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- [Finding Purpose at the Port: Michael Stamatis Reflects on Four Decades of Waterfront Work](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/08/27/finding-purpose-at-the-port-michael-stamatis-reflects-on-four-decades-of-waterfront-work/) - The Waterfront Alliance is honored to recognize Michael Stamatis, a 40-year veteran of the shipping industry who went from unloading crates on the docks of Newark to managing a major maritime terminal, as a 2026 Hero of the Harbor. Stamatis currently serves as President and CEO of Red Hook Container Terminal, LLC (Red Hook Terminals)
- [Recap: Coney Island Creek Resilience Project Public Workshop #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/08/27/recap-coney-island-creek-resilience-project-public-workshop-2/) - Event: Coney Island Creek Resilience Project Public Workshop #2 Date: Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 Location: Liberation Diploma Plus High School Attendees: 75 total Public Workshop Presentation: Download here. Following our first public workshop on April 16, 2026, which helped identify a project site based on community priorities, we were pleased to host our second workshop
- [A Call for Solidarity: Colombia’s Earthquake and the Road to Recovery](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/08/27/a-call-for-solidarity-colombias-earthquake-and-the-road-to-recovery/) - This past August 10th, at 7:34 am local time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a small municipality in the Chocó department along the Pacific Coast, but the quake was felt across the country—as far as Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín. The Colombian Geological Service has since recorded
- [Building Resilience: Summer Camp at the YMCA Castle Hill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/08/27/building-resilience-summer-camp-at-the-ymca-castle-hill/) - Imagine a hot summer day next to the waterfront—the kind where heat shimmers off the pavement and all you want is a breeze. Now picture a field full of kids completely unfazed by the temperature, because they’re too busy arguing over crab anatomy or sketching out their dream coastline. This summer, we spent our days
- [Welcoming Karen Thompson to Lead the Next Chapter of WEDG®](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/08/12/welcoming-karen-thompson-to-lead-the-next-chapter-of-wedg/) - The Waterfront Alliance is pleased to welcome Karen Thompson as our new Director of Planning and Design, where she will lead the WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) program and advance waterfront planning and resilience initiatives across the New York-New Jersey region. Karen joins the organization at an exciting moment for WEDG. As communities across the country
- [Waterfront Alliance and ARISE-US Release Coastal Resilience Scorecard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/03/waterfront-alliance-and-arise-us-release-global-resilience-scorecard/) - The Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with ARISE-US, announced the release of the Coastal Resilience Scorecard, a first-of-its-kind tool designed to help coastal cities and settlements worldwide to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen their coastal disaster risk reduction to enhance coastal resilience against sea-level rise, storms, and other coastal hazards. The public launch, featuring the Scorecard, its
- [Cardboard Kayaks, Big Laughs, and a Splashing Success](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/07/31/cardboard-kayaks-big-laughs-and-a-splashing-success/) - The countdown to City of Water Day 2026 officially began with plenty of cardboard, creativity, and community spirit as the beloved Cardboard Kayak Race made its triumphant return after a several-year hiatus. Held at Manhattan Kayak at Hudson River Park's Pier 84, the Opening Ceremony brought together community organizations, government agencies, elected officials, environmental advocates,
- [More Is Not Always The Merrier: NYC’s Combined Sewer Overflows](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/07/30/more-is-not-always-the-merrier-nycs-combined-sewer-overflows/) - We all know those days: it’s pouring outside, and you look out the window to see the city and the day’s plans drenched in rain. The days when you mentally reschedule everything you had to do, just to try to be inside as much as possible? Same here. What we don’t realize is that, when
- [In the Heights: A City of Water Day Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/07/30/in-the-heights-a-city-of-water-day-celebration/) - On a perfectly balmy mid-summer Saturday in July, I arrived at a very familiar place, where one of over 80 of this year's City of Water Day events was taking place. On July 25, 2026, City of Water Day united communities across the harbor region through free kayaking, boating, education, and stewardship activities that celebrated the theme “Living with
- [Reconnecting New Yorkers to Water Begins with Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/07/30/reconnecting-new-yorkers-to-water-begins-with-education/) - With summer here, New Yorkers are increasingly likely to encounter water, whether at the beach or in flooded streets during intense storms. In those moments, our understanding of and preparedness for water are being tested in real time. We don't have to look back far to see when a significant disconnection from the water became
- [The Missing Middle: What Blue Highways Still Needs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/06/25/the-missing-middle-what-blue-highways-still-needs/) - On a cold morning along the Hudson, a boat pulls up quietly to a Manhattan pier. Crates are rolled off, clipped onto electric cargo bikes, and within minutes, they disappear into the city grid and into restaurants, shops, and office buildings waiting for their daily deliveries. It works. The transfer is smooth. The route is fast. The system feels almost inevitable, as
- [Let Down by the Legislature: A Bleak Year for Climate Policy in Albany](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/06/25/let-down-by-the-legislature-a-bleak-year-for-climate-policy-in-albany/) - Zooming Out At a moment when the federal government has gutted climate and environmental spending, the Waterfront Alliance has called on local and state governments to step up and answer the call of climate action. Unfortunately, in 2026, our state leaders sent that call straight to voicemail in what will be remembered as one of the weakest climate and environmental legislative sessions in recent memory. To
- [Under the Full Moon: Neighbors, Stewardship, and Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/06/25/under-the-full-moon-neighbors-stewardship-and-community/) - It was Saturday evening, May 30th in the South Bronx, and the moon was almost at its fullest. What happens when you bring telescopes, free books, food, art, music, resources, and an opportunity to talk to your neighbors in a community garden? With almost 100 people in attendance, Bronx residents were provided with a space
- [Building Better Riverfronts: WEDG Across the Mississippi Basin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/06/25/building-better-riverfronts-wedg-across-the-mississippi-basin/) - Small convenings can spark outsized change. When thoughtfully designed, they reverberate beyond the room - shaping policy, informing design, and catalyzing systemic shifts, Over the past three years, the Waterfront Alliance has partnered with the Walton Family Foundation to bring WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) to the banks of the Mississippi River with the goal
- [Recap: Coney Island Creek Resilience Project Public Workshop #1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/06/15/recap-coney-island-creek-resilience-project-public-workshop-1/) - Alongside Coney Island Beautification Project, we hosted our first public workshop for the Coney Island Creek Resilience Project on April 16th! We welcomed 50 residents, advocates and partners all focused on the developing the resilient creek shoreline and parks that Coney Island residents deserve. We extend heartfelt thanks to all attendees for their contributions as
- [South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Reborn as Major Maritime Hub, Massive Redevelopment Earns WEDG Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/05/18/south-brooklyn-marine-terminal-reborn-as-major-maritime-hub-massive-redevelopment-earns-wedg-verification/) - The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn has earned WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification from the Waterfront Alliance, recognizing the project as a national model for resilient, sustainable, and community-responsive working waterfront redevelopment. Developed by Equinor’s U.S. affiliate with a design team led by Jacobs and constructed by Skanska, the 75-acre
- [Soledad’s Top 5 Tips for Handling the Heat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/05/21/soledads-top-5-tips-for-handling-the-heat/) - Ah yes, summertime. Everyone is outside, the trees and flowers are in full bloom, and the city lights look especially gorgeous at night when, after a dreadful day under the blaring sun, it finally feels comfortable. But this feeling only lasts for so long. What happens the next day when New Yorkers get an extreme
- [Future-Proofing Our Waterfronts: From Ideas to Action at the 2026 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/05/21/future-proofing-our-waterfronts-from-ideas-to-action-at-the-2026-waterfront-conference/) - How 900+ leaders helped turn bold concepts like Blue Highways into pathways for implementation The Waterfront Alliance 2026 Waterfront Conference, Future-Proofing Our Waterfronts, brought together more than 900 participants and 85 speakers at a critical moment for climate resilience. As climate impacts accelerate and uncertainty around political will and funding grows, this year’s conference was designed not
- [Rising Together for Resilience in Albany](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/05/14/rising-together-for-resilience-in-albany/) - On May 6, 2026, the Rise to Resilience (R2R) Coalition gathered in Albany for the Coalition’s third annual Advocacy Day. The day was full of meetings with state legislators to advance critical climate resilience policies and ensure communities across New York are better prepared for increasing flooding and extreme weather. Rise to Resilience (R2R) is
- [NYC’s Top 5 Most Romantic Waterfront Spots for Valentine’s Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/01/27/nycs-top-5-most-romantic-waterfront-spots-for-valentines-day/) - With more than 520 miles of shoreline and plenty of ponds, New York City offers countless places where water and city life meet…and where romance naturally unfolds. Valentine’s Day is the perfect moment to fall in love with the city’s waterfronts all over again. From quiet piers glowing at sunset to sparkling skyline vistas that
- [Two Different Reports, One Unifying Theme: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is Drowning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/01/27/two-different-reports-one-unifying-theme-flushing-meadows-corona-park-is-drowning/) - When two major civic organizations study the same park in the same year, work entirely independently of one another from the start yet still landing on such similar conclusions, it’s worth paying attention. That’s exactly what happened in 2025, when the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) and the Waterfront Alliance (WA) each released comprehensive
- [BRIC by BRIC: The Doing and Undoing of FEMA’s Resilience Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/01/27/bric-by-bric-the-doing-and-undoing-of-femas-resilience-program/) - As many Americans have witnessed firsthand, the number of climate disasters each year have trended upwards in the last decade, averaging around 20 events per year. In 2024, there were 27 confirmed climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Unfortunately,
- [Ferrying Forward: Recent NYC Ferry Improvements Highlight Potential for Further Expansion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/01/27/ferrying-forward-recent-nyc-ferry-improvements-highlight-potential-for-further-expansion/) - In early December 2025, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) released a bold Ferry Optimization Plan, upgrading existing lines, combining others, and launching a new waterway route that reconnects Staten Island to Brooklyn between St. George and Bay Ridge. The latter has been a point of advocacy for Waterfront Alliance and many local
- [From Vision to Action: Waterfront Alliance’s 2026 Policy Agenda](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/02/26/from-vision-to-action-waterfront-alliances-2026-policy-agenda/) - Waterfront Alliance envisions waterways and coastlines that are resilient to the impacts of climate change, publicly accessible to residents and visitors, alive with commerce and recreation, and overall, reflect the vitality and diversity of the communities that surround them. To achieve that vision, we have material programs that work directly with public school students and teachers to teach climate and environmental curriculum and get students out to their local waterfronts. We verify waterfront and shoreline projects to ensure
- [From Risk to Return: Why Climate Resilience Belongs on Every Balance Sheet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/02/26/from-risk-to-return-why-climate-resilience-belongs-on-every-balance-sheet/) - If you work on the waterfront, or live or do business there, you already experience the new normal. Flood watches that feel weekly. Insurance that’s harder (or impossible) to place. Projects delayed by supply chain shocks after “once-in-a-century” storms that now come every few years. New York City’s recent extended deep freeze froze waterways and
- [The Maladaptation Menace: How Empathy and Equity in Climate Planning Can Help Minimize Project Failures](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/02/26/the-maladaptation-menace-how-empathy-and-equity-in-climate-planning-can-help-minimize-project-failures/) - By now, climate experts have mostly concurred that we must not only strive to reduce harmful emissions to stave off climate catastrophe, but also adapt to the impactful climate changes that are already upon us. While mitigation strategies have historically received the lion’s share of resources and investment, finance for adaptation has lagged behind. Fortunately,
- [School of (Wetland) Rock: Meet Jesseanne Ribaudo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/03/04/school-of-wetland-rock-meet-jesseanne-ribaudo/) - The proverbial waterbug bit Jesseanne Ribaudo at a precocious young age. Growing up near Coney Island, Ribaudo always loved the water, making frequent beach visits an essential part of her summers and immersing herself in nature whenever possible. But it was her experience at the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governors Island that
- [Culture and Community Forms on the Floodplain: An Interview with Anthropologist Hannah Eisler Burnett](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/03/12/culture-and-community-forms-on-the-floodplain-an-interview-with-anthropologist-hannah-eisler-burnett/) - For over a decade, cultural anthropologist Hannah Eisler Burnett has been working among coastal communities. She is currently stationed at CUNY's Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, as the Coastal Resilience Specialist and Extension Associate for New York Sea Grant. Burnett was also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering in the Department of
- [Women on the Waterfront: Leadership, Collaboration, and the Future of Climate Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/03/30/women-on-the-waterfront-leadership-collaboration-and-the-future-of-climate-resilience/) - Last Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Waterfront Alliance and the South Street Seaport Museum hosted an evening discussion of “Women on the Waterfront.” The event convened a packed room of practitioners, policymakers, and advocates to examine how cities are planning for the future of their waterfronts in an era of accelerating climate change. Moderated by Waterfront
- [On the (Water)Front Lines: Lauren Wang Talks Education, Environmental Justice, and Equity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/03/30/on-the-waterfront-lines-lauren-wang-talks-education-environmental-justice-and-equity/) - Whether as an educator, urban planner, policy advisor, or program director, Lauren Wang has had her feet planted firmly at the water’s edge for the majority of her career. In her current role as Director of Climate Programs with The Trust for Governors Island, Lauren has spent nearly four years helping various pilot initiatives and
- [Water, Community, Action: An Earth Week Story](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/04/23/water-community-action-an-earth-week-story/) - Earth Week began with a powerful reminder that community led advocacy and public investment matter. The week opened on the heels of a meeting with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and the South Bronx Unite team to celebrate the recent $1.3 million allocation secured by her office to advance equitable waterfront access in the South Bronx.
- [Future Leaders in Action: The Harbor School Workplace Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/04/23/future-leaders-in-action-the-harbor-school-workplace-challenge/) - Imagine being a high school student with the power to help your neighborhood survive a massive flood or a record-breaking heatwave. This past season, twelve brave 10th-grade students from The New York Harbor School did exactly that. Through a six-week Workplace Challenge, these students stepped out of the classroom and into the world of professional
- [The People Who Made WEDG® National](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/04/23/the-people-who-made-wedg-national/) - The Projects In 2022, a Miami City Commissioner attempted to ban new mangrove tree plantings in City of Miami parks. Waterfront Alliance—along with seemingly every other environmental organization working in Miami—pushed back. A year after the proposal’s defeat, we learned from Mariana Boldu, then Director of Resilience and a WEDG Associate at Curtis & Rogers
- [Champions of Community and the Coast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/04/23/champions-of-community-and-the-coast/) - There are some awards that recognize achievement—and then there are those that feel like a gathering. A moment to pause, look around, and say: this is what care looks like in action. What it means to show up for people, for place, for the future. The Dr. Edward Williams Waterfront Champion Award lives in that
- [Pride in Place(s): Katie Theis on Design, Policy, and Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/03/20/pride-in-places-katie-theis-on-design-policy-and-resilience/) - At the intersection of public policy, urban planning, and landscape architecture stands Katie Theis, Vice President and Planning & Environment Group Director at renowned infrastructure solutions firm HNTB. Theis, a recently credentialed WEDG Professional, has over 25 years of experience in public sector consulting, and has consistently leveraged infrastructure investments into opportunities to build both
- [Seeds of Hope for Long Island Waters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2026/02/26/seeds-of-hope-for-long-island-waters/) - When Robert Vasiluth was a child growing up on Long Island, New York, his Uncle Gill encouraged him to make a difference in the world. “He was always interested in the stuff I was building, always believed in me and wanted me to become an innovator,” said Vasiluth, a lifelong resident of Long Island. “Not just any innovator but one that does something good
- [The Pathfinder: New President & Chief Executive Officer Julie Raskin Brings a Problem-Solving Portfolio to Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/12/18/the-pathfinder-new-president-chief-executive-officer-julie-raskin-brings-a-problem-solving-portfolio-to-waterfront-alliance/) - Throughout a whirlwind career that has taken her from city agencies to non-profits to the private sector and back, Julie Raskin has not given in to a challenge. Whether boosting the profile of NYC Sanitation Workers or forging major public-private partnerships with the biggest names in their respective industries, Raskin has created a diverse portfolio of experiences
- [We Aim to Make it Clear: A Common Sense Guide to Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/02/27/we-aim-to-make-it-clear-a-common-sense-guide-to-working-with-the-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers/) - Few agencies have more profoundly shaped our physical world than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). They have tamed wild rivers, opened channels for global commerce, and created massive concrete monuments that protect harbors and generate power. Historically, their approach hardened our infrastructure, making it battle-ready against nature. However, environmental groups, the public, elected
- [Navigating Together: Waterfront Alliance’s Collaborative Vision for Maritime Innovation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/18/navigating-together-waterfront-alliances-collaborative-vision-for-maritime-innovation/) - New York City’s waterfront is undergoing a pivotal transformation. With the release of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)’s Blue Highways Action Plan and Ferry Optimization Plan, the city is embracing a future where its waterways play a central role in moving both goods and people. For Waterfront Alliance, a longtime and leading
- [CityWorks at NYSCI: Building Resilient Cities for the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/18/cityworks-at-nysci-building-resilient-cities-for-the-future/) - Cities are marvels of human ingenuity. Dense networks of transportation, water systems, energy grids, and communities that keep millions of lives moving every day. Yet, as climate change accelerates, these systems face unprecedented challenges. How do we prepare our cities for rising seas, stronger storms, and hotter summers? The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
- [Sink or Swim: How is the World Adapting to Flooding?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/18/sink-or-swim-how-is-the-world-adapting-to-flooding/) - Recently, Battery Park City Authority, The New York Climate Exchange and Waterfront Alliance hosted a discussion with Susannah Fisher's about her new book, "SINK OR SWIM: How the World Needs to Adapt to a Changing Climate." Fisher, a UK-based climate adaptation researcher and author, shares below an excerpt from her book, offering practical strategies and
- [North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project | Project Under Review](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/18/north-west-battery-park-city-resiliency-project-project-under-review/) - The waterfront is a special place. It is a gathering place for entire communities—a home to thousands who cherish waking up every day and looking out at the water. Importantly, it is our most critical line of defense against climate change. There is no place that this sentiment rings truer than at Battery Park City.
- [A Dark Journey: Water in Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/11/18/a-dark-journey-water-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park/) - Whether you’re rowing a Dragon Boat, snacking at the Queens Night Market, playing with a Mars Rover at the Hall of Science, or scoring against your opponents in a soccer league, Flushing Meadows Corona Park is a vibrant, beautiful place. If you’re a water molecule entering Flushing Creek from Willow or Meadow Lake, the journey
- [A New Vision for a Resilient Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/10/28/a-new-vision-for-a-resilient-flushing-meadows-corona-park/) - How daylighting a buried creek and reshaping a lake could help the park thrive in a changing climate Flushing Meadows Corona Park is one of the most beloved green spaces in Queens — a place for soccer games, picnics, family walks, and festivals. But anyone who’s spent time there after a big rainstorm knows: the
- [The Waterfront Roadmap for the next Mayor of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/10/28/the-waterfront-roadmap-for-the-next-mayor-of-new-york-city/) - The waterfront is central to nearly every political issue across New York City. From housing, small business, water-based recreation, industry and maritime, 30% of New York City’s parks, subway stations and ferry landings, and of course, the threat to is all: climate change. Now is the time for New York City to embrace its greatest
- [Reimagining Futures: Green and Blue Careers for a Climate-Changed Region](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/10/28/reimagining-futures-green-and-blue-careers-for-a-climate-changed-region/) - The climate crisis is not a distant threat - it is a present and accelerating force that is reshaping the physical, social, and economic landscape of our region. From rising sea levels and intensifying storms to extreme heat and environmental degradation, the impacts of climate change are being felt across every borough, neighborhood, and community.
- [Reimagining the River: The Collaborative Journey to Restore Denver’s South Platte](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/10/28/reimagining-the-river-the-collaborative-journey-to-restore-denvers-south-platte/) - A River Reborn On a crisp Colorado morning, the South Platte River weaves a reflective path through downtown Denver, serving as both a living memory of the city’s origins and a testament to its ongoing evolution. For decades, this segment of the river was molded for efficiency: confined, straightened, and fortified against floods. However, the
- [Activating the Waterfront: A Community Guide to Public Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/09/20/activating-the-waterfront-a-community-guide-to-public-access/) - New York City’s 520 miles of shoreline offer immense potential for recreation, climate resilience, and community connection. Yet access to these waterfronts remains deeply unequal. The Waterfront Alliance’s Public Access Guide 2025 responds to this challenge with a practical, community-centered roadmap for transforming underutilized waterfront parcels into vibrant public spaces. Why This Guide, and Why Now?
- [A First for the West — The River Mile: South Platte River Restoration Project Achieves WEDG® Verification in Denver](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/09/15/a-first-for-the-west-the-river-mile-south-platte-river-restoration-project-achieves-wedg-verification-in-denver/) - A waterfront is the key to a city: that is nowhere more evident than in Denver, Colorado. Situated at the nexus of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, Confluence Park marked Denver’s birthplace in 1858 when gold was first struck. Soon after, the area grew with the addition of warehouses, Speer Boulevard, railroads, and
- [Rebuilding for Resilience: Two New Jersey Projects Aim to Transform Floodplains and Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/09/25/rebuilding-for-resilience-two-major-new-jersey-projects-aim-to-transform-both-floodplains-and-communities/) - After Hurricane Sandy ravaged the New Jersey and New York waterfront in 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Design (HUD) launched the Rebuild by Design (RBD) competition with the intent to reward innovative proposals for resiliency and flood mitigation. From this contest emerged RBD Hudson River, a $230 million project consisting of four
- [Powering On: Waterfront Alliance’s Impactful Presence at Climate Week NYC 2025](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/09/29/powering-on-waterfront-alliances-impactful-presence-at-climate-week-nyc-2025/) - Climate Week NYC 2025 marked a historic milestone in the global climate movement. With over 1,000 official events across all five boroughs, this year’s edition was the largest in its 16-year history. Hosted by Climate Group and aligned with the UN General Assembly, the week showcased a dynamic mix of policy forums, grassroots mobilizations, cultural
- [In Memoriam: Kongjian Yu](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/09/30/in-memoriam-kongjian-yu/) - We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Kongjian Yu, a visionary landscape architect who transformed how the world thinks about water and resilience. As founder of Turenscape and the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Peking University, Kongjian pioneered the concept of the “sponge city,” urging societies to embrace nature’s capacity to
- [Navigating Both Cargo and Crises: John Atkins Brings a Global Shipping Perspective to the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/29/navigating-both-cargo-and-crises-john-atkins-brings-a-global-shipping-perspective-to-the-waterfront/) - The Waterfront Alliance is honored to recognize John Atkins, a 39-year veteran of the maritime industry with extensive experience in both marine terminal and ocean carrier operations, as a 2025 Hero of the Harbor. Atkins currently serves as CEO of Port Liberty Terminals, where he oversees the daily operations of two container terminals in New
- [When Rivers Rise: Rethinking Flood Resilience Beyond the Coast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/29/when-rivers-rise-rethinking-flood-resilience-beyond-the-coast/) - The flooding deaths in Texas Hill Country in July captured headlines across the country with the appalling loss of life when the Guadalupe River overtopped its banks. In February, more lives were lost in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia. Then Texas, again, in March and June, and West Virginia in June as well. These
- [Waterfront Alliance Selects Starr Whitehouse and WSP to Lead Coney Island Creek Resilience Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/28/waterfront-alliance-selects-starr-whitehouse-and-wsp-to-lead-coney-island-creek-resilience-project/) - In April, the Coney Island Beautification Project and the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium finished a wide-reaching and inclusive community planning process on how to make the Coney Island neighborhood more resilient to climate change. Hundreds of residents spent Saturdays working with the two organizations and Cornell University students to develop ideas and strategies to change
- [Protection for the Present and Future: Sustainability and Resilience at Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/28/protection-for-the-present-and-future-sustainability-and-resilience-at-sunset-park-materials-recovery-facility/) - Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), situated along the western Brooklyn waterfront, is both the largest recovery facility in the country and also a local resilient waterfront industrial site. The waterfront site is able to balance resilience and adaptation with sustainability and mitigation while educating New Yorkers on the importance of both. For context, mitigation refers to efforts that reduce effects caused by
- [Listening to the Water: Works on Water Reimagines Art, Climate, and Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/28/listening-to-the-water-works-on-water-reimagines-art-climate-and-community/) - In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, many New York City artists began asking a profound question: what does it mean to make art with water, not just about it? That inquiry ultimately led to the founding of Works on Water, a boundary-pushing initiative that has since grown into a triennial exhibition, artist residency, and global
- [Rockaway to Receive Its First-Ever Public Pool: New Aquatic Center Will Provide Recreational Swimming and Water Safety Education to Underserved Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/08/29/rockaway-to-receive-its-first-ever-public-pool-new-aquatic-center-will-provide-recreational-swimming-and-water-safety-education-to-underserved-community/) - As of this blogging, New York City has 91 public pools, a whopping zero of which are located in Rockaway. This poses a problem because, as Water Safety Coalition Chair Shanna Blanchard notes, “communities in Rockaway experience tragic drownings each year due to the peninsula’s bay- and ocean-facing shorelines, as well as a lack of
- [The Past, Present, and Future of Wetlands in Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/07/10/the-past-present-and-future-of-wetlands-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park/) - Flushing Meadows Corona Park Within relatively recent environmental history, Flushing Meadows Corona Park was once rife with expansive tidal wetlands where diverse communities of native species fed, nested, and cohabitated. Formed by a glacial retreat over 17,000 years ago, the park was entirely marshland before it was subsequently converted into landfill and eventually a space
- [Climate on the Big Screen: Must-Watch Films & Series About Our Planet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/07/23/climate-on-the-big-screen-must-watch-films-and-series-about-our-planet/) - When it comes to storytelling that sticks with us, few mediums are as powerful—or as urgent—as film. From sweeping documentaries that reveal the hidden impacts of our changing climate to fictional dramas that imagine the future we’re hurtling toward, movies have a unique ability to engage, educate, and inspire action. In this next installment of
- [Messaging Resilience: Chuck Nice on Comedy, Communications, and Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/07/24/messaging-resilience-chuck-nice-on-comedy-communications-and-climate-change/) - The Waterfront Alliance is honored to recognize Chuck Nice, a veteran comic, multi-hyphenate entertainer, and Waterfront Alliance board member, as a 2025 Hero of the Harbor. Nice is the rare comedian who is almost as concerned with effective climate messaging as he is with being hilarious. Whether he’s touring his stand-up, co-hosting the StarTalk podcast
- [Aquatic Drones Tackle Local Waterway Pollution](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/05/28/aquatic-drones-tackle-local-waterway-pollution/) - The New York and New Jersey waterways face significant environmental challenges, particularly from plastic pollution, harmful algal blooms, and the accumulation of biomass and other floating debris. These issues threaten marine ecosystems, biodiversity, human health, and economies reliant on clean water. Plastic Pollution: A stark example of the problem is the estimate that 165 million
- [Community Resilience in Action: Honoring the 2025 Dr. Edward Williams Waterfront Champions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/05/28/community-resilience-in-action-honoring-the-2025-dr-edward-williams-waterfront-champions/) - On May 12, aboard a boat cruising through New York Harbor, award recipients, advocates, and colleagues gathered against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty and a glowing skyline to celebrate those who are redefining what it means to lead at the water’s edge. As part of the 2025 Waterfront Conference's pre-conference floating reception, the
- [Rain Ready and Resilient: R2R Coalition Advocates in Albany](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/05/28/rain-ready-and-resilient-r2r-coalition-advocates-in-albany/) - The Rise to Resilience (R2R) Coalition took to the halls of the New York State Capitol and Legislative Office Building on April 28, 2025 for the second in-person Rise to Resilience Coalition Advocacy Day. 25 members of the R2R Coalition came together in Albany for a full day of advocacy, including meetings with 12 State
- [NYC Needs Blue Highways Now](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/05/28/nyc-needs-blue-highways-now/) - As published in Queens Daily Eagle on 5/14/2025 - see online here. With an increasing number of delivery trucks choking New York City’s streets, we are reaching untenable and unsafe levels of congestion, air quality, and vehicle, pedestrian and bike traffic. While the City fights to defend a successful lower-Manhattan congestion pricing program currently under
- [Embrace the Harbor: The 2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/05/28/embrace-the-harbor-the-2025-five-borough-waterfront-mayoral-forum/) - As part of the 2025 Waterfront Conference, Waterfront Alliance and 17 co-sponsors had the privilege of hosting a Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum on May 14, moderated by Samantha Maldonado, Senior Reporter at THE CITY. In attendance were candidates Brad Lander, Scott Stringer, Jim Walden, and Michael Blake, who were presented with questions both pointed
- [Flooding 101: How and Why Different Types of Flooding Happens](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/06/26/flooding-101-how-and-why-different-types-of-flooding-happens/) - Everyone knows that flooding is a problem. We see images of submerged streets, overwhelmed subways, and homes surrounded by water. But what many of us don’t know is that there are different types of flooding, each with its own causes, impacts, and risks. If we want to better prepare for the next big storm, or
- [Exploring the Past to Plan for the Future: South Street Seaport Museum’s Maritime City Exhibition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/06/26/exploring-the-past-to-plan-for-the-future-south-street-seaport-museums-maritime-city-exhibition/) - This City of Water Day, check out a beautiful nod to our region’s maritime past, by visiting South Street Seaport Museum’s latest exhibition, Maritime City. The Museum, located in the heart of New York City’s South Street Seaport Historic District, preserves and interprets the rich sea-connected history of New York, a city and its people.
