Broad Channel Marina site development sought

Despite recent reports that the old Schmitt’s Marina at West 19th Road in Broad Channel “will one day become a waterfront park,” the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the improvement of the parcel.

According to the Parks Department, “This RFEI is intended to solicit ideas for the revitalization of this currently dormant and underused asset from members of the local community, area non-profits and local entrepreneurs, experts in the fields of ecology, outdoor recreation, or sustainable development.”

(Queens Courier)

Broad Channel marina owner guilty of dumping sewage, faces jail

A Queens Marina owner is facing four years in jail for dumping raw sewage into Jamaica Bay.

Island Hopping Without Leaving the City

Uli Seit for The New York Times

Broad Channel, an island in Queens with canals, some houses on stilts and part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.