The Bigger Apple

“THEY’RE not making any new land” goes the adage, but that’s exactly what New Yorkers have been doing for 400 years.

NYC’s plan to close river gauges worries local officials, businesses

Vital tools that can predict local floods — and possibly save lives — will soon fall victim to New York City budget cuts.

From New to Old (Amsterdam, That Is)

 Before this city was New York, it was New Amsterdam. So to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Dutch exploration of the New World, N

Majora Carter made her waterfront sparkle

Urban renewal strategist Majora Carter fights for communities that, in her words, have been “disproportionately burdened” with pollution.

Plan for gas terminal on island off Rockaway

The plan to create a gas terminal on a 60-acre man-made island off the Rockaway shore has moved on to environmental studies,

Big transit projects planned for Big Apple

In the competition for federal stimulus dollars, New Jersey and New York are brandishing a very big shovel.

Look to Long Island Sound for a Great Fishing Experience

With one of the foremost fisheries anywhere, Long Island Sound and its tributaries have always and, hopefully, will continue to provide a bounty of fish.

Urban Miners Build Tunnels Beneath New York City’s Streets

 The main water supply for the 8 million-plus people who live in New York City is delivered by two massive underground tunnels, both built in the early 20th century.

A Warning on Governors Island Funds

Warning that Governors Island may be forced to shut down for lack of money,

Local officials call for major revamp of city’s Coney Island plan

Local officials will call for dramatic changes in the city’s plan for Coney Island today – including one that would allow massive stores to rise on Surf Ave.

Coney Island freak show may get a competitor

It’s two-headed cow vs. the lizard man as dueling freak shows are set to battle it out on Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island Boardwalk.

Council backs Battery Maritime project

The City Council gave the proposed Battery Maritime Building redevelopment a boost Wednesday

Sand beach to the Seaport

Lower Manhattan residents who don’t want to go to Governors Island to go to the beach this summer will now have an option even closer to home: South Street Seaport.

Film fests, roof parks, marinas proposed at Pier 57

West Side neighbors and waterfront activists had mostly good things to say last week about the three competing proposals for developing Pier 57 at a public forum co-sponsored by Community Board 4 and the Hudson River Park Trust.

Environmental extravaganza’s new M.O.: ‘Take me to the river’

For the last 15 years, Earth Cele-brations has been known for its Rites of Spring and Rites of Winter colorful costumed parades through the East Village and Lower East Side community gardens. But now that the gardens are mostly safe, Earth Celebrations is moving its focus west, to the Hudson River.

Walt Whitman’s democratic spirit lives on in City Tech professor’s foray into digital learning

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Matthew K. Gold, assistant professor of English at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), a grant for his innovative digital humanities project, “Looking for Whitman: The Poetry of Place in the Life and Work of Walt Whitman.”

Governors Island approves budget without NY funds

Governors Island is running out of money in a few weeks, but the state and city still haven’t agreed on who will pay for it.

Sloop Clearwater Coming To Dock In Red Hook

For eight years, Capt. Samantha Heyman of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has wanted to bring her ship to Brooklyn. This summer, she will get her wish.

Maritime Hall of Fame Honors International Leaders

  The 16th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame, announces five international leaders who will be honored on May 13, 2009, 6:00 pm, at the United Nations in New York City.

Nyack spill sends raw sewage into Hudson River

Half a million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Hudson River yesterday after a sewer main burst.