On August 5, 2024, I took the R train from the Woodhaven Blvd. station in Queens to the Whitehall Street station in Manhattan. (Close by are the Staten Island and Governors Island ferries and Battery Park.) It was a very long ride!! No incidents. And to those of you who believe the subway is dangerous, I say it's no more dangerous than living in a well protected gated neighborhood.
From the Whitehall station, I walked north along the East River (FDR Drive/South Street/East River Greenway) to Pier 17, making stops along the way. When I was done touring the area, I walked up Fulton Street to Church Street and took the E train home. At the Roosevelt Avenue station, I took the M train to the Woodhaven Blvd. station.
It was a very hot and sunny day. I think I got enough vitamin D to last me for a year!
Photos taken during my walk are posted below. They will be arranged as taken.
South Street/East River, Manhattan - August 5, 2024
Looking north - Manhattan on left, bridges in the center, Brooklyn on the right
Another view
Ferry, Pier 17 in the distance, Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges
Close to heliport, helicopter taking off, Governors Island on the right
Looking south, terminal where Staten Island and Governors' Island ferries. (Whitehall terminal). Governors Island in the distance.
View from the heliport (Saker Aviation Services)
What is this? A park?
Above area close to these streets
Another northern view
Getting closer to Pier 17. Helicopter in the air.
A closer view. Sailboat, Pier 17 and Brooklyn Bridge in the distance.
Brooklyn on the right.
Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights. Park
Welcome to Brooklyn. Are the buildings in the area still owned by the Jehovah Witnesses? (Thanks to a friend, I learned JW sold all properties.)
A restaurant. Under the FDR Drive
The sailboat and Pier 17 as seen from Pier 15.
Other boats in the area.
Another view from Pier 15, River Esplanade
Boats, Pier 17, bridges as seen from Pier 15.
A close-up of the roof of the building on Pier 17.
