Working it on the waterfront, tugs get pretty pushy

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.