In this shot from January 2014, the Peter F. Gellatly tug is at service in Upper New York Bay. The Gellatly was commissioned in 2008 and built by by Thoma-Sea…
lighthouses
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Technically in Nassau County, this Victorian-era lighthouse is visible from the south end of City Island Avenue (officially known as Belden Point), especially from the seagull-frequented deck of Johnny’s Reef Restaurant.…
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Staten Island has several land-anchored active lighthouses (Brooklyn and the Bronx have one apiece). The Staten Island Lighthouse, built on Edinboro Road in Lighthouse Hill near Richmondtown from 1907-1912 and operating…
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Old Orchard Lighthouse, in Raritan Bay off the southeast end of Staten Island, was built in 1893 and automated in 1955. This photo, from September 2012, was one of the…
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In Washington Heights, as part of the George Washington Bridge ramp system, Riverside Drive and Henry Hudson Parkway intertwine and become one. Sounds romantic, no? Anything but. Both roads run…
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The Robbins Reef Lighthouse, familiar to Staten Island Ferry riders as it sits at the confluence of Upper New York Bay and the Kill Van Kull, was originally built in…