Humpback Whale Is Stuck Off Sandy Hook

A humpback whale has become entangled in fishing gear about eight miles offshore in New York waters, the Coast Guard said on Wednesday.

Water Taxi Beach on Governors Island

Harbor Experience Companies (HEC), formed after New York Water Taxi acquired Circle Line Downtown, will build on the popularity of its Beach in Long Island City, and create a new Water Taxi Beach on Governors Island this summer. For the residents of lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn it will be a beach in their own backyard.

NY Circle Line deal completed

New York Water Taxi has completed its acquisition of the downtown operation of Circle Line.

Hudson River swimming pool concept to expand

The effort to place a swimming pool in the Hudson River at Beacon drew a sizeable number of people last summer in a children’s pool.

Lenape collection a longtime love affair

Her affair has been with her hobby — an artifact collection she amassed for her lectures on the culture of the Lenape, a Native American tribe native to all New Jersey and to Pennsylvania, New York and parts of a few other neighboring states.

Governors Island Ferry: Going, Going, Gone for $23,600

Governor Sarah Palin isn’t the only government official to sell state property on eBay. In 2007, the city/state agency charged with developing Governors Island, the 172-acre former Coast Guard base off Lower Manhattan, bought a Martha’s Vineyard ferry for $500,000 to help open the island to visitors. This morning, the vessel was sold by the agency on eBay.

Big ships and major celebrations coming up

We’ve got the Hudson River, Hudson County – and even the Hudson Reporter. They’re all named for Henry Hudson, the English explorer who in 1609 sailed his ship, the Half Moon, into the waters later known as New York Harbor. He saw what is now Manhattan Island, and made his way up the river now bearing his name to Albany, N.Y.

State sinks $500K into bad boat

Ferry boat for Governors Island development project found to be junk  

City and Developer Spar Over Coney Island Visions

Coney Island was once known as the world’s largest playground, where millions of working- and middle-class New Yorkers prowled an anarchic, pulsating bazaar of bathhouses, freak shows, dance halls, carousels, roller coasters, chop suey parlors, hotels, hot dog stands and game booths tightly packed across two miles of beachfront.

NORTHSIDE PIERS “TOPS OFF” TOWER TWO

 Toll Brothers City Living, RD Management, and L+M Development Partners today announced the topping off of Two Northside Piers, Northside Piers’ second luxurious new condominium residence on the Williamsburg, Brooklyn waterfront.

P.A. to put dredging project up for bid

The big earthmoving machines sit atop floating barges, steadily slurping through the water with giant shovels and excavators like oversized kids’ toys carving through waterlogged sand at the beach.

Proposed flounder rules threaten Montauk fleet

East End fishermen could be caught in the net of a federal ban on winter flounder fishing that is set to go into effect in May. They fear the ban will make it impossible for trawler captains to harvest for other ground fish, which would paralyze Montauk’s fishing fleet.

New Disabled Sailing Event announced on Long Island Sound

A new disabled sailing event, the Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta, will debut at American Yacht Club (Rye, NY) June 5-7, 2009.

UNStudio Designing New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion

The project will be funded through a grant from the government of Kingdom of the Netherlands to The Battery Conservancy

Cloud of Litigation Hovers Over a Sunny Competition

The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series showed over the past two weeks how good an offseason event in America’s Cup boats can be.

An uncertain future for New York’s Governors Island

More than 125,000 people took the ferry last year to Governors Island for summer concerts, free bike rides on carless paths, and breathtaking views of New York Harbor.

On the improved waterfront: City floats less-restrictive development rules

Barren and remote waterfront areas in Queens could become lively parks, cafés and playgrounds under new regulations being proposed by city planners.

Kayaking To Work

Faced with fare hikes and service cuts in mass transit, increasing bridge tolls, and expensive gas, commuters crossing the Hudson River alone spend hundreds of millions of dollars.

Cruise Lines Urged to Shrink Their Footprints

MOVING gently through pristine blue waters, floating past whales and glaciers, fjords and islands, it is easy to see why travelers might think a vacation on a cruise ship is more eco-friendly than jetting through the earth’s atmosphere on a plane.

Cultural center reflects Snug Harbor’s maritime past

Were it not for the fact that much of Staten Island’s northern shoreline along Kill van Kull is a working, industrial harbor, it would cut a scenic swath with a panoramic view of the harbor and Manhattan skyline.