- [Sewers, Storms, and Solutions: A City’s Water Story](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/06/26/sewers-storms-and-solutions-a-citys-water-story/) - City of Water Day is around the corner! On Saturday, July 12, local organizations around New York and New Jersey invite their communities to get to know the waters that connect us all. Organized by Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), this annual event celebrates bringing people out to their
- [Four New Things to Know about WEDG®](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/06/26/four-new-things-to-know-about-wedg/) - WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) is Waterfront Alliance’s national program for waterfront design. Since its founding serving community boards and parks in New York City, it has grown to support more resilient, equitable, and ecological waterfront projects in North Carolina, Florida, and Illinois, with more states and more projects in the pipeline. WEDG makes our
- [Dive In, Team Up: City of Water Day Returns with a Call for Connection and Climate Readiness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/06/26/dive-in-team-up-city-of-water-day-returns-with-a-call-for-connection-and-climate-readiness/) - It’s that time of year again. Midsummer. The dog days. And as things heat up, one naturally fixates on ways to keep cool. Fortunately, the New York and New Jersey harbor offers a bevy of enriching and hydrating options for the H2O-inclined. For their 18th annual City of Water Day – Saturday, July 12th –
- [No RiSC, No Reward: Abby Jordan on Cultivating the Next Generation of Climate Crusaders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/04/22/no-risc-no-reward-abby-jordan-on-cultivating-the-next-generation-of-climate-crusaders/) - For just over three months (and going strong), Abby Jordan has served as Climate Education Program Manager for the National Wildlife Federation’s Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) program, but her passion for inspiring students to better consider their natural environments did not begin there. As a Parent Coordinator with the NYC Department of Education, Jordan
- [Flood Sensor Aunty Takes Center Stage at Waterfront Alliance Community Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/04/24/flood-sensor-aunty-takes-center-stage-at-waterfront-alliance-community-day/) - The use of art and theater is a particularly effective strategy for climate communication. Art and theater play a crucial role in translating complex climate science into accessible and relatable narratives. Through dynamic visuals, performances, and storytelling, these mediums can vividly illustrate climate impacts like flooding, making them tangible and urgent for audiences. By engaging
- [Sponge Cities: Kongjian Yu’s Absorbing Vision for Resilient Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/04/24/sponge-cities-kongjian-yus-absorbing-vision-for-resilient-design/) - Conventional wisdom regarding stormwater mitigation dictates that developers prioritize so-called gray infrastructure – concrete and steel construction that works to reroute flooding in order to minimize loss of life and property. But what renowned landscape architect Kongjian Yu has insisted for years now is that nature itself actually has many of the answers we seek
- [2025 Waterfront and Resilience Platform for the Next Mayor of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/04/24/2025-waterfront-and-resilience-platform-for-the-next-mayor-of-new-york-city/) - Now is the time for New York City to embrace its greatest asset—the waterfront. New York City’s 520 miles of waterfront, its longest and most complex land, face great challenges, providing an unprecedented opportunity for the next mayor of the City of New York to set the course for resilience, economic stability, and opportunity for
- [Announcing… Waterfront Alliance’s 2025-2029 Strategic Plan!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/03/27/announcing-waterfront-alliances-2025-2029-strategic-plan/) - Meet the Moment Having a strategic plan is crucial for a nonprofit as it provides a clear roadmap to achieve its mission, ensures efficient use of resources, and helps align the efforts of all stakeholders towards common goals. It also enables the organization to anticipate challenges and adapt to changing circumstances effectively. Scoped by the
- [Hot off the Press! Waterfront Alliance’s 2025 Policy Priorities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/02/26/hot-off-the-press-waterfront-alliances-2025-policy-priorities/) - As the leader in waterfront and coastal advocacy in the New York and New Jersey harbor region, the Waterfront Alliance advocates for legislative and regulatory changes to protect the region from the impacts of climate change. We work directly with students and residents to create a more climate-informed community, and we have an 18-year-old history
- [Confused about Resilience? Look no Further: Climate Resilience 101](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/02/26/confused-about-resilience-look-no-further-climate-resilience-101/) - While the name "Waterfront Alliance" may suggest a focus solely on climate resilience for waterfront and coastal communities, our work embraces a holistic approach. The places where water meets land are some of the most impacted by climate change which the Waterfront Alliances faces head on. We work for climate resilience across infrastructure, communities, natural
- [Biochar: The Unsung Hero of Climate Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/02/26/biochar-the-unsung-hero-of-climate-action/) - Biochar, a substance similar to charcoal, is gaining attention as a practical solution to some of today's biggest environmental challenges. It's made by heating organic materials like wood or agricultural waste in a low-oxygen environment, a process called pyrolysis. This isn't just burning; in most cases, the process is environmentally friendly and sustainable because it
- [Waterfront Alliance Releases RFP for Coney Island Creek Resilience Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/04/02/waterfront-alliance-releases-rfp-for-coney-island-creek-resilience-project/) - Waterfront Alliance released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking professional engineering, planning, and landscape architecture services to develop a clear set of goals and strategies, concept designs, and an implementation roadmap for climate resilience planning along Coney Island Creek. The RFP for $400,000 will be used to fund a design consultant to lead planning
- [It's time to get back to school! The Harbor School that is.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/18/its-time-to-get-back-to-school-the-harbor-school-that-is/) - In February of 2023, students at the New York Harbor School on Governors Island became the first cohort of students to become WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Associates. The WEDG course is utilized by planning professionals such as engineers, architects, and urban planners, as a means to build waterfront resilience, reduce risk, and maximize the
- [Jennifer Coffey on Why it is Everyone’s Responsibility to Solve the Plastics Crisis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/28/jennifer-coffey-on-why-it-is-everyones-responsibility-to-solve-the-plastics-crisis/) - Second in our series of interviews related to the marine plastics crisis, meet Jennifer Coffey the executive director of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions or ANJEC for short. Jennifer moderated our May 2023 conference panel on marine plastics and graciously returned just last week to moderate our Climate Week NYC webinar on the
- [Building for Climate Resilience: a WEDG Climate Week Recap](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/28/building-for-climate-resilience-a-wedg-climate-week-recap/) - Highlighting the WEDG Impact at this year’s Climate Week This year’s Climate Week highlighted WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) as a tool for building climate resilience on the waterfront, how much WEDG has transformed the city’s harbor over the last decade, and where it’s going next. With the release of WEDG Version 3.0 on October
- [Raising the Gold Standard: WEDG® Version 3.0 Expands to Inland and Lacustrine Waterbodies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/28/raising-the-gold-standard-wedg-version-3-0-expands-to-inland-and-lacustrine-waterbodies/) - In nearly every community, the waterfront has the potential to be a treasured space. Whether you are casting a fishing line at Pier 5 of world-renowned Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City or riding your bike along the boardwalk of Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina, the waterfront provides crucial benefits to our
- [Always Ready, Always Forward: U.S. Coast Guard Commander of Sector New York Reflects on the Mission and the Mandate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/28/always-ready-always-forward-u-s-coast-guard-commander-of-sector-new-york-reflects-on-the-mission-and-the-mandate/) - It is with a deep sense of gratitude that the Waterfront Alliance acknowledges the lifetime of service rendered by Captain Zeita Merchant, the U.S Coast Guard’s Commander for Sector New York and recognizes her as a genuine Hero of the Harbor. Her phone is the one that rings in the middle of the night for
- [Looking to Get Cool in New York: The Case for Better Cooling Centers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/09/28/looking-to-get-cool-in-new-york-the-case-for-better-cooling-centers/) - It was the end of August, and I was feeling lucky to have made it through another New York City summer, this time experiencing minimal extreme heat—until another heat wave swept through our region. Consistent with the growing instances of changing weather patterns we’re seeing across the country, this heat wave came unexpectedly late. Unprepared,
- [Launching WEDG Version 3.0: The Gold Standard on all Waterbodies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/22/launching-wedg-version-3-0-the-gold-standard-on-all-waterbodies/) - With the right tools, the waterfront can provide endless opportunities and benefits to communities. Riverfronts and lakefronts can reflect the vitality and diversity of the neighborhoods that surround them. Our bays, harbors, and coastal wetlands can teem with activity and industry. Our ports and our parks can protect us from the next century’s climate hazards.
- [Building Back for Climate Resilience: Staten Island’s Hurricane Sandy Recovery](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/building-back-for-climate-resilience-staten-islands-hurricane-sandy-recovery/) - Eleven years ago, the Northeastern part of the United States experienced a storm that has now become a symbol of climate change. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy brought damaging winds and an immense storm surge that took lives and disrupted our systems, while causing significant damage and underscoring the need for coastal resilience. In
- [Overnight Parking, a Crucial Step for NYC Freight](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/overnight-parking-a-crucial-step-for-nyc-freight/) - The safe and efficient movements of goods and services are critical to the economic vitality and growth of commerce in New York City, and the greater metropolitan region. Trucks move goods and freight to grocery stores, markets and restaurants, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, construction sites, and residences. New York City is especially reliant on trucks
- [Move Over Los Angeles, New York Steals the Spotlight](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/move-over-los-angeles-new-york-steals-the-spotlight/) - Sorry, Los Angeles, New York is officially number one! Last year, the headlines made waves when fresh data revealed the Port of New York and New Jersey standing tall as the nation's top container operation. The Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey illuminated these accomplishments in an informative press release, distributed this summer.
- [As Much as the Traffic Will Bear: Experts Reflect on the Challenges and Opportunities of America’s Busiest Port](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/as-much-as-the-traffic-will-bear-experts-reflect-on-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-americas-busiest-port/) - One of the logistical miracles that hides in plain sight is the staggering volume of maritime traffic processed through the Port of New York and New Jersey each day, almost always without incident or accident. Although the harbor shared by New York and New Jersey is the largest port complex on the eastern seaboard (and
- [An Inaccessible Island: The Need for Ferry Service to City Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/an-inaccessible-island-the-need-for-ferry-service-to-city-island/) - Just north of the urban concrete jungle, City Island has always been considered New York City’s secret oasis. Nestled in The Bronx, this small island has a long history of being a seaport and fishing village. However, this hidden gem has evolved from a village to a thriving residential neighborhood. It is both a natural
- [Climate Change Threatens New York City’s Childcare System](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/climate-change-threatens-nycs-childcare-system/) - New York City once again came to a standstill due to an intense rainfall event on Friday September 29th, 2023. Across New York City and parts of New Jersey, some neighborhoods saw up to 8 inches of rainfall! The Brooklyn Navy Yard, at one point, saw 2.5 inches of rainfall in one hour, which is
- [Maintained to Last: An Incentive to Counter Oft-Ignored Maintenance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/maintained-to-last-an-incentive-to-counter-oft-ignored-maintenance/) - WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Version 3.0 established a set of minimum requirements that all projects must comply with to be considered for WEDG Verification. The six basic requirements include Design Flood Elevation, community engagement, shoreline composition criteria, and other relevant standards. Within WEDG, however, there is a de facto seventh criteria: it is virtually
- [Stewarding Climate Investments, Building Pathways to Green Jobs: The RAIN Coalition’s Model of Green Infrastructure Maintenance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/stewarding-climate-investments-building-pathways-to-green-jobs-the-rain-coalitions-model-of-green-infrastructure-maintenance/) - Climate Change is here. New York City must adapt, and green infrastructure is a critical tool for climate resilience. NYC has built over 12,000 rain gardens since 2011 with a capital investment of over $1 Billion. In addition, the City plans to build thousands more rain gardens over the next decade with another $1 Billion
- [Tell the Story of Your Good Work. The Fate of Humanity Depends on it.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/tell-the-story-of-your-good-work-the-fate-of-humanity-depends-on-it/) - Being a brownfield practitioner and a perennial student of environmental history, something caught my eye as I read a recent New York Times opinion piece about the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress to be updated every four years. It wasn’t the familiar dire warnings regarding a warming world or the fact
- [Empowerment By Enlightenment: Activating Climate Education in New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/empowerment-by-enlightenment-activating-climate-education-in-new-york/) - Climate education is an urgent (and often unmet) need. But while students and teachers are aware of the deficit, many lack access to resources that review the science and provide the tools to act. To focus attention on this goal, Waterfront Alliance hosted a webinar during NYC Climate Week, Educating Future Climate Leaders—The Landscape of
- [‘An Investment in Everybody’s Future’: Waterfront Alliance Board Member Eugene Montoya on the Dollars and Common Sense of Fighting Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/an-investment-in-everybodys-future-waterfront-alliance-board-member-eugene-montoya-on-the-dollars-and-common-sense-of-fighting-climate-change/) - “I was fascinated by commodity markets including how derivatives and risk management work,” recalls Eugene Montoya of his days in college and graduate school. “But then I realized that in the foreseeable future, these same markets would become disrupted due to the physical effects of climate change.” Thus began a personal and professional journey by
- [Weaving a Blue Ribbon: Boats Will Ferry Freight to Bikes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/weaving-a-blue-ribbon-boats-will-ferry-freight-to-bikes/) - In a plan that aims to reduce both local carbon emissions and traffic congestion, the administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to add a new transfer station to a Lower Manhattan heliport, at which water-borne freight can be offloaded to cargo bikes for last-mile deliveries. The Downtown Manhattan Heliport is also the
- [Designs on Resilience: Pippa Brashear Talks NYC Waterfront Landscapes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/03/27/designs-on-resilience-pippa-brashear-talks-nyc-waterfront-landscapes/) - Pippa Brashear is a Resilience Principal and Partner at SCAPE, a landscape architecture and urban design practice that advocates for ecologically restorative and socially engaged landscapes, urban environments, and natural infrastructure. She’s also a WEDG-certified board member of Waterfront Alliance with an enduring love of water-adjacent project work. For our annual Women on the Waterfront
- [W.A. Law: Kathy Robb on Litigation, Strategy, and a Storied Career](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/03/27/w-a-law-kathy-robb-on-litigation-strategy-and-a-storied-career/) - As far back as she can remember, Kathy Robb always wanted to be an environmental lawyer. “I grew up in Dallas, and my grandmother lived in Nevada,” recalls Robb, principal and founder of Robb Water Partners and the first woman to chair the Waterfront Alliance Board of Trustees. “Every Christmas we packed into our baby
- [Navigating Partnerships: Robert Markuske on Inspiring the Next Generation of Waterfront Leaders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/01/29/navigating-partnerships-robert-markuske-on-inspiring-the-next-generation-of-waterfront-leaders/) - Rob Markuske is the marine policy teacher who leads the Marine Affairs Program at the New York Harbor School. To see more about the work we did with Rob last year, check out the 2024 Annual Report. Can you tell us about the relationship you have with Waterfront Alliance? My relationship with Waterfront Alliance goes
- [WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Expands to Mississippi River Basin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/01/29/wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-expands-to-mississippi-river-basin/) - Interest in the best in climate-resilient waterfront design? Become a certified WEDG Associate this February! Sign up for our next livestream training on February 19-20 and on-demand training anytime. Through Walton Family Foundation’s funding, participants in the Mississippi River Basin region may be eligible to take the course at no cost. Check Your Eligibility.
- [A Reintroduction to the Maritime Industry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/01/29/a-reintroduction-to-the-maritime-industry/) - The Waterfront Alliance has supported and brought visibility to the maritime industry since our founding, to help all understand its critical importance to the New York-New Jersey region. Many WaterWire articles over nearly two decades have covered the topics in this article and more. Please see our archives here and sign up for the Waterfront
- [Marine Restoration and Resilient Infrastructure at COP29: Videos, Cartoons, and Leadership](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2025/01/13/marine-restoration-and-resilient-infrastructure-at-cop29-videos-cartoons-and-leadership/) - Last year, Waterfront Alliance was formally accepted as an observer non-governmental organization to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which provided the opportunity to send an annual delegation to the Bonn Climate Change Conference and the rotating, annual Conference of the Parties (“Climate COP”) in November 2024. The 29th Conference of the
- [Climate Change Didn’t Take a Break in 2024: A Round up of NYC Climate Resilience Legislation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/12/13/climate-change-didnt-take-a-break-in-2024-a-round-up-of-nyc-climate-resilience-legislation/) - Climate change continued its devastation and impact in 2024, one of the most active years for climate disasters. Major hurricanes like Beryl and Milton took lives and property, te former being the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record and the latter ranking among the top five most powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. You can
- [Voices from the Waterfront: Staff Podcast Highlights](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/12/13/voices-from-the-waterfront-staff-podcast-highlights/) - Podcasts took center stage during the audio boom of 2020, proving their power to connect with audiences far and wide. Now, they’re emerging as a compelling tool in the fight against climate change. With their unique ability to amplify messages about extreme weather and the climate crisis, podcasts offer an engaging way to inform, inspire,
- [Making Waves: Reaching Over 1,300 Students in 2024 Through Water-Based Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/12/13/making-waves-reaching-over-1300-students-in-2024-through-water-based-education/) - Students simply have no idea just how deeply connected New York and New Jersey are to water. New York City alone has 520 miles of coastline, and while 70% of New Yorkers are within walking distance of a waterfront park, many have never been there. Helping young people understand coastal resilience and having them explore
- [​​Offshore Wind Redevelopment at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Establishes Equinor as New York Climate Partner​](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/10/24/offshore-wind-redevelopment-at-south-brooklyn-marine-terminal-establishes-equinor-as-new-york-climate-partner/) - New York State has some of the most ambitious climate goals in the nation, with an aim to manufacture 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035 and to operate on 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040. Success will require equally ambitious action, especially in renewable energy. For a sign that New York State is serious
- [Dr. Ed Williams Way Etched in Far Rockaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/10/24/dr-ed-williams-way-etched-in-far-rockaway/) - On September 10, 2024, just outside the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue A train station, an official street unveiling took place to honor the late Dr. Edward Williams who passed away in January 2024. The ceremony, led by Queens Borough President, Donovan Richards, was attended by friends, family, colleagues, and leaders who Dr. Williams had worked with
- [WEDG as a Tool for Decarbonizing Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/10/24/wedg-as-a-tool-for-decarbonizing-waterfronts/) - Rapidly warming waters, increasing sea surface temperatures, and melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels globally and bringing stronger storms to our waterfronts. The cause? Human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which have resulted in human-induced climate change. Mitigating climate change by reducing GHG emissions is a systems-scale and policy challenge, and while an
- [Blue Highways: A New Path for Urban Freight](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/11/21/blue-highways-a-new-path-for-urban-freight/) - In the quest for sustainable urban development, cities around the world are exploring innovative solutions to reduce traffic congestion, lower emissions, and improve the efficiency of freight transportation. One concept gaining traction is “blue highways”—the use of waterways to transport goods. By leveraging rivers, canals, and other navigable waters, cities can create an alternative freight
- [Offshore Wind Needs You!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/11/21/offshore-wind-needs-you/) - The offshore wind industry is poised to take off in the United States and the New York City metro area over the next five years, creating thousands of new job opportunities. As a relatively new industry in the United States, it is facing a shortage of a trained and qualified workforce. The Offshore Wind Advisory
- [From One to the Next: the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/11/21/from-one-to-the-next-the-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season/) - In May of this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center forecasted an 85 percent chance of above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin ​for 202​​4​, a result of several factors. ​​To start, we are coming out of one of the strongest El Niño events on record​,​ transitioning quickly to La
- [Brooklyn Marine Terminal Planning: Public Access and Working Waterfront Harmony](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/11/21/brooklyn-marine-terminal-planning-public-access-and-working-waterfront-harmony/) - The Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) is a vital hub for New York City's maritime industry. Recent developments have brought renewed attention to the site, while raising​ questions about its future. In May 2024, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul, along with NYCEDC and the Port Authority, announced an agreement to transform BMT. This agreement involves modernizing
- [Transforming Anxiety into Hope: Getting Students' Feet Wet with Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/25/transforming-anxiety-into-hope-getting-students-feet-wet-with-education/) - There is an ever-growing divide between the urgency of the climate crisis and our day-to-day lives. At a time when past generations were thinking about building a family, pursuing careers, and personal aspirations, young people must now be thinking about potentially relocating to areas that have weather or climate stability and adapting their lives to
- [South Battery Park City Resiliency (SBPCR) Achieves 13th WEDG® Verification in the Nation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/23/south-battery-park-city-resiliency-sbpcr-achieves-13th-wedg-verification-in-the-nation/) - Blue paint on eleven light poles at Battery Park City’s Wagner Park provide a vivid reminder of how high floodwaters could reach in a future storm event. To address the significant threat that rising sea levels and increasing storm severity and frequency bring to coastal neighborhoods, Battery Park City Authority led the South Battery Park
- [Strong Leadership Will Make New Jersey the Offshore Wind Capital](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/25/strong-leadership-will-make-new-jersey-the-offshore-wind-capital/) - When two major wind farm projects were unexpectedly scrapped in October last year, many feared this would represent a halt in New Jersey’s journey to offshore wind production dominance. Orsted, a Danish energy company, canceled two of its projects in New Jersey, citing macroeconomic factors such as inflation and supply chain issues. However, with continued
- [Rising Tides, Rising Data: FloodNet's Pivotal Role in New York City's Flood Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/25/rising-tides-rising-data-floodnets-pivotal-role-in-new-york-citys-flood-resilience/) - On the coastal edges of the Bronx lies City Island, where the threat of flooding looms large with every forecast of heavy rain. As storm clouds gather on the horizon, so does the apprehension of City Island residents. Questions hang in the air—will the streets be submerged? Will property be damaged? Will the one access
- [Top Climate Change Books: Your Reading List for 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/25/top-climate-change-books-your-reading-list-for-2024/) - In times of turmoil and change, good literature serves as a safe harbor, guiding us through complex struggles, offering joy, and prompting reflection on the world around us. Through the lens of growing discourse on our changing climate, books—whether exploring specific environmental issues, weaving climate-focused fiction, or visually capturing our planet's beauty and plight—have become
- [The Critical Need for a Climate Ready Electrical Grid](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/the-critical-need-for-a-climate-ready-electrical-grid/) - Access to electricity is a basic need that powers our modern lives. From manufacturing to transportation, our reliance on electricity is ever increasing. While the demand for electricity grows, the electrical grid itself is facing unprecedented challenges as the climate crisis continues to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heat
- [WEDG Insights: Live, Work, and Play in South Battery Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/wedg-insights-live-work-and-play-in-south-battery-park/) - The South Battery Park City Resiliency (SBPCR) project achieved the 13th WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification in the nation. The project is composed of a few public realm components including Wagner Park and Pier A Plaza. Gonzalo Cruz led the design of the public realm for SBPCR. Context The South Battery Park City Resiliency
- [Validating Environmental Claims through ESG Standards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/04/25/validating-environmental-claims-through-esg-standards/) - More and more, investors want to ensure that their money contributes positively to society, or at least, does no harm; and they want to do good while still earning strong returns. Assurances that companies contribute positively to society are the role played by Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) frameworks. By 2030, a quarter of financial assets
- [WEDG Insights: The Habitat Elements at Illinois Beach State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/04/25/wedg-insights-the-habitat-elements-at-illinois-beach-state-park/) - Since 1990, Heidi Natura has been actively involved in promoting the wise use of natural resources through her planning and design work. It is her commitment as the founder of Living Habitats to first understand and then creatively express the needs and wants of humanity on the land and in the water, balanced with understanding
- [Climate Budgeting in NYC: Looking at City Investments Through the Lens of Climate Goals](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/climate-budgeting-in-nyc-looking-at-city-investments-through-the-lens-of-climate-goals/) - New York City has launched its Climate Budgeting initiative, making it the first big city in the United States to take this important step. Last month, the city achieved a major milestone in this ongoing endeavor when it released its inaugural Climate Budgeting findings as part of Mayor Adams’ Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget. Climate
- [Weaving WEDG Into Policy: A Multi-Faceted Approach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/weaving-wedg-into-policy-a-multi-faceted-approach/) - From master planning to large urban infrastructure waterfront developments, WEDG can be applicable to different projects and property types to enhance climate resilience. To ensure that project teams have a clear and consistent set of guidelines to use in project planning and design, government agencies have leveraged policy to require WEDG from the get-go. Request
- [Navigating the Storm: Preparing for an Active Hurricane Season](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/08/29/navigating-the-storm-preparing-for-an-active-hurricane-season/) - The ongoing Atlantic Hurricane Season has been a busy one, with predictions indicating an above-normal level of activity. As of this writing, five tropical storms and hurricanes have made landfall: Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl, Tropical Storm Chris, Tropical Storm Debby, and Hurricane Ernesto. Hurricane Beryl was particularly destructive, becoming the earliest Category 5 hurricane
- [Retrofits for Resilience: Protecting Homes and Businesses from Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/08/29/retrofits-for-resilience-protecting-homes-and-businesses-from-climate-change/) - This is a companion piece to Relocation for Resilience: Protecting Homes and Businesses from Climate Change. The climate crisis will bring unpredictable storm patterns, increased flooding, extreme heat, and other inescapable changes to people across the country. And New York City specifically must prepare for floods to ratchet up in both frequency and intensity. In
- [Relocation for Resilience: Protecting Homes and Businesses from Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/08/29/relocation-for-resilience-protecting-homes-and-businesses-from-climate-change/) - This is a companion piece to Retrofit for Resilience: Protecting Homes and Businesses from Climate Change. In the United States, relocation as a method of flood-risk negation has a lengthy history dating back to Tennessee in the 1930s. Towns would purchase properties out from owners in order to install dams that would ideally mitigate further
- [Navigating the Future: The Push for Zero-Emission Watercraft and Economic Growth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/09/26/navigating-the-future-the-push-for-zero-emission-watercraft-and-economic-growth/) - I grew up in Michigan, the Great Lake State. Arguably, in no state does water play a more influential role than in Michigan. Indeed, Michigan is an Ojibwe (Chippewa) word “meicigama” meaning “great water,” referring to Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. Michigan touches four of the five Great
- [Kayak Staten Island: Pioneering Community Cohesion and Waterfront Revitalization](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/10/24/kayak-staten-island-pioneering-community-cohesion-and-waterfront-revitalization/) - Staten Island’s North Shore hosts one of New York City’s largest industrial waterfronts. This area has a long history of environmental injustices from being physically separated from the rest of the borough due to the Staten Island Expressway, from contamination to industrial pollution. This area, marked by its diverse and predominantly low-income communities of color,
