New amphitheater for Coney Island

Creation of a state-of-the-art amphitheatre at Coney Island’s Asser Levy-Seaside Park is not a huge stretch as the park has been having successful concerts in its bandshell for a number of years.

Millions to safeguard Sea Gate beaches – Public money to be poured into protecting private Brooklyn enclave

 

	The rock jetty at West 37th Street dividing the public Coney Island beachfront and the private Sea Gate beachfront.

Coney Island’s gated community, Sea Gate, will get $2.4 million in public funds this year to keep its private beachfront from further erosion thanks to Rep. Jerrold Nadler.

Gravesend Waste Transfer Station

Before a waste transfer station moves in, the toxic goop that lies beneath Gravesend Bay must be carefully studied in order to thwart “environmental damage,” a federal lawmaker recently cautioned.

Oh, beaver! First one in 200 years spotted in Bronx

Beavers grace New York City’s official seal. But the industrious rodents haven’t been spotted here for as many as 200 years — until this week.

Is it pier pressure?

Seaport mall owner to present plans likely to demolish structure in favor of commercial, residential building.

CB 6 to consider 3.5-mile greenway

Community Board 6 was expected to vote Wednesday night on a borough group’s effort to transform the defunct Rockaway Beach Long Island Rail Road branch into a greenway.

BROAD CHANNEL “The Venice Of New York”

There is something exotic about Broad Channel.

Group Organizes For Future Of Astoria Park

About 17 residents gathered in the Steinway Reformed Church on Monday evening with one goal in mind: to spend a few hours brainstorming ways to protect a neighborhood treasure.

Hudson Square loses in garbage-garage shell game

West Siders from Tribeca to Hell’s Kitchen are frantically seeking ways to ensure the future of a five-mile park being built along the Hudson River

History being sunk in the Hook

A lightship is the old maritime equivalent of a crossing-guard in a bright orange vest, a twin-mast “be careful” sign meant to float amidst the ocean’s risky shoals.

Architect fan to Spitzer: Save the Admirals Row

A local preservationist has appealed to Gov. Spitzer in a last-ditch effort to save the century-old mansions in the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Admirals Row, which will be demolished to make way for a supermarket.

The greening of Red Hook

he seeds of a greener future are about to be planted in one of the city’s most notoriously barren neighborhoods.

Roll ’em! Steiner Studio to grow

Hollywood on the East River will double in size, city officials cheered this week.

Lawsuits against ExxonMobil

Legal pressure continues to heat up for ExxonMobil regarding the 17 million-gallon oil spill at its storage facility in northeast Greenpoint.

Intrepid Museum Gets Lift

With the Intrepid aircraft carrier safely removed last fall, construction started on Pier 86 on Manhattan’s West Side waterfront.

N.Y.C. Unveils Streetscape Plan in South Bronx

New York City and local development corporation officials recently unveiled details of the Hunts Point Vision Plan, which will improve access to the waterfront on the South Bronx Peninsula, provide recreational opportunities, improve transportation safety, and enhance bike and pedestrian paths.

Five Vie for New Governors Island Park Design

A design competition to create a promenade and parks on Governors Island in New York Harbor is down to five teams after the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation pared down an initial list of 29 teams.

The Magician’s Nephew

The goods on Gargano: A seamy tale of nepotism on the Brooklyn waterfront

New York recruits lifeguards overseas ahead of summer

There’s still snow on the ground, but city officials are hoping that sandy beaches and summer vacations are on the brain.

Carousel links Battery Park, Coney Island, Rockaways

Imagine riding a carousel of shimmering sea creatures in Battery Park and then hopping a ferry to Coney Island to visit actual sea creatures at the New York Aquarium. That’s what the Battery Conservancy envisions in its master plan to redevelop the park.