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Ellis Island museum evacuated after powder found

A white powder that was found at Ellis Island and caused a brief evacuation at the immigration landmark in New York Harbor has been deemed harmless.

Cruise ship with hull damage detained in NY Harbor

The Coast Guard has detained a cruise ship with 1,200 passengers in New York Harbor because the ship had a leaking hull, damaged lifeboats and other safety issues.

Island Idyll for NY Philharmonic?

The New York Philharmonic is planning a free summer concert in a scenic new venue — Governors Island in New York Harbor.

NY Lawmaker: Ammo in Bay Could Be Threat

Military munitions believed to be sitting on the bottom of a bay off New York Harbor since the Korean War era could endanger the construction of a planned trash shipping facility, a state lawmaker says.

1916 Black Tom Blast Anniversary Observed

The sound of the blast was unearthly, and the tremor was felt 100 miles away in Philadelphia. The night sky over New York Harbor turned orange. People were jolted from bed and windows shattered within 25 miles.

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Silver, cars, a piano, bodies, a train, ships, a giraffe, t.p., and more: Uncovering the secrets beneath New York Harbor
Source: New York Magazine

The steady transformation of New York's waterfront from wasteland to playground means more of us are spending time along the city's edge.

More jellyfish - but they aren't killers
Source: NY Daily News

Although marine biologists don't think a jellyfish killed a 32-year-old triathlete in the Hudson River, there's no question that more of the annoying stingers are popping up in New York Harbor.

The Race Is On - NYC Tugboat Photos
Source: gcaptain.com

One day a year, the tugboat industry dresses up its hardworking vessels and parades them before judges, showing off fresh paint jobs, displaying horsepower in nose-to-nose pushing competitions and a one-mile sprint up the Hudson.

Still On the New York Waterfront: Of Longshoremen, Unions, and Mobsters
Source: The Village Voice

Long plagued by Johnny Friendlys, dockworkers fight to take back a mob-infested union

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