- [Charting a Legacy: Chris Ward on a Fluid Career, Family, and the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/09/26/charting-a-legacy-chris-ward-on-a-fluid-career-family-and-the-future/) - The Waterfront Alliance is honored to recognize Chris Ward, a groundbreaking leader who has masterfully bridged the worlds of infrastructure and environment, as a 2024 Hero of the Harbor. The Waterfront Alliance is honored to recognize Chris Ward, a groundbreaking leader who has masterfully bridged the worlds of infrastructure and environment, as a 2024 Hero
- [Redefining Resilience: How the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project Is Shaping the Future of Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/09/26/redefining-resilience-how-the-east-side-coastal-resiliency-project-is-shaping-the-future-of-manhattan/) - ESCR exemplifies the best in coastal resiliency, setting a new standard for combatting the effects of future storms and sea-level rise. That's why it's being honored as one of this year's Heroes of the Harbor honorees. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked devastation upon New York, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and billions of
- [The Five E's for the NYC Ferry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/09/26/the-five-es-for-the-nyc-ferry/) - Ferries are an important part of New York City’s history. Looking forward, ferries have a major role in our future, too. This WaterWire is based on Waterfront Alliance’s recent testimony at the New York City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Committee on Economic Development September 10th Oversight Hearing on the NYC Ferry. Read
- [New York Harbor School Savants (and Newly Minted WEDG® Associates) Embrace Real-World Waterfront Design Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/new-york-harbor-school-students-and-newly-minted-wedg-associates-present-capstone-project-to-waterfront-alliance-and-nycedc/) - June is normally a month reserved for honoring Dads and Grads, but this year we saved some celebratory energy for a diverse cadre of high school seniors – namely those of the New York Harbor School Marine Affairs and Policy program. The students earned their WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Associate credential after finishing the
- [New York City’s Water Rental Payment and Delinquency ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/new-york-citys-water-rental-payment-and-delinquency/) - Difficult decisions lay ahead for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). In a time when the agency’s wastewater and stormwater services are more necessary than ever, DEP’s operating and capital budget continually restricts and confines their ability to expand climate resilience and adaptation projects. DEP’s Commissioner, Rohit Aggarwala, has implied that not
- [Recycle Reality Check: Unveiling the Truth Behind America's Struggling System](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/recycle-reality-check-unveiling-the-truth-behind-americas-struggling-system/) - Picture this: you’ve just finished lunch from your favorite local spot. You stroll over to the office recycling bin, tossing the plastic container in like you’re making the winning shot in an overtime game. Certainly, the little mental pick-me-up you get after doing your part for the planet feels equally as good. You throw in
- [Dragon Boating in the Year of the Dragon](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/dragon-boating-in-the-year-of-the-dragon/) - The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York was established in 1991. Ten teams from all over the country raced on the Hudson River at Battery Park City from 1991 to 1994 in traditional teakwood dragon boats. Fast forward thirty years, this is one of the swiftest growing team sports with over 100 festivals
- [From Streets to Shores: Expanding Waterfront Accessibility with NYC Open Streets](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/from-streets-to-shores-expanding-waterfront-accessibility-with-nyc-open-streets/) - The return of Open Streets is an event I now look forward to every Spring, since the program’s expansion in April 2020 due to the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic. A New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) program, Open Streets “transforms streets into public space open to all,” creating all pedestrian access
- [Riding the Waves of Change: Interview with Rockaway Business Owner Andrew Oakley](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/07/25/riding-the-waves-of-change-interview-with-rockaway-business-owner-andrew-oakley/) - This article is the second in a series exploring how the Rockaways have been impacted by the new reality of extreme weather events. The first article can be found here: Fighting the Flood: A Portrait of Resilience in Rockaway | Waterfront Alliance Could you introduce yourself to our readers? I’m Andrew Oakley and I was
- [The Case for Climate Education in New York State](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/08/29/the-case-for-climate-education-in-new-york-state/) - New York state experienced a record 26 tornadoes this year, a rarity for the region. In 2020, the city’s climate was reclassified from temperate to humid subtropical, increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and straining infrastructure. September 2023 brought unprecedented rainfall, causing 150 flood-related school closures in New York City (NYC) alone and heat-related learning disruptions
- [New Data Reveals Increasing Flood Risk in New York City Basement Housing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/08/29/new-data-reveals-increasing-flood-risk-in-new-york-city-basement-housing/) - When Hurricane Ida struck New York City in September 2021, it exposed the region’s vulnerability to extreme rainfall and inland flooding. The storm tragically resulted in the deaths of eleven people in their basement apartments, highlighting the significant risks associated with basement housing during severe weather events. In response to this crisis, the Federal Reserve
- [A Case for Mandating Climate Education in New York State](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/a-case-for-mandating-climate-education-in-new-york-state/) - A standardized climate education for all students is critical to ensure the next generation is prepared for our current climate crisis and understands their role in mitigating and adapting to it. Currently, New Jersey and Connecticut remain the only two states that are required by law to teach climate change in schools. In New York,
- [City of Water Day is Almost Here!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/06/27/city-of-water-day-is-almost-here/) - Check out some of the top City of Water Day events below! Get ready for the 17th Annual City of Water Day, set for Saturday, July 13! This regional day of celebration will see 60+ free, family-friendly events on or near the water, and is the perfect way to cool off this summer and engage
- [Balancing Safety and Shelter: The Fight for Equitable Basement Housing in New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/06/27/balancing-safety-and-shelter-the-fight-for-equitable-basement-housing-in-new-york/) - New York State is facing one of the most egregious housing crises in the country. Residents in New York City, without many options for affordable housing, are often pushed into insecure and unsafe housing conditions, such as this illegally converted storefront in Queens that housed over fifty new migrants to the City in one small
- [Flushing Meadows Corona Park History: The Tale of Two World's Fairs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/06/27/flushing-meadows-corona-park-history-the-tale-of-two-worlds-fairs/) - Waterfront Alliance is leading a resilience study of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. If you enjoy time in the park, please fill out this survey to help us better understand your experience of how climate change is affecting the park. One of the largest and most iconic parks in New York City, Flushing Meadows Corona
- [The Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Plan: A Beacon of Hope for the South Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/06/27/the-mott-haven-port-morris-waterfront-plan-a-beacon-of-hope-for-the-south-bronx/) - In the heart of New York City’s South Bronx, work is underway to bring new life to the Mott Haven-Port Morris waterfront. Home to a vibrant community of approximately 60,000 residents, the South Bronx has long awaited its turn in the city’s waterfront renaissance. The Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Plan is not just a blueprint
- [Fighting the Flood: A Portrait of Resilience in Rockaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/06/27/fighting-the-flood-a-portrait-of-resilience-in-rockaway/) - For most New Yorkers, experience with the ocean may be few and far between. For the Rockaways though, life revolves around the activity of the ocean and its waterways. This is becoming truer with every passing month; flooding has increased in both consistency and severity. Rockaway is rising to the challenge of worsening floods. I
- [Rising to Resilience in New York’s Capital](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/rising-to-resilience-in-new-yorks-capital/) - The first in-person Advocacy Day was a huge success, and it could not have happened without the support of Coalition partners! The Rise to Resilience (R2R) Coalition took the halls of the New York State Capitol and Legislative Office Building on May 6 for the first in-person “Rise to Resilience Coalition Advocacy Day.” Rise to
- [Get New York Rain Ready, Now](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/get-new-york-rain-ready-now/) - Read our full statement on the legislative session. Update 06/12/2024: The 2024 legislative session was a mixed bag for climate policy. At the end of the New York State legislative session, the State Senate and Assembly pulled together to pass important bills. Among them were policies supported by Waterfront Alliance and our many Alliance partners,
- [The Plastic Bottle Bans You Need to Know About](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/the-plastic-bottle-bans-you-need-to-know-about/) - Plastic is like a virus, infiltrating every facet of our daily lives. It lives with us in our most common of routines — ordering take out, grabbing a beverage on the go, unpackaging a new purchase. A silent invader, it seeps into our environment, with microplastics contaminating our water, a lifeline not unlike a bloodstream
- [It Takes a Village to Build Resilience: the 2024 Waterfront Conference Recap](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/it-takes-a-village-to-build-resilience-the-2024-waterfront-conference-recap/) - For 17 years, the dynamic Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Conference has convened diverse stakeholders in a far-reaching convocation including everything from the maritime industry to resiliency experts, community members to engineers, policy makers to advocates, climate professionals to students, lawyers to real-estate representatives. In 2024, it was more than a successful day of discussion on climate
- [Finding Equitable Water Safety in Our City of Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/05/30/finding-equitable-water-safety-in-our-city-of-water/) - Warm weather is here and that means we’ll all be searching for a way to get in any water we can find to cool off - whether that’s in a pool, in a lake or river, or on an ocean-facing beach. As a coastal city, New York City boasts over 520 miles of shorelines and
- [New York City’s Waterfront Disparity: A Call for Equitable Access in the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/04/25/new-york-citys-waterfront-disparity-a-call-for-equitable-access-in-the-bronx/) - Spanning 9.3 miles, the Harlem River forms a natural divide between Manhattan and the Bronx, connecting the East River with the Hudson, and flowing into the Long Island Sound. This unique urban setting, bordered by steep cliffs and wooded hills, is also home to significant historical structures, including fourteen bridges, the Old Croton Aqueduct, and
- [A Statewide Resilience Plan and Officer in New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/04/25/a-statewide-resilience-plan-and-officer-in-new-york/) - With unprecedented levels of funding available, a coordinated climate resilience plan for New York is urgently needed. Waterfront Alliance and EDF are Steering Committee members of the Rise to Resilience Coalition. From Brooklyn to Buffalo, temperatures, water levels, and the cost of climate disasters are rising. Since the inception of the Rise to Resilience Coalition,
- [What You Need to Know about the 2024 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/04/25/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2024-waterfront-conference/) - In just under a month, the 17th annual Waterfront Conference will kick off, bringing together an ensemble of brilliant minds dedicated to shaping the future of our waterfronts. The 2024 Waterfront Conference will tackle how we design and plan for the future as we push for multi-sector solutions to climate change and opportunities in a
- [Echoes of Advocacy: Leah Lopez Schmalz’s Impact on the Long Island Sound](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/22/echoes-of-advocacy-leah-lopez-schmalzs-impact-on-the-long-island-sound/) - “I think the thing I really loved was that it was taking that local passion for the Sound, by individual-by-individual backyard, and making an impact on a region.” It was the first time she was experiencing a “visceral reaction” that she had never seen or been a part of before. “It was everyone coming together
- [Annette Pierce on Navigating the Waters of Volunteering and Leadership](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/25/annette-pierce-on-navigating-the-waters-of-volunteering-and-leadership/) - “So, I just showed up,” she recalls. “And honestly, it may sound like hyperbole, but the first time I was loaded into a kayak and pushed into the ocean it was revelatory,” she says with a huge grin. “I actually remember screaming out loud to no one in particular, ‘I can’t believe I’m in a
- [Michelle Doran McBean and Her Vision for Greener Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/25/michelle-doran-mcbean-and-her-vision-for-greener-communities/) - “Know thyself,” she says. “And if you’re going to take on something difficult, understand that there may be a price for you. And you have to decide whether you can handle that or not. That’s why know thyself is very important.” “And that’s life,” she concludes. “You know, that isn’t just environmentalism or anything else.
- [NYC Councilmember Amanda Farías on Transit Equity and Making Waves of Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/27/councilmember-amanda-farias-on-transit-equity-and-making-waves-of-change/) - “It’s about empowerment,” she asserts. “It’s about motivation, and the next generation of leadership. We want them to join this fight against climate change and water protection. Especially in my communities—we need more people protecting our green spaces. We need more people ensuring that we continue to build up access.” -- Amid the stretching shoreline
- [Véronëque Ignace on Community Resilience and the Transdisciplinary Approach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/27/veroneque-ignace-on-community-resilience-and-the-transdisciplinary-approach/) - “I was finding the need to hold on to me, what I was doing, and what made me, ‘me’, but also became a lot more curious about what I was even holding on to. Not just making the assumption that ‘Oh, my mom taught me this thing, so I’m going to do that thing, but
- [Transforming Staten Island: Councilmember Kamillah Hanks and the North Shore Action Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/03/27/transforming-staten-island-councilmember-kamillah-hanks-and-the-north-shore-action-plan/) - Life on Staten Island comes with an “intrinsic” connection to the waterfront. Councilmember Hanks’ early days in Park Hill are filled with nautical memories like fishing with her father off the pier and taking the ferry to-and-from the island. “Everything we did had some sort of connection to the waterfront,” she shares. “And I think
- [The Waterfront and Resilience Platform: Waterfront Alliance’s 2024 Policy Priorities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/the-waterfront-and-resilience-platform-waterfront-alliances-2024-policy-priorities/) - This year, Waterfront Alliance is proud to launch our first formal policy platform - the 2024 Waterfront and Resilience Platform. Waterfront Alliance leads climate policy and legislative change at the local, state, and federal levels. From the Five Borough Climate Adaptation Plan and the adoption of the five-borough ferry service in New York City; flood
- [WEDG’s First Freshwater Project: Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/wedgs-first-freshwater-project-illinois-beach-state-park-shoreline-stabilization-project/) - This park became the first breakwaters, freshwater, and rural project to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification. Home to six miles of natural lake shoreline and over 4,000 acres of public park, Illinois Beach State Park faces chronic erosion from Lake Michigan waves and evolving climate change impacts. With portions of the site eroding
- [Beyond the Bin: Navigating New York's Recycling Realities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/beyond-the-bin-navigating-new-yorks-recycling-realities/) - It’s shocking, but New Yorkers only recycle just under a fifth of their trash, according to the New York City Department of Sanitation. The unfortunate truth is the recycling system in the U.S. is broken. The problems are so engrained and far reaching that it’s difficult to know where to begin—a host of factors contribute
- [From Canvas to Coastline: NYC's Artistic Frontline Against the Climate Crisis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/02/22/from-canvas-to-coastline-nycs-artistic-frontline-against-the-climate-crisis/) - New York City, a metropolis long celebrated for its resilience and innovation, now confronts a new challenge: the realities of climate change. No longer a vague headline of the future, the climate crisis has firmly rooted itself in the present. With the city on a trajectory toward increasingly hotter and wetter conditions, feelings of hopelessness
- [Let’s Go for a Swim: +POOL and Expanded Swimming Access Announced for New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2024/01/25/lets-go-for-a-swim-pool-and-expanded-swimming-access-announced-for-new-york/) - After more than a decade of campaigning and planning, +POOL is finally coming to the New York City waterfront. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the outstanding news that Friends of +Pool has received a $16 million investment from both the city and state to fund a pilot project this year, with the goal of launching the
- [Rolling Back Riparian Restrictions: Inequities to Waterfront Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/11/30/rolling-back-riparian-restrictions-inequities-to-waterfront-access/) - One of New York’s galling ironies: While living in a city surrounded by water, many residents are barred from their nearest waterfront, this precluding important recreational, educational, and community uses. For Climate Week NYC, Waterfront Alliance hosted a webinar that discussed the current inequities in access to usable waterfronts, how environmental justice communities carry the
- [Re-Cap: No Single Solution to Living with Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/10/26/re-cap-no-single-solution-to-living-with-climate-change/) - From the increasing extreme weather events to rising sea levels, it is critical to not only address mitigating the climate crisis, but how to become resilient and begin to adapt our lives and our infrastructure to it. In a webinar from the Waterfront Alliance earlier this fall, we explored current approaches taken by the federal,
- [Mucking in Marshes, Diverting Debris, and Bailing Billions of Gallons Takes Hard-Corps Commitment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/mucking-in-marshes-diverting-debris-and-bailing-billions-of-gallons-takes-hard-corps-commitment/) - The Waterfront Alliance is thrilled to recognize Joseph Seebode, the Deputy District Engineer and Chief of Programs and Project Management for the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as a 2023 Hero of the Harbor. One of the region’s most dedicated and accomplished public servants, his achievements are so numerous and
- [One of the First Women to Run a Major Port Recalls Unleashing a Renaissance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/queen-of-the-harbor-one-of-the-first-women-to-run-a-major-port-recalls-unleashing-a-renaissance/) - The Waterfront Alliance is proud to honor Lillian Borrone as a 2023 Hero of the Harbor. Lillian was one of the first women in the world to lead a major port, and the reason behind successes that have brought the New York – New Jersey region lasting prosperity and environmental protections. The Early Years As
- [Climate Action for Climate Week!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/24/climate-action-for-climate-week/) - For Climate Week NYC this year, the Waterfront Alliance will be centering focus on critical climate resilience issues facing the New York and New Jersey harbor region through a series of webinars, roundtable discussions, a boat tour, and our annual climate art exhibit. We welcome you to join us in our collaborative effort to prepare
- [Gordian Knots: Migratory Champions Imperiled by Arthropod Die-Off](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/gordian-knots-migratory-champions-imperiled-by-arthropod-die-off/) - Each May, a host of migratory Red Knots begins an epic odyssey – one of the longest in the world - from Tierra del Fuego (at the southern tip of Argentina and Chile), flying more than 9,000 miles to their summer spawning rounds in the Arctic Circle. With their rich salmon-and-rust plumage, Red Knots (taxonomically
- [Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: New York Is Slowly Sinking](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea-new-york-is-slowly-sinking/) - Add to the well-documented worries about New York’s environment related to climate change a new Scylla and Charybdis dilemma: A report from a team of scholars’ documents that the city is actually sinking -- faster in some places, more slowly in others -- owing to a variety of converging forces. This Atlantis-on-the-Hudson scenario is outlined
- [Historic Legal Victory for the Climate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/08/31/historic-legal-victory-for-the-climate/) - Amidst a summer marked by an onslaught of extreme weather events fueled by the climate crisis—historic wildfires, unprecedented heatwaves, deadly flooding—16 young Montanans have secured a momentous legal triumph in the battle against the perpetuating of climate risks. District court judge Kathy Seely affirmed that the government had infringed upon the youths' state constitutional right
- [Solving Climate Change with Island Parks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/solving-climate-change-with-island-parks/) - “This is a passion project for the whole team,” reflects architect Rob Rogers when describing the transformative Galveston Bay Park Plan that a coalition of activists and visionaries are championing as way to safeguard one of America’s largest and busiest ports from the threats posed by the climate crisis. Galveston Bay is essentially the front
- [WEDG Insights: Crafting a More Resilient Future in Miami and Florida](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/wedg-insights-crafting-a-more-resilient-future-in-miami-and-florida/) - Robert Curtis is a landscape designer at Curtis & Rogers Design Studio in Miami, Florida. The firm led the design of Jose Marti Park in Miami Florida, which was recently awarded WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification. The site is the first in Florida and only the second outside New York to achieve the gold
- [Once Spawn a Time: Magical and Mysterious, Horseshoe Crabs Face a Tough Roe to Hoe](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/once-spawn-a-time-magical-and-mysterious-horseshoe-crabs-face-a-tough-roe-to-hoe/) - First things first: Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all. They are more closely related to spiders and scorpions, but unlike either (and in contrast to crabs, as well) they are not remotely aggressive or even slightly dangerous. They lack teeth and jaws, so cannot bite. And that long tail (technically known as a “telson”)
- [The Functionality of Green Infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/the-functionality-of-green-infrastructure/) - Have you ever walked down the street and noticed a blossoming garden between the curb and sidewalk? You may have thought this bioswale brightened up the block, but beneath its flourishing exterior it also works to absorb, slow, and filter stormwater flows. In other words, it is a form of green infrastructure. What is green
- [Coney Island is 100 Years Old, But Doesn’t Look a Day Over 45 - Thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/coney-island-is-100-years-old-but-doesnt-look-a-day-over-45-thanks-to-the-army-corps-of-engineers/) - For some newly arrived immigrants, the first archetypal site to visit in New York is the Statue of Liberty. For others, it’s the Empire State Building. Not so for the family of Rifat Salim, who came to American as a young girl. Her father took Rifat, her siblings, and their mother straight to Coney Island
- [Aqua-Fun Was a Shore Thing at City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/07/27/aqua-fun-was-a-shore-thing-at-city-of-water-day/) - On Saturday, July 15, the 16th Annual City of Water Day offered up 60+ free events that gave enthusiasts and advocates an immersive introduction to the waters that define and encompass the New York–New Jersey metropolitan region. The more than 40 local organizations that partnered with the Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor &
- [Miami’s Jose Marti Park Achieves First WEDG Verification in Florida](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/miamis-jose-marti-park-achieves-first-wedg-verification-in-florida/) - Earlier this month, Jose Marti Park became the first project in the state of Florida, second outside of New York, and twelfth nationally to earn the rigorous WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification. The award-winning WEDG standard is the trusted gold seal for resilient, ecological, and accessible waterfront design. A team of external technical experts
- [The Reports of Their Depth Have Been Greatly Exaggerated](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/the-reports-of-their-depth-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/) - The annual chorus of clickbait about sharks being sighted in New York and New Jersey waters has begun. Specifically, shark tagging nonprofit Ocearch announced in May that it had tracked as many as five large pleurotremata (a taxonomic label for sharks) to the oceans adjacent to Long Island and the Jersey Shore. Responding to the
- [Can You Swim in the Hudson River?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/can-you-swim-in-the-hudson-river/) - This summer is predicted to be one of the hottest ones on record. To cope with the heat, recreation on and near the water has become ever more popular. New York City is surrounded by water, and the iconic Hudson River, New York’s landmark river, is among the most popular destinations for recreation. Given its
- [New York Passes Historic Flood Risk Disclosure Law for Homebuyers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/new-york-passes-historic-flood-risk-disclosure-law-for-homebuyers/) - In a major victory for addressing the realities of climate change, New York’s State Legislature passed historic flood disclosure legislation on June 9 that fixes a loophole allowing home sellers to avoid disclosing flooding history and risk by paying a $500 credit to the buyer at the time of sale. Waterfront Alliance and the Rise
- [Heat, Free Air Conditioners, and Advocacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/heat-waves-and-heap-applications/) - As warm weather creeps into New York City at the start of every summer, many New Yorkers can’t wait to spend more time outdoors, perhaps by exploring one of our many waterfront parks or heading out to the Rockaways for a swim. However, this season can also be brutal, or even deadly, especially for the
- [Discover Governors Island: An Entirely Unique Part of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/06/29/discover-governors-island-an-entirely-unique-part-of-new-york-city/) - On Friday June 16, Waterfront Alliance staff got a behind the scenes tour of Governors Island—the 172-acre island in New York Harbor, wedged between Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. The team was hosted by The Trust for Governors Island and received an informative tour to discover the Island’s history, its growing community of tenants
- [The Evolving Landscape of Climate Change Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/the-evolving-landscape-of-climate-change-education/) - In recent years, more and more schools have incorporated climate change education into their classroom curricula. For example, in 2020 it became law to teach climate change in New Jersey schools and the curriculum was introduced in 2022. This past December, Connecticut joined New Jersey, and announced that it would require its public schools to
- [Reifying the Resolve: Waterfront Conference Focuses on Implementation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/reifying-the-resolve-waterfront-conference-focuses-on-implementation/) - The Waterfront Alliance’s 2023 Waterfront Conference summoned into convocation 64 experts on climate change and related topics to discuss the theme, “The Implementation Challenge: Climate Solutions for All Communities, Sectors, and Systems,” on May 8. With more than 650 in attendance, this was the biggest turnout yet in the conference’s sixteen years running. The keynote
- [2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/) - While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed the official hurricane season will run from June 1 – November 30 this year, they also determined that in fact earlier this year, in January, a subtropic storm had formed off the northeast coast of the U.S. This storm was actually the first cyclone of the
- [Make Water Safety an Essential Right for All New Yorkers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/make-water-safety-an-essential-right-for-all-new-yorkers/) - This Memorial Day weekend, millions of New Yorkers will flock to their local shores, whether it be ocean facing beaches, lakes, or rivers, to enjoy a range of water-based recreational activities. Sadly, this will also be the start of a series of drowning announcements throughout the late spring, summer, and fall here in New York
- [Top Waterfronts to Visit this Summer in New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/top-waterfronts-to-visit-this-summer-in-new-york-city/) - Summer is just around the corner, and you may be wondering where to go in New York City for your next picnic, game of volleyball, or to learn something new, all while being by the water. Look no further than these top five waterfront sites. Although each of these sites offers its own unique opportunities,
- [A Multidimensional Future for Sunset Park Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/05/25/a-multidimensional-future-for-sunset-park-community/) - Perched on the shores of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) sat for decades as one of New York City’s last underutilized industrial waterfront spaces. Recognizing the port’s potential, as well as its historical contribution to Sunset Park’s economy, community members waited—and often fought—for the right project to come along. That project
- [Climate Action is Here: the 2023 Waterfront Conference and Successful Strategies for Achieving Implementation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/climate-action-is-here-the-2023-waterfront-conference-and-successful-strategies-for-achieving-implementation/) - As the Waterfront Alliance’s 16th Annual Waterfront Conference fast approaches, we’re preparing for an exciting day of connecting with a diverse group of partners, professionals, advocates, community members, and elected officials all working toward a resilient future. On Monday, May 8th, for the second year, we’ll gather at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower
- [The Marine Plastics Crisis: An Interview with Thania Peck on Microplastics, Advocacy, and Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/the-marine-plastics-crisis-an-interview-with-thania-peck-on-microplastics-advocacy-and-action/) - We are excited to offer the first Waterfront Conference exploration of the marine plastics crisis on May 8, 2023. Join us at the conference and meet expert, Thania Peck, profiled in this article, who will be speaking on the panel, “On Track for More Marine Plastic than Fish by 2050.” This interview is the first
- [The Garden State Gets Greener: A State of Change in New Jersey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/the-garden-state-gets-greener-a-state-of-change-in-new-jersey/) - Check out in-depth panels and discussions covering New Jersey’s climate commitments at the 2023 Waterfront Conference on May 8, 2023. Specifically, be sure to attend "How to Get to 80X50 - Understanding New Jersey's Aggressive Mitigation Commitments" and "Rebuild by Design: Learning from New Jersey's Solutions" to learn more about strategies for long-term mitigation, adaptation, and
- [Opening the Doors on Industrial Waterfront Sites](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/opening-the-doors-on-industrial-waterfront-sites/) - On any given day, trucks drop a thousand tons of materials from all over New York City to the tipping floor of the Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility (MRF). This recovery facility in South Brooklyn—the largest in the country—sorts through metal, glass, plastic, paper, and more from the homes and businesses across the five boroughs.
