911

It's the time of the year again.  I didn't make it to the Ground Zero this year, as I have been in the past few years.  However, I was there this Monday. 

Early Monday evening, my wife and I decided to try out a water taxi from 84 Pier to the WTC site via the Hudson River.  To our pleasant surprise, the taxi was empty; there was not single tourist on either the lower or the upper deck. So we had the entire boat for ourselves, as if on a chartered private vessel.  We were even out-numbered by the friendly three-member crew.  The ride was bumpy as it was windy and the water choppy.  But we had a very nice clear view of the skyline during the 10-minute ride on the west river. 

Sadly, it appears that the water taxi business may be short-lived and will not survive until next year.

The Newly Built World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) Viewed from the Hudson River

 

 

 

 

 

 

The World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) Viewed from Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park at Sunset