Going Coastal

Gov. George Pataki added $10 million on Thursday to a project that would uncover part of a river in a downtown area where it has long been restricted to tunnels beneath paved-over streets and squares. (more…)

From the salt marshes of Alley Pond to the rocky reefs off Fishers Island, 13 local areas bordering Long Island Sound will receive special protection under a “Stewardship Initiative” announced at a meeting of the regional commission that watches over the Sound’s health. (more…)

LIGHTS UP FOR ANNIVERSARY
The Statue of Liberty usually wears green - but last night she stood tall in blue. (more…)

Parachute Jump joins bid to ease migration (more…)

Ferry service linking downtown Yonkers to Lower Manhattan is scheduled to start in May, (more…)

If a revitalized waterfront is part of the vision of the current mayoral administration, with projects planned throughout the city, progress has been spotty, beset by squabbles, cost over-runs, reversals or simply inaction. (more…)

The Intrepid pulls up its gangplank for a lengthy overhaul. (more…)

A midstream switch of ferry operators will head off a sharp rise in fares next week for some Hudson River commuters and leave most of them paying less next month, ferry company executives said yesterday. (more…)

But foes fear farm may harm birds (more…)

Despite last year’s depressing failure to gain Landmarks designation for 184 Kent Avenue, the Waterfront Preservation Alliance is refocusing its efforts on the ever-changing landscape of Northern Brooklyn. (more…)

WE here on Long Island love our bays. And besides walking on their beaches and swimming in their waters, we depend on the bays in ways we don’t even realize. (more…)

A development battle on the Williamsburg waterfront is pitting City Council member David Yassky against the Landmarks Preservation Commission. (more…)

Two years ago, when a long-awaited wrecking crew finally tore down the 200-foot smokestacks of the shuttered Southwest Brooklyn Incinerator, residents and elected officials in Bensonhurst were there to celebrate. They even had gold-painted sledgehammers. (more…)

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia’s Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis. (more…)

ROME is so full of superlative wrecks, the need may not be immediately clear for a trip to the ancient Roman port at Ostia Antica. (more…)

Dainty white zinnias were blooming in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan last week. Fragrant lavender trembled in the breeze. And delicate gray tufts of lamb’s ear were visible in the terraced Heather Garden overlooking the Hudson River. (more…)

Mr. Ardizzone, a wiry man who is still spry at 74, is the sole resident of Willets Point, an unsightly 75-acre enclave near Shea Stadium in northern Queens with a cluster of 225 auto parts and repair businesses, many of them operating out of tin or cinder-block sheds. (more…)

Maritime heroes of 9-11 (more…)

Most New Yorkers have crossed the East River countless times - but how many have done it without a bridge or even a boat? (more…)

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Sept. 7 — Long Island’s waters are being invaded by the exotic lionfish, an alien tropical species native to the Pacific Ocean that has vividly colored stripes and a freakish array of venomous spines. (more…)