- [Waterfront Alliance Releases RFP for Flushing Meadows Corona Park Resilience Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/waterfront-alliance-releases-rfp-for-flushing-meadows-corona-park-resilience-project/) - Waterfront Alliance released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design services as part of a climate resilience planning initiative for Flushing Meadows Corona Park in central Queens. The RFP for $275,000 will be used to fund a design consultant to lead community engagement and design services to identify climate change-related capital needs at the park
- [Rise to Resilience Coalition Responds to the Army Corps’ Tentatively Selected Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/04/27/rise-to-resilience-coalition-responds-to-the-army-corps-tentatively-selected-plan/) - On March 31, 2023, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) closed their public comment period on their tentatively selected plan for the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study (NYNJHATS), after extending the deadline twice. For an overview of NYNJHATS, refer to this WaterWire story. Waterfront Alliance and the Rise to Resilience Coalition
- [Rise to Resilience Victory: New Jersey Now Has One of the Nation’s Strongest Flood Disclosure Laws](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/03/30/new-jersey-paves-the-way-with-the-nations-strongest-flood-disclosure-law/) - On March 20, 2023, the State of New Jersey passed one of the nation’s strongest flood risk disclosure laws. The Rise to Resilience (R2R) Coalition spearheaded advocacy efforts that led to the State of New Jersey passing one of the nation’s strongest flood risk disclosure laws on March 20, 2023. Across the country, 29 states
- [The Implementation Challenge: Climate Solutions for All Communities, Sectors, and Systems](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/03/30/the-implementation-challenge-climate-solutions-for-all-communities-sectors-and-systems/) - In just over a month, on Monday, May 8, hundreds of environmental advocates, policy makers, engineers, and other professionals, will gather for the Waterfront Alliance’s 16th annual Waterfront Conference, which will be held for the second year at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. The window is still open to prevent the most
- [Wind Farms Are Not the Enemy of Whales: Fossil Fuels Are the True Culprit Harming Wildlife](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/03/30/wind-farms-are-not-the-enemy-of-whales-fossil-fuels-are-the-true-culprit-harming-wildlife/) - According to The New York Times and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), from early December of last year through the end of February of this year, 23 whale carcasses washed up on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, including 12on our New York and New Jersey shores. We are saddened by the
- [The Army Corps of Engineers’ Use of Natural and Nature-Based Engineering in Current Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/03/30/the-army-corps-of-engineers-use-of-natural-and-nature-based-engineering-in-current-projects/) - Last spring, Dr. Todd Bridges, now retired, and his colleagues were visiting a part of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in California, a remote region that encompasses 45,000 acres of rivers, woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands. Over the years, the refuge has experienced flooding many times. Bridges, who heads the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
- [Credit Where Credit Is Due](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/03/30/credit-where-credits-not-due/) - Saying 2022 was a monumental year for climate policy would be an understatement. The passing of the Inflation Reduction Act last August and the New York Bond Act in November are just two examples of some of the biggest steps forward we’ve seen in decades. While many organizations and public facing figures have received their
- [Restoring the New York–New Jersey Estuary Will Create Breathtaking Views](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/restoring-the-new-york-new-jersey-estuary-will-create-breathtaking-views/) - I have a vivid memory as a child while living in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970s. I’m in the car with my family and we’re driving along the Belt Parkway when suddenly the vehicle fills up with a familiar stench that tells me we’ve reached Jamaica Bay. I hold my breath and look out
- [Waterfront Alliance and the New York Harbor School Partner Up for the First-Ever High-School Student WEDG Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/02/23/waterfront-alliance-and-the-new-york-harbor-school-partner-up-for-the-first-ever-high-school-student-wedg-course/) - When talking about a WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guideline) professional, who comes to mind? An engineer? An architect? A designer? An urban planner? Well, now you can add high school student to the list. For the first-time ever, a cohort of students from the New York Harbor School on Governors Island have been enrolled in
- [Leading the Way in Fundraising Transparency: Waterfront Alliance Earns Top Rating from Candid](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/02/23/leading-the-way-in-fundraising-transparency-waterfront-alliance-earns-top-rating-from-candid/) - In 2022, the Waterfront Alliance earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, a leading nonprofit and charity evaluator. This recognition is a testament to the organization's commitment to transparency, accountability, and providing accurate financial and programmatic information to the public. Candid charity ratings are designed to help donors make informed decisions when it comes
- [Green Jobs and More on the Horizon for Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/02/24/green-jobs-and-more-on-the-horizon-for-governors-island/) - This past month the Waterfront Alliance had the pleasure of speaking with the Trust for Governors Island about the vision for the Center for Climate Solutions initiative, our previous partnership on the Maritime Activation Plan, and their upcoming events available to the public. Read on to learn more about what’s happening on New York City’s
- [The Important Question: How High to Build](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/02/23/the-important-question-how-high-to-build/) - Today, we start with a hypothetical scenario. You just bought a piece of old industrial land to build a dream development. As you walk along the site, you come across flotsam, or debris, strewn across the back end of the site, far from the water. The weathered edges tell you that it clearly came from
- [Toward a More Climate Informed Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/02/23/toward-a-more-climate-informed-community/) - For nearly two decades, the Waterfront Alliance has advocated for equitable, healthy, and Waterfront Alliance and the Rise to Resilience Coalition have been at the forefront of advocacy and policy goals that address the climate crisis we face today, which will disproportionately impact vulnerable, low-income communities in the floodplain. This work could not be more
- [The State of Extreme Weather in 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/the-state-of-extreme-weather-in-2022/) - A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) highlighted how climate anomalies and extreme weather events in 2022 compared to prior years. The global report found that “2022 was the sixth warmest year since global records began in 1880.” The findings also show that the “10 warmest years in the 143-year
- [This is the Year WEDG® gets Big](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/this-is-the-year-wedg-gets-big/) - In his retirement, my dad works at a golf shop. I sell WEDG; he sells wedges. The frequency with which I get to send a text that I “sold a WEDG” is increasing. In 2022, the owners of six projects committed to pursuing WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification compared to only two in 2021.
- [What Exactly is the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study (NYNJHATS)?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/what-exactly-is-the-new-york-new-jersey-harbor-and-tributaries-study-nynjhats/) - The following WaterWire story provides a high-level overview of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study, also known as ‘NYNJHATS” or “HATS.” Who is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers? The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) is to provide public engineering services and “deliver vital
- [15 Years of Programs and Policy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/15-years-of-programs-and-policy/) - For 15 years, the Waterfront Alliance has served as the New York and New Jersey region’s preeminent advocate for its waterfronts and waterways. In 2022, our mission remained as true as ever. Together, we build, transform, revitalize, and protect accessible waterfronts for all communities. We continued to serve as our region’s leader—and an emerging national
- [Samantha Soriano on Climate Education and Why it Matters to Her Students on Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2023/01/26/samantha-soriano-on-climate-education-and-why-it-matters-to-her-students-on-staten-island/) - Samantha Soriano is the head science teacher at IS 49 Berta A. Dreyfus on the north shore of Staten Island. A seasoned educator and native Staten Islander, she’s now in her second year of being a partner teacher with Waterfront Alliance’s Estuary Explorer’s program. Arriving at IS 49 on a teaching fellowship, she’s been leading
- [Top Climate Journalism Picks of 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/12/15/top-climate-journalism-picks-of-2022/) - This year has been filled with big wins and major moves for the Waterfront Alliance and climate movement across the board. To highlight some of the great research, advocacy, and action being taken, we’ve created a list of our top journalism pieces of 2022. Great journalism sheds light on the many critical environmental issues at
- [Schooner Apollonia Partners with Waterfront Alliance on Sustainability Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/29/schooner-apollonia-partners-with-waterfront-alliance-on-sustainability-challenge/) - Built in 1946, the steel-hull schooner Apollonia can prompt thoughts of history when it appears in New York Harbor with all sails set, cargo hold full of sail freight goods. But the ship is very much focused on the future - a more sustainable one, in particular. Earlier this fall Apollonia partnered on a sustainability challenge with
- [A Critical Project to Protect the Lower East Side](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/30/a-critical-project-to-protect-the-lower-east-side/) - During this 10th anniversary year of Hurricane Sandy, we heard over and over is that not enough has been done. Despite a decade of planning, deliberation and advocacy, there are few tangible signs that we have done enough to protect New York City and our region from devastating storms and an uncertain, extreme-weather future. As
- [New York Can Provide a National Model for Equity-Focused Offshore Wind Growth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/29/new-york-can-provide-a-national-model-for-equity-focused-offshore-wind-growth/) - It’s been a year of explosive growth for offshore wind in New York. In February, developers leased 488,000 square feet for wind energy in the New York Bight; over the summer the Inflation Reduction Act provided crucial support for sustaining the industry’s growth; and in January 2023, the New York State Energy Research and Development
- [Bringing Critical Environmental Education to New York City’s Youth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/29/bringing-critical-environmental-education-to-new-york-citys-youth/) - In May 2022, I joined the Waterfront Alliance as a per diem educator to support the Estuary Explorers program. Having held two environmental education roles in the past, I was excited to continue my education work in New York City, in many of the neighborhoods and on many of the waterfronts I grew up visiting.
- [WEDG Insights: Coastal Resilience Project Improves Waterfront Access and Greenway Connectivity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/29/coastal-resilience-project-improves-waterfront-access-and-greenway-connectivity/) - Margaret Hopkins and Johari Pondt are engineers at AKRF, Inc., an award-winning New York City consulting firm that has co-led the engineering design and environmental review for East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR). Waterfront Alliance recently awarded WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification to ESCR. When Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City on October
- [Offshore Wind Student Immersion Day Ignites Excitement In Growing Sector](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/22/offshore-wind-student-immersion-day-ignites-excitement-in-growing-sector/) - Middle school students from underserved communities across New York City engaged in an immersive exploration of the offshore wind and maritime industries, as well as related career pathways, thanks to an exciting program presented by Attentive Energy, SUNY Maritime College, and Horizons National. During “NYC Student Day: Youth Power and Offshore Wind,” students also had
- [New Yorkers Greenlight $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/11/29/new-yorkers-greenlight-4-2-billion-environmental-bond-act/) - On November 8, 2022, New Yorkers overwhelmingly walked into the voting booth to vote “YES” on Proposition 1—a ballot measure that authorizes $4.2 billion in bonds to finance climate change mitigation projects, flood-risk reduction projects, water infrastructure, land conservation, and recreation projects. This funding comes at a time when historic levels of federal dollars, via
- [Book Excerpt: "Taking the Heat, How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Mind, Body, and Spirit and What You Can Do About It"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/book-excerpt-taking-the-heat/) - Waterfront development shines when its public spaces promote the human health benefits derived from connecting with nature. Spending time on or near the water can be mood-booster and enhance overall wellbeing. In her new book, Taking the Heat, How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Mind, Body, and Spirit and What You Can Do About It,
- [WEDG Verification of East Side Coastal Resiliency Project Will Protect 110,000 People](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/wedg-verification-east-side-coastal-resiliency-project-will-protect-110000-people/) - The Vladeck Houses, Gompers Houses, Baruch Houses, Lillian Wald Houses, Jacob Riis Houses, Les Houses II, III, and V, Bracetti Plaza, and Campos Plaza Houses all will be better protected from devastating flooding as a direct result of the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project. These New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments and thousands
- [South Battery Park City – Undergoing Review: WEDG Verification Status](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/south-battery-park-city-undergoing-review-wedg-verification-status/) - Eight years ago, Waterfront Alliance released its WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) standards to answer a seemingly simple, but deeply complicated question: Which waterfront developments are good and which ones are not? The is one of nearly a dozen projects currently WEDG Verification. Ten projects have earned WEDG Verification to date. Others failed to meet
- [An Inspiration for Schools - New Jersey Leads the Country in Climate Change Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/an-inspiration-for-schools-new-jersey-leads-the-country-in-climate-change-education/) - Back in June 2020, the New Jersey State Board of Education adopted an initiative developed by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy to make the state the first in the country to incorporate climate change education into all New Jersey public schools. “These new standards will give our children the tools necessary to combat the
- [Ten Years After Sandy: Assessing the Social Resilience and Physical Resilience of Waterfront Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/ten-years-after-sandy-assessing-the-social-resilience-and-physical-resilience-of-waterfront-communities/) - Ten years after Hurricane Sandy swept up the East Coast, significant coastal resilience infrastructure projects are underway around New York Harbor, including the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, South Battery Park City Resiliency Project, Red Hook Coastal Resiliency Project, and Living Breakwaters off the coast of Staten Island. Even so, as stakeholders aboard the Waterfront
- [Restoring Bird Habitats While Sustaining Ours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/10/27/restoring-bird-habitats-while-sustaining-ours/) - This past spring, Dr. Lenore Tedesco was looking out her window at The Wetlands Institute that sits in the middle of vast marshland in Cape May County, New Jersey. Outside, heavy rain and flooding tides associated with the Mother’s Day Nor’easter, were thoroughly soaking the marsh, a low-lying wetland with grassy vegetation that is usually
- [It Has Been 10 Years Since the Profound Impact of Hurricane Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/29/it-has-been-10-years-since-the-profound-impact-of-hurricane-sandy/) - As we anxiously watch Hurricane Ian's catastrophic battering of the state of Florida and track the giant storm as it moves across the southeast United States, our hearts go out to those in its path. We recognize in this edition of WaterWire the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, another historic storm that pummeled the country's
- [Maritime Activation Plan Proposed for Fordham Landing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/29/maritime-activation-plan-proposed-for-fordham-landing/) - Imagine a new path along the Harlem River on the Bronx side, meandering past restored wetlands, a protected cove, a community boathouse, a town dock, fishing boats, and yachts for charter. This is the vision of the maritime activation plan (MAP) produced by the Waterfront Alliance in partnership with Dynamic Star LLC developers for the
- [Hero of the Harbor: Stephen K. Knott](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/26/hero-of-the-harbor-stephen-k-knott/) - Stephen K. Knott is the Secretary-Treasurer of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents nearly 70,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. He has also served as the ILA’s International General Vice President, President of the Atlantic Coast District, and President of ILA Local 1, Clerks and Checkers, in the Port of New
- [Behavior Change and Investment: An Overview of 2022 Port Industry Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/29/behavior-change-and-investment-an-overview-of-2022-port-industry-day/) - The number of containers calling at the Port of New York and New Jersey continues to break records. Volume is up by more than a third from pre-COVID levels. While ships wait at anchor on both coasts, significant traffic is now bypassing the more congested West Coast ports to dock and unload on the East
- [Clean Water, Resilience, Justice, and Jobs: New York’s Environmental Bond Act](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/29/clean-water-resilience-justice-and-jobs-new-yorks-environmental-bond-act/) - The Clean Air, Clean Water, Green Jobs Bond Act of 2022 This November, New Yorkers will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unlock $4.2 billion worth of investments to protect clean drinking water, reduce flooding, restore natural resources, and reduce air pollution across the state. That opportunity comes in the form of the Clean Air, Clean
- [My Summer of Extreme Weather](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/09/29/my-summer-of-extreme-weather/) - For the past several years, Waterfront Alliance has offered a five-month-long fellowship that supports the Rise to Resilience coalition (R2R) and climate change policy efforts. Throughout those five months, the climate advocacy and policy fellow works to advance policy and legislative priorities through policy research, organize collective actions among stakeholders, support the Rise to Resilience
- [John Nardi: Hero of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/08/25/john-nardi-hero-of-the-harbor/) - For his long commitment to the maritime world and shipping industry, John Nardi, President of the New York Shipping Association (NYSA), is being honored as a 2022 Hero of the Harbor. Mr. Nardi is a graduate of SUNY Maritime College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Third Mates License in 1984.
- [Extreme Weather and Infrastructure Challenges in New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/08/25/extreme-weather-and-infrastructure-challenges-in-new-york-city/) - On August 16, the New York City Council’s committees on resiliency and waterfronts, transportation and infrastructure, and environmental protection held a joint oversight hearing on Sinkholes, Flooding and Heatwaves: Infrastructure Challenges in the Face of Extreme Weather. New York City Chief Climate Officer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala testified at the hearing
- [Announcing the Launch of the Self-Paced WEDG Professionals Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/08/25/announcing-the-launch-of-the-self-paced-wedg-professionals-course/) - An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estate developers in New York are united by their WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals Training. Waterfront Alliance is proud to announce that you can now earn the WEDG Associate credential and deepen
- [Hidden Gems of the Urban Waterfront: Activating City-Owned Waterfront Sites](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/08/25/hidden-gems-of-the-urban-waterfront-activating-city-owned-waterfront-sites/) - Paddling on Newtown Creek, fishing in Flushing Bay, kayaking off the North Shore of Staten Island, and participating in environmental education programs on the Harlem River are all signs of major waterfront revitalization that has opened new recreational opportunities to thousands of New Yorkers. Today, New York City’s waterfront consists of a green and blue
- [Rainfall Ready](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/08/25/rainfall-ready/) - As someone who grew up in South Beach, Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella knows that extreme flooding caused by heavy rainfall has been a dangerous problem for the borough. “Fortunately, there has been much progress over the last 40 years,” Borough President Fossella said recently, “but we still need to do more. After remnants
- [Compelled to Care for a Forgotten Cove](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2012/09/08/compelled-to-care-for-a-forgotten-cove/) - James Cataldi lives in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood. For 25 years he worked on Wall Street; now he works with the Wild Bird Fund, a wildlife rehabilitation facility. One day about four years ago, he was walking down 207th Street. Just before he was about to cross the bridge over the Harlem River,
- [Threats from Climate Change: A Sobering Assessment from the United Nations](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/07/28/threats-from-climate-change-a-sobering-assessment-from-the-united-nations/) - The Waterfront Alliance webinar on March 31, 2022, invited participants to focus on the recent report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and explore ways that we can meet the United Nations’ urgent call for climate adaptation and resilience. The Waterfront Alliance’s Tyler Taba, senior manager for climate policy, was joined by Mark
- [In Memoriam: Capt. Brian A. McAllister](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/07/28/in-memoriam-capt-brian-a-mcallister/) - Captain Brian Anthony McAllister, Chairman Emeritus of McAllister Towing and Transportation, died on June 29, 2022. He was 89. Capt. McAllister was part of the fourth generation of McAllisters to work in the family business. Today, McAllister Towing— one of the largest and oldest towing and transportation companies in the United States—is run by the
- [15 Years of Fun and Advocacy: A Celebration of City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/07/28/15-years-of-fun-and-advocacy-a-celebration-of-city-of-water-day/) - City of Water Day Fifteen years after the very first City of Water Day in 2008, the Waterfront Alliance and the New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) organized another crowd-pleasing day on July 16, 2022 to celebrate our waterfronts and waterways with activities in all five New York boroughs and New Jersey. Thousands
- [Hero of the Harbor: Sharlene Brown](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/03/14/women-on-the-waterfront-sharlene-brown/) - At the Heroes of the Harbor gala this October, the Waterfront Alliance is delighted to honor Sharlene Brown, Executive Director of the Castle Hill YMCA, for her work fostering environmental education and civic engagement experiences for South Bronx residents. It was only a few years ago that Ms. Brown began hosting occasional programs at the local shoreline,
- [The Next Chapter for NYC Ferry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/07/28/the-next-chapter-for-nyc-ferry/) - Big changes are afoot for New York City’s ferry system. Earlier this month, Mayor Adams unveiled "NYC Ferry Forward," a vision for a more equitable, accessible, and fiscally sustainable citywide ferry system. NYC Ferry is an important part of the City’s sustainability strategy, helping to move the region away from the car culture that is
- [WEDG® Version 3: Resilience, Ecology, and Access at Inland Water Edges](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/29/wedg-version-3-resilience-ecology-and-access-at-inland-water-edges/) - WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) is recognized as the gold standard for coastal waterfront development—and the field is constantly evolving, as design teams around the country pilot new ideas. As a rating system, WEDG has the privilege and the responsibility to be at the forefront of coastal design, guiding projects toward more resilient, more ecological,
- [Environmental Justice on the Waterfront: Highlights from City of Water Day on Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/07/28/environmental-justice-on-the-waterfront-highlights-from-city-of-water-day-on-staten-island/) - “The fact of the matter is, federal policy already exists to protect our environment. How much has it actually done for our planet? That is up for debate.” Idea Reid, a 19-year-old student at Barnard College, was talking to a crowd of activists on City of Water Day, July 16, at the Staten Island waterfront.
- [Hurricane Preparedness Tips for this Hurricane Season](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/29/hurricane-preparedness-tips-for-this-hurricane-season/) - The Atlantic hurricane season officially started on June 1 and will last through November 30. As climate change continues to increase the frequency and intensity of storms, it’s important to be as prepared as possible. For the seventh consecutive year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting above-average hurricane activity. According to U.S.
