MAYBE it was the sun dancing on the water or the Statue of Liberty looking so majestic or the ferries making their way to and fro. I was dazzled by the views that two buildings — one in Jersey City, the other in Battery Park City — will have in common. (more…)
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The Bush administration announced requirements Monday that would encourage developers to compensate for the destruction of wetlands or streams by paying for the restoration or creation of wetlands elsewhere, sometimes many miles away. (more…)
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Here is our position on Broadwater, the quarter-mile-long floating energy barge in Long Island Sound that could supply New York and Connecticut with a billion cubic feet of natural gas a day (more…)
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Q. As springtime walking weather approaches, I am reminded that it was once possible to circle Manhattan Island on foot. Is it still possible? (more…)
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No one should fear that Brooklyn Bridge Park will be an empty place. The public desire to be on this extraordinary waterfront is overwhelming. (more…)
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In the city’s popular East River waterfront redevelopment project, Pier 15 has become a lightning rod of sorts. (more…)
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One year ago, the South Street Seaport Museum was on the verge of closing. (more…)
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In 1912, much like today, West Chelsea experienced a building boom. (more…)
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With another benchmark date in the Pier 40 redevelopment process occurring this week, the Hudson River Park Trust appears to have radically changed its thinking on the critical Lower West Side pier. (more…)
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Parks officials hoping to promote public access to one of the city’s least-used recreational zones _ its waterways _ have created its first formal network of kayak and canoe launches. (more…)
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Today, Going Coastal released a waterproof NYC Water Trail Map & Guide at an event staged at Brooklyn’s Valentino Park. (more…)
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Looking out over the low green mountains jutting through miles of placid waterways here in southern Chile, it is hard to imagine that anything could be amiss. But beneath the rows of neatly laid netting around the fish farms just off the shore, the salmon are dying. (more…)
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Call them Pavlov’s fish: Scientists are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves by swimming into a net when they hear a tone that signals feeding time. (more…)
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On a new map from the Parks Department, the Bronx is up, the Battery’s down, and there’s water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. The official NYC Water Trail Map & Guide was released today, including 28 launch sites for the city’s intrepid canoeists and kayakers. (more…)
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Are You Whistle Worthy? (more…)
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Mark your calendars for The Jersey Paddler’s Paddlesport Show - the largest canoe & kayak show on the East Coast. The show features manufacturers of kayaks, canoes, accessories, paddlewear, paddling clubs, professional instruction and expeditions, as well as lectures and slide shows of paddling trips, expeditions and paddling techniques. (more…)
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Politicians say it could rival Rockefeller Center. The skyscrapers, apartments, cultural center and parkland planned for a desolate neighborhood along the Hudson River will turn the area into Manhattan’s next big business district, they say. (more…)
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Donald Trump went on the offensive yesterday for his Jones Beach project, suing the state and accusing officials of sabotaging the project when a new parks chief took office last year. (more…)
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