The WW2 vintage Aircraft carrier USS Intrepid has been a museum exhibit on the Hudson River for 24 years. It was being moved downriver and across the harbor to Bayonne, NJ for a refurbishment. While it's away (until mid-2008), the pier where it usually ties up will be refurbished too.
I tried to get some closer pictures, but the timing of the move down the river wasn't good for me - I had to be in several meetings! Oh well.
The Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust museum is immediately to the right. The new WTC building 7 is visible in the back, just right of the first tower of the WFC. When the 1,776-ft tall Freedom Tower goes up, it will hide the view of WTC 7 as viewed from this vantage point - and of course go way over the height of this picture too! |