Pier 63
Pier 63 was the name for a former
Baltimore and Ohio
railroad where freight was moved from the boxcars on the barges to local conveyance.
In the spring of 2007 the barge was relocated from 23rd Street to
Erie Lackawanna caboose on display.[1]
Two historical boats were primarily located here: the
Frying Pan and the fireboat John J. Harvey
.
On the same Pier 66A, there are storage facilities for kayaks, as well as a dock to launch. New York Water Taxi once had a stop on the Pier.
John Krevey, who ran Pier 66 Maritime, died on February 4, 2011. Krevey was one of the earliest members of Friends of Hudson River Park and a member of the Friends’ board of directors until 2010.[2][3]
References
- ^ History of Pier 66 Maritime Archived February 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ John Krevey, 62; Activist enlivened the waterfront. The Villager, Volume 80, Number 37, February 10–16, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ Remembering John Krevey - Hero of the Harbor. (Haggerty, Betsy Frawley). Boating on the Hudson, April 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pier 63 (Manhattan).
- Official website
- Lightship Frying Pan
- John J. Harvey
- Manhattan Kayak Company
- New York Water Taxi
- New York Central Tugboat No. 13
40°45′7″N 74°0′31″W / 40.75194°N 74.00861°W
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