NYC Snowstorm Update

The much anticipated east coast snowstorm has arrived in New York City.  We may receive up to 15 inches of snowfall.  We awoke this morning to a light dusting of snow (maybe an inch or two).

It is snowing quite heavily now, but the snow looks pretty wet.  It's supposed to snow all day today, and all tomorrow night.  We'll see what happens!

USS New York

I've posted in the past about things we see from our living room window. This is another one of those posts.

Yesterday morning, around 7:50, I noticed a peculiar amount of boat traffic on the Hudson River. I saw about three tugs, a number of sailboats, police boats, and even a fireboat shooting out blue and red colored water.

All this activity signaled the arrival of the newest addition to the US fleet, the USS New York.

The USS New York is constructed from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center wreckage. I was pretty excited to see a battle ship in our "back yard."

From our Window

One of my favorite things about our new apartment is the view from the living room window. For some reason, right after I wake up each morning, I usually run to the living room window and look out. It's not that I'm expecting to see anything in particular, I just really enjoy the view. Two or three weeks ago, I was shocked to find a cruise ship obscuring our view of the Statue of Liberty.

I had no idea that cruise ships went up the Hudson River, but sure enough there was a cruise ship right outside our living room window.

Since the initial sighting, John and I have seen four or five cruise ships come through, all at various times of day and night.

Below are some photographs of a recent sunset.

I love how the sun hits the sides of the buildings in this photo.