On Sunday, tugboats converged in the Hudson River off the West Side for the 23rd Annual Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition. Along with a race, there were nose-to-nose and stern-to-stern pushing shows of might, a line toss competition, and — in honor of Popeye himself — a spinach-eating competition. The decommissioned fireboat John J. Harvey, a hero of 9/11, added to the festivities by shooting streams of water arcing through the air.
