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This time, by sea: Enterprise delights city en route to NJ

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Two iconic images in one view: Coney Island’s world-famous Cyclone is seen as the Shuttle Enterprise passes Brooklyn on its way from JFK to Port Elizabeth, NJ, before heading for its permanent place at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum in Manhattan next week. Paul Martinka

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise, on a barge in New York Harbor, passes Manhattan en route to Port Elizabeth, NJ. Chad Rachman

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Don’t see this every day! The Space Shuttle Enterprise is carried by barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Getty Images

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Helicopters fly above Space Shuttle Enterprise as it’s carried by barge past Coney Island. Getty Images

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its way on a barge as beachgoers look on at Coney Island Beach. Kendall Rodriguez

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What a view! Crowds line railings as the Shuttle Enterprise passes the 80th Street Belt Parkway pedestrian overpass in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Paul Martinka

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Floats their boat: The Space Shuttle Enterprise is towed near the Cross Bay Bridge. Wayne Carrington

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A rare view of the top of the Space Shuttle as it is towed to New Jersey en route to its final resting place at the Intrepid. Wayne Carrington

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise passes Coney Island Beach. Kendall Rodriguez

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A rainbow forms in the mist sprayed by an FDNY fireboat as the Space Shuttle Enterprise is carried by barge to New Jersey. Getty Images

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Nice day to be at the beach: Crowds get an eyeful on Coney Island. Paul Martinka

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Beachgoers watch as the Enterprise makes its way past Coney Island. Kendall Rodriguez

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