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Humpback Whale Spotted in the Hudson

December 9, 2020 | 2:49 PM
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Photo by Andrés Javier.

While we’re all stuck inside, animals have been frolicking, including some that don’t come around very often.

The most dramatic of these is a humpback whale that has now been spotted by several people in the Hudson River, including next to the Upper West Side. Twitter user Jack W. took a photo of a whale he saw at 72nd Street. It’s relatively small in the image below.

Humpback whale around 7:30 today near 72nd. pic.twitter.com/2r5mwHrdBZ

— Jack W (@jrwoodhull) December 9, 2020

It may have heard about the opening of Pastrami Queen, because it was less than one nautical mile away, near the end of the line for $4.99 sandwiches.

On Monday, Andres Javier also saw the whale around Hell’s Kitchen and took the video below. You can even see it clearing its blowhole!

for those requesting our 🗽🐋video without the text! pic.twitter.com/DxJF9WuKQQ

— Andrés (@AndresJavierNYC) December 8, 2020

Whales have been seen in the Hudson before, but this whale may have some extra room these days because  “with COVID that there’s not much boat traffic out here,” one boat captain told Reuters.

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GG
GG
2 years ago

Maybe this is why the water has been tasting weird again these days??

Anybody else on the UWS experiencing this?

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Peter
Peter
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

+1

There’s a reddit discussion on the same topic (in the UES), which you can google. Seems to be a borough- (and maybe city-) wide issue. People are explaining it with changes/mixing of the source reservoirs and potentially more organic matter in the water.

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Danielle Remp
Danielle Remp
2 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Thank you for your very helpful comment, Peter. I have found the Reddit site, and include the link below.
I suppose the water is safe to drink (?) But, until the test results from my own faucets come back, I’m drinking bottled water. Thanks again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/k8ggql/does_manhattans_ues_water_taste_strange/

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Danielle Remp
Danielle Remp
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

Yes, indeed! My water has a moldy taste.
It was tested this morning, and I will get the results tomorrow.

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mb
mb
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

Here we go again, yes the water does have a different taste.

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NotImpressed
NotImpressed
2 years ago
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Stop drinking from the toilet.

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Nancy
Nancy
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

Yes, my water has been tasting different and not in a good way. I

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Boris
Boris
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

You drink water from the Hudson River?

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AL
AL
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

Yes, water at 72nd St and 85th St apartments tastes odd and musty. Can anyone explain or inquire into source?

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TravelgalNYC
TravelgalNYC
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

A whale in the Hudson has nothing to do with the bad taste of your water! In fact, seeing a whale in these waters means the water is cleaner than normal.

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Nancy k.
Nancy k.
2 years ago
Reply to  GG

Yes. The water in my bathroom particularly smells and tastes awful.

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Ish Kabibble
Ish Kabibble
2 years ago
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Huh?

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Ruth Bonnet
Ruth Bonnet
2 years ago

This made my day! How great to see nature coming back to the Hudson!

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mikey97
mikey97
2 years ago

Agreed about water taste on 97th Street and WEA

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Marilyn Sulzbacker
Marilyn Sulzbacker
2 years ago

thank you. That was magnificent

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PastramiBliss
PastramiBliss
2 years ago

Star Trek IV, best ST movie ever made.

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Marcia Thaler
Marcia Thaler
2 years ago

Only hope it knows the way back out. One of nature’s gifts.

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Kat
Kat
2 years ago

So many thanks to Andres Javier. What an ethereal, other-worldly video. Whales seem so calm and serene. A beautiful video!

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Jacqueline Blades
Jacqueline Blades
2 years ago

Wonderful!!. The Hudson happens to be one of our estuaries. Having a humpback whale sighting is certainly informational.

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Lawrence Braverman
Lawrence Braverman
2 years ago

Maybe someone should start to plan a whale watch for the Hudson River?

Added cachet for the UWS, new employment opportunities too.

It’s about time we had some win/wins…

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Gemmag
Gemmag
2 years ago

I live on the east river ..hope he takes a swim around the battery and up here before he leaves the area! I jus love it!

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Mark P
Mark P
2 years ago

One of the fun facts you can lean in our neighborhood treasure AMNH is that whales evolved from land animals. That’s why they don’t have gills. Nostrils migrated to the top of their heads. Feet became flippers.

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David
David
2 years ago

And we thought the Barred Owl in Riverside Park at 114th St was something cool to see! Hope springs eternal on the UWS!

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Sally R. Sacks
Sally R. Sacks
2 years ago

Astonishing! From one who grew up on 86th St. near Riverside Drive. We thought squirrels were pretty exotic back then in the 40’s.

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SunJoe
SunJoe
2 years ago

Brilliant video coverage. Thanks for sharing. Might its presence have something to do with water temperature in its more natural habitats?

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Patricia Valadez-Gonzalez
Patricia Valadez-Gonzalez
2 years ago

Wow what a great moment in time. Thank you.

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Gail Mota
Gail Mota
2 years ago

Fantastic video of the whale although I would enjoy it more if it were set to different music. Nothing to do with the whale, but I have noticed an odd smell to our water on 90th and Riverside.

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Seth
Seth
2 years ago

This was literally a plot point in ‘Avengers: Endgame’. With half as much human activity (and half as many humans…), Captain America sees whales when entering the city:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ze1bHnqOt0

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Gretchen
Gretchen
2 years ago

This whale is actually known to local marine scientists and is tagged whale #89. He’s been sighted around here before in 2018 and along the Rockaways – just another New Yorker looking for food! The only danger are the ships.

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