New NYC tours take to the water

New sightseeing cruises are sailing the rivers around Manhattan, one focusing on history, one on architecture.

Both are offered by NY Waterway Tours.

The history cruise, developed in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, takes a "then and now" approach to four centuries of New York's past, mentioning sites like Governors Island, which served until recently as a Coast Guard installation but was named Nut Island in the 1600s for the chestnut and walnut trees that grew there; Bowling Green, a park that played a role in Revolutionary War era events; and Chelsea Piers, an upscale recreation center on the Hudson, located near where the Titanic was expected to dock.
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