As there was no longer a functioning pier to tie up at, the boat drew as close as possible to the rocky beach, and we jumped out and waded the last 10 or 20 feet.
On Wednesday afternoon, the day after the full ravage of Hurricane Sandy became quickly evident, my almost 6-year-old twin sons, Rafi and Ari, each clutched one of my hands as we walked more than half a mile toward the one remaining functioning pier in Hoboken.
Beginning Thursday, the company will have a weeklong marketplace at the pier that will also function as a preview of what is to come.
Interpretations of the test results are particularly focused on the load-settlement behavior and variations of design limit parameters as a function of pier slenderness ratios.
This paper presents the measured behavior of small-scale single rammed aggregate piers as a function of the piers' slenderness ratio.
The pier's primary role was ceremonial.
Hundreds of these huge, adorable, shiny brown creatures have taken up residence on a pier that was once a functioning boat marina.
In Modernist architecture of the 20th century, the orders passed from use as superfluous ornament, their structural functions having been taken over by columns and piers made of steel or reinforced concrete.
The two men began working out of Dogpatch Labs, housed in an old pier, with fishing nets on the walls and long tables that functioned as shared office space for aspiring tech companies.
And for the grown-ups, a private room on the second floor of the pier facing the Statue of Liberty could be used for wine tastings and private functions.
