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Queensboro Bridge across Roosevelt Island with the little shantyboat on the East River heading toward Brooklyn

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Queensboro Bridge across Roosevelt Island with the little shantyboat on the East River heading toward Brooklyn #shantyboat #rooseveltisland #eastriver #brooklyn

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