Bay Ridge Eco Dock

Dear Bay Ridge and Brooklyn Residents,

The Bay Ridge Eco Dock will open soon!

Get involved now! The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance is working with the community to plan programs and operations at the new dock.

The dock can support a wide variety of program opportunities including:

• historic and educational boat trips for summer camps and community groups;
• walk up kayak events (experience required);
• community events such as City of Water Day boat tours;
• environmental education projects such as water quality monitoring and oyster gardening; and
• boat trips and cruises.

We're looking to speak with area summer camps, local businesses and restaurants, boat operators, kayakers and boathouses, and teachers and educators. 

The dock is a great new resource for groups who are engaged in youth education, on-water recreation, cultural tourism, waterway stewardship and protection, local economic development, and maritime heritage.

For more background about this project and the specifics about the dock, click here.

For more information or to let MWA know your ideas for programs, events, and community use of the dock please contact Jose Soegaard at jsoegaard@waterfrontalliance.org or 212-935-9831 ext. 107.

Through generous funding from Councilmember Vincent J. Gentile, Borough President Marty Markowitz, and the NYS Department of State through Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund, the first Community Eco Dock will be located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn at the 69th Street Pier. The dock will be constructed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in 2013 and will serve as a gateway to on-the-water access in Brooklyn.