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Sunday dawned clear, hot and humid. more so then Saturday. Our plan was to take the East River Ferry (http://www.eastriverferry.com/) to the Brooklyn Bridge Park, where a 'flea market' and gourmet food market called Smorgasburg (http://www.smorgasburg.com/) is held every weekend through the summer months. We were heading for the branch at DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Underpass) where the venue is a disused tobacco warehouse.
This should have been straightforward. We checked the ferry schedule, and a 10:39am departure from Long Island City was just right. It was a 15 minute walk from the apartment to find the ferry dock, hidden among the construction sites which are upgrading the shoreline along the East River (will be great when finished). We arrived with 5 minutes to spare, but there was no ferry. There was also no shelter from the sun, except on the ferry landing, but this was closed by a chain. So we dallied as a few more people turned up to wait.
When the ferry finally arrived, it was 50 minutes late - because the river had been closed by the police for an 'event', causing our desired sailing to be cancelled.
This should have been straightforward. We checked the ferry schedule, and a 10:39am departure from Long Island City was just right. It was a 15 minute walk from the apartment to find the ferry dock, hidden among the construction sites which are upgrading the shoreline along the East River (will be great when finished). We arrived with 5 minutes to spare, but there was no ferry. There was also no shelter from the sun, except on the ferry landing, but this was closed by a chain. So we dallied as a few more people turned up to wait.
When the ferry finally arrived, it was 50 minutes late - because the river had been closed by the police for an 'event', causing our desired sailing to be cancelled.
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But the $4 fare was well worth it. Great views as we sailed downstream, passing under the Williamsburg Bridge and gaining fine vistas of Manhattan on the way. People were flying kites from the piers, and the breeze was pleasantly cooling in the face of the blazing sunshine.
The trip down to the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges took about 45 minutes, including stops, so we were ready for a meal on arrival at 'Smorgasburg'
The trip down to the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges took about 45 minutes, including stops, so we were ready for a meal on arrival at 'Smorgasburg'
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'Smorgasburg' was just around the corner from the Brooklyn Bridge Park ferry terminal. Inside the roofless former tobacco warehouse there was not much shelter from the sun. If there was any shade, it was already taken. We selected food quickly, and ate in where the high walls of the warehouse created a narrow band of shade. My smoked brisket on a bun from the 'Quinns' stall was very tasty. It needed to be after a 10 minute wait in a queue in the hot sun. After eating, Ooq and Dita decided to explore more of NYC, whilst Minuk (who was looking particularly hot) and I headed back to Long Island City by subway. We agreed to meet at the World Trade Centre Memorial ate 6:30pm.