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Waterfront Alliance
SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY SHARED HARBOR |
| eNewsletter from the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance |
September 26, 2008 | |
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First, A Few Announcements
- The Heroes of the Harbor Awards Gala is coming up on October 6th (that's the
 Monday after next). If you can, please join us for this very special and unique evening. It will be from 6 to 9 pm and will take place at Chelsea Piers. We are thrilled to be honoring some very important waterfront heroes: Chelsea Piers, Ann Buttenwieser, Denns Suszkowski and Peggy Shepard. There will be a boat parade off the pier, boat tours, an amazing auction and interactive displays of our issues and our Alliance partners. All of us at MWA are working hard to make it a memorable evening for everyone. I hope to see you there. Call Liz Fanning at (212) 935-9831 ext. 291 for tickets. For more details, visit www.waterfrontalliance.org.
- The 2008 Waterfront Conference is set for Thursday, November 13th at the National Museum of the American Indian. MWA will unveil the long-awaited Waterfront Action Agenda and discuss waterfront issues of all shapes and sizes. Please mark your calendar now for this all-day event. Invitations will be mailed soon. More information at www.waterfrontalliance.org.
- The public affairs department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey asked us to forward you the below invitation to receive their monthly e-Newsletter. We find this publication informative and useful and encourage you to sign up.
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey e-Newsletter
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey invites you to subscribe to our monthly e-Newsletter "Growing the Region" that highlights the latest news and events from the agency, with particular emphasis on World Trade Center construction progress, including photographs and videos of work at the site. It also provides updates on trade and transportation developments affecting the prosperity of the New York-New Jersey region. You may sign up for the e-Newsletter, which is also available in podcast format, by visiting: www.panynj.gov/newssignup, where you also will find current and archived issues.
As an agency created to build regional prosperity through transportation and trade development, its job is to plan and build the landmark projects that support economic growth today and tomorrow. An important part of this work is keeping the people who live and work in this dynamic region informed of the efforts that are being taken by the Port Authority and its partners toward those goals.
Once you sign up, please add our e-mail address gtrnews@panynj.gov to your address book to ensure our e-mails reach your inbox.
Thank you, in advance, for joining us as a subscriber to the Port Authority's "Growing the Region" e-Newsletter.
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Upcoming Waterfront Events
Saturday, September 27th 10:00am
From Landfill to Park at Fresh Kills, Staten Island
Cost: Free
Location: Meet on the taxi level of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal
Take a bus tour of Fresh Kills Park, the former landfill on Staten Island, to experience state-of-the-art ecological restoration techniques. There will be opportunities to birdwatch with this tour. Limited to 18 people
Contact: nycaudubon.org
Saturday, September 27th 11:00am
Toxic Hazards & Cultural Treasures Tour.
Cost: $25, $25 for MAS members and students.
Peggy Shepard, winner of this year's Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Achievement, will lead a bus tour highlighting issues of environmental justices in Harlem. This tour will examine how noxious hazards, such as garbage and bus depots, co-exist with some of the city's cultural treasures.
Contact: Purchase Tickets online or call 212-935-2075 MAS.org
Saturday, September 27th 11:00am
Little Neck Bay Festival
Cost: Free
Location: Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Boulevard, Douglaston
LEARN about the importance of estuaries
The Alley Pond Environmental Center, APEC, a National Environmental Study Center, situated on Little Neck Bay, is a natural and appropriate setting for the Little Neck Bay Festival. The festival, a one-day event filled with everything from boat rides to interactive displays, will celebrate the natural and cultural advantages of our own estuary.
Contact: 718-229-4000 or alleypond.com
Saturday, September 27th 4:00pm
Jamaica Bay Sunset Cruise
Cost: $45/person. Limited to 150 people.
Location: Meet at Pier 2 Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
Board the 100-ft. boat "Golden Sunshine" to learn about the history, ecology and management of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. See shorebirds, waterfowl and migrating raptors. Includes a 3-hour narrated tour plus wine & cheese, fruit, snacks.
Contact: 718-318-9344 or email driepe@nyc.rr.com or look at nycaudubon.org
Saturday, September 27th 10:00pm
Time's Up Riverside Ride - Riverside Bike Ride
Cost: Free
Location: Meet at Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park
Share the tranquility of Central Park plus the lovely tree canopy and grand vistas of the Hudson River from Riverside Park
Contact: times-up.org
Sunday, September 28th 11:00am
NYC Friends of Clear Water, Inc. Present: EcoFest
Location: Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center
Contact: Jeanne Stork for NYCFC for tabling at 212-831-5027. nycfriendsofclearwater.org
Tuesday, September 30th 6:00 pm
The Last of the Summer Sunset Hidden Harbor Tours.
Cost: Children (aged 4-12): $17, Seniors & members of Working Harbor Committee: $21, and adult non-members: $29.
