Tag: hudson river

A Navy ship that was once called "the world's smallest aircraft carrier" is docked at the West Harlem Piers at 125th Street. It serves as

You’ve probably seen it driving down the Henry Hudson Parkway, or on a visit to uptown Fairway Market, a large, Navy-sized ship docked alongside a floating

A rupture in an underwater electrical cable has kept workers in the Hudson River busy for months. Divers and crane operators are currently

A humpback whale has been hanging out in the Hudson River for the past few days, and a reader spotted it passing by the Upper West Side on Saturday.

A 370-foot pier over the Hudson River that's been deteriorating for years and was fully wrecked by Hurricane Sandy was reopened to the public this week.

Yes, Central Park has Lasker Pool and several gyms and buildings have pools, but there does seem to be a dearth of public pools

Two men had to be rescued from the Hudson River on Wednesday night after an apparent bout of night-swimming gone bad.

Ask Ed Bacon why he’s been a year-round resident of the 79th Street Boat Basin since 1970 and he’ll point toward 33 Riverside’s penthouse

A yacht has been moored in the middle of the Hudson River around 76th street since the weekend, and a helicopter even landed on it on Monday.

Councilman Mark Levine wants to add at least one ferry stop on the Upper West Side -- preferably West Harlem -- that would take people to and from New Jersey and other

As the temperature has dropped into the single-digits, an icy crust has formed over the Hudson River. We'd advise against

A man's body was found floating in the Hudson River this afternoon, but his identity is still unclear.

The Hudson River almost never freezes completely, at least not in the section bordering New York City. But this year it's coming

In the past couple of months, we have been contacted by readers on three occasions after they saw dead bodies in various parts of the neighborhood. We called authorities, and

A dock in the Hudson River at 72nd street that was damaged during Hurricane Sandy has been repaired, and the city and Downtown Boathouse are reopening free kayaking to the pubic starting this Sunday. The Riverside Park Conservancy hasn't listed kayaking on its website yet, but this is what the ...

A helicopter made an emergency landing in the Hudson River near 79th street on Sunday morning, and all five passengers made it out safely. The 'copter was reportedly showing a family of Swedish tourists

Consider us very pleasantly surprised. For the fifth year, the July 4 fireworks will be held on the Hudson River, meaning Upper West Siders will get some of the best views without having to wait outside on the West Side highway for hours to get a good spot. To this ...

We are receiving preliminary information about a possible dead body found in the Hudson River North of 79th Street on Monday afternoon. The person is believed to be a "jumper" -- people who jump off the George Washington Bridge sometimes end up coming ashore in the Hudson around the Upper ...

Wastewater is being pumped untreated into the Hudson and  other waterways, the city says: "Due to flooding and power related shutdowns caused by Hurricane Sandy, wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations have discharged untreated wastewater into New York City waterways. The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene ...

An apparently unmanned sailboat became unmoored this afternoon on the Hudson River, and began floating up the river, narrowly missing smashing into the pier. George Guerrero had been watching the boat on the river from his Riverside Boulevard apartment when he turned away and all of a sudden the boat ...