Taking in the River View From Both Banks

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.

EPA Issues Wetlands Rules

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.

Editorial: Saying No to Broadwater

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

Circle Line, on Foot

Q. As springtime walking weather approaches, I am reminded that it was once possible to circle Manhattan Island on foot. Is it still possible?

On the Waterfront: Brooklyn Bridge Park

No one should fear that Brooklyn Bridge Park will be an empty place. The public desire to be on this extraordinary waterfront is overwhelming.

Museum hopes for historic ships on Pier 15

In the city’s popular East River waterfront redevelopment project, Pier 15 has become a lightning rod of sorts.

Museum looks to save ship by selling some

One year ago, the South Street Seaport Museum was on the verge of closing.

Industrial past key to future W. Chelsea historic district

In 1912, much like today, West Chelsea experienced a building boom.

Partnership and CampGroup eye a partnership at Pier 40

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.

NYC Watertrail on the Web

Now featured on www.goingcoastal.org 

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  • NYC Watertrail Map & Guide
  • Manhattan Circumnavigation Paddling Safety Map
  • New York Harbor Blueway Interactive Map via Google Maps 
  • Resource directory
  • Photo Gallery 
  • Top Ranking Kayak Destinations in NYC

New York unveils network of kayak, canoe launches

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.

A Map is the Gateway to NYC’s Water Trail

Today, Going Coastal released a waterproof NYC Water Trail Map & Guide at an event staged at Brooklyn’s Valentino Park.

Parks Launches NYC Water Trail Map And Interactive Guide

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski celebrated the official launch of the NYC Water Trail Map & Guide by cutting the ribbon with Going Coastal’s Barbara La Rocco,

Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods

 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.

No Bait! Fish May Respond to Sound

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.

Paddle to the Sea, but First Get the Map

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.

NYC Parks Recruiting Summer 2008 Lifeguards.

Are You Whistle Worthy?

East Coasts Largest Paddlesport Show

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.

Tishman Speyer to build skyscrapers, apartments on NYC waterfront

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.

Trump files lawsuits over Jones Beach project

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.