This week, the United Nations is the world's premier venue for current events — which, one could say, is the forte of the U.S. Coast Guard.
So naturally the military branch's boats are a familiar presence during the U.N. General Assembly, guarding the aquatic border of the United Nations alongside New York City police boats. While three sides of the perimeter around the U.N. headquarters are lined with barricades, the United Nations' adjacency to the East River requires a different security arrangement.
