Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Set For Friday

Legend has it that the hot dog contest has been held annually at Nathan’s Famous on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island since 1916.

CONEY RIDES UNSAFE

Amusement rides on property owned by the developer planning to turn Coney Island into America’s biggest fairground are so dangerous, they should be closed down, an inspector told The Post.

New York promotes the Bronx’s parks and gardens

Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is blooming!

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls

They opened the faucets Thursday for The New York City Waterfalls, the industrial strength art project by Olafur Eliasson at four locations along the city’s eastern waterfront.

What New York Needs: A Theater on the Waterfront

With New Yorkers and visitors flocking to the East River this summer to see the waterfalls by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the time has come to consider using the waterfront more prominently for another branch of the arts: performance.

Calculating the Worth of East River ‘Waterfalls’

Amid all the hoopla over Olafur Eliasson’s “New York City Waterfalls,” which opened on Thursday along the East River, one might think the city was in for a windfall.

A treat for sailors in New York Harbor

Attention all New York Harbor Boaters – you can participate in this season’s most historic event.

Pier got two-year makeover

Those walking through Exchange Place in Downtown Jersey City for the last two years could not help but notice there has been a fence closing off public access to an area near the Hudson River.

 

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The South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan; many New Yorkers have never adopted the location as a destination of choice.

Piece of floating history docks at New London’s City Pier

The Half Moon, the replica of a 1609 Dutch exploration ship, arrived this week at New London’s City Pier on a mission of historic proportions.

Ayveq the Self-Gratifying Walrus Dies

The walrus whose self-gratification rituals made him the New York Aquarium’s most famous resident passed away earlier this week. As reported by The Brooklyn Paper:

Taking Lessons, and Confidence, From the Water

She had rowed a boat, in the East River. She had learned to swim. She had eaten an oyster;

MARITIME SUPPORT SERVICES LOCATION STUDY

In the summer of 2006, NYCEDC commenced the Maritime Support Services Location Study focusing on the tug and barge industry, ship repair/ dry-dock industry and government services with the goals to develop a sufficient background about these industry sectors to understand their size and economic importance, to define the needs of these industries through 2016 and to identify appropriate assistance to these industries, if needed, to protect their vital functions.

Gone Fishing: Governors Island

This summer marks the first season that Governors Island has opened its shores to people interested in fishing.

FISH GUIDES FACE SECURITY CHECKS

 IF YOU’RE a fishing guide, the US Department of Homeland Security will be checking you out closely when you go to renew your license.

Man arrested, taken to jail in handcuffs, for wading in Rockaway Beach

A Queens dad trying to beat the heat at Rockaway Beach was arrested and hauled off in handcuffs – while his family and friends looked on – for wading ankle-deep, into the water.

City transfer station gets green light

In a big win for Mayor Bloomberg, the Assembly on Tuesday night dropped its opposition to the city’s planned marine recycling transfer station at Gansevoort peninsula in Manhattan.

Treaty on Ice

WITH the Arctic ice melting, anticipated increases in Arctic shipping, tourism and economic activity, and Russia’s flag-planting at the North Pole last summer, there has been much talk in the press about a “race to the Arctic” and even some calls for a new treaty to govern the “lawless” Arctic region.

Domino Sugar Is Gone, but Sign Will Live On After Ruling

The Domino Sugar sign that announced the mill on the East River in Brooklyn for generations will be displayed atop new apartments being built at the site under a plan approved on Tuesday by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Red Arrows Set to Make First New York City Appearance June 25th

The world-renowned British Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, is set to perform their first-ever aerial display in New York City on June 25.