The U.S.S. New York cruised in the harbor of its namesake city on Monday.Josh Haner/The New York Times
From The New York Times:
The U.S.S. New York reached New York City Monday morning, sweeping under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, pausing at the World Trade Center site and traveling along the Upper West Side before circling around, like a contestant in a beauty pageant, to dock in Midtown Manhattan.
“It’s fantastic to be here,” said Cmdr. Curt Jones, the ship’s captain, stepping out of the bridge to watch the ship pass under the Verrazano Bridge. “It really does feel like we’re coming home.”
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