Tag: hudson river

Editor's Note: Last weekend, Upper West Sider Thomas Hudson joined about 2,500 other people from all over the world in competing in the Ironman U.S. Championship Triathlon, which finished at 81st Street in Riverside Park. It included a 2.6-mile swim in the Hudson, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile ...

Macy's recently said that its July 4 fireworks show is going to be moving to other waterways in coming years, after a great four-year run on the Hudson River. If yesterday's extravaganza does turn out to be the last show on the Hudson for awhile, at least it was a ...

June 19, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 76 Degrees.

A parade of ships will float up and down the Hudson this morning, sailing up from the Statue of Liberty and turning back around at the George Washington Bridge. There are expected to be military ships and sailboats, and they will be accompanied by the Blue Angel airplanes. The full ...

Can you hear the howls of injustice from Brooklyn? I can. Once again, the July 4 fireworks will be shot over the Hudson, meaning West Siders get a front-row seat. Macy's released the following statement to Gothamist: "This year, Macy's Fireworks will take place on the Hudson River with barges ...

The NYPD is reporting that a car broke through a guardrail on 96th Street this morning around 10 a.m. and plunged into the Hudson River. Two police detectives pulled a 42-year-old woman out of the water about two blocks from where the car fell in and she was sent to ...

November 22, 2011 Weather: Afternoon showers, High of 49 Degrees.

September 8, 2011 Weather: Thundershowers, High of 75 Degrees. Notices: Fashion's Night Out is tonight, and there are tons of deals to be had throughout the city and the neighborhood, including 36 locations on the Upper West Side. Check out the list of participating stores here. Also lots of restaurants ...

August 9, 2011 Weather: Afternoon thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. News: A food cart vendor on 86th Street and Central Park West has been battling with neighbors and the health department for years. They claim the owner, Mohamed Abdala, basically lives in the cart and doesn't clean it, and the ...

August 4, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 82 Degrees. News: The unidentified body of a man in his 30's or 40's was pulled from the Hudson River after it was seen floating around 86th Street (DNAinfo) A bus and a cab collided on 66th Street and Broadway, and the ...

A fire on Wednesday shut down one of the city's sewage treatment plans, and now millions of gallons of raw sewage are being pumped into the Hudson River. The health department has issued a warning not to go into the Hudson through at least Sunday, and boat lanuches on the ...

June 30, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 80 Degrees. Notices: There are free movies, concerts and plays tonight on the Upper West Side. Check them out on our weekly calendar! News: First H&H implodes, and now we could lose Jerry Seinfeld? The Post reports that the funnyman was seen ...