He gave us a head start, but he beat us anyway. The Seastreak ferries (is that hate speech?) go from Atlantic Highlands to NYC and they are very fast. They are on a schedule and don't alter course unless it's for a ship bigger than they are. So you best not get in front of them.
We decided to stage our New York City visit from Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island. The Kills in the name does not refer to it's penchant for crime, but is Dutch for river or creek. It is a totally protected harbor which is hard to find in New York. We were led to believe that there was plenty of room in the harbor to anchor, but it was full of mooring balls. We were able to rent a mooring ball from a yacht club which included a launch service, so we didn't have to set up our dinghy.
From Great Kills, we were able to reach Manhattan via train and ferry, then used the subway and our feet. We did a lot of walking.
This is the Staten Island Ferry which moves an incredible number of people between Manhattan and Staten Island.
Ground Zero.
The New York Stock Exchange.
Empire State Building.
Grand Central Station is actually quite beautiful.
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