President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush flew into NYC today for the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's re-dedication--and also for President Bush to receive the Intrepid Freedom Award. Bush was jovial in his early remarks--he asked Rep. Anthony Weiner if he was ready for the lame-duck session, called Intrepid president Bill White "the Vanna White of the Intrepid" and said, "You know, oftentimes they ask me, what are you going to miss about......

President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush have arrived in NYC for Veterans Day events. Bush will be awarded the 2008 Intrepid Freedom Award at the USS Intrepid; the award is for "world leaders who embody the ideals of world freedom and democracy." Air Force One landed at JFK Airport, and then the Bushes took a helicopter to the aircraft carrier off Manhattan's West Side. Yesterday, President Bush and the First Lady met with......

The rainy weather couldn't keep people from heading to the USS Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum on Saturday. The aircraft carrier-turned-museum reopened this weekend after a two-year refurbishing project. Jim Kiernan took some great photographs--some of his photos are above and his entire Flick set is here. And the reopening is reason enough for President Bush to stop by tomorrow, which is Veterans Day. Bush will be presented with the 2008 Intrepid Freedom Award,......

How long does it take for the Concorde to get to Manhattan from Brooklyn? Well, considering that the once high-flying jet is being transported by barge, four days seems about right. WCBS 880 has aerial photos of the Concorde, taken by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880, making its way to the USS Intrepid. A special crane--one that can lift 250 tons--was used to hoist the jet onto the aircraft carrier. The Intrepid Sea, Air &......

The U.S.S. Intrepid made it back up the Hudson to Pier 86 on the West Side today. The aircraft carrier underwent a $120 million refurbishing over the past two years and is headed back to serve as the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum. A little history from its press materials: "One of the most distinguished war ships in naval history, the USS Intrepid was first launched in 1943 during World War II, then aided......

After a two-year refurbishing stint away from its West Side pier home, the U.S.S. Intrepid is making a grand return today. The aircraft carrier will be led by a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter as well as the same tugboats that eventually pulled it from its muddy spot--and NYC fireboats will have red, white and blue water sprays. The Intrepid will be leaving its homeport in Staten Island around 11:30 a.m. and is expected to pass......

The Staten Island Advance has video of a two-deck helicopter being placed on the U.S.S. Intrepid's flight deck. The Sikorsky helicopter, dating back to 1949, is the kind of helicopter once used on the aircraft carrier; it "holds two co-pilots in the upper cockpit and 10 crew members in the hold below." The Intrepid, which has been undergoing repairs (first in Bayonne, NJ and now in Staten Island), will be headed back to Manhattan on......