Archive for June, 2007
Circle Line Loses Pact for Ferries to Liberty Island
The National Park Service said yesterday that it planned to have another company replace the Circle Line, which has provided ferry service to the Statue of Liberty for more than half a century. (more…)
Groups Propose East River Improvement Projects
The southern tip of what was once known as Welfare Island could one day be a memorial to the president it is now named for, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (more…)
THE LATEST SHORE THING
Come July 4th, the city’s hottest new destination could also be the coolest – a floating swimming pool off the Brooklyn Heights waterfront, complete with gorgeous harbor views and a manmade beach. (more…)
Installation examines steamboat’s historic journey
Speeding at five miles per hour, Robert Fulton made his famous steamboat voyage up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany in 32 hours. (more…)
Take It Slow, Don’t Have Many Kids and Enjoy Cold Water
ESKIMO hunters killed a bowhead whale off the coast of Alaska last month and began to chainsaw their way into its blubber.
Competing Visions for Governors Island
West 8/Rogers Marvel/Diller Scofidio & Renfro/Quennell Rothschild
A rendering of a proposal for the 40-acre park area on Governors Island by the design team of Diller Scofidio & Renfro, Rogers Marvel Architects, West 8, Quennell Rothschild & Partners and SMWM. (more…)
New Rochelle harbor master joins Going Coastal’s push for clean marinas
As harbor master Sal Gugliara cleans up the environmental practices at the New Rochelle city marina, (more…)
Joggers Know His Sculptures; Meet the Artist Behind Them
This falls into the now-you-know category: The artist who has been intriguing bikers and joggers with driftwood sculptures along the Hudson River in Manhattan has been identified as Tom Loback. (more…)
Port Authority Tentatively Approves Changes Aimed at Increasing Public Scrutiny
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, long a cloistered and opaque agency, took a big step yesterday toward opening itself to greater public scrutiny (more…)
On the Waterfront: A Matter of Preservation
To the Editor:
As the developer of the Domino Sugar site on the Brooklyn waterfront, we agree with Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, about the need to integrate historic sites into development plans. (more…)
State Brownfield Program Is Boondoggle, Critics Say
In 2003, when state lawmakers ended years of deadlock and approved legislation giving financial incentives for developers to clean up and build on hundreds of acres of polluted industrial wastelands, (more…)
Astroland negotiations stall
A day after the unexpected news that Coney Island’s Astroland would survive until next summer, negotiations for an extension appear to have bogged down (more…)
Hudson River Park project threatened
A cash crunch in the development of Pier 40 is in limbo, with no one at the helm. (more…)
marsh island restoration
In the skyline of one of the most populated, urban areas of the world adjacent to one of the nation’s busiest airports, Elders Point Island in Jamaica Bay Gateway National Park, King’s County, N.Y., is the focus of an impressive marsh island restoration project. (more…)
Coney Island condo plan beached
You can forget about oceanfront views from high-rise balconies and takeout from Nathan’s Famous. (more…)
Sutton Corporation Sues City in Land Dispute
The city’s plan to build a park on the property of the upscale apartment building One Sutton Place South just hit a snag. (more…)
Millions of Missing Birds, Vanishing in Plain Sight
Last week, the Audubon Society released a new report describing the sharp and startling population decline of some of the most familiar and common birds (more…)
Conservancy Buys Large Area of Adirondack Wilderness
The last big piece of privately owned timberland in the Adirondacks (more…)
Coney Island Merry-Go-Round
Joseph Sitt, the developer who bought the land in and around Coney Island’s famed Astroland, has a new plan for this legendary patch of real estate. (more…)
SHORE THING FOR DISABLED
In a bid to ensure that the city’s beaches are accessible to the disabled community, city officials have installed specially designed boardwalk-to-ocean beach mats for wheelchair access. (more…)
