The Boatlift

That September morning, every boat in the harbor turned toward the smoke without being asked. Ferries, tugs, fishing boats: half a million people carried off the seawall in nine hours

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Number	1900
Era	ERA VII · The Deep City
Family	Heroes
Borough	Manhattan
Location	New York Harbor
States	1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.