Celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United States are just two weeks away and Hell’s Kitchen residents will have a front row seat for some of the main events.
Four barges have been placed between Piers 90 and 92 to create a “finger pier” to moor some of the tall ships coming in for Sail4th 250. Photo: Phil O’Brien
Hudson River Park piers will provide viewing locations for the Parade of Tall Ships that will come up the river on Independence Day morning. But our local working waterfront will also play an important role as the home to a number of vessels that will be available for tours in the following days.
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Daniel Katzive is a freelance journalist working in New York City. Dan’s reporting focuses on explaining how the city and the region work, with an emphasis on infrastructure, transportation, waterfront land use and the maritime industry. Dan’s work has primarily appeared in the West Side Rag and the gCaptain maritime news service. He has also had articles published in lohud.com/the Journal News and the River Journal in Westchester. Dan embarked on his journalism career after working in financial markets as a research analyst for 25 years and then going back to school to earn a master’s degree in journalism from CUNY’s graduate school of journalism. He lives on the Upper West Side.