A federal regulation aimed at reducing pollution caused by discharge from commercial ships could force recreational boaters to buy costly permits this fall, said Sen. Charles Schumer, who is supporting legislation to reverse the rule. (more…)
Archive for May, 2008
City floats new idea: a water map to paddle by
Add comment May 29, 2008
IKEA Brooklyn’s esplanade in red hook
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced the 6.5-acre waterfront esplanade it has built along the Erie Basin in Red Hook will open to the public when IKEA Brooklyn opens on June 18, 2008. (more…)
1 comment May 28, 2008
boater safety
This is the weekend that boat lovers get their craft into the waters off Long Island.
That’s why state park officials, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday kicked off National Safe Boating Week (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
MANHATTAN CUP A BIG SUCCESS
IT was a normal day for the Manhattan Cup – good fishing, a great party and terrible weather.
It was a steady, cold rain and with northeast winds, the conditions were not comfortable to say the least, but this is one of those great tourneys that even Mother Nature can not dampen. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
On Shore, a Week to Release Stress but Also a Chance to Address It
For many service members, Fleet Week is a fun time to get some shore leave, explore New York and have a few — maybe free — drinks. (more…)
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Investigators find gaps in port security program
A Department of Homeland Security program to strengthen port security has gaps that terrorists could exploit to smuggle weapons of mass destruction in cargo containers, congressional investigators have found. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
The Ferry: Past, Present and Future
BRIDGES spelled the end of New York’s ferries a century ago; when you could zip over the Queensboro by trolley or car, why bother with poky boats? (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
Exposing the Wall Between the River and New York City
To the builders of the 21st-century World Trade Center it is both an obstacle and an engineering marvel of 19th-century New York: the massive granite river wall that opened Manhattan’s edges to a world of seagoing commerce. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
Time and Cost Rise for Yankee Stadium Parks
The cost of replacing two popular parks where the new Yankee Stadium is being built has nearly doubled. At the same time, several of the eight new parks, which were supposed to be completed before the new stadium opens next spring, have been delayed by as much as two years, according to city documents. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
Building boom revives Rockaways peninsula
For half a century, a paralyzing economic decline left the once-fashionable Rockaway peninsula virtually untouched by development. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
NY tries to overcome snags in anniversary plan
When Virginia commemorated the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, the state spent about $15 million and welcomed the queen of England and President Bush to the celebration.
When New York state marks a pair of its own 400th anniversaries next year, it will have $4 million to spend. The guests may include a member of the Dutch royal family and a French or Canadian dignitary to be named later. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
Cruising for bruising as ship slams pier
In a bumpy end to an otherwise smooth sail, the Norwegian Spirit crashed into a Manhattan pier Sunday as it returned from an eight-day cruise to San Juan and the British Virgin Islands, authorities said. (more…)
Add comment May 27, 2008
‘PARK’ING YOUR MONEY
It’s the money pit that just gets deeper and deeper.
Costs for the controversial Brooklyn Bridge Park project have ballooned to $340 million – more than double the estimated $150 million price of six years ago. (more…)
Add comment May 24, 2008
New Report Released on Value of Coastal Habitats
EXPERTS SAY U.S. COASTS AND ESTUARIES CONTRIBUTE BILLIONS TO ECONOMY, BUT MUCH IS AT RISK Report from Restore America’s Estuaries and The Ocean Foundation Shows High Economic Value of Coasts and Estuaries at Jeopardy Without Restoration and Protection (more…)
Add comment May 22, 2008
Preserving Stuyvesant Town
These days, when New Yorkers get misty-eyed about Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, it’s above all about a faded vision of middle-class Manhattan. The developments, which some residents hope to have designated as city landmarks, have become, for many, a potent symbol of what Manhattan has ceased to be. (more…)
Add comment May 22, 2008
This Way to Brooklyn, This Way
The Brooklyn borough president, Marty Markowitz, kicked off the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary celebration this afternoon by crooning “Happy Birthday” before joining other officials in unveiling the Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Walkway Project. (more…)
Add comment May 22, 2008
New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks
In the past year, as the diversion of food crops like corn and palm to make biofuels has helped to drive up food prices, investors and politicians have begun promoting newer, so-called second-generation biofuels as the next wave of green energy. (more…)
Add comment May 22, 2008