- [End of New York Legislative Session: Climate Outlook](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/10/end-of-new-york-legislative-session-climate-outlook/) - The 2022 New York legislative session came to an end on June 4 after going into an overtime session. Here is a snapshot of what happened with climate resilience and environmental legislation at the state level: There were lengthy debates on the floor of the Senate and Assembly focused on abortion rights, gun control, and
- [Compelling Art Exhibition Illustrates Flood Risk at the BlueLine](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/29/compelling-art-exhibition-illustrates-flood-risk-at-the-blueline/) - Art at the BlueLine—a free, outdoor art exhibition focusing on climate change and sea level rise—will open on City of Water Day in Lower Manhattan’s Seaport. For two weeks beginning Saturday, July 16, at the original historic port where the nation’s first docks were built 400 years ago, artists will present installations at the BlueLine—the
- [Estuary Explorers: Deeper Dives with Schools and Community Partners to Advance Waterfront Learning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/29/estuary-explorers-deeper-dives-with-schools-and-community-partners-to-advance-waterfront-learning/) - Summer of 2021 marked the return of Estuary Explorers to in-person programming and community events. This was followed by schools slowly reopening their doors to field trips and visiting organizations during the 2021-22 school year. Students, teachers, and visiting educators have been hungry for experiential learning opportunities in recent months, and this has created tremendous
- [A Look Back at the 2022 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/a-look-back-at-the-2022-waterfront-conference/) - The opening speakers at the Waterfront Conference—Meet the Moment: Building a Livable Future—on May 24 could not have coordinated their remarks better. After Cortney Worrall, President and CEO of the Waterfront Alliance welcomed hundreds of attendees to the event, Chris Ward, Chair of the Waterfront Alliance Board of Trustees, got right to the point. “Recess
- [Women on the Waterfront: Jessica Markel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/women-on-the-waterfront-jessica-markel/) - Project Engineer Jessica Markel finds working in the maritime construction industry empowering and is among Weeks Marine’s leading engineers at their Ellis Island project. As part of the Women on the Waterfront series, she tells us about her journey and her accomplishments, touching on why she chose engineering and maritime construction, her role with Weeks
- [How WEDG Addresses the Onshore Challenge of Offshore Wind](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/how-wedg-addresses-the-onshore-challenge-of-offshore-wind/) - Next to Staten Island’s boat graveyard on the Arthur Kill is a site destined to reshape the green energy industry. On June 1, proposals to turn the Rossville Municipal Site into an offshore wind manufacturing port were due to New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Sustainability is one of NYCEDC’s central goals on the
- [Environmental Advocates Consider Crypto](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/environmental-advocates-consider-crypto/) - What role does cryptocurrency play in the movement toward sustainable life and a green economy? Is it an energy monster, creating billions of pounds of carbon emissions as it is “mined” using huge amounts of computing power, or can it be linked to carbon reduction and provide another path toward environmental balance? Today, cryptocurrency (aka
- [South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Gets Ready for Massive New Offshore Wind Facility](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/south-brooklyn-marine-terminal-gets-ready-for-massive-new-offshore-wind-facility/) - As a strong wind whipped people’s hair and coats, Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer stood at the Brooklyn waterfront in Sunset Park a few weeks ago and announced the start of the transformation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into one of the country’s largest offshore wind port facilities. They were
- [The All-of-New York Approach to Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/06/02/the-all-of-new-york-approach-to-climate-change/) - We are in the climate change battle together. That is why we are seeking your partnership and ideas in connection with the future Center for Climate Solutions on Governors Island. As we write, a brutal heat wave is pummeling South Asia. The rise in the Earth’s average surface temperature is producing both chronic and acute
- [Habitat Value and Floating Wave Attenuators](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/04/28/habitat-value-and-floating-wave-attenuators/) - Carl Persak is a NYS Licensed Professional Engineer and Principal at Persak & Wurmfeld, a full-service naval architecture firm based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Started in 2007, P&W’s unique combination of a regional focus, a multi-disciplined engineering skill set, and a technology-forward approach has slotted the firm in local projects of consequence on the water, land,
- [Canadian Renewable Energy Transmission Line is Approved; NYC Residents Can’t Wait for Peaker Plants to Close](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/04/27/canadian-renewable-energy-transmission-line-is-approved-nyc-residents-cant-wait-for-peaker-plants-to-close/) - Last week, the 340-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, to be built underground and under water from Quebec, Canada to Astoria, Queens, was approved by New York State. Construction will begin this year. Total cost of the project—which will bring renewable energy generated by hydroelectric dams in Canada to New York City—is $4.5 billion;
- [New Trustees Appointed as Waterfront Alliance Marks 15 Years](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/04/28/new-trustees-appointed-as-waterfront-alliance-marks-15-years/) - Kent Barwick remembers the moment he realized that the metropolitan region urgently needed an organization like the Waterfront Alliance. It was 1999 and he was president of The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS). That year, the MAS commissioned a study of New York City’s waterfront—and the results were unexpected. New York Harbor was
- [Putting Yourself in the Community’s Shoes: Thoughts from Dr. Christian Braneon](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/04/28/putting-yourself-in-the-communitys-shoes-thoughts-from-dr-christian-braneon/) - Christian Braneon, PhD, is co-director of the Environmental Justice and Climate Just Cities Network at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He co-leads the Urban Climate Change Research Network’s Urban Design Climate Workshop series and serves as co-chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change. His career spans water resources engineering, remote sensing, climate resilience,
- [April Rise to Resilience Policy Updates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/04/27/april-rise-to-resilience-policy-updates/) - There is a lot of movement on resilience across our region and the nation following the major flood events of the past few months. Waterfront Alliance and the Rise to Resilience coalition have been working to capitalize on this traction. We are excited to share some updates and advancements with you. New York State:
- [Women on the Waterfront: Katie Mosher](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/03/24/women-on-the-waterfront-katie-mosher/) - Katie Mosher is the senior director of programs for the Billion Oyster Project (BOP). She was born in upstate New York and grew up in Vermont. After a dozen years in New York City’s commercial art and photography world, she found her true passion: restoring oysters in New York Harbor and its waterways. Seventeen years
- [Women on the Waterfront: Captain Zeita Merchant](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/03/24/women-on-the-waterfront-captain-zeita-merchant/) - U.S. Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant is Commander of Sector New York. Since May 2021, she has directed all Coast Guard missions in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In this role, Capt. Merchant wears several other hats: Captain of the Port (ensuring safety and security of the port zone); Search and Rescue
- [WEDG® Insights: Exceptionally Accessible Waterfronts Begin with the Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/03/23/wedg-insights-exceptionally-accessible-waterfronts-begin-with-the-community/) - Katie Mosher is a New York State native who is determined to return oysters to New York Harbor. She is the senior director of programs at Billion Oyster Project, and spends her days strategically planning how to maximize the nonprofit’s collaborative efforts to restore one billion “ecosystem engineers” to our local waterways in collaboration with
- [In Memoriam: Nancy Brous](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/03/14/in-memoriam-nancy-brous/) - Nancy Brous passed away on February 18, 2022. She was 53. Prominent in the paddling community, Nancy championed safe boating, clean water, and better access to the waterfront. As noted by Rob Buchanan, her friend and co-founder of the New York City Water Trail Association, Nancy was an early member of the Downtown Boathouse and
- [Launching the Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/02/24/launching-the-heather-m-morgan-climate-risk-adaptation-lecture-series/) - This year’s annual Waterfront Conference returns with great fanfare—back in person and in a new location—at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Tuesday, May 24. In addition to bringing you 15 panels, including upward of 60 speakers, covering topics ranging from offshore wind to the youth climate movement, this year’s event will launch the Heather
- [Port Raritan Joins the Marine Highway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/02/24/port-raritan-joins-the-marine-highway/) - Waterborne delivery service, an important yet underused option in the New York–New Jersey region’s transportation infrastructure, is expanding with the opening of a Port Raritan stop on the Marine Highway. The Marine Highway is a program of the federal Maritime Administration (known as MARAD; part of the U.S. Department of Transportation) that promotes cargo delivery
- [Bare Shelves? Don’t Blame the Port!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/11/24/bare-shelves-dont-blame-the-port/) - Port congestion? Delays in the supply chain? With the 2021 holiday shopping season in full swing, “these are everybody’s favorite topics right now,” Ed Kelly
- [Our Right to Know – Disclose Flood Risk in New York and New Jersey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/02/24/our-right-to-know-disclose-flood-risk-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/) - Communicating the impacts of climate change can be complicated and complex. Climate information is shared across several platforms, whether it’s government agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); academic institutions; media outlets; organizations; or personal experiences. The amount of information available is abundant, but it isn’t always
- [Coastal Storm Splits Island and Brings Communities Together](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/02/24/coastal-storm-splits-island-and-brings-communities-together/) - In 1992, Joseph Vietri, then a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was walking with a coastal researcher around Westhampton Beach.
- [Envisioning Future Possibilities and Funding for Ferries in the Region](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/02/24/envisioning-future-possibilities-and-funding-for-ferries-in-the-region/) - Ferries are zipping around New York Harbor and local waterways reaching new corners of New York and New Jersey—connecting communities, opening new recreational opportunities, and shortening commutes. Late 2021 saw the commencement of the Ferry Point Park landing in the Bronx and the Staten Island route to the west side of Manhattan, as well as
- [In Memoriam: Bonnie K. Aldinger](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/in-memoriam-bonnie-k-aldinger/) - Bonnie Aldinger was known for her dazzling smile and her love of the water. Paddling, writing, reading, drawing, and food were constant sources of delight and reasons to connect with others. She belonged to numerous water-related organizations—the Sebago Canoe Club, the New York Ship Lore and Model Club, and more—and was a regular volunteer for
- [Impacts and Impressions of the Climate Crisis through Podcasting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/08/26/impacts-and-impressions-of-the-climate-crisis-through-podcasting/) - Earlier this year, we shared an article covering a list of staff favorite climate podcasts to inspire those wanting to learn more about the big blue. In our continued search for new ways to educate ourselves on the current climate crisis and how to engage in climate mitigation, we compiled a list of podcast episodes
- [A Summer of Social Media at the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/08/26/a-summer-of-social-media-at-the-waterfront-alliance/) - Everyone is on social media these days. From dog accounts and meme pages to large-scale corporations and, of course, nonprofits like the Waterfront Alliance. While enjoying and digesting the content on your feed, do you ever wonder what it is like to be working on the inside? For me, as a communications intern with the
- [A Year in Review: Coastal Resilience Education Adapts and Innovates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/06/24/a-year-in-review-coastal-resilience-education-adapts-and-innovates/) - In March 2020, Waterfront Alliance’s education program Estuary Explorers was actively underway with school field labs across the five boroughs when Covid-19 shut down in-person learning. What a tremendous change these last 15 months have brought to students, teachers, and nonprofit educators. Since then, teachers have been juggling both in-person and remote education, while informal
- [Double Take: The New York Times Bestows Credibility on Obsolete Approach to Climate Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/26/double-take-ny-times-bestows-credibility-on-obsolete-approach-to-climate-resilience/) - Did you read the recent The New York Times opinion piece on adding 1,760 acres to Lower Manhattan by building into the Hudson River, East River, and New York Harbor? All over the City, readers in the environmental, waterfront, architecture, regulatory, and climate resilience communities did double takes. What a rotten digression in the conversation
- [A New Horizon for Rise to Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/a-new-horizon-for-rise-to-resilience/) - I am thrilled to announce my new fulltime role as senior manager for climate policy at the Waterfront Alliance. It has been an incredible privilege and joy to work with so many of our Rise to Resilience coalition members over the past few months in my role as the Rise to Resilience fellow. I cannot
- [In Memoriam: Ann E. Breen](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/in-memoriam-ann-e-breen/) - More than 25 years before the Waterfront Alliance took shape in 2007, Ann Breen and Dick Rigby cofounded the Waterfront Center in Washington, DC. This was in 1981, when waterfront redevelopment was beginning to accelerate in urban areas. Concerned that industrial waterfronts and maritime businesses were seen as dirty and dangerous, and being cleared away,
- [Successful Flood Project Benefits Small Village and New York City Miles Away](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/successful-flood-project-benefits-small-village-and-new-york-city-miles-away/) - Matthew Krzyston grew up in the Village of Delhi, a rural community located in Delaware County, New York. “I grew up half a mile downstream from Reservoir Park. As a young kid, my parents would take me there to picnic and play in Steele Brook. It was a special place that people of all ages
- [Charting the Course for the Next Ten Years: New York City Launches the Next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/charting-the-course-for-the-next-ten-years-new-york-city-launches-the-next-comprehensive-waterfront-plan/) - The New York City Department of City Planning recently launched its vision for waterfront and resilience priorities over the next ten years, the NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, anchored in the three key beacons of resiliency, equity, and health. The City released the first Comprehensive Waterfront Plan in 1992. Beginning in 2010 and every 10 years
- [Live Wondrously and Acknowledge the Wins: WEDG Professionals Course 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2022/01/27/live-wondrously-and-acknowledge-the-wins-wedg-professionals-course-2022/) - Two hundred of the country's brightest urban waterfront designers, landscape architects, engineers, and municipal leaders (and three from Canada) joined the fourth annual WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals course on January 20 and 21. Running across the technical discussions and real-world case studies on resilience, ecology, and access at the water's edge was a
- [An Excerpt from Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/09/23/an-excerpt-from-saved-at-the-seawall-stories-from-the-september-11-boat-lift/) - 20 years after the events of September 11, 2001, Jessica DuLong’s book Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift provides the definitive history of the largest ever waterborne evacuation in recent U.S. history.
- [Heroes of the Harbor: Former Governor David Paterson](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/09/23/heroes-of-the-harbor-former-governor-david-paterson/) - As Governor of New York State from 2008 to 2010, David Paterson laid the groundwork for environmental justice in New York City and committed the State to a sustainable future.
- [October Rise to Resilience Policy Updates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/27/october-rise-to-resilience-policy-updates/) - There is a lot of movement on resilience across our region and the nation following the major flood events of the past few months. We are excited to share some updates and advancements with you..
- [In Memoriam: Meg Black](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/27/in-memoriam-meg-black/) - The working waterfront of the metropolitan region lost a committed advocate on September 14 when Meg Black passed away, barely six weeks after stepping down from her role as executive director of the Working Harbor Committee (WHC). Ms. Black had led the organization since 2015, filling the position when co-founder John Doswell died. Since 2003,
- [Priorities for the Next New York City Mayor’s First 100 Days](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/28/priorities-for-the-next-new-york-city-mayors-first-100-days/) - Waterfront Alliance and Rise to Resilience are calling upon the next Mayor to implement immediate actions and policies to bring about real, equitable change
- [Star-Studded Gala of Heroes Lights Up the Sky](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/28/star-studded-gala-of-heroes-lights-up-the-sky/) - Heroes of the Harbor gala-goers knew they were in for a treat when their irrepressible host, Chuck Nice—Waterfront Alliance Board member, comedian, and environmentalist—welcomed the crowd with a yell: “We made it!”
- [Climate Design Ambassadors are Ready to Build: WEDG Helps](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/28/climate-design-ambassadors-are-ready-to-build-wedg-helps/) - The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as of writing, has not passed yet. As proposed, it would incorporate greater flood resilience into transportation programs, encourage nature-based resilience solutions, create new opportunities for resilience research, and increase funding for flood mitigation
- [Our Favorite Climate Books that we Read this Year](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/11/24/our-favorite-climate-books-that-we-read-this-year/) - Throughout the course of this past year, the WaterWire blog has aimed to put out more resources for easy-to-consume, climate-based media items to share with friends and family.
- [Introducing the WEDG Course Speaker Line Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/11/24/introducing-the-wedg-course-speaker-line-up/) - Back by popular demand, the next WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals course is scheduled for January 20 and January 21, 2022.
- [City Unveils Master Plan to Protect the Seaport District in the Face of Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/11/24/city-unveils-master-plan-to-protect-the-seaport-district-in-the-face-of-climate-change/) - The Seaport District is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in New York City and is facing an increasing confluence of extreme hazards from climate change.
- [Building Resiliency to Protect New York from Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/10/04/building-resiliency-to-protect-new-york-from-climate-change/) - Nearly nine years after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Ida reminded us of our region’s vulnerability to severe coastal storms—and of the need to plan and invest in ways that will make New York City and State more resilient. Capalino and the Waterfront Alliance are teaming up to discuss this issue with some of the region’s resiliency experts on
- [NYC’s First Wetlands Mitigation Bank is Open for Business](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/nycs-first-wetlands-mitigation-bank-is-open-for-business/) - Wetlands mitigation banking is a way to offset waterfront development with wetlands restoration. Following the lead of other areas around the country, New York City’s first wetlands mitigation bank is open for business. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and NYC Parks have released a request for expressions of interest (RFEI) from businesses
- [A Community-Centered Vision for a Revitalized Staten Island Shoreline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/09/23/a-community-centered-vision-for-a-revitalized-staten-island-shoreline/) - Between the busy Bay Street corridor to the north and the rolling trails and greenery of Forth Wadsworth to the South is a 1.5 mile stretch of mixed use waterfront along Staten Island’s northeast shore. This stretch is a unique geography of urban center, culture, community, residential, maritime industry, and waterfront recreation. Maintaining the vibrancy of all these facets
- [September Rise to Resilience Policy Updates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/09/23/september-rise-to-resilience-policy-updates/) - The future of our communities, jobs, safety, health, infrastructure, and wildlife and natural habitats are at risk from flooding and other impacts associated with climate change. Since the launch of the Rise to Resilience coalition in 2020, R2R has moved policy at every level of government: from impacting how the U.S. Army Corps incorporates climate
- [Heroes Back in Action on October 12!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/09/23/heroes-back-in-action/) - Heroes of the Harbor is the Waterfront Alliance’s annual gala honoring exceptional individuals and organizations for visionary leadership of the region’s waterways and waterfronts. The event also serves to elevate our work to decision makers, influencers, and leadership in New York and New Jersey. This year, we are honoring former New York Governor David A.
- [Climate Week NYC: Global Conference on Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/08/26/climate-week-nyc-global-conference-on-climate-change/) - Climate Week NYC, taking place September 20–26, returns this year with a focus on fulfilling and increasing commitments made by businesses, governments, and organizations. It is the time and place where the world gathers to showcase leading climate action and discuss how to do more, fast. Hosted annually by the international nonprofit the Climate Group, in conjunction with
- [Hero of the Harbor: Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/07/29/an-optimist-in-practice-harriet-berg-and-the-norwegian-consulate-general-hero-of-the-harbor/) - After more than four years as head of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York City, Harriet Berg—the Consul General—is returning to Norway. Before she leaves, the Waterfront Alliance is honoring Ms. Berg and the Norwegian Consulate itself for their guidance in expanding forward-thinking technology in the realms of energy infrastructure and the maritime
- [Hero of the Harbor: Steve Plate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/08/26/hero-of-the-harbor-steve-plate/) - As the Waterfront Alliance prepares to honor master builder Steven Plate as a 2021 Hero of the Harbor for his extraordinary accomplishments—removal of millions of gallons of water from critical infrastructure after Hurricane Sandy, multi-year restoration of the World Trade Center site after 9/11, cultivating a resilient physical and social framework—we’d like to pause and
- [Transform Miami through Innovative Waterfront Design Guidelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/08/26/transform-miami-through-innovative-waterfront-design-guidelines/) - Last month, the Miami City Commission voted to approve a comprehensive set of design guidelines that will help to visually unify and brand Miami’s Baywalk and Riverwalk as a marquee Downtown Miami attraction and destination for residents and visitors. The vote marked the culmination of an effort that began in 2017, when the City of
- [Reflecting on City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/07/29/reflecting-on-city-of-water-day/) - Communities and people across the region celebrated the 14th annual City of Water Day on July 10th. Organized by the Waterfront Alliance and the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), and hosted by local organizations and community members, City of Water Day offered over 47 different educational activities, entertainment, and opportunities for recreational
- [Top 15 Climate Instagram Accounts to Follow Today](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/07/29/top-15-climate-instagram-accounts-to-follow-today/) - Summer is in full swing, and everyone is on social media. While scrolling through Instagram, not only can you keep up to date with friends and family, but you can also stay on top of all the latest news on the topics you care about most. In fact, Instagram has become one of the easiest
- [Infusion of Resilience Funds Part of New York City’s Recovery Budget](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/07/29/infusion-of-resilience-funds-part-of-new-york-citys-recovery-budget/) - New York City passed a $99 billion budget for FY 2022, the largest in city history in part thanks to billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds. The budget, which the City Council approved by a vote of 39 to 6, is roughly $10.5 billion higher than last year and is $24 billion higher than
- [Ferry Expansions Will Support Steady Demand for Post-Pandemic Ferry Transit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/07/29/ferry-expansions-will-support-steady-demand-for-post-pandemic-ferry-transit/) - In the summers of 2017 and 2018, New York City’s Economic Development Corporation launched groundbreaking ferry service across the East River, Rockaway, South Brooklyn, Astoria, Lower East Side and Soundview Routes. The following year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that service would expand by 2021 with new routes to Staten Island and Coney Island. This
- [NYC Releases Wetlands Management Framework](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/06/24/nyc-releases-wetlands-management-framework/) - New York City is a city of water, including more than 500 miles of coastline and more than 100 miles of historic streams. Along with all that water comes many wetland areas. These wetlands provide multiple benefits, including protection against storms and flooding, cleaner waters, lower summer temperatures, and carbon storage. However, with rising sea
- [Experience Art at the BlueLine: July 14–August 2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/06/24/experience-art-at-the-blueline-july-14-august-2/) - For the second year in a row, Art at the BlueLine is coming to Lower Manhattan’s Seaport. Mark your calendars for July 14–August 2 and experience climate art through the lens of three unique installations and performances. Following City of Water Day on July 10, the climate action continues as we explore the BlueLine–the demarcation
- [City of Water Day Returns on July 10](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/06/24/city-of-water-day-returns-on-july-10/) - In celebration of the metropolitan region’s 1,600 miles of coastline, the 14th annual City of Water Day will take place Saturday, July 10 in all five boroughs, New Jersey, and Westchester. Organized by the Waterfront Alliance and the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), City of Water Day will offer educational activities, entertainment,
- [Global Professionals Gather to Enhance Resilient Design Skills in Third Annual WEDG® Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/06/24/global-professionals-gather-to-enhance-resilient-design-skills-in-third-annual-wedg-course/) - From Seattle to the South Bronx and the nation’s Capital to Camden, excellence in waterfront design was taught through case studies to professionals participating in the 2021 WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals Course. A high-profile interdisciplinary group of instructors including architects, engineers, and environmental scientists—all leaders in their field— was convened by the Waterfront
- [The Future of Off-Shore Wind with Siri Espedal Kindem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/04/29/the-future-of-off-shore-wind-with-siri-espedal-kindem/) - Renewable energy will help power our world into the future, and offshore wind will anchor that transition on the U.S. East Coast. As President of Equinor Wind US, Siri Espedal Kindem is responsible for its offshore wind portfolio in the states, including Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects off the coast of Long Island. Previously,
- [An Excerpt from "A Blueprint for Coastal Adaption"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/04/29/an-excerpt-from-a-blueprint-for-coastal-adaption/) - Enjoy this excerpt of A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation: Uniting Design, Economics, and Policy generously provided by Island Press, a media sponsor for the Waterfront Conference. If you enjoy this article, be sure to join one of the book’s editors Billy Fleming for the “Flood Control and Resilience in Our Region: Funding and Leadership” panel
- [Congratulations, Captain of the Port!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/05/27/congratulations-captain-of-the-port/) - On the bright morning of May 7, ceremonial cannon fire boomed across the cliff at Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island, the National Anthem soared through the trees, and bagpipes played in their turn, as uniformed service members distanced and masked on the lawn for the time-honored traditions of change of command. Captain Zeita Merchant relieved Captain
- [Urgent Advice at the 2021 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/05/27/urgent-advice-at-the-2021-waterfront-conference/) - “Whatever you do, hitch your wagon to the American Jobs Plan.” This tip for those seeking funding for waterfront projects came from government relations expert Mae Stevens on May 10, as she participated in a 2021 Waterfront Conference panel about sources of federal support for flood control and resilience. One of many useful and galvanizing
- [Climate Action is Possible: Waterfront Conference Keynote Speakers on the Past, Present, and Future of our Region's Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/05/27/climate-action-is-possible-waterfront-conference-keynote-speakers-on-the-past-present-and-future-of-our-regions-waterfronts/) - The Waterfront Alliance held its annual Waterfront Conference on May 10, 12, and 14. Speakers included activists, scientists, policy leaders, architects, and even candidates for New York City Mayor. The conference featured three keynotes that provided insight into the past, present, and future of our waterfront region. Let’s start with the past. In the keynote
- [City Develops New Annual Climate Research Agenda](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/05/27/city-develops-new-annual-climate-research-agenda/) - The climate is changing and so must we. Structural inequalities cause disproportionate impact across communities, typically affecting communities of color the most. To support governmental and non-governmental organizations in the fight against climate change, scientists and researchers need to be aware of these inequities. For the scientific community to be credible, actionable, and accountable, there
- [New Jersey Launches MyCoast Tool with King Tide Photo Contest May 24–29](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/05/27/new-jersey-launches-mycoast-tool-with-king-tide-photo-contest-may-24-29/) - Earlier, this week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) launched MyCoast, with a King Tide Photo Contest, running from May 24 to 29. The highest tides of the year are predicted during this time and the public is encouraged to use MyCoast to capture
- [Rise to Resilience: April Policy Updates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/04/29/rise-to-resilience-april-policy-updates/) - A lot is happening: a massive federal infrastructure bill, statewide resilience planning and budget season. It means one thing for Rise to Resilience—there are many ways to get involved. Check out the latest opportunities below! Operation Army Corps: Rise to Resilience Action Hour The Rise to Resilience coalition is working to make sure the guidance directing the implementation
- [Three Years of WEDG Professionals and New Course Announcement](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/04/29/three-years-of-wedg-professionals-and-new-course-announcement/) - For the third year in a row, Waterfront Alliance is offering its WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals course, on June 9 & 10, and with it, the opportunity to earn a WEDG Associate credential. After completing this two-day online, virtual course, WEDG Professionals will be better prepared to respond to the challenges of designing
- [NYC Mayoral Candidates to Discuss Climate Commitments and Resilience at Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/04/29/nyc-mayoral-candidates-to-discuss-climate-commitments-and-resilience-at-waterfront-conference/) - As the metropolitan region, and the entire world, begins to emerge from a devastating year, we have a choice: our experience of 2020 can catalyze decisions that forge a new future, or we can solidify familiar ways of doing business. Earlier this year, Waterfront Alliance surveyed each of the leading candidates for the office of
- [Women of the Waterfront: Captain Sarah Pennington](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/women-of-the-waterfront-sarah-pennington/) - Despite gains across society and many sectors, women have historically been, and continue to be, underrepresented in the maritime industry. Recent press has highlighted this and surveys are currently underway to better understand opportunities and the make-up of women in the maritime industry, including this survey from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women’s
- [Women of the Waterfront: Mary Habstritt](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/women-of-the-waterfront-mary-habstritt/) - Despite gains across society and many sectors, women have historically been, and continue to be, underrepresented in the maritime industry. Recent press has highlighted this and surveys are currently underway to better understand opportunities and the make-up of women in the maritime industry, including this survey from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women’s
- [2021 Waterfront Conference: What You Need to Know](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/2021-waterfront-conference-what-you-need-to-know/) - This year’s Waterfront Conference will look like none before—instead of gathering on a boat and cruising New York Harbor, we will be meeting in Whova, a virtual conference space. This year’s conference takes place over three days, May 10, 12, and 14, and includes more than 40 speakers and 14 panels. Although we won’t be
- [Women of the Waterfront: Genevieve Clifton](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/women-of-the-waterfront-genevieve-clifton/) - Despite gains across society and many sectors, women have historically been, and continue to be, underrepresented in the maritime industry. Recent press has highlighted this and surveys are currently underway to better understand opportunities and the make-up of women in the maritime industry, including this survey from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women’s
