Thanks to the Jane Hotel, travelers can get bargain deals with rooms starting at $99 a night. (more…)
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The Delaware River ports are at a critical crossroads where the potential for growth exists, but it will hinge on the region’s ability to take a coordinated approach to future development, (more…)
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Already considered the finest onboard enrichment programme in the industry, Cunard Line’s intellectual pedigree will be further established this summer and autumn with a Cunard Insights line-up featuring history buffs, star gazers, bestselling authors and broadcast personalities aboard Queen Mary 2’s celebrated Transatlantic voyages and aboard QE2’s final Crossings. (more…)
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Clam harvests in the Great South Bay were in steep decline by the time brown tide arrived on Long Island in 1985, but this year’s historically most widespread algae bloom has generated renewed concern and an unprecedented attempt to involve the federal government. (more…)
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Just over 20 years ago, my partner Tom Potter and I founded the Brooklyn Brewery. We toiled long and hard, developing the beer and the brand, selling the beer, delivering the beer, promoting the beer. (more…)
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Lobstermen fear for their livelihoods as the waters of Long Island Sound warm up and harvests dwindle. (more…)
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It’s a small thing, really, an odd-looking rainbow-colored circle in the Hudson, 20 feet in diameter, that you can spot from the Metro-North trains rushing by or from a plane flying overhead. (more…)
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Compelling proposals to change the face of lower Manhattan will be on display at the Center for Architecture in New York. “South Street Seaport: Re-envisioning the Urban Edge”, is an exhibition (more…)
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Just days after world leaders agreed to start cutting emissions of greenhouse gases, ports from around the world announced their own plan—to pre-empt government regulation. (more…)
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A lot of beach and not a lot of lifeguards is becoming a big concern for residents in Far Rockaway, Queens. (more…)
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U.S. Rep. John Hall, D-Dover, announced today he has secured initial approval for $445,000 federal funds to map the Hudson River. (more…)
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United Water New York’s proposal to build a reverse osmosis desalinization and filtration plant to supply Rockland County with drinking water from the Hudson River leaves many with a bad taste in their mouths (more…)
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The entity overseeing the design and construction of the 5-mile Hudson River Park in New York City is seeking design proposals for one of the last piers still available for development. (more…)
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Erik Baard was 200 yards away from a smooth, placid day on the water. The weather was warm, the water picturesque, and Mr. Baard and 26 other kayakers were just about to finish their trip Friday (more…)
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Objects from ocean liners are seldom found in art museums. Furniture and fittings from passenger ships are more often seen decorating hotels and restaurants, or on show in maritime museums. (more…)
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New York Water Taxi began service from Brooklyn’s newly-opened Schaefer Landing dock on Monday, forging a new connection between its Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan stops. (more…)
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MANHATTAN ISLAND sure looks different if you’re doing six knots through New York Harbor on a Colgate 26 racing sloop on a breezy summer Sunday. (more…)
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Places like the Noble Maritime Collection at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden preserve the history of mariners who lived, worked and retired along Staten Island’s North Shore, but much less is known about the women who loved them. (more…)
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Anthony Sibio was never a competitive swimmer.
That didn’t stop the Thornwood resident from utilizing the sport to help fight a devastating disease. (more…)
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