on New York [harbor]

 

Here's a subject/headline/phenom big enough for its own blogpost:

  WHALES!

in QUEENS!

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/24/humpback-whales-hanging-out-near-the-rockaways/ 
(Go fullscreen for the full experience.)

The humpback whales are from "up North", probably around the Gulf of Maine, "gaining weight" - Who doesn't? - according to Dr. Caterina Penzeca, a marine environmental scientist. They stopped by NYC for a snack - Why not? - and will probably be around for a few more days before they take their annual Caribbean vacay.