Archive for August, 2007
Residents, Parks Department Discuss Plans For Park At Fresh Kills
At one time, it was the largest dump in the world, but now the former Fresh Kills landfill is on track to become the city’s biggest park. (more…)
SURFERS TAKE MANHATTAN
Imagine looking out your window and seeing world-renowned watermen Gerry Lopez, Joel Tudor, and Darrick Doerner paddling down the Hudson…standing up. (more…)
Where is fish coming from?
A few weeks ago, restaurateur Martin Sheridan discovered his famed “hot and spicy” shrimp came from China. The owner of the Ear Inn, the second-oldest tavern in New York, quickly asked his fish purveyor to “get them from anywhere but China”. Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that some Chinese seafood tested positive for banned substances. (more…)
SUNY Maritime College featured in Princeton Review
The State University of New York Maritime College was featured in Princeton Review’s 2008 Best Northeastern Colleges (more…)
The Surf Prince of Long Beach
Fifteen-year-old Balaram Stack will be the first New Yorker to have a chance on the pro circuit in 30 years. Just how far can a local kid from a wave-deprived backwater ride his talent?
Historic sail boat returns to Tottenville
The Carob II is the last-known surviving ship built by the now-defunct AC Brown & Sons Shipyard (more…)
On the waterfront
You might not have noticed. Especially if you don’t ride the ferry, or frequent the North Shore, or occasionally scan the harbor during Staten Island Yankees games. But cargo ships are flocking here. (more…)
New port plan promises help for economy
A Port Richmond company wants to build a deep-water dock on Richmond Terrace to receive international shipments of cement, (more…)
Water Quality At Douglaston Beach Among The City’s Worst
According to a new report, Douglas Manor Beach is one of the city’s worst when it comes to beach water quality. (more…)
East River Currents Too Strong For Highly-Touted Energy Project
The powerful waves of the East River have reportedly brought a highly-touted energy project to a halt. (more…)
Queens, Then & Now: Waterfront Development Has Been Decades In The Making
State and city officials dubbed it Queens West in the 1980s, but long-time New Yorkers still call it Hunters Point or Long Island City. (more…)
Lopez’ link to Public Place bid – Democratic boss’ old group vies to develop hot property
A group founded by Assemblymember Vito Lopez, the powerful Brooklyn Democratic Party boss, will be part of a development team looking to win city approval to build on Public Place, a massive Carroll Gardens property, this newspaper has learned. (more…)
Scrap the drawbridge – Coast Guard says it has to go
The Mill Basin drawbridge is structurally deficient and poorly designed, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which recently released a public notice focusing on the span’s eventual reconstruction. (more…)
Rowing tour washes up on Manhattan’s shore
New Yorkers enjoying the Hudson River Park recently might have been surprised to see a fleet of six-person, wooden row boats flying international flags, resolutely battling the current. (more…)
Flotilla with a message: Boaters protest waste-transfer station
Almost 232 years to the day after the British crossed The Narrows and began “the Battle of Brooklyn,” another flotilla — albeit smaller — declared war on a proposed waste-transfer station in Gravesend. (more…)
