George Washington Bridge Turning Point of ‘Parade of Blimps’

Four blimps traveled up-and-down—or, more accurately, just above—the Hudson River Thursday from Bayonne to the George Washington Bridge and back.

The post-Labor Day blimp parade included the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Blimp of New Jersey, the MetLife Blimp, the DirecTV Blimp and the Hood Blimp.

Together, the four represented 40 percent of America’s blimps, organizers said.

Weather delayed the “Parade of Blimps” slightly; the four blimps made it to the GWB, where they hovered briefly and turned around, at just after 10 a.m. Thursday morning.