Location: Pier 16 at The South Street Seaport Museum, foot of Fulton Street and East River.
The Working Harbor Committee, a not-for-profit dedicated to the working waterfront of the Port of New and New Jersey, in partnership with Circle Line Downtown, has hosted this summer a series of Hidden Harbor Tours on selected Tuesdays. This is the last one of the year, this last tour will be narrated by guests from the New York Shipping Association. The tour will depart from South Street Pier 16, passes by all four of Olafur Eliasson's waterfalls in the East River, and will pass by important industry sites before returning to South Street.
Contact: For tickets, visit WorkingHarbor.Org and for more about Circle Line Downtown and its boats, visit CircleLineDowntown.Com. Or call 866-925-4631
Monday, October 6th 6:00pm
Heroes of the Harbor Gala 2008
Location: The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers (Pier 61)
Honoring Those Making an Extraordinary Difference for the Waterfront. Honorees will include Chelsea Piers, Ann Butterweiser, Dennis J. Suszkowski, and Peggy Shepard. Contact: View the invitation and reply card. For information on sponsorship and/or tickets call Liz Fanning at 212-935-9831 x291 WaterfrontAlliance.org
Friday, October 17th 6:30pm
NYCFC General Meeting
Cost: Free
Location: DC 37 Building 140 Park Pl/125 Barclay St. Manhattan
Join the NYCFC for a general meeting with a guest speaker.
Contact: NYCFriendsOfClearWater.org for more information
Saturday, October 18th 11:00am
Art & Nature Trolley Tour: The Nature of the Bronx
Cost: $25 for members; $35 for non members.
Location: Wave Hill 675 West 252nd St, Bronx NY 10471
The Bronx Culture Trolley transports participants from Wave Hill to Lehman College Art Gallery and the Bronx River Art Center, to meet artists and curators. Stop at Van Cortlandt Park, where naturalist and author Lesile Day highlights the diversity of the borough's natural landscape. Registration required .
Contact: 718-549-3200 x305 WaveHill.org, BronxRiverArt.org, Lehman.edu/Gallery
Sunday, October 19th 12:00pm
Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
Loaction: Beacon Waterfront
Contact: 845-542-0721 or BeaconSloop.org
Thursday, October 23rd 6:00pm.
Save the Date for Rocking The Boat: Whitehall Award Celebration; honoring Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
Location: New York Yacht Club.
Contact: Rocking the boat, 60 East 174th Street, Bronx, NY 10452
phone: 718.466.5799 fax: 718.466.2892 RockingTheBoat.org
Saturday, November 8th
Intrepid Museum Complex Re-Opening
Location: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is located on the West side of Manhattan on Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th Street. It is easily accessible from all points in the New York City Metro area.
Contact: IntrepidMuseum.org |
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Recent Waterfront News
Be 'Very, Very Scared' of Coney Island Without Rezoning, City WarnsThe New York Observer, September 18, 2008
Land ho! Toll Pioneers GowanusThe Brooklyn Paper, September 18, 2008
Council Member Looks to Modify Eminent Domain ProcessColumbia Spectator, Spetember 17, 2008
Jane Walentas Starts Campaign To Move Carousel to New ParkBrooklyn Daily Eagle, September 16, 2008
Congestion Pricing Is Popular Among Ideas To Boost MTAThe Sun, September 16, 2008
Restoring New York's OystersScienceline, September 10, 2008
A New 'Voice' To Speak For Local Waters
The Independent, September 10, 2008
Mike Cohn working on a bigger Gateway on Brother IslandsDaily News, September 09, 2008
A Dilapidated Tract of Queens, and a Fight to Control Its FutureThe New York Times, September 08, 2008
Speculators and naysayers take Coney Island for a rideDaily News, September 08, 2008
Feds Commit to New Tests At Polluted Newtown CreekBrooklyn Daily Eagle, August 25, 2008
Community Movement: Marking an Anniversary Through DanceThe Sun, September 08, 2008
Night Skies and City Views for Tales of Thwarted Love
The New York Times, September 7, 2008
Astroland Closes, This Time, It Appears, for GoodThe New York Times, September 7, 2008
The Park: Too Important To JeopardizeBrooklyn Daily Eagle, September 04, 2008
Willets Point AscendantThe Queens Courier, September 03, 2008
Don't take our landThe Queens Courier, September 03, 2008
Class trip to Red Hook had lasting impact on instructor, studentsThe Province, August 31, 2008
Some Want NYC Waterfalls Turned Off To Save PlantsAssociated Press, August 29, 2008
Tugboats Will Tussle At Annual Hudson River RaceDowntown Express, August 29, 2008
Negotiations Improve At Willets PointCrain's New York Business, August 28, 2008
Truckers ProtestQueens Chronicle, August 28, 2008
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