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USS New York

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    November 7, 2009

    Things to do this weekend for (mostly) free

    ​Leaf peeper map of NYS What little there is left, we have here, and we're at peak leaf (according to the News, we owe that information to the city's official foliage monitor, Cori Carl). Local foliage tours are here.

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    November 7, 2009

    USS New York commissioned

    ​The USS New York, an amphibious ship made partly with steel recovered from the World Trade Center, was commissioned by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the Intrepid Pier this afternoon, with Blue Angels flying overhead and cannons firing from west side piers. The ceremony opened with a mom ... More >>

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    November 2, 2009

    USS New York, with 9/11 Steel Hull, Arrives in New York

    USS New York passing Ellis Island. Image (cc) i'mjustsayin. The USS New York, with eight tons of steel from the wreckage of the World Trade Center forged into its hull, pulled into New York this morning. The Navy amphibious transport dock ship left Avondale, Louisiana on October 13 and, after pau ... More >>

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    November 2, 2009

    Thompson Slammed for Failing to Note Anti-Semitic Comment; Bloomberg Visits Sailors, Praises America

    We re-elect the Mayor tomorrow. (Technically it's an "election," but come on.) The late hit on Bill Thompson in today's Post is that he remained silent as a radio call-in talker passed an ethnic slur. During KISS-FM's "Open Line" show, on which Thompson was a guest, one "Carl from Harlem" opined th ... More >>

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    October 13, 2009

    USS New York, Navy Ship Built with WTC Steel, Heads for New York

    ​The USS New York, a U.S. Navy vessel partly built with steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center, has begun its voyage from Louisiana to its namesake city. The ship's name was authorized at the suggestion of then-Governor George Pataki in 2002 to honor victims of and responders to the 9 ... More >>

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    October 4, 2009

    Visitors board the USS New York in Louisiana

    ​ The USS New York, which contains 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage at Ground Zero, invited visitors on board for the first time this weekend. Northrup Grumman employees were allowed to bring family and friends aboard the New York, which has been under construction since 2004 at N ... More >>

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