic voyage en route to retirement as a floating hotel in Dubai. Here she is, as seen from the overlook near the foot of Cranberry Street, passing the Statue of Liberty for the last […]
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Intrepid From the Promenade
Intrepid was moved from the Staten Island pier where she has been undergoing repair work to her permanent berth on the West Side of Manhattan today. Here she is, as seen from the Promenade at about 12:20 P.M., with the Statue of Liberty appearing to stand on her flight deck. The sailing vessel passing just […]
Crane Scrapes Brooklyn Bridge
WABC-TV reports that a crane aboard a ship passing below the Brooklyn Bridge struck the bottom of the historic overpass this morning sometime around 7:30am. The DOT is reporting there is no structural damage.
A Retired (but still active) Fireboat, Two Bridges, and a Tree-Killing Waterfall.
Taken from the wheelhouse of the tugboat Cornell on Saturday, July 26. For the full story, see here.
Do You Know the Way to Staten Island?
BHB reader “BP” sent in this photo of the Staten Island Ferry cruising by the Brooklyn Bridge. We’re guessing this is a cruise to lookey lou the NYC Waterfalls, although we couldn’t find any info online about such an excursion.
Mary Comes A-Callin’
The historic, retired harbor tanker Mary A. Whalen, which last September served as the “stage” for a production of the Puccini opera Tabarro, as reported here, has been moved from her berth at Red Hook to one between Piers 2 and 3, where she is clearly seen from the Promenade (see photo above). She belongs […]
Three Cunard “Queens” Due Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a first in history: three Cunard "Queen" ships: Queen Mary 2 (shown in photo), which makes Pier 17 in Red Hook its home port; Queen Elizabeth 2, on her final visit to New York after forty years of service before being retired to serve as a floating hotel in Dubai; and Queen […]
Tall Ship Visits Brooklyn
The German training barque Gorch Fock is docked at Pier 7, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. Her near sister, the U.S. Coast Guard training ship Eagle, is docked across the East River at Pier 17, South Street Seaport, and can be seen from the Promenade. Eagle was originally German, and was taken by the […]
Royal Navy Visits Brooklyn
The Royal Navy ships HMS Illustrious (photo), an aircraft carrier, and Manchester, a destroyer, have been docked on opposite sides of Pier 7, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, this weekend. The ships were previously docked in Manhattan, but moved to Brooklyn on Friday. Tomorrow they will complete their six day goodwill visit to New […]
Brooklyn’s Waterfront: Kudos and Concerns
Brooklyn's cruise ship terminal, located at Pier 17 in Red Hook (photo) has been named "the nation's best new homeport" for cruises by Porthole Cruise Magazine, according to a story by Rich Calder in Wednesday's New York Post. Princess Cruise Lines, which uses the terminal along with its sister company Cunard, has also honored Brooklyn […]
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