As you can see from the image on the left, the boat is named Lilac. In the background of that photo are the lights of the Eric Lackawanna docking tunnels. More of them later, I'm sure, since I love those little ferries scurrying back and forth. Below is the Lilac with one of the red tugs that was so involved in rescuing the plane that landed in the Hudson. They come and go, those red tugs, but Lilac leads a lonely life tethered all year round to the steadfast Houston Street pier.