The first boat departed at 7:15 a.m. with a gaggle of dignitaries and reporters aboard. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in a seaweed-color tie, leaned on a blue plastic table and took in the view of the Midtown skyline.
“You have no idea what this does for property values,” the mayor said approvingly. “Wait till you see all of this development!”
NY Times, 6/14/11
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At first, I thought this was an excerpt from an article on the General Slocum disaster...nope, a different kind of disaster...
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