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a Three-hour, full-island tour. "The Beast" a 30-minute high speed Two-hour semi-circle cruise, which also ride that begins at Pier 83 and Pier 16 (at leaves from Pier 83 and covers all the the South Street Seaport) and includes a Midtown and downtown sights including quick stop at the Statue of Liberty. a close-up view of the Statue of Liberty. One- hour Seaport Liberty cruise of Lower Two-hour sunset Harbor Lights cruise, Manhattan, which departs from Pier 16, at which swings around Lower Manhattan to the South Street Seaport. livered as we traveled around Manhattan's 35-mile coastline.

"The River Cafe in Brooklyn is one of New York's 18,814 registered restaurants," he said, as we cruised along the East River, which actually isn't a river at all but an estuary that's as salty as the Atlantic. The old Silvercup bread factory across the river is the studio where "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" are filmed. We learned that graffiti artists who scale the barbedwire fence at the city's subway maintenance and repair yard, at 207th Street, will trip an alarm that sends a pack of dogs into the yard practically guaranteeing that the vandals won't return. And that the rooftop tanks on all those apartment houses along Riverside Drive were put in place after a fire in 1835 that destroyed 678 build- ings. And that, if we had the energy to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art after this boat trip, and we looked at every item for three minutes, it would take years to see everything.

Highlights of the journey (captured in a colorful $3 guidebook for sale at the boat's concession stand) include the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the United Nations, Gracie Mansion, Yankee Stadium, the Little Red Lighthouse, Grant's Tomb and Riverside Church. Our trip, which lasted just under three hours, left us stuffed with facts, filled with wonder and struck by tour guide John's ability to wow us till the very end. "There are 12,187 yellow licensed taxi cabs in our city," he said, as the Circle Line pulled into the dock. "They will not all be here." life, stuff, storage The Attic Reach-In. The the heart of life.

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And, yes, there really is a A stroll through the Intre- McDonald's in there. pid's 200,000 square feet will take you through several The Intrepid is open from 10 theme halls: the U.S. Navy a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Hall; Intrepid Hall, which re- Sundays (through March 31).

counts the history of the air- From April 1 to Sept. 30, hours craft carrier; Pioneer Hall, are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays which offers a selection of vin- through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to tage aircraft; and Technologies 6 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Hall, which explores our future Admission is $13 for adults, $9 in the sea, air and space. for seniors, veterans and stuNew exhibits include "Intrepid dents, $6 for children 6 to 11 Remembers a display in and $2 for children 2 to 5. 212- the U.S. Navy Hall that features 245-0072 or www.intrepidmusephotos, children's artwork and a um.org.

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