- [WEDG Insights: Reading a Changing Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/wedg-insights-reading-a-changing-waterfront/) - Over the course of the next few months, Waterfront Alliance will be sharing WEDG Insights, as a part of the WEDG Professionals platform, to explore the techniques, policies, projects, and professionals who are innovating solutions for excellence in resilient, sustainable, and accessible waterfront design. Rennie Meyers is a Physical Scientist for the National Science Foundation’s Division of
- [Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, In Memoriam](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/03/25/shimrit-perkol-finkel-in-memoriam/) - Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, cofounder and CEO of ECOncrete, a groundbreaking leader and expert in urban marine ecology and green engineering technologies, passed away on March 7, 2021 at the age of 45. Perkol-Finkel was a visionary in ecological marine engineering, a climate change activist, a social entrepreneur, and collaborator and friend to Waterfront Alliance. As cofounder
- [WEDG® Insights: Incentives and Policy Opportunities for Natural Shorelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/15/wedg-insights-incentives-and-policy-opportunities-for-natural-shorelines/) - Over the course of the next few months, Waterfront Alliance will be sharing WEDG Insights, as a part of the WEDG Professionals platform, to explore the techniques, policies, projects, and professionals who are driving the movement towards excellence in resilient, sustainable and accessible waterfront design. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, PhD is an award-winning marine biologist and co-founder
- [WEDG Insights: Implementing Living Shorelines in Miami](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/02/25/wedg-insights-implementing-living-shorelines-in-miami/) - Over the course of the next few months, Waterfront Alliance will be sharing WEDG Insights, as a part of the WEDG Professionals platform, to explore the techniques, policies, projects, and professionals who are driving the movement towards excellence in resilient, sustainable, and accessible waterfront design. Patrick Shearer, P.E., WEDG is a civil engineer with a degree in natural
- [On the Road to Decarbonizing the Port](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/02/25/on-the-road-to-decarbonizing-the-port/) - Volumes of delivery trucks on the road—from tractor-trailers to smaller box trucks—are increasing, alongside an upswing of cargo volumes at the region’s ports. Given that transportation is the second highest emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide, lowering the carbon footprint of the supply chain has become an increasing priority for organizations, including maritime ports and their
- [A Maritime and WEDG Fellowship to Remember](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/02/25/a-maritime-and-wedg-fellowship-to-remember/) - Six months ago, I dove head-first into the nonprofit world—virtually—in a fellowship with Waterfront Alliance. I now gaze back gratefully to have played a small part in responding to the threats and opportunities embodied by our waterfronts with technical design tools and community stakeholder visioning. Even through purely interacting with the Waterfront Alliance team via
- [With New Power, Comes New Responsibility](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/02/25/with-new-power-comes-new-responsibility/) - With powerful public offices up for grabs this year—NYC Mayor, Comptroller and Public Advocate; all five Borough Presidents; much of the City Council—it's essential that candidates understand both the opportunities and challenges of our harbor city; capitalize on the opportunities as part of the region’s post-Covid-19 recovery; and address the challenges, namely climate risk, head
- [Resiliency and Maritime Policy: Big Moves and Even Bigger Opportunities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/01/28/resiliency-and-maritime-policy-big-moves-and-even-bigger-opportunities/) - As government administrations at all levels greet the new year with plans and promises, the Waterfront Alliance calls on leaders in Washington, Albany, Trenton, and New York City to prioritize and fund critical coastal resilience initiatives and forward-thinking maritime policy. Welcome to the first of a three-part WaterWire series about the intersection of politics and water. We begin today with a look at how the new administration in Washington, DC can impact the future
- [WEDG Insights: Resilience Equals Economic and Social Benefits](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/01/28/wedg-insights-resilience-equals-economic-and-social-benefits/) - Over the course of the next few months, Waterfront Alliance will be sharing WEDG Insights, as a part of the WEDG Professionals platform, to explore the techniques, policies, projects, and professionals who are driving the movement towards excellence in resilient, sustainable, and accessible waterfront design. Diane M. L. Mas, PhD is a water resources engineer and environmental health
- [Shallow Channels Get Advocates Thinking Deeply](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/01/28/shallow-channels-get-advocates-thinking-deeply/) - More than 120 years ago, immigrant New Yorker and civil engineer John Wolfe Ambrose petitioned congress for funding to dredge a deep-water entrance to New York Harbor. The Ambrose Channel, then named in his honor, remains a vital artery of commerce, as dredging allocations continue to be needed to support modern cargo vessels serving our
- [Port workers are frontline workers – period.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/01/29/port-workers-are-frontline-workers-period/) - As we enter the Phase 1B roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York state, there is still a lot of concern about the placement of front-line workers, and particularly port workers, on the vaccine roll-out list. In a recent op-ed, written by Waterfront Alliance’s President and Chairman, we asked the tough questions about what or who is really keeping the world turning and the supply chain moving: the port workers
- [Our Favorite Climate Podcasts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/01/29/our-favorite-climate-podcasts/) - Here at the Waterfront Alliance, we are constantly looking for new ways to educate ourselves on the current climate crisis and how to engage in climate mitigation. For those looking for inspiration on the waterfront or wanting to learn about the big blue, we created a list of staff favorite podcasts to kick off 2021. America Adapts Podcast hosted
- [Take This One Action Today to Make New York City Infrastructure More Resilient](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2021/02/25/take-this-one-action-today-to-make-new-york-city-infrastructure-more-resilient/) - What: Join the Rise to Resilience coalition for a rally on March 11 and show your support by writing a letter to your Council Member today! Why: New York City Intro 2092 would ensure that new City facilities—like schools, libraries, bridges, and affordable housing developments—are designed to withstand the climate threats of the future by meeting the City’s Climate Resilience Design Guidelines. Its passage would
- [Ripples of Resilience: Lower Manhattan's Diverse Waterfront Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/03/ripples-of-resilience-lower-manhattans-diverse-waterfront-communities/) - Ripples of Resilience is a multi-part WaterWire series about urban strategies for flood protection. In the first part, we learned about the Battery Park City Authority’s coastal resilience plans. All flood protection projects in this Lower Manhattan neighborhood should be completed by 2025, including proposals to elevate waterfront parkland, build temporary and permanent flood walls, and install flood gates. The total price tag is around $500 million, to be paid for with bonds issued by the BPCA and approved by the City of New York. In part
- [From Coastlines to COVID: Our Year in Review](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/18/from-coastlines-to-covid-our-year-in-review/) - Back in January, things looked a lot different for the entire world—the waterways and walkways were bustling more than ever, the election was a distant glimmer on the horizon, and masks weren’t available in fun patterns. Now that 2021 is just around the corner, it’s time to reflect on how much has changed and not changed—this year. In response to the COVID-19 crisis,
- [Two Big Wins for Rise to Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/18/two-big-wins-for-rise-to-resilience/) - The Rise to Resilience coalition applauds two major wins this week and thanks its partners and elected officials for their leadership. The first, inclusion of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) by the Senate, with bipartisan support as part of the larger Covid-19 relief and appropriations package expected to pass today, marks a major win for Congress and the coalition in their fight to build resilience to
- [Ripples of Resilience: Resilience Momentum; Funding Hurdles](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/18/ripples-of-resilience-resilience-momentum-funding-hurdles/) - Eight years after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region, low-lying coastal communities remain vulnerable to rising waters. New York City is making progress, however, in flood protection. Resilience projects big and small are under way in all five boroughs, zoning for coastal resiliency and citywide land-use regulations are being updated, and the idea of comprehensive resilience legislation introduced last year but dormant until recently in the New York City Council—is gaining traction. But there’s a
- [Army Corps Project Revitalizes Economy of New Jersey's Largest City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/17/army-corps-project-revitalizes-economy-of-new-jerseys-largest-city/) - For the first time in 100 years, the residents of Newark, New Jersey have access to their Passaic River waterfront. This is due in large part to a construction project being performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District that's restoring the riverbank with a new bulkhead wall designed to prevent the shoreline from eroding. "It's interesting
- [Ripples of Resilience: Battery Park City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/11/11/ripples-of-resilience-battery-park-city/) - This case study of one urban coastal community’s preparation for sea level rise and storm surge is the first in a multi-part WaterWire series on resilience planning. The second part will widen in scope to look at resilience plans for all Lower Manhattan neighborhoods and how they work together, and a third part will discuss how—and if—these plans can be a model for the New York City and the region. Battery Park City Case Study Around 1970, when a
- [New DockNYC Sites to Support Innovation in Distribution, Logistics, and Other Maritime Uses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/03/new-docknyc-sites-to-support-innovation-in-distribution-logistics-and-other-maritime-uses/) - This past November, the DockNYC program released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) to identify qualified maritime companies to activate new sites to support long term recovery of New York City’s economy. This RFEI advances the city’s Freight NYC maritime goals by using waterways to supplement the city’s aging freight distribution system. BillyBey Marina Services, acting on behalf of the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (NYCEDC), is inviting proposals for 14 new locations in addition to the already 11 existing DockNYC sites. The new sites
- [Resilience Champion: Trever Holland](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/02/resilience-champion-trever-holland/) - We got a chance to talk to Tenants United Fighting for the Lower East Side (TUFF-LES), Friends of Pier 35 cofounder, and Community Board 3 Parks Chair Trever Holland about what resilience means to him. TUFF-LES, a Rise to Resilience coalition partner, works to cultivate, promote, represent, and advocate community interests. These interests include preserving affordability, diverse commercial and residential community development, disaster recovery preparedness, transportation, and resilient infrastructure. Read on to
- [In Memoriam: Arthur Imperatore, the Ferryman of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/02/in-memoriam-arthur-imperatore-the-ferryman-of-new-york-city/) - Arthur Imperatore, Sr., the man credited with reviving ferry service in New York Harbor, passed away on November 18 at age 95. An entrepreneur whose career included forays into mining, trucking, real estate, and ownership of a sports team, Mr. Imperatore was best known for founding NY Waterway in 1986. Service began with a single ferry crossing the mostly empty Hudson River between Weehawken and Midtown Manhattan. Detractors called it “Arthur’s Folly.” One
- [Potential Ferry Service Expansion for New Jersey: What You Need to Know](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/11/11/potential-ferry-service-expansion-for-new-jersey-what-you-need-to-know/) - As the most densely populated area in New Jersey, combined with its proximity to Manhattan, Hudson County is currently exploring options to enhance its transportation system. Heavy use and limited capacity have burdened the existing transportation infrastructure and created congestion issues. Due to this growing need, the Hudson County Division of Planning decided last year to
- [First WEDG Verified Project Outside of New York ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/11/11/first-wedg-verified-project-outside-of-new-york/) - Congratulations to North Waterfront Park in Wilmington, North Carolina! Today, the Waterfront Alliance announced that North Waterfront Park, located in Wilmington, North Carolina, achieved verification through its WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) program­­–making it the tenth WEDG Verified project and first project outside of New York City to meet the standard for excellence in waterfront design. An award-winning program of the Waterfront Alliance, WEDG Verification is the gold
- [Educating for a Resilient Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/28/educating-for-a-resilient-future/) - As we all manage the recent events and sudden changes that have affected our world, a fresh school year is underway. Education has already been evolving and adapting over the years, adding more environmentally and socially conscious studies, refocusing on STEM, integrating more technology, and now, finding ways to do more online. Waterfront Alliance is
- [Resilience Champion: Aaron Sturm](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/28/resilience-champion-aaron-sturm/) - We got a chance recently to catch up with Aaron Sturm, program manager for the Center for NYC Neighborhoods about what resilience means to him and his members. The Center for NYC Neighborhoods is a partner with Waterfront Alliance in the Rise to Resilience coalition, and their mission is to promote and protect homeownership in
- [Citywide Review for Coastal Rezoning Plan is Underway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/28/citywide-review-for-coastal-rezoning-plan-is-underway/) - During Hurricane Sandy, New York City leaders learned that strong and resilient building codes are needed to ensure safety and recovery after a natural disaster. Homes constructed prior to modern resiliency codes suffered far more damage during Hurricane Sandy than buildings constructed to today’s resiliency standards. Zoning provisions were initially put in place post-Sandy to help the City recover. Now, the City is seeking to make those measures
- [Resilience Champion: Dan Kennedy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/15/resilience-champion-dan-kennedy/) - Meet Dan Kennedy, director of environmental and utility operations of the Utility Contractors Association of New Jersey (UTCA). UTCA is a nonprofit trade association headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1965, the organization represents approximately 1,000 member firms in the public and private sectors, active in all phases of heavy, highway, utility, and
- [Heroes of the Harbor 2020 Celebration in Review](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/10/15/heroes-of-the-harbor-2020-celebration-in-review/) - Did you miss out on board chair Chris Ward’s incredibly festive jacket? What about MC Chuck Nice’s bidding war for the luxury Icelandic vacation in the virtual auction? Don’t say you haven’t seen the newly released Virtual Parade of Boats video yet?! Then be sure to watch the full virtual celebration video—it’s a fun filled
- [Heroes of the Harbor 2020: What's Important to Know This Year!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/17/heroes-of-the-harbor-2020/) - At the Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest on the East Coast and second busiest port in the country, activity has never stopped.
- [Virtual Vessel Showcase, a Parade of Boats Sneak Peek!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/29/virtual-vessel-showcase-a-parade-of-boats-sneak-peek/) - For more details and ticket information, click here. Heroes of the Harbor is the Waterfront Alliance’s signature event, raising critical funds to support our work to inspire and effect resilient, revitalized, and accessible coastlines for all communities in the New York and New Jersey Harbor. Each year, we honor a new roster of Heroes—exemplary leaders of our waterfront community. One of the
- [Hero of the Harbor: Louis Pernice and the International Longshoremen’s Association](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/29/hero-of-the-harbor-international-longshoremans-association/) - For more details and ticket information, click here. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is North America’s largest maritime labor union, representing upwards of 65,000 longshoremen working on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, in Puerto Rico, and Eastern Canada. At the New York waterfront, maritime workers are represented by ILA Local 1814. On October 5, at the Heroes of the Harbor virtual experience, Waterfront Alliance is honoring longtime ILA
- [Hero of the Harbor 2020: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/17/hero-of-the-harbor-2020-army-corps/) - For more details and ticket information, click here. Whom do you call to make sure the busy navigation channel of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the lifeline of the region, is deep enough for the biggest container ships? To swiftly set up alternate care facilities to ease the pressure on hospitals overwhelmed in a global pandemic? To reconstruct
- [Hero of the Harbor 2020: Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/17/hero-of-the-harbor-2020-congresswoman-nydia-m-velazquez/) - For more details and ticket information, click here. Since 1992, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez has served New York’s 7th Congressional District. The district encompasses parts of South Brooklyn, a swath of southern Queens, and the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and is the only tri-borough district in the New York City Congressional delegation. In Washington, Representative
- [Hero of the Harbor 2020: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/04/hero-of-the-harbor-2020-the-port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey/) - For more details and ticket information, click here. At this year’s Heroes of the Harbor awards celebration, the Waterfront Alliance will honor the exceptional workers of the Port of New York and New Jersey, and the dedicated leaders and maritime organizations that have kept our regional economy vibrant during this challenging year. To be held online
- [Countdown to Climate Week NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/09/15/countdown-to-climate-week-nyc/) - Climate Week NYC, the biggest climate summit taking place this year, runs from September 21–27. All official events, as well as highlights from more than 350 satellite events taking place across New York City and around the world, will be available to view from the Climate Group’s Facebook Watch page starting Monday, September 21, 2020.
- [Get Ready for Art at the BlueLine](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/20/get-ready-for-art-at-the-blueline/) - You’re walking across the cobblestones of Lower Manhattan’s historic Seaport District and suddenly, blocking your way, is one of those big LED highway signs that typically alerts passers-by to upcoming hazards. Except, instead of flashing “CONSTRUCTION AHEAD,” this one says, “GOODBYE ARCTIC ICE.” This will be one of several unique public art installations in the
- [Explore the Tall Ship Wavertree](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/24/explore-the-tall-ship-wavertree/) - Ever set foot on a tall ship? Here’s your chance to board the Wavertree—a three-masted beauty docked in Lower Manhattan that’s on the National Register of Historic Places—for free! Usually, access to Wavertree is included with admission to the galleries of the South Street Seaport Museum, but the museum’s indoor spaces remain closed due to
- [Here’s How YOU Can Propel Environmental Policy Forward](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/20/heres-how-you-can-propel-environmental-policy-forward/) - It’s been a good news/bad news kinda month, at least for environmental advocates. Let’s catch you up to speed. By the end of this short report, you’ll be not just prepped, but inspired to add your voice to calls for action. First, the good news. Nationwide, the priorities of the Rise to Resilience campaign were buoyed
- [Rise to Resilience Launched](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/13/rise-to-resilience-launched/) - Engaging nearly 200 stakeholders online, the Rise to Resilience virtual rally on Friday, July 10, launched a digital day of action that called on federal, state, and local governments in New Jersey and New York to make building climate resilience an urgent priority in 2020 and beyond. The rally spotlighted the brand-new Rise to Resilience
- [Resilience Champion: Beau Ranheim](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/21/resilience-champion-beau-ranheim/) - Meet Beau Ranheim, the Louisiana-born chief of the Marine Sciences unit at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and our latest Resilience Champion. He came to New York in 1985 for graduate work at Stony Brook Marine Sciences Research Center, where he worked on methane production in aerobic sediments as well as
- [Twenty-Five Million Baby Oysters Arrive in the Bronx ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/22/twenty-five-million-baby-oysters-arrive-in-the-bronx/) - The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed down just about everybody—except the folks at the Billion Oyster Project (BOP). This summer, BOP will restore almost as many oysters to New York Harbor and its tributaries than in all six previous years combined of the organization’s existence. Founded in 2014 by Murray Fisher and Pete Malinowski, BOP
- [Impress the Kids with Coastal Science in Your Kitchen](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/06/impress-the-kids-with-coastal-science-in-your-kitchen/) - After breakfast one day, call your kids over to watch as you drop a piece of eggshell into a clean glass jar. Pour in enough white vinegar to cover the shell. After a day or two, check out what happened to the shell. Whoa! The Mystery of the Disappearing Shells is a powerful lesson about
- [City of Water Day is In Your Neighborhood!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/06/participate-in-city-of-water-day-in-your-neighborhood/) - Attention, all City of Water Day fans: the region's one-of-a-kind annual celebration of our waterways and waterfronts will take place Saturday, September 12! This year, City of Water Day is going blue, with many activities zeroing in on the BlueLine—the high tide line predicted for the year 2100—to call attention to what’s in store for coastal
- [Shape the Waterfront as a WEDG Professional](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/08/06/become-a-wedg-professional/) - Interested in learning state-of-the-art strategies for resilient and accessible waterfront design? For only the second time, Waterfront Alliance is offering its WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals course, on September 24 and 25, and with it, the opportunity to earn a WEDG Associate credential. Register for the course here, and learn more below. WEDG is
- [Quick and Dirty: One Way to Install a Living Shoreline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/25/quick-and-dirty-one-way-to-install-a-living-shoreline/) - Jason Smith, director of Northern Manhattan Parks for the New York Restoration Project, is wading into the Harlem River at low tide these days and starting to build oyster reefs. At Swindler Cove, near the Row New York boathouse, he and his small team—masks on, of course—are demonstrating one way to create a resilient shoreline:
- [Hudson-Raritan Estuary Restoration Study Now Before Congress](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/11/hudson-raritan-estuary-restoration-study-now-before-congress/) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the signing of the Chief’s Report of the New York & New Jersey Hudson-Raritan Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Study. The culmination of decades of collaborative work with scientists and stakeholders, the comprehensive plan recommends going forward with 20 major restoration projects throughout the New York and New Jersey
- [From Rumor to Reality: Staten Island’s Radioactive History](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/11/from-rumor-to-reality-staten-islands-radioactive-history/) - For many years, Staten Island legend held that a certain section of the North Shore near the Bayonne Bridge was radioactive. According to old-timers who told the tale, this industrial site on the Kill van Kull waterfront, at 2351 Richmond Terrace, was somehow connected to the Manhattan Project, the country’s secret effort during World War II to produce the world’s first atomic bomb. In 1999, the land across the street from 2351
- [Resilience Champion: Jalisa Gilmore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/11/resilience-champion-jalisa-gilmore/) - Jalisa Gilmore is the research analyst at the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), where she leads the Waterfront Justice Project, a citywide community-based resiliency campaign to address climate change impacts in New York City’s industrial waterfront while promoting local industrial jobs. Her other work includes research and advocacy related to air pollution, green infrastructure, and extreme heat to promote equitable environmental conditions in
- [“Can I Swim Here?” Citizens' Water Quality Testing is Back!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/25/can-i-swim-here-citizens-water-quality-testing-is-back/) - This is the ninth summer that intrepid volunteers in the Citizens' Water Quality Testing program have fanned out to the shorelines of waterways all over New York, every Thursday, to take water samples. They secure the little bottles in containers with ice packs, and rush them to labs for testing, by foot, bicycle, car, or
- [Aiding Eels and Alewives](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/06/25/helping-eels-and-alewives/) - A newly published literary memoir, The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World, blends childhood reminiscences by the author, Patrik Svensson, with chapters on natural history and the strange and mostly unexplained lives of eels. This reporter highly recommends The New Yorker’s piece on eels and Mr.
- [Marine Highway Projects Get a Federal Boost](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/08/marine-highway-projects-get-a-federal-boost/) - A new freight delivery service by barge in New York Harbor has been awarded a $308,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (Marad). The barge and tug route between Kearny Point, NJ, and Newtown Creek, NY, was mapped out by the U.S. Coastal Service (USCS), a private company founded less than a
- [Thirteen Great Moments on the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/22/thirteen-great-moments-on-the-waterfront/) - Thirteen highlights for my thirteen fun, challenging, and humbling years at the helm of the Waterfront Alliance? That’s a tough assignment. There were many more experiences that I will long treasure, with hundreds of friends and colleagues I’ve had the honor to work with. But here’s a baker’s dozen of the ones that came to
- [Resilience Champion: Judah Asimov](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/07/13/resilience-champion-judah-asimov/) - Judah Asimov is the senior manager for planning and outreach for the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity (RISE). Founded in 2005 as the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, RISE offers programs and events to inspire Rockaway residents to care for their coastal environment and community, such as Shore Corps (a job-training program for high school students
- [Battery Park City: At the Vanguard of Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/11/battery-park-city-at-the-vanguard-of-resiliency/) - At the lower west side of Manhattan, edged by the mighty Hudson River, the neighborhood of Battery Park City bears the brunt of incoming storms. Seven years ago, Hurricane Sandy delivered a soggy wake-up call: get ready for rising waters. Today, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), the state agency that governs the 92-acre neighborhood,
- [City's First Wetlands Mitigation Bank a Success](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/17/citys-first-wetlands-mitigation-bank-a-success/) - Two years ago, a newfangled bank opened in New York City. Launched by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the Saw Mill Creek Pilot Wetland Mitigation Bank was created to preserve the City’s precious wetlands while simultaneously supporting investment in coastal infrastructure such as bulkhead work, pier repair, and dredging. By purchasing mitigation
- [Add Your Voice on October 29! Three Bills on Coastal Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/23/add-your-voice-on-october-28-three-bills-on-coastal-resilience/) - Three bills related to coastal resilience will be presented on Tuesday, October 29, at a joint hearing by the New York City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection and Committee on Resiliency and Waterfronts. The hearing is taking place the day before the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, a destructive storm that killed 53 people in
- [Kevin Knobloch on Transmitting Offshore Wind Energy to Shore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/24/kevin-knobloch-on-transmitting-offshore-wind-energy-to-shore/) - Kevin Knobloch is President of New York OceanGrid LLC, where he leads the efforts of Anbaric, a developer of electric transmission systems, to build a wind energy transmission grid off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. He previously was a senior research fellow at the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at
- [Nature-Based Resiliency Takes Center Stage at the HEP Restoration Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/05/nature-based-resiliency-takes-center-stage-at-the-hep-restoration-conference/) - At last week’s New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) Restoration Conference, attendees discussed nature-based resiliency, challenges to environmental restoration, and advances in restoration projects in and around the harbor. Natural and nature-based techniques—like using oyster reefs as “living shorelines” and enhancing tidal wetlands to attenuate storm surge—are being recognized as valuable solutions to
- [Help Shape the Future of New York City’s Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/07/help-shape-the-future-of-new-york-citys-waterfront/) - Public input helped shape the diverse content of New York City’s award-winning Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, released in 2011, which increased the use, resilience, accessibility, vibrancy and ecological health of the City’s 520 miles of coastline. Now, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) is gathering ideas for the
- [New York’s Offshore Wind Industry: Huge and Coming Fast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/07/new-yorks-offshore-wind-industry-huge-and-coming-fast/) - One after another, speakers at the November 7 forum, “Offshore Wind on New York State’s Horizon: A Discussion on Maximizing Potential and Addressing Barriers,” expressed versions of this statement: “Offshore wind is coming fast and it’s going to be huge.” The sold-out event, co-sponsored by Waterfront Alliance and The General Contractors Association of New York,
- [North Shore Renaissance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/19/renaissance-at-the-north-shore/) - In late October, New York City Council Member Debi Rose invited Deputy Mayor Vicki Been, New York City Department of City Planning Director Marisa Lago, and staff members from the New York City Economic Development Corporation to walk with her along the New Stapleton Waterfront, a stretch of her district on Staten Island’s North Shore.
- [IPCC's New Report Analyzes Sea Level Rise Across the Globe](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/28/ipccs-new-report-analyzes-sea-level-rise-across-the-globe/) - September was a busy month for climate action in New York City, with an estimated 60,000 attendees at the September 21 climate march, teen activist Greta Thunberg’s memorable trip across the Atlantic speak at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, and an inspiring week of climate-focused events. Meanwhile, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
- [Congressman Nadler on our Changing Ports](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/29/congressman-nadler-on-our-changing-ports/) - Congressman Jerrold Nadler represents New York’s 10th Congressional District, which includes much of Manhattan’s West Side and parts of Brooklyn, and chairs the House Judiciary Committee. He began his career in public service in 1976 in the New York State Assembly, and in 1992, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a
- [Become an Accredited WEDG® Professional](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/06/become-an-accredited-wedg-professional/) - The Waterfront Alliance’s new WEDG® Professionals course will be offered for the first time, appropriately, during Climate Week NYC on September 25 and 26 at the Brooklyn Borough Hall. An exceptional opportunity for professionals in the fields of design, engineering, planning, and development to learn cutting-edge resilience strategies, the two-day course will provide an overview
- [Join Waterfront Alliance for Climate Week NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/16/join-waterfront-alliance-for-climate-week-nyc/) - Interactive science exhibitions, panel discussions, comedy shows, concerts, and dance performances are some of the more than 200 events that are part of Climate Week NYC this year. Climate Week NYC takes place September 23 through September 29 in New York City and features events that encourage collaboration and environmental action among thousands of participants
- [Meet LANGAN: Engineers on a Mission to Create Resilient Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/10/meet-langan-engineers-on-a-mission-to-create-resilient-waterfronts/) - LANGAN provides integrated land development engineering and environmental consulting services to clients around the world. Founded in 1970, the company is especially well-versed in waterfront projects, working with property owners and their design teams to assess waterfront sites, shorelines, and structures to determine the best approach to achieve their goals. The Waterfront Alliance is honoring
- [New York’s “Revive Mother Nature” Program Introduced with a Splash](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/19/new-yorks-revive-mother-nature-program-introduced-with-a-splash/) - With Billion Oyster Project Executive Director Pete Malinowski and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos at his side, Governor Andrew Cuomo steadied himself on a boat idling in the Hudson River and lowered a 275-pound cage filled with thousands of shellfish into the water. It was September 14 and the Governor
- [Global Bluetech Summit: Innovating Ocean-Based Industries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/24/global-bluetech-summit-innovating-ocean-based-industries/) - The inaugural Global Bluetech Summit on October 9 and 10 in Brooklyn promises stimulating discussion about sustainable strategies for industries that are dependent in some way on the ocean. Topics include the decarbonization of shipping, smart ports and urban waterfronts, the future of food from the ocean, technology for offshore wind, maritime cyber-security, solutions to
- [A Big Plus for the East River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/09/26/a-big-plus-for-the-east-river/) - You’ll be able to understand what’s going on in the East River a little better starting October 3, when + POOL Light, a floating art installation from the Friends of + POOL—the nonprofit arm of + POOL—and their science, design, lighting, construction, engineering, and funding partners, opens off Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan’s Seaport District.
