EPA notes higher PCB levels in Hudson dredging

Federal environmental officials say they believe the amount of contaminated sediment that will need to be dredged from the Hudson River will be “significantly higher” than initially expected.

River Castle, Ever More an Apparition, Further Crumbles

Bannerman’s Castle was already an enigmatic ruin in the middle of the Hudson River, a dreamy landmark for passing train travelers and a passionate cause for preservationists.

Vision Unveiled For “Mosaic Of Habitats” In The New York/New Jersey Estuary

While underway aboard the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Hayward, the Army Corps hosted a group of waterfront leaders, including congressional representatives and other key-decision makers from over 20 organizations, during a New York & New Jersey Harbor inspection that included traveling up the Hudson River.

Launch of America’s Great Waters Coalition underscores commitment to restoring America’s estuaries

An alliance representing more than 30 organizations came together with lawmakers from across the nation to launch America’s Great Waters Coalition, representing 9 of the largest water ecosystems in 27 of the lower 48 states — and involving nearly half of the country’s population.

Pick for Environment Post Raises Some Eyebrows

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has said he will remain vastly ambitious in his third term, and is committed to a sweeping environmental agenda.

New ferry route from Liberty Harbor to Lower Manhattan

A new ferry route, from Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor to the World Financial Center on the west side of Lower Manhattan, is scheduled to open next week, according to Billybey Ferry Inc. officials.

“No Discharge Zone” Designation for the South Shore Estuary

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today hailed the federal approval of a measure that will significantly improve water quality in the South Shore Estuary.

Acclaimed author Russell Shorto to address Dutch underpinnings of America

Next Tuesday, The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich (HSTG), kicks off the second program in a series celebrating the 400th anniversary year of Henry Hudson’s 1609 arrival in New York Harbor.

Legislation To Create a Free One-Time Registration Program To Replace License

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor) introduced two legislative initiatives relating to the issue of saltwater fishing licenses in the State of New York. The first bill would postpone the effective date of the license program until July 1, 2010.

Long Island Fishing License Comes With a Colonial Catch

Stuart Vorpahl has waged a lonely battle since 1984 against the state of New York over his right to fish. For refusing to obtain a commercial fishing license, he has been arrested at least four times, once on a dock after a police officer seized 490 pounds of fluke and two lobsters from his 40-foot trawler.

Charting a new course

ABOARD THE JOHN J. HARVEY IN NEW YORK HARBOR – Up on deck, a group of inner-city kids – most have never before been on the Hudson River – squeal in delight, getting drenched by water.

Future Dangers for a Maritime City

From its description Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront, a six-month research program being inaugurated early next month at the Museum of Modern Art, sounds like the kind of dry, somnolent workshop someone would dream up for a convention of civil engineers. Conceived to address the potential effects of rising water levels and apocalyptic storms on the city, the program is modeled on the principles of “soft infrastructure,” which proposes flexible ecological systems as an alternative to “hard” solutions like concrete dams and storm barriers.

Historic ship in Oyster Bay sold to Boston group

After deteriorating for more than six years at the Waterfront Center in Oyster Bay, the historic Nantucket Lightship has been sold for $1 by the National Lighthouse Museum to a new nonprofit group in Boston that plans to move it there next month and restore it as a museum.

Ilya the Manatee Still Missing Off of New Jersey

Ilya the manatee, who traveled to Cape Cod this summer via New York Harbor, finally turned up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Friday — several hundred miles north of where he should be this time of year.

Fish Regs Fight Goes Federal

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) asked the U.S. Department of Commerce and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on Monday to set up a free, permanent registration process for Long Island’s saltwater anglers so they only have to register once in their lifetime.

Vision of a Riverfront Lined With Ferry Docks

The Hudson River may no longer be the major economic and transportation artery it once was, but it is a big river — beautiful in parts — that is home to commercial boats like ferries and barges as well as pleasure craft like sailboats and jet skis.

A curious manatee from Key West is lost in New York

Call him a bohemian behemoth.

There he was, a warm-water loving South Florida manatee, some, 1,300 miles from home, in the New York Harbor.

New York Harbor Marina joins IGY’s global portfolio of world-class marinas

Island Global Yachting (IGY), one of the world’s premier owners, developers and managers of luxury marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations, has announced the addition of Newport Yacht Club & Marina to their global collection of marinas. 

With the Mill River restoration, wildlife set to return to the heart of downtown Stamford

On an early afternoon in August, freelance photographer Sue Sweeney got a call that something unusual had turned up along the Mill River’s western bank in downtown Stamford.

CT State Soundkeeper Terry Backer: What Does he do?

Long Island Soundkeeper Terry Backer, sporting a wild beard and white hair tucked under a seaman’s cap, peers out over Norwalk Harbor from his tiny Edgewater Place office, looking every bit the crusty New England fisherman fighting to save the sea from pollution.