Going Coastal

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. (more…)

	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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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

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. (more…)

There is something exotic about Broad Channel. (more…)

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. (more…)

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 (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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

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

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

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

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

The goods on Gargano: A seamy tale of nepotism on the Brooklyn waterfront (more…)

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

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. (more…)