Saturday’s walk took me to the library to return some books, then to DUMBO, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, then back into the Heights. These purple flowers were at the southern entrance to Cadman Plaza Park. There was soccer action on the field south of the Brooklyn War Memorial (Eggers and Higgins, sculpture by Charles Keck, […]
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Royal Rendezvous: Fireworks for the Three Queens at Statue of Liberty
Cunard’s “Three Queens” rendezvoused last night in New York Harbor. The Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria and the recently launched Queen Elizabeth met under a spectacular fireworks display. Karl Junkersfeld caught the display on tape. His report after the jump.
Cunard Queens to Rendezvous in Harbor Tomorrow Evening
Cunard’s three “Queen” cruise ships–Queen Mary 2, which makes her home port at the Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal, Queen Victoria, and the newest in the fleet, Queen Elizabeth, will all arrive in New York tomorrow, Thursday, January 13, at about 6:00 a.m. Mary will berth at Red Hook, as usual, and will be visible from […]
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 […]
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