Liberty Harbor Marina RV park aids in New York City recovery

Located in Jersey City, NJ, directly opposite the World Financial district of lower Manhattan, and just north of Liberty State Park, the RV park is a favorite for RVers who wish to visit nearby Manhattan.

From the RV park one can see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. And down the canal, the Hudson River and the skyline of Lower Manhattan.

Liberty Harbor is also a marina, for owners of pleasure boats. It also has a boatyard, and fuel dock. A ferry also docks at Liberty Harbor. Hundreds of commuters use the ferry daily from their homes in New Jersey to Lower Manhattan. It's always been a pleasant alternative to the subway which runs under the river, to the basement of the World Trade Center.

Following the collapse of the World Trade Center, the integrity of those subway tunnels are unknown, and so they are temporarily closed. To compensate they now have added more boats, and hundreds more commuters are now taking ferries from the Liberty Harbor RV park dock to the Wall Street financial district.. 

From the dock at Liberty Harbor you can catch the ferry to Lower Manhattan, or, just one block from Liberty Harbor is a brand-new streetcar which will take you to the financial district on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River; with connections to the Path subway which takes you into Manhattan. Pretty convenient, huh? For reservations, phone 1-800-646-2066.    -Loren Eyrich


Some pictures from Manhattan, 8 days after the worst terrorist attack in US history:




Folks in Jersey City gaze at the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center.

After dark, the smoke has an eerie glow, illuminated by lights as bright as any 10 sports stadiums, as workers are on the scene 24 hours per day.

I rode the ferry from the dock at Liberty Harbor Marina, across the Hudson River, around the southern end of Manhattan Island, to Pier 11 on the East River, near the Brooklyn Bridge. (This is temporary, the ferry formerly stopped at the WTC dock.)

Commuters from New Jersey were asking ME for directions! One of the Path trains from New Jersey formerly entered Manhattan through a tunnel under the river and into the basement of the WTC, and that tunnel is yet to be opened, pending lots of study to see if it's still safe. And so these additional ferries have been quickly placed in service, and commuters are still getting used to all the new schedules.

The resolve of New Yorkers to recover from this terrible attack amazed me!




View from Broadway, open to vehicles and pedestrians, just one block from the collapsed WTC tower 4.


Another scene from Broadway. Everyone wanted to stop and take pictures. Police kept the crowd moving; you could take pictures, but only as long as you continued to move. Taking time to carefully frame a shot was impossible.


McDonald's on 160 Broadway, covered in dust during the collapse.




At a fire station in lower Manhattan, flowers and a list of missing comrades.


Thank-you notes and drawings for the firemen, from the kids at Public School 940.


New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, open for business!