American Eels Not Endangered, Feds Say

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The American eel doesn’t need protection as an endangered species, according to a two-year review prompted by a petition from a janitor who had noticed eels getting stuck at dams near his favorite fishing spots.

U.S. Earns ‘C – ‘ on Ocean Protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States made modest progress on protecting its oceans last year, but still needs to boost funding for desperately needed reforms, a commission on ocean policy said Tuesday.

The City That Never Walks

 FOR the past two decades, New York has been an inspiration to other American cities looking to revive themselves.

Battle of Red Hook Pivots On Cargo and Cruise Ships

Just a couple of years ago, the container port in Red Hook, Brooklyn, looked doomed.

Toxins? What toxins?

Some toxic soil along the Gowanus Canal cannot be cleaned

Slime fighters: Spiffed-up Gowanus is closer to reality

The area along and around the filthy Gowanus Canal would be reborn with a restaurant atop the grimy Smith and Ninth street subway station, a public market under the viaduct near Lowe’s, “green” industries, new homes and, of course, a clean-flowing waterway under a plan released by an area community group this week.

Bulkhead showdown in the Bay

A half-dozen federal, state and city agencies appeared before the Assembly Environmental Conservation Subcommittee on Shoreline Protection last week, in an effort to find out which agencies are actually responsible for the maintenance of Sheepshead Bay.

Shades of 9/11 loom over Bridge park plan – Old OEM office being used in search for WTC remains

Brooklyn Bridge Park may one day be a waterfront playground for city residents and visitors, but for now it is a sifting ground for forensic experts combing through World Trade Center rubble looking for human remains.

Gates in Place of Doormen

The only thing stretching across the entrance to the Bay Front Estates at Mill Basin last week, over a mud-and-gravel road split by a trench for the new water and sewer pipes, was a string of multicolored flags, sagging from a pair of long two-by-fours driven into the raw ground.

Riverhead Foundation Comes to the Aid of Marine Animals

ANIMAL NY3597-07 blinks her big black eyes while lounging on her belly on a dry ledge in a lidless tank. Her fuzzy, bluish-gray fur is the distinct coat of a hooded seal less than a year old, and she appears soft enough to cuddle.

Hart Crane’s Bridge to Nowhere

Before Hart Crane’s leap into the Caribbean that fatal April noon in 1932, he folded his jacket over the ship’s rail with impeccable manners.

Former Party Boat Partly Sinks in Bay

The authorities are investigating the partial sinking yesterday of a paddleboat in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, that once was used for party cruises.

Track firm cites Island failure for income loss

International Speedway Corp., the company that recently abandoned its bid to build a NASCAR track on Staten Island, yesterday reported increased revenues but a loss in fourth-quarter net income, which it blamed in part on its Island failure.

Activist Shapes Renaissance in Long Island City

Erik Baard arrived at the Kew Gardens Community Center in Queens one evening this week, anxious to find a bike rack.

City seeks new marina to drop anchor – Economic Development Corp. puts out call to upgrade Atlantic Basin

If Red Hook’s waterfront is to one day become a postcard-perfect, maritime-themed destination area, it might be nice if a marina actually sets up shop there.

Love, and Death, Is in the Air

ROB JETT, a 51-year-old Brooklyn birdwatcher who maintains a blog called Citybirder, has long been fascinated by the red-tailed hawks living in Prospect Park.

Fire fears over new Sheepshead Bay condos

New condos being built in Sheepshead Bay and Plumb Beach may be facing a burning issue.

B’klyn fun park, by power of Thor

Behold, the future of Coney Island! Soaring gondolas, manmade canals & a mega-coaster part of $250M plan

New Suit Planned Over Brooklyn Oil Spill

 An environmental group and several city politicians said Wednesday they plan to file a new lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. over its handling of a huge underground oil spill in Brooklyn.

Lightship on the Block for $1

For sale: The largest lightship ever built, paid for by the British government after her predecessor was cut in half and sunk by the sister ship of the Titanic.