Last week, Gossips reported that the white pine planted on Promenade Hill last October during the observance of the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal, as a symbolic tribute to the Haudenosaunee and a commitment to a sustainable future, had been uprooted and tossed over the fence and down the bluff.
Tonight, at the Common Council Code and Infrastructure Committee meeting, Rob Perry, Superintendent of Public Works, reported about two more instances of vandalism on the waterfront. A window was smashed in the restroom at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, and someone broke into the Dunn warehouse and damaged the replica of The Hudson, which is stored there, by snapping off the dolphins at its base.
The Hudson, a whaling ship, was the first ship to be built in the City of Hudson. According to Anna Bradbury's History of the City of Hudson, New York (1908), The Hudson was completed in 1785, the same year Hudson was incorporated as a city. The replica ship was built as a parade float in 1985 by DPW employees for the celebration of the city's bicentennial.
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| The Hudson carrying the Common Council in the 2009 Flag Day parade, the year of the Quadricentennial Celebration |
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| The Hudson in the 2018 OutHudson Parade |
Perry reported that the culprit(s) who smashed the window in the park restroom have been identified. but the perpetrator(s) of the damage to the replica ship/parade float have not.
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ReplyDeleteI’ve recently seen middle school aged kids climbing out of the broken windows of the Dunn Warehouse. Broad daylight and even parked their bikes right outside. I’m more worried about them hurting themselves. The building needs to be better secured or it’s a possible liability for the city.
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