- [Miles of New Waterfront Parkland Opens in Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/30/miles-of-new-waterfront-parkland-opens-in-brooklyn/) - Boasting gorgeous views of Jamaica Bay along a winding waterfront walkway, 10 miles of hiking and biking trails, and a new sandy beach, the long-awaited Shirley Chisholm State Park opened last month in East New York, Brooklyn . The main entrance to the park is at the end of Pennsylvania Avenue, near the 46-building complex
- [One Red Hook Neighborhood School’s Journey to Maritime STEAM Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/10/03/one-red-hook-neighborhood-schools-journey-to-maritime-steam-education/) - The school year has just begun for New York City students, and one school in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is undergoing an exciting change. PS 676, also known as Red Hook Neighborhood School, has become a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) school with a specific maritime focus. It is the first public elementary school
- [An Offshore Wind Facility at Staten Island’s Homeport?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/an-offshore-wind-facility-at-staten-islands-homeport/) - The New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is asking interested parties to get in touch about developing the Homeport Pier in Staten Island's Stapleton neighborhood to support the emerging offshore wind industry. In a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), the EDC describes the opportunities broadly, saying the 1,410-foot pier is available for the “fabrication,
- [Experience Your Waterfront on City of Water Day!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/experience-your-waterfront-on-city-of-water-day/) - On Saturday, July 13, join the Waterfront Alliance and its partners, the South Street Seaport Museum and New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program, for City of Water Day: a free harbor-wide day to get people to, on, and in the water. This year, The Howard Hughes Corporation returns as the event’s presenting sponsor. Returning
- [Student-Built Boats Set Sail in June](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/student-built-boats-set-sail-in-june/) - The vessels of New York Harbor come from many places around the world, but some come from unexpected places, like classrooms. Several groups of students around the city have spent time this school year building full-size wooden boats. Earlier this month, celebratory launchings of the hand-built boats took place on waterways around the city. On
- [Port of New York and New Jersey Overtaking Long Beach as Nation’s Second Busiest Port](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-overtaking-long-beach-as-nations-second-busiest-port/) - With the completion of the final section of an intermodal rail network that connects the region’s ports and terminals on the west side of New York Harbor, the Port of New York and New Jersey is about to wrest the title of the nation’s second busiest port from the Port of Long Beach, California. The
- [The 10 Essential Boats of New York: Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/the-10-essential-boats-of-new-york-ferries/) - In the NYC History in 10 Boats series published in WaterWire last year, New Yorkers offered personalized lists of boats that shaped New York through the centuries. Now, author Stefan Dreisbach-Williams is exploring New York’s 10 essential boats, many versions of which were mentioned in last year’s personalized lists. First on the chronological list was
- [Sea Level Rise Advocacy across the City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/07/30/sea-level-rise-advocacy-across-the-city/) - On on July 13th, at City of Water Day, celebration met captivating conversation. A day to celebrate our waterfront was also a day to bring awareness to way our lives may change by way of sea level rise. This was #MyFloodline. Using engaging activities, In Your Neighborhood events sought to raise awareness about adaptation and
- [Waterfront Planning Camp on August 17th!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/08/waterfront-planning-camp-on-august-17th/) - This summer has brought high temperatures, harsh storms, and the promise that climate change is real and impacting our city, including our waterfront. Change and challenges give way to opportunities for imaginative solutions, and the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) is inspiring these solutions through a free Waterfront Planning Camp at Governors Island on
- [Port Authority Unveils 30-year Vision for the Port of New York and New Jersey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/12/port-authority-unveils-30-year-vision-for-the-port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey/) - The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has released its plan for the next 30 years of land-use and infrastructure projects at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Known as the Port Master Plan 2050, the document lays the groundwork for continued growth and development at ports in both states. The
- [Cathy Drew on Her Harbor Legacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/14/cathy-drew-on-her-harbor-legacy/) - In the mid-80s, marine biologist and diver Cathy Drew was deploying a few marine science instruments inside a vacant building at Pier 26 in Tribeca. By 1986, she had founded The River Project, to conduct scientific research on the life of the Hudson River and to educate the public about the rich marine ecosystem to
- [Kate Orff on Adaptive and Resilient Urban Habitats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/16/kate-orff-on-adaptive-and-resilient-urban-habitats/) - Kate Orff, the founding principal of SCAPE, is the first landscape architect to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Recognized for her work designing adaptive and resilient urban habitats, Kate leads collaborative, innovative projects that simultaneously address impacts wrought by climate change, nurture social interaction, and encourage people to be active stewards of the natural environment. For
- [New York State’s Artificial Reef Program Expands](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/08/21/new-york-states-artificial-reef-program-expands/) - New York’s Artificial Reef Program is getting a major update. In early August, Governor Cuomo announced the state’s extensive expansion of the Artificial Reef Program. It’s the second year of the largest expansion in New York state history. Artificial reefs bring numerous environmental and economic benefits to our coastline, increasing biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and recreational
- [Classroom Trout Graduate to the Outdoors](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/classroom-trout-graduate-to-the-outdoors/) - At the start of the current school year, back in the fall of 2018, thousands of students from schools in New York City and upstate incubated trout eggs in their classrooms. As the months have passed, the students have studied the trout and raised them into fingerlings (juvenile trout). The eight-month long program culminated with
- [City Hosts Annual 5/20 Waterfront Tours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/city-hosts-annual-5-20-waterfront-tours/) - To celebrate and draw attention to New York City’s 520 miles of waterfront, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) has organized a weeklong series of free tours, known as the 5/20 Waterfront Walks. Started in 2017, the tours originally happened on just one day (5/20). This year, tours begin on Saturday, May
- [Activating the Governors Island Waterfront: a New Plan from the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/waterfront-alliance-releases-recommendations-for-governors-island-waterfront/) - A new Maritime Activation Plan (MAP) for Governors Island envisions expanded ferry and freight service for the beloved island in New York Harbor, as well as historic ship berths, a marina, several water touch points, and even a travel lift pier for small boat maintenance. Produced by the Waterfront Alliance for The Trust for Governors
- [Chuck Nice on Why Messaging Matters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/chuck-nice-on-why-messaging-matters/) - Chuck Nice is a Philadelphia native, an 18-year veteran of stand-up comedy, and a science enthusiast. Among his many appearances on television and radio, Chuck is a co-host of Star Talk Radio with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. On May 7, 2019, Chuck delivered a keynote address at the Waterfront Alliance’s annual Waterfront Conference, speaking passionately
- [Comptroller Stringer Crunches the Numbers for Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/comptroller-stringer-crunches-resiliency-numbers-and-the-city-comes-up-short/) - In his new resiliency report, Safeguarding Our Shores: Protecting New York City’s Coastal Communities from Climate Change, released May 9, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer calls on the de Blasio administration to expedite coastal resiliency projects and create a new comprehensive citywide resiliency program. "We’re on the frontline of climate change, but our resiliency
- [The 10 Essential Boats of New York: the Whitehall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/17/25175/) - In the NYC History in 10 Boats series published in WaterWire throughout 2018, New Yorkers offered intriguing, personalized lists of boats that shaped New York through the centuries. In 2019, author Stefan Dreisbach-Williams is looking at 10 of these vessels in greater detail. The first essential boat of New York, as published last month, was
- [Kayak the Bay in Queens!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/30/kayak-the-bay-in-queens/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance at Little Bay Park in northeast Queens—a beautiful protected cove with a small sandy beach—on three June weekends for “Kayak the Bay!” A free event for all ages, this kayaking program will take place on June 1, June 22, and June 29, all Saturdays, from 12pm to 4pm. Instruction and life
- [June 1: the Great Fish Count](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/30/june-1-the-great-fish-count/) - Mark your calendars for the Great Fish Count, and get ready to pull on a pair of waders, cast a net, or pull up a trap to see what lives below the waves. Hosted by the World Science Festival, the event takes place June 1 at 18 sites throughout New York’s five boroughs, Westchester, and New Jersey,
- [New Season, New Programs at South Street Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/30/new-season-new-programs-at-south-street-seaport-museum/) - An exciting summer season begins at the South Street Seaport Museum on June 1 with a brand new exhibition, revitalized programming, and expanded public access to the museum’s 1885 flagship Wavertree, 1885 schooner Pioneer, and 1930 wooden tug W.O. Decker. The exhibition “Printed Port” opens June 1 at 207 Water Street and tells the history
- [Community Boards in All Five Boroughs Take the WEDG Pledge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/31/community-boards-in-all-five-boroughs-take-the-wedg-pledge/) - Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG), a program of the Waterfront Alliance, has hit a milestone, with 26 community boards in all five New York City boroughs adopting resolutions that encourage the use of WEDG in waterfront projects. This is known as “taking the WEDG Pledge.” From Sunset Park in Brooklyn, which is dealing with displacement
- [Your Questions Answered About the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/31/your-questions-answered-about-the-east-side-coastal-resiliency-project/) - Get details on the resiliency measures planned for 2.4 miles of East River waterfront in Manhattan, from East 25th Street to Montgomery Street, at a series of open houses hosted by New York City agencies involved with the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project. Now in the public review process, the ESCR project is a
- [The 10 Essential Boats of New York: Steamboats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/31/the-10-essential-boats-of-new-york-steamboats/) - In the NYC History in 10 Boats series published in WaterWire last year, New Yorkers offered personalized lists of boats that shaped New York through the centuries. Now, author Stefan Dreisbach-Williams is exploring New York’s 10 essential boats. First on the list was the Lenape dugout canoe; second, the Whitehall rowboat. Below, we present the
- [Estuary Explorers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/13/estuary-explorers/) - This past spring, nearly 1,000 students and their teachers grabbed buckets and test tubes, and joined the Waterfront Alliance at the shoreline to become “Estuary Explorers.” Created by the Waterfront Alliance as a way to introduce teachers and students to simple but impactful science experiments and elementary lab work, the Estuary Explorers program invites young
- [Boating Safety Bill Passes State Legislature; On to the Governor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/14/boating-safety-bill-passes-state-legislature-on-to-the-governor/) - On June 4, the New York State Assembly passed legislation known as Brianna’s Law. The bill makes completion of a boating safety course mandatory for anyone operating a motorized vessel. The State Senate passed its version of the bill on May 16, 2019. Governor Cuomo is expected to sign the bill into law. State law
- [City of Water Day will be In Your Neighborhood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/14/city-of-water-day-will-be-in-your-neighborhood/) - On City of Water Day—Saturday, July 13—dozens of communities at New York and New Jersey waterfronts will host satellite celebrations big and small, making this a true harbor-wide event that celebrates the region’s 1,600 miles of coastline. More than 50 In Your Neighborhood sites with nearly 100 participating organizations will draw tens of thousands of
- [How Will the LaGuardia AirTrain Impact Flushing Bay and Creek?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/14/how-will-the-laguardia-airtrain-impact-flushing-bay-and-creek/) - The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have proposed the construction of the LaGuardia AirTrain, a 1.5-mile-long elevated railway that would connect the airport in northern Queens with the New York City subway system and Long Island Rail Road at Willets Point, a neighborhood across Flushing Bay from
- [In Memoriam: Dennis John Suszkowski ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/14/in-memoriam-dennis-john-suszkowski/) - Dennis Suszkowski, science director of the Hudson River Foundation since 1983, passed away on June 8. He was 69 years old. Dr. Suszkowski grew up at the Jersey Shore, and his childhood at the waterfront influenced the rest of his life. He received a doctorate in marine science from the University of Delaware, and baccalaureate
- [Calling All Scientists (This Includes You!)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/14/calling-all-scientists-this-includes-you/) - Citizen science is on an upswing, as more people interested in the natural world collaborate with scientists to collect data. The New York and New Jersey region is full of opportunities to participate in citizen science programs. One of the biggest efforts is the Citizens' Water Quality Testing program (CWQT) run by the NYC Water
- [How to Get to National Parks by Public Transportation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/06/28/how-to-get-to-national-parks-by-public-transportation/) - The National Parks Conservation Association Northeast office has created two new web-based mapping tools that help people understand how easy it is to get to national parks and historic sites in and around New York City via public transportation. At www.npca.org/nyc, the NPCA offers clear maps and public transportation information about sites within the City.
- [Sail Away this Summer](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/02/sail-away-this-summer/) - Sporting a new coat of white paint, the graceful Clipper City began cruising around New York Harbor a couple days ago, reminding landlubbers that the 2019 sailing season is upon us. A 158-foot, two-masted schooner docked at Battery Park, Clipper City is taking reservations for its first outing on May 16. Here's a roundup of
- [Captains and Paddlers Share Insights on Shared Harbor Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/19/captains-and-paddlers-share-insights-on-shared-harbor-day/) - Each spring, the Harbor Operations Education Subcommittee (a group convened by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey under the broader Harbor Safety, Navigation & Operations Committee) brings together commercial and recreational boaters for Shared Harbor Day. The goal: mutual understanding and improved safety on our
- [NYC DEP Unclogs a Queens Salt Marsh](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/02/nyc-dep-unclogs-a-queens-salt-marsh/) - There’s a small, precious salt marsh at the mouth of Alley Creek in northeast Queens, where the creek joins with Little Neck Bay, and the birds barely stir when a Long Island Rail Road train rumbles by. Here, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is spending $1.8 million to restore two acres
- [Climate Science, Technology, the Arts, and Comedy Meet at the Waterfront Conference on May 7](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/02/climate-science-technology-the-arts-and-comedy-meet-at-the-waterfront-conference-on-may-7/) - Holistic strategies for addressing coastal resiliency will be explored by a wide ranging group of leading thinkers at this year’s Waterfront Conference. What are comedian Chuck Nice’s thoughts about communicating the urgency of climate change? What innovative suggestions for financing resiliency projects will the fiscal experts reveal? What are deemed the most successful resiliency solutions
- [Harbor Estuary Program Releases Interactive Environmental Monitoring Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/02/harbor-estuary-program-releases-interactive-environmental-monitoring-plan/) - In a boon to waterfront stakeholders in the metropolitan region, the New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) has just released part three of its new interactive Environmental Monitoring Plan. The plan offers three tools: an interactive inventory map and a companion digital storymap, both of which had soft launches over the past few
- [Sweep the Coastline with Riverkeeper on May 4](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/05/02/sweep-the-coastline-with-riverkeeper-on-may-4/) - This Saturday, May 4, is the eighth annual Riverkeeper Sweep, the largest one-day cleanup in the Hudson River Estuary. According to Riverkeeper, 12,000 volunteers have removed 228 tons of debris, planted 2,228 trees and native grasses, and removed tons of invasive species since the first Sweep in 2011. This year, thousands will volunteer at 125
- [The Distance Between People and Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/the-distance-between-people-and-water/) - Peter Kasabach is executive director of New Jersey Future, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible growth, redevelopment, and infrastructure investments to foster vibrant cities and towns, protect natural lands and waterways, enhance transportation choices, provide access to safe, affordable and aging-friendly neighborhoods and fuel a strong economy for the state of New Jersey. Pete
- [The Port of New York and New Jersey Registers Record-Breaking Volume](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/the-port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-registers-record-breaking-volume/) - The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced this week that the Port had recorded one of the busiest months ever in January 2019, continuing momentum that began last year. Container volume set an all-time high in January, rising by 6.3 percent to 622,531 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) compared to the previous year.
- [A New Resiliency Plan for Lower Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/a-new-resiliency-plan-for-lower-manhattan/) - Mayor de Blasio’s $10 billion Lower Manhattan Climate Resiliency (LMCR) plan, announced March 14, 2019, proposes interim flood protections for 70 percent of the downtown waterfront and $500 million in capital projects that will begin construction between 2019 and 2021. For the other 30 percent of the project area, which borders the Seaport and parts
- [NPCC Report Offers Updated Climate Science Data for New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/npcc-report-offers-updated-climate-science-data-for-new-york-city/) - The 2019 report from the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), released March 15 at the New York Academy of Sciences summit Science for Decision-Making in a Warmer World: 10 Years of the NPCC, offers something new to think about: the Antarctic Rapid Ice Melt scenario. With increasing losses of ice in Greenland
- [Final Call! Waterfront Scholars Applications Due 4/12](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/04/final-call-waterfront-scholars-applications-due-4-12/) - Are you a college or graduate student interested in learning more about climate change and coastal resiliency? Then you won’t want to miss the opportunity to attend the annual Waterfront Conference as a 2019 Port Authority Waterfront Scholar! The day-long event on Tuesday, May 7, will be held aboard the Hornblower Infinity, dockside in the
- [A Place for World-Class Offshore Wind Assembly](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/05/a-place-for-world-class-offshore-wind-assembly/) - Julia Bovey has helped shape renewable energy policy and projects for 15 years, from positions in environmental advocacy, federal and state government, and project development. She is currently director of external affairs for Equinor Wind US, with projects under development for New York and New Jersey and a newly-acquired offshore wind lease area off Massachusetts.
- [Stefan Dreisbach-Williams’ NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/05/stefan-dreisbach-williams-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - The curator and editor of NYC History in 10 Boats, a series published in WaterWire throughout 2018, reflects on the lists he collected and offers a conclusion. Click here for the most recent list, which includes an introduction with links to all previous lists, and here for Stefan Dreisbach-Williams' spreadsheet of all vessels mentioned in the series.
- [Office of the Waterfront Legislation Hearing Scheduled](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/05/office-of-the-waterfront-legislation-hearing-scheduled/) - The City Council will hold a hearing on legislation to establish an Office of the Waterfront (Intro 0982-2018) on April 17. The bill, long supported by the Waterfront Alliance, was introduced in June 2018 by City Council Member Deborah Rose (Staten Island) and has garnered 45 co-sponsors. The hearing will be held jointly by the
- [WEDG Receives Top National Planning Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/05/wedg-receives-top-national-planning-award/) - The American Planning Association (APA) has honored the Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) with a Gold 2019 National Planning Achievement Award for Best Practice. The Waterfront Alliance is one of 20 organizations around the United States recognized for achievements in planning and urban design. “WEDG exemplifies a best planning practice for waterfronts,” said
- [Camden, NJ, Adopts WEDG for its Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/05/camden-nj-adopts-wedg-for-its-waterways/) - The Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines—WEDG, for short—is being adopted by the leaders of Camden, New Jersey, to bring positive change to the waterways of this historic city on the Delaware River. Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, a nonprofit corporation guiding development in Camden, particularly along the riverfront, will use the WEDG program to support resilient,
- [Green New Deal Family Fun Run](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/18/green-new-deal-family-fun-run/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance at a fun run along the Queens waterfront when you participate in U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Family 5K Fun Run & 1K Kid Dash on Saturday, April 27 at 9am in Astoria Park. This Queens neighborhood is part of New York's 14th Congressional District. Easy and mostly flat,
- [Full House for Office of the Waterfront and Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/18/new-york-city-council-considers-waterfront-legislation/) - “Imagine fielding a baseball team without a manager, running a high school without a principal, or supervising a restaurant kitchen without the chef. It wouldn’t be pretty. At best you’d get confusion and waste; at worst, chaos,” said New York City Council Member Debi Rose (Staten Island), talking about why she introduced a bill to
- [A Record 98 Students Named Port Authority Waterfront Scholars](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/18/a-record-98-students-named-port-authority-waterfront-scholars/) - For the fourth year in a row, the Waterfront Alliance is welcoming Waterfront Scholars to its annual Waterfront Conference, this year on May 7. This year’s Waterfront Scholars program is generously sponsored by The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and is allowing a record 98 students to attend the conference free as
- [The 10 Essential Boats of New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/19/the-10-essential-boats-of-new-york/) - The NYC History in 10 Boats series published in WaterWire throughout 2018 aimed to take a broad survey of the watercraft that shaped New York through the centuries, from a variety of perspectives. All told, the series touched on 160 distinct vessels and vessel types. A few proved more prominent than the rest. Starting today, and
- [Register to Bring City of Water Day to Your Neighborhood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/04/19/register-to-bring-city-of-water-to-your-neighborhood/) - On Saturday, July 13, celebrate City of Water Day, the region’s largest and most popular harbor-wide festival, right at your own stretch of waterfront! The Waterfront Alliance and the New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) are pleased to invite you to host City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood. City of Water Day
- [Resilience is a National and International Discussion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/resilience-is-a-national-and-international-discussion/) - Bob Balder, one of the newest board members of the Waterfront Alliance, is the executive director of Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning in New York City (AAP). He grew up in northern New Jersey and started college at the Pratt Institute, but then went on “a long collegiate odyssey” that took him
- [New York State Climate and Community Protection Act](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/new-york-state-climate-and-community-protection-act-nears-passage/) - The New York State Senate recently held three hearings across the state on the Climate and Community Protection Act, including one hearing in New York City on February 14. Sponsored by State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Steve Englebright, the Climate and Community Protection Act mandates New York State’s move to renewable energy. The
- [Most Important: Educate Yourself About Flood Risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/most-important-educate-yourself-about-flood-risk/) - Brendan Pillar was recently named deputy director of the Waterfront and Open Space Planning Division of the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP). Prior to this appointment, Brendan was in the Department’s Queens office as team leader/waterfront guru, working on various studies and plans in the borough including the Downtown Far Rockaway neighborhood
- [Two New Waterfront Parks for Inwood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/two-new-waterfront-parks-for-inwood/) - The northern Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood may be surrounded on three sides by water—the Hudson River on the west side and the Harlem River on the north and east sides—but it’s not all that easy for people to actually get to the water. Yes, there are organizations like the New York Restoration Project, Row New
- [Brooklyn Navy Yard to Redevelop Historic Pier](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/brooklyn-navy-yard-to-redevelop-historic-pier/) - As part of a major expansion of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Pier D is being redeveloped for maritime uses. Proposals to reconstruct the historic pier, 75 feet wide and 390 feet long and built by the U.S. Navy in 1911, are due to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation by March 10. “The restoration and
- [Speak Up in the Bronx this Saturday!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/speak-up-in-the-bronx-this-saturday/) - It's the 25th Bronx Parks Speak Up on Saturday, February 23, 11am to 5pm, and the public is invited to attend and celebrate 25 years of community activism. Hosted by the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces, the Bronx Speak Up will offer a workshop on strategies for activism, and presentations from organizations including
- [Announcing "Rising Seas, Rising Risks," the 2019 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/22/announcing-rising-seas-rising-risks-the-2019-waterfront-conference/) - In a little more than two months, on Tuesday, May 7, hundreds of environmental advocates, policy makers, engineers, and other professionals, will gather for the Waterfront Alliance’s 12th annual Waterfront Conference. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer will be among the esteemed speakers and panelists, discussing his vision for a greener and more resilient New
- [Michael Stamatis on Short Sea Shipping, Offshore Wind, and Waterfront Jobs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/michael-stamatis-on-short-sea-shipping-offshore-wind-and-waterfront-jobs/) - Thirty-two years ago, Michael Stamatis was a dock laborer unloading break bulk bananas for the global corporation Noboa. Today, he is president and CEO of Red Hook Terminals, a New York Harbor operator with facilities in Brooklyn (Red Hook Container Terminal) and the Port of Newark/Elizabeth (Red Hook Barge Terminal). Red Hook Terminals handle a variety
- [Students: Apply to be a Port Authority Waterfront Scholar!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/students-apply-to-be-a-port-authority-waterfront-scholar/) - Spread the word: college and graduate students are invited to apply to attend the annual Waterfront Conference—this year on Tuesday, May 7—as a 2019 Port Authority Waterfront Scholar. Now in its fourth year, the Waterfront Scholars program brings together a diverse group of students for an exciting and free day of learning and networking on
- [Free WEDG Event at NYU on March 28](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/free-wedg-event-at-nyu-on-march-28/) - In this city of water, in this era of climate change, financially and environmentally sustainable waterfront development can be challenging. Professionals from the worlds of real estate, construction, planning, architecture, and design may be interested in an upcoming panel discussion on resilient, equitable waterfront redevelopment cohosted by Waterfront Alliance and New York University’s Schack Institute
- [Hot Topics in Shipping](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/hot-topics-in-shipping/) - “Hot Topics in Shipping” was the title of Professor Ira Breskin’s lecture, “but shipping’s actually been hot for many years,” he said playfully as he introduced himself to the crowd at the National Lighthouse Museum a few weeks ago. Having recently published The Business of Shipping (ninth edition), Professor Breskin is taking his academic work
- [Public Meetings on Important Army Corps Study](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/public-meetings-on-important-army-corps-study/) - As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues its work nationwide on managing flood risk, the agency has released an interim report on the New York New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries focus area feasibility study, or HATS, for short. The HATS study offers five alternatives encompassing a range of water- and land-based measures, including shoreline
- [With Federal Influx, Staten Island Levee Project is Fully Funded](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/08/with-federal-influx-staten-island-levee-project-is-fully-funded/) - Add the $400 million in federal funds announced February 19 by Congressman Max Rose, Senator Chuck Schumer, Governor Cuomo, and Mayor de Blasio to the promised $150 million in state money and $65 million from New York City, and the resulting $615 million fully funds the Staten Island Levee project (also known as the East
- [Walk the New York Waterfront with Untapped Cities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/walk-the-new-york-waterfront-with-untapped-cities/) - What better way to learn about the region’s waterfront than to walk along it. Even better, walk it with a guide. Untapped Cities, an organization that encourages urban discovery and exploration, offers waterfront walking tours several times a month in New York City. The NYC Maritime History Tour, for example, will take you through early
- [Empowering Young Environmentalists](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/03/22/empowering-young-environmentalists/) - The Empowered Young Environmentalist’s Summit in New York City on March 29 and 30 offers high school and college students opportunities to speak with representatives from environmental organizations and participate in workshops that teach things like how to turn a project idea into action and how to be an effective advocate. The summit is a
- [Obed Fulcar's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/obed-fulcars-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 16th installment, with Martina Caruso. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller,
- [Liberty State Park Legislation Introduced](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/liberty-state-park-legislation-introduced/) - Legislation to protect Liberty State Park from privatization and commercialization has been introduced by New Jersey State Assembly Member Raj Mukherji and State Senator Sandra Cunningham. Encompassing more than 1,200 windy acres of wide open space at the Jersey City waterfront, Liberty State Park is home to the historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal,
- [Valentine’s Day: New York Style](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/valentines-day-new-york-style/) - Say yes to love at the waterfront in this valentine month. Be inspired by one of New York’s most beautiful natural resources, Jamaica Bay, and create your own valentines at a free craft workshop at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center on Saturday, February 9, just in time to pop them in the mail
- [Community Demands Clarity in Gowanus Rezoning Proposal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/community-demands-clarity-in-gowanus-rezoning-proposal/) - A New York City Department of City Planning-sponsored open house about the City’s rezoning proposal for the Gowanus neighborhood drew hundreds of stakeholders on February 6 to the Brooklyn PS 32 gym, where they found large posters, with agency representatives nearby, to explain the complexities of the plan. While many in the crowd scrutinized the
- [Announcing Three New Task Forces for New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/02/08/waterfront-alliance-launches-three-new-task-forces/) - The Waterfront Alliance announces the launch of three new task forces, which form the backbone of its new five-year strategic plan and align with its core programmatic areas of coastal resilience, waterfront access, and the working waterfront. These bi-state task forces will meet for the first time in the coming weeks to set their agendas.
- [Vote YES for WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/13/vote-yes-for-wedg/) - We are a city of islands. A city of water. So it’s not surprising that of the 59 Community Board districts in New York City, 43 have significant waterfronts. The Waterfront Alliance offers Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) as a tool to help New Yorkers achieve resilience, ecology, and access at the water’s edge. Over
- [Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski: Drawn to the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/14/commissioner-dorothy-lewandowski-drawn-to-the-water/) - Dorothy Lewandowski has lived in Queens her whole life. For the past 14 years, as Queens Parks Commissioner, she has taken care of the borough’s public green space. Since she is retiring at the end of this month, we thought we’d have a short chat with Commissioner Lewandowski about waterfront parks in her favorite borough.
- [Johnathan Thayer's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/14/johnathan-thayers-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 15th installment, with Johnathan Thayer. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller,
- [Rising Seas, Rising Risks: Send Us Your Best Ideas!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/14/rising-seas-rising-risks-send-us-your-best-ideas-2/) - Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 7, 2019, and join us aboard the Hornblower Infinity at the Waterfront Alliance’s annual Waterfront Conference, the region’s preeminent gathering for critical issues affecting our harbor and waterfront communities. This year’s conference theme is “Rising Seas, Rising Risks: Adapting Our Region.” Early bird tickets and sponsorships are available here.
- [First WEDG Pledge! Meet ECOncrete](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/14/24165/) - Dr. Andrew Rella is the global director of engineering for ECOncrete Inc., a subsidiary of ECOncrete Tech, a company based in Israel offering ecologically friendly concrete for marine infrastructure. Andrew's work focuses on coastal, riverine and environmental engineering. Andrew also founded InterTidal Habitat Consulting, and is working with the New York City Economic Develop Corporation
- [Molly Hollister: Trying to Make the Waterfront Safer](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/12/14/molly-hollister-trying-to-make-the-waterfront-safer/) - For the past year, Molly Hollister has chaired Community Board 6 (CB6) in Manhattan. Representing the east side of Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets, this district includes the United Nations complex, major academic and medical institutions, and distinct enclaves ranging from Stuyvesant Town to Sutton Place, all along the East River. A media professional,
- [Last Call! Submit Your Best Ideas for the 2019 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/last-call-submit-your-best-ideas-for-the-2019-waterfront-conference/) - It’s the last call to send us your best ideas for the 2019 Waterfront Conference! Submissions will be accepted through Monday, January 7. This year’s Waterfront Conference—“Rising Seas, Rising Risks: Adapting Our Region”—will take place on Tuesday, May 7, 9am to 5pm, aboard the Hornblower Infinity, dockside at Pier 40 in the morning and cruising
- [Public Meeting, Jan. 8: Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade and Beach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/public-meeting-jan-8-brooklyn-bridge-esplanade-and-beach/) - Interested in the future of the waterfront and esplanade under the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side? Give your input at a public meeting hosted by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on Tuesday, January 8, at the Manhattan Municipal Building (1 Centre Street, 19th floor). The meeting starts at 6:30pm. EDC plans
- [Public Advocate Candidates Explain their Environmental Stance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/public-advocate-candidates-explain-their-environmental-stance/) - Do you know where the New York City Public Advocate candidates stand on the environment? Join the Waterfront Alliance at a public forum organized by the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund on January 15 to learn about candidates’ positions on sustainability, resiliency, and more. Reserve your spot. It’s a crowded race for
- [A Community-Led Conservancy for East River Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/a-community-led-conservancy-for-east-river-park/) - Close to one and a half billion dollars has been allocated by New York City and the federal government to rebuild East River Park, a 40-acre strip of waterfront land between Montgomery and 12th Streets. Planning was launched in 2013 with a $335 million grant from Rebuild by Design, the federal post-Sandy resilience competition. By
- [Brooklyn Approves Borough-Wide WEDG Resolution](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/brooklyn-approves-borough-wide-wedg-resolution/) - The Brooklyn waterfront made a 2019 resolution: On January 2, the Brooklyn Borough Board—a group consisting of Brooklyn City Council members and the chairperson of each Community Board in the borough, led by Borough President Eric Adams—approved a borough-wide resolution that requires all waterfront projects in Brooklyn to refer to the Waterfront Alliance’s WEDG (Waterfront
- [New Waterfront Park for Lower East Siders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/04/new-waterfront-park-for-lower-east-siders/) - For years, Lower East Siders, particularly those who live in the Two Bridges neighborhood, have worked hard for better access to the waterfront. Three weeks ago, the opening of an active green space at Pier 35 set a happy, new standard, as Friends of Pier 35 cofounder Trevor Holland put it, “for equitable design in
- [NYC Council Scrutinizes Multiple Waterfront Plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/nyc-council-scrutinizes-multiple-waterfront-plans/) - As 2019 kicks off, the New York City Council is reviewing major land use activity at the waterfront. On January 23, the Committee on Economic Development held an oversight hearing on the expansion of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The same day, a joint hearing hosted by the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Committee on
- [Martina Caruso's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/martina-carusos-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 16th installment, with Martina Caruso. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller,
- [Waterfronts are My Primary Focus](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/waterfronts-are-my-primary-focus/) - Ken Huber is a senior project manager at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services. With degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology and Virginia Tech, he has nearly 20 years of experience in geotechnical and waterfront engineering and holds professional engineering license in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. He served as a technical advisor to the
- [Waterfront Alliance Welcomes Four New Board Members](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/waterfront-alliance-welcomes-four-new-board-members/) - The Waterfront Alliance board of trustees is gaining four new members who bring expertise in the working waterfront, urban planning, and government: Robert Balder, executive director, Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning in New York City (AAP); Michael Stamatis, president and CEO, Red Hook Terminals; Richard Weeks, CEO, Weeks Marine; and Dawn Zimmer,
- [Science for Decision-Making in a Warmer World](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/science-for-decision-making-in-a-warmer-world/) - Ten years ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg convened the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). Since then, the NPCC has published three reports on climate projection, adaptation, and risk management response, in 2010, 2013, and 2015. The most recent report offered climate projections to 2100. Learn about the NPCC’s latest findings at Science for
- [NYC Ferry is Expanding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/01/25/nyc-ferry-is-expanding/) - As announced by Mayor de Blasio in his State of the City address earlier this month, NYC Ferry is expanding. Starting next year, all five boroughs will be served with the addition of new routes and additional stops added to existing routes. The expansion includes a route from Staten Island to Lower Manhattan and Midtown
- [You're Invited to the Waterfront Alliance Holiday Extravaganza](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/youre-invited-to-the-waterfront-alliance-holiday-extravaganza/) - It’s the most magical time of the year! Join Waterfront Alliance board of trustees, staff, and your fellow waterfront enthusiasts next Wednesday, December 5 from 5pm to 9pm at Waterfront Alliance Homeport (217 Water Street, Suite 300). This annual gathering is a time to celebrate the great things we’ve collectively accomplished for our waterfront this
- [The State of the Estuary: It’s Not All Bad](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/the-state-of-the-estuary-its-not-all-bad/) - Take a look at the new State of the Estuary Report for 2018, developed and just published by the New York–New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program (HEP), and available on the recently re-launched website of the Hudson River Foundation. HEP is one the programs of the foundation. Tracking the environmental health of the New York–New
- [Explore New York’s City Waterfront with New Interactive Map](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/explore-new-yorks-city-waterfront-with-new-waterfront-access-map/) - This week, New York City’s Department of City Planning (DCP) celebrated the 25th anniversary of zoning rules mandating public waterfront access with the launch of a new online Waterfront Access Map. Since the DCP first introduced public access requirements to waterfront zoning in 1993, the City has coordinated with property owners at the shoreline to
- [Morris Canal Path will Link Hackensack and Hudson](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/16/morris-canal-path-will-link-hackensack-and-hudson/) - On November 14, Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City announced that a $3.5 million federal grant will allow construction to begin on the city’s section of the Morris Canal Greenway, a path for cyclists and pedestrians along the old canal route that will eventually run from Phillipsburg through six counties and conclude in Jersey City.
- [Surf Fishing in the Winter](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/16/surf-fishing-in-the-winter/) - Don’t let those snowflakes scare you away. Bundle up and get outside! We are a city of islands, and the water is calling. Here are a few winter events to entice you outdoors. On Saturday, November 17, join American Littoral Society tagging director Jeff Dement for a surf fishing clinic on the beach at Sandy
- [New York Invites Offshore Wind Project Bids](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/16/new-york-invites-offshore-wind-project-bids/) - When the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced the reactivation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) this past summer, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and other elected officials and city leaders spoke of the 1960s-era container terminal in Sunset Park as the perfect anchor for the state’s burgeoning
- [Take the WEDG Pledge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/16/take-the-wedg-pledge/) - Our waterfronts are changing rapidly. Even with the very real risks of climate change and sea level rise, waterfronts continue to be coveted places for new development and existing communities alike. There has never been a better time to galvanize those who are passionate about ensuring a shared waterfront with resilient neighborhoods, better waterfront access,
- [Financing Strategies for Resilience Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/16/financing-strategies-for-resilience-projects/) - San Francisco is proposing to finance a rebuild of the city’s crumbling seawall in part by taxing drivers. This information about an innovative revenue stream for resilience work came from Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, at a resilience funding strategies workshop held on November 9. “You need to generate revenue to
- [Read the Fourth National Climate Assessment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/read-the-fourth-national-climate-assessment/) - The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, November 23, highlights disturbing trends and realities of climate change. Mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, the National Climate Assessment report evaluates the science of climate change and variability, and its impacts across the United States. Below are a selection of headings from the
- [“Rising Seas, Rising Risks” – Send Us Your Best Ideas](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/rising-seas-rising-risks-send-us-your-best-ideas/) - Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 7, 2019, and join us at the Waterfront Alliance’s annual Waterfront Conference, the region’s preeminent gathering for critical issues affecting our harbor and waterfront communities. Hosted aboard the Hornblower Infinity, this year’s conference theme is “Rising Seas, Rising Risks: Adapting Our Region.” Early bird tickets and sponsorships are available
- [How Do We Ensure Enough Clean Water for All?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/how-do-we-ensure-enough-clean-water-for-all/) - Examples of water management and water issues around the world caught attendees’ attention at the second annual Water Summit convened in New York City by The Atlantic magazine on November 29. “We need to focus our design energy on places that are threatened but have less social or political cohesion to address the threat,” Kate
- [Long Term Control Plans Update: Improving our Waters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/30/long-term-control-plans-update-improving-our-waters/) - Where pollution persists, the Clean Water Act steps in. In areas where water quality standards are consistently not being met due to combined sewer overflows (CSOs), Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs) are the federally-recommended mechanism for reducing pollution toward swimmable and fishable waters. New York City is required to deliver a plan for each of
- [City Council Focuses on Important Waterfront Topics](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/city-council-focuses-on-important-waterfront-topics/) - On October 17, the New York City Council Committee on Economic Development hosted an oversight hearing on FreightNYC, an ambitious plan to move fewer goods by truck and better utilize our waterways and rail lines, and modernize our distribution facilities. Waterfront Alliance supports efforts to bring our region’s maritime assets to a state of good
- [The Physics of Harbor Gates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/the-physics-of-harbor-gates/) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study is examining ways to reduce the impacts of severe coastal storms on the metropolitan region. The public comment period has been extended several times and is now due to close on November 5 (submit comments here). One of the options
- [A Growing Green Bond Market to Finance Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/a-growing-green-bond-market-to-finance-resiliency/) - The piece below, by Kate Boicourt, director of resilience at the Waterfront Alliance, is part of a WaterWire series on How to Pay for Coastal Resilience. In the previous edition of WaterWire, Sarah Dougherty wrote about making flood insurance affordable. As we strategize to adapt our region to sea level rise and climate change, we
- [Bronx Waterfront Site Recognized for Design Excellence](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/bronx-waterfront-site-recognized-for-design-excellence/) - Oak Point, a 28-acre waterfront site in the South Bronx, has become the first project certified in the new WEDG® program (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines), a nationally applicable standard for excellence in waterfront design. Once New York City’s largest illegal landfill, Oak Point now hosts new maritime industry against a backdrop of restored native wetlands
- [Bronx to City: Release Funds to Rebuild the East 132 Street Pier Park!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/bronx-to-city-release-funds-to-rebuild-the-east-132-street-pier-park/) - More than two years ago, New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito got together and allocated $2.75 million in City funds to the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) to build phase one of the Haven Project: construction of the East 132 Street Pier
- [Waterfront Alliance Leaders are Honored by City and State](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/waterfront-alliance-leaders-receive-honors-from-city-state/) - Two Waterfront Alliance staff members have been honored by City & State for creating resilient, revitalized, and accessible waterfronts in New York: Waterfront Alliance President and CEO Roland Lewis for his leadership and innovation in rebuilding New York and Director of Resilience Kate Boicourt, who was named one of the 2018 New York City 40
- [Living Shorelines in the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/living-shorelines-in-the-bronx/) - A small group of people dedicated to healthier Bronx waterways have spent much of 2018 thinking about where “living shorelines” might be developed. A living shoreline uses green infrastructure and as many natural elements as possible, such as rocks and wetland plants, to improve water quality, increase biodiversity, reduce erosion, capture carbon from the air,
- [In Memoriam: Jack Putnam and Cy Adler](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/in-memoriam-jack-putnam-and-cy-adler/) - Two senior figures of the waterfront passed away in recent weeks. Jack Putnam, South Street Seaport Museum historian and Melville scholar, died September 9 at the age of 82, and Cy Adler, founder of Shorewalkers, died September 27 at the age of 91. Both men had experiences with the sea as young men—Mr. Putnam as
- [Manhattan Kayak Circumnavigation Receives National Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/manhattan-kayak-circumnavigation-receives-national-award/) - The 15th annual Manhattan Kayak Circumnavigation took place in early August, and a few weeks later was named “Event of the Year” by the American Canoe Association (ACA). Founded in 2004 by Gerry Blackstone and Steve Blumling, the Manhattan “Circ,” as it’s known, has grown in popularity. Each year, to accommodate as many as 160
- [Six Years After Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/11/02/six-years-after-sandy/) - Six years after Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, Lower Manhattan leaders gathered at Pier 16 at South Street Seaport and pointed to the high water mark from 2012 that was over New York City Council Member Margaret Chin’s head. “You’d think after all this time, we’d have some kind of policy to avoid a
- [NYC Ferry Shortens the Distance Between the Bronx and Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/nyc-ferry-shortens-the-distance-between-the-bronx-and-manhattan/) - An enthusiastic new convert to the NYC Ferry system, Scarlett Morales says she’d be very happy never to take the subway again. The Bronx resident was waiting to board the ferry at the new Soundview landing earlier this week, planning to explore South Street Seaport that afternoon. “People in the Bronx, they think it’s an
- [WEDG Brand Design Wins Prestigious Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/wedg-brand-design-wins-prestigious-award/) - The logo and brand of the Waterfront Alliance’s WEDG program, created by Decker Design, has been honored with a silver award in the prestigious annual Graphis design competition. WEDG is an acronym for Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, a program launched by the Waterfront Alliance in 2015 that promotes resilience, ecology, and access at the water’s
- [Partnering with London, NYC Launches Fossil Fuel Divestment Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/21/partnering-with-london-nyc-launches-fossil-fuel-divestment-forum/) - With cities accounting for more than 70 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, mayors around the world are feeling pressure to develop sustainable programs and services. But how to obtain the capital needed to develop and finance investment in green infrastructure, energy efficient upgrades to buildings, and other resilience strategies? One option is to divest
- [“Managed Retreat,” a Documentary, Debuts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/21/managed-retreat-a-documentary-debuts/) - Managed Retreat is a short documentary portrait of three New York City neighborhoods that, in Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, were purchased by New York State to be demolished and returned to nature as part of the city’s first managed retreat from rising sea levels. This 18-minute film, produced and directed by Nathan Kensinger, follows the process
- [Climate Week NYC Presents Valuable Information and Events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/21/waterwire-climate-week-edition/) - In coordination with the United Nations General Assembly 2018, the ninth annual Climate Week NYC takes place September 24 to 30, bringing together powerful networks of government representatives, investors, and CEOs from around the world to set policy that will help make climate action reality. Most of the roundtable discussions, lectures, seminars, and exhibitions are
- ["Transformation will Come as Momentum Builds"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/21/transformation-will-come-as-momentum-builds/) - Cynthia Rosenzweig works to prepare New York City—and the world—for climate extremes and change. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she joins impact models with climate models to project future outcomes of land-based and urban systems under altered climate conditions. She is a senior research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, where
- [How to Pay for Coastal Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/21/how-to-pay-for-coastal-resilience/) - This is an introduction to a three-part WaterWire series, beginning with the October 5 edition, about funding resilience. We welcome your questions and ideas; please tweet us @OurWaterfront with the #ResilientNYNJ or write to analavade@waterfrontalliance.org. We have a big problem. There are myriad resilience projects in need of funding and not enough money to go
- [Sept. 25: Waterfront Alliance Parade of Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/22/sept-25-waterfront-alliance-parade-of-boats/) - Behold the boom and orange crane of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drift collection vessel Driftmaster, the rope pudding of the South Street Seaport Museum’s jaunty tug W.O. Decker, the graceful sails of the Classic Harbor Line’s schooner Adirondack. These and other iconic boats of the New York City waterways—ferries, sightseeing boats, outrigger canoes,
- [Angus McCamy's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/angus-mccamys-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - Angus McCamy is a marine engineer. Education, history, music, and the sea are his passions, and he spends a lot of time in New York Harbor. This is his NYC History in 10 Boats. Urger This 1901 tug was built for work on the Erie Canal, a tremendously important waterway to the livelihood of the
- [Bronx Waterfront Parkland Expands](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/bronx-waterfront-parkland-expands/) - Barretto Point Park, at the Hunts Point waterfront in the Bronx, has expanded by more than an acre, bringing the total acreage of the park to 12.2 acres—approximately the size of nine football fields. The park offers a grassy respite with picnic tables and views of the East River and the Manhattan skyline. Kayakers launch
- [New Vessel Traffic Service Manual](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/new-vessel-traffic-service-manual/) - The U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) has released a new manual for New York Harbor stakeholders. The mission of VTS New York is to instill order and predictability on the waters of the Port of New York and New Jersey by coordinating vessel movements. This happens through the collection and dissemination of information,
- [Business is Booming at the Port](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/business-is-booming-at-the-port/) - The Port of New York and New Jersey is “kicking on all cylinders,” as Sam Ruda put it at the 18th annual Port Industry Day held on September 24 in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. “Volume is up. Containers, both import and export, are up,” Mr. Ruda, the deputy director of The
- [Making Resilience Affordable](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/affording-flood-insurance/) - The piece below, by Sarah Dougherty, program associate at the Waterfront Alliance, is part of a WaterWire series on How to Pay for Coastal Resilience. With storms like Sandy, Maria, Florence, and Harvey, there is an acute shock, which in a matter of hours can drastically alter people’s lives. Then there is the slog of
- [Rain Garden by Rain Garden, Hoboken Builds Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/05/rain-garden-by-rain-garden-hoboken-builds-resilience/) - After Hurricane Sandy devastated the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, six years ago, city leaders got serious about resilience. The one-square-mile city is vulnerable to coastal and stormwater flooding for several reasons: low topography and proximity to the Hudson River; extensive impermeable ground cover; and aging sewer infrastructure. In the post-Sandy Rebuild by Design contest,
- [Pier 26: Dedicated to Hudson River Ecology](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/10/19/pier-26-dedicated-to-hudson-river-ecology/) - On October 9, New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey stood at the end of Pier 26 and gestured to the “sea of asphalt” before her. Soon, she promised, it will be “a grove of woodland.” Joined by VIPs and Lower Manhattan residents, Ms. Harvey was there to witness the celebratory
- [Bayonne Paddles Toward the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/bayonne-paddles-toward-the-future/) - Alicia Losonczy decided she’d better know what she was talking about if she was going to invite people to go kayaking in Newark Bay this summer, so she bought a couple of second-hand kayaks and pushed off from the shore of Bayonne, New Jersey a few weeks ago with her husband and teenage son. They
- [Grab a Paddle this Fall and Explore New York City’s Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/grab-a-paddle-this-fall-and-explore-new-york-citys-waterways/) - New York City’s beaches and pools may be closing this weekend, but throughout the fall there still will be plenty of opportunities to grab a paddle or hoist a sail and get out on the city’s waterways. Check out this listing of free recreational boating events sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks
- [Meet Michael Phillips: Sailor, Business Leader, and Waterfront Innovator](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/meet-michael-phillips-sailor-business-leader-and-waterfront-innovator/) - Michael Phillips is a principal and the president of Jamestown LP, an investment and management company. Recognized for his creative leadership in building distinctive urban communities, he is a driving force behind nationally recognized adaptive reuse developments that are environmentally thoughtful and connected to their surrounding communities, including Chelsea Market in New York, Industry City
- [SUNY Maritime to Host Marine Highways Conference on Sept. 27](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/suny-maritime-to-host-marine-highways-conference-on-sept-27/) - On September 27, 2018, the State University of New York’s Maritime College, known as SUNY Maritime, is hosting a day-long conference about marine highways. Featuring speakers from McAllister Towing, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Norfolk Tug Company, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Red Hood Container Terminal, U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S.
- [Paddling in Westchester Creek with the Bronx Y](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/09/07/paddling-in-westchester-creek-with-the-bronx-y/) - Under beautiful blue skies on August 24, nearly 200 people went canoeing in Westchester Creek. At the shoreline, they poked around the marsh grasses and looked under rocks, they went on short guided hikes, they tested the creek’s water quality, and they channeled their creative sides with nautical crafts. It all happened when families of
- [National Lighthouse Day is August 7](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/02/national-lighthouse-day-is-august-7/) - On August 7, 1789, Congress commissioned the first federal lighthouse and approved the Lighthouse Act that established and supported the maintenance of lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers. Each August 7, the United States celebrates National Lighthouse Day, honoring the important role played by lighthouses through the years as beacons of safety for vessels at
- [Participate: Annual Hudson River Fish Count](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/02/participate-annual-hudson-river-fish-count/) - Take a guess: how many species of fish can be found in the Hudson River? Answer: more than 200. Surprised? Get a sense of the river’s rich diversity by participating in the annual Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count, this year on Saturday, August 11. The free family-friendly event is sponsored by the New York
- [A Cleaner, Better Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/02/a-cleaner-better-bay/) - A $200 million project of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is making Flushing Bay more hospitable to both marine life and humans. The DEP’s construction of new wetlands, dredging of accumulated gunk, and reduction of sewer overflows have begun to make a visible difference in the long-polluted water body in northern
- [Beach Cleanups Galore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/02/beach-cleanups-galore/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance and our partners United by Blue and HarborLAB for a beach cleanup, free kayaking, and other waterfront activities on August 18 at Fort Totten, a jewel of a park at the Little Neck Bay shoreline in Bayside, Queens. The day will begin with a shoreline cleanup from 10am to noon, some
- [More Opportunities for Paddling at Jamaica Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/more-opportunities-for-paddling-at-jamaica-bay/) - The nonprofit organization Gateway Bike & Boathouse opened its second boathouse on the Jamaica Bay side of Rockaway Beach on June 30, and president Rick Horan reports many happy paddlers. The new Community Boathouse, on Beach Channel Drive between Beach 87th and Beach 88th Streets, is on the future site of 1.9 acre Bay Breeze
- [NYC Ferry Expands Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/nyc-ferry-expands-service/) - On August 15, NYC Ferry inaugurated ferry service for the citizens of the Bronx with the opening of a new landing at Clason Point in the Soundview neighborhood. A one-way fare is $2.75, the same price as a ride on the subway. Our advice: choose the ferry. Zipping down the East River, NYC Ferry will
- [Capt. Jim DeSimone's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/capt-jim-desimones-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 12th installment, with Capt. Jim DeSimone. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill
- [How Steve Smith is Transforming the South Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/how-steve-smith-is-transforming-the-south-bronx/) - Steven Smith, owner of the Oak Point Property at the South Bronx waterfront, is being honored by the Waterfront Alliance on September 25 as a 2018 Hero of the Harbor. Once polluted and forsaken, Oak Point now is home to healthy wetlands, thriving businesses (Jetro Cash & Carry/Restaurant Depot and the new McInnis Cement Marine
- [Final Weekend of Canal to Coast Performances](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/17/final-weekend-of-canal-to-coast-performances/) - The final weekend of Canal to Coast performances offers something for everyone, whether you’re looking for an early evening of educational entertainment, a modern, jazz-inflected view of history, or a thought-provoking romp of a play. Canal to Coast: Reuniting the Waters is a program of the Waterfront Alliance made possible by the New York State
- [Brad Vogel's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/09/brad-vogels-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our tenth installment, with Brad Vogel. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller, Charles Denson, Buck
- [Give Your Input on Massive Barriers Proposed for the Metro Region](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/10/give-your-input-on-massive-barriers-proposed-for-metro-region/) - In its New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering various plans to “manage the risk of coastal storm damage…while contributing to the resilience of communities, critical infrastructure, and the environment.” One alternative includes a massive five-mile-long barrier at the mouth of
- [Manhