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Recent Photos by G. Justin Zizes – Updated October 2013

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Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook, with Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79 (built 1914, now the Waterfront Museum) at right, and the Lower Manhattan skyline and 1 World Trade Center in the background. 10/27/2013

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Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal with the Red Hook Container Terminal and Downtown Brooklyn skyline at left. 10/27/2013

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Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal with Governors Island in the foreground. 10/27/2013

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Bow-on view of the Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. 10/27/2013

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Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Buttermilk Channel. 10/27/2013

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Stern view of the Queen Mary 2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. 10/27/2013

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A rainbow frames Pier 15 and tall ships Peking and Wavertree at the South Street Seaport.

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Celebrity Summit at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, NJ.

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Staten Island Ferries at the St. George Ferry Terminal.

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Staten Island Ferry w/ Liberty

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Sandy Hook Pilot

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Queen Mary 2 at her berth in Brooklyn

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Funnel of Queen Mary 2

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Mast of the Queen Mary 2 and Verrazano Bridge

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Crystal Symphony ties up in Brooklyn

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Celebrity Summit in Bayonne NJ

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SI Spirit of America arriving Whitehall – Battery

WSS-PONY BRANCH MEETINGS & EVENTS

FLOATING PALACES ON THE NYC WATERFRONT WALKING TOUR

May 17 @ 10:15 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Over a hundred years ago, the Hudson River waterfront was the place where New York City cemented its status as one of the world’s greatest cities. Cargo, commuters, and international passengers jostled with dock workers, freighters, ferries, railroads, and giant ocean liners. Join us for a walking tour to explore how this dynamic

THE HISTORY OF THE D&C LAKE LINES AND THE FABULOUS LINERS OF THE GREAT LAKES
Presented by Bruce Kopytek

May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

There was a time when the Detroit Waterfront was home to the fleets of several maritime transportation companies, like the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company, the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company, the Georgian Bay Lines and the Canada Steamship Lines. The ships of these organizations were large, comfortable, and efficiently carried passengers all over

NY HARBOR NEWS & NOTES

Sail4th 250 – America welcomes the tall ships of the world to the Port of New York and New Jersey for a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, July 3-8, 2026.
- July 3: Parade of Sail – Class B Tall Ships, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
- July 4: International Naval Review, 7:30 – 9:00 am
- July 4: Parade of Tall Ships, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
- July 4: International Aerial Review, Morning
- July 4: Macy’s Fireworks, 9:25 pm
- July 5-8: Free public viewing of tall ships
- July 8: “Five Sisters Cup” tall ship race to Boston between four of five sister ships that remain in service: USCG’s barque Eagle (U.S.), Sagres (Portugal), Mircea (Romania), and Gorch Fock (Germany), which has held the Tiffany-made trophy since 1976. 9:00 am
South Street Seaport Museum: On March 12, 2025, the “Maritime City” exhibit opened in the newly renovated A. A. Thompson building at 213 Water Street; The gallery space at 12 Fulton Street features two exhibits: South Street and the Rise of New York, and Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900–1914; 1885 Tall Ship WAVERTREE and 1908 Lightship AMBROSE open to the public (free). Museum hours: Wed – Sun, 11 am – 5 pm.

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