Thursday Challenge—"transportation"

"We were very tired, we were very merry—
we had gone back and forth all night on the ferry."
—Edna St. Vincent Millay

I think the best mode of transportation in NYC
is your own two feet.  That said, you'd have
a hard time walking from Manhattan to Staten
Island.  Fortunately, we have these swell ferries 
that still run all night—and are still free.

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harbor sunset

The bright orange Staten Island Ferry gliding past the
Ellis Island Immigration Museum is no match
for this brilliant sunset.  Both Ellis Island and Liberty
Island have been closed since Hurricane Sandy wreaked
havoc here six months ago.  No word on when the museum will
reopen, but the target date for the two islands is July 4.

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Skywatch Friday

The other day as I walked home over the
Brooklyn Bridge, I had to keep stopping to
turn around and shoot this dramatic
sky that seemed to be changing every second.

She Works Hard

Of all the ships I see around New York Harbor—
bright orange ferries, graceful tall-masted sailing ships,
huge garbage scows with their seabird escorts,
the deceptively powerful little tugboats are my faves.
This one is 30 years old and rated at 3,900 (!) horsepower.

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Skywatch Friday

Hope you're not tiring of sunsets from the Brooklyn Bridge
(because I never will).  This one provides backlighting
for the four-masted barque Peking, the cranes 
in Red Hook (where the Queen Mary 2 docks when 
she's here), and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.


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Skywatch Friday

I've shown you plenty of sunsets over NY harbor,
seen from up here on the Brooklyn Bridge.
But this is about as dramatic as 
it gets early in the morning.


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Skywatch Friday

It's that time again—when my homeward commute
across the Brooklyn Bridge coincides with the sunset.
I realize there's a lot in shadow here, but I see
(in addition to the Statue of Liberty) a water taxi,
two ferries—and a helicopter (though you
might have to enlarge the picture for that).



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Skywatch Friday

Yet another reason why I'm not sorry that I don't drive!
Would much rather be walking across the Brooklyn Bridge,
looking at this sunset (and Lady Liberty out in the harbor)
while those poor folks down there inch their way along.

Skywatch Friday

The tip of Manhattan's not a bad place to be
to catch the beginning of a good sunset.
To enjoy it with food and/or wine, grab a table
(as I did) at Gigino's, in Wagner Park.
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Skywatch Friday

It's been months since I've been able to walk across the 
Brooklyn Bridge.  Finally, higher temps make it possible some 
days—though gloves, scarf, and ugly hat are sometimes required.
(Worth it even if I only catch the tail end of a beautiful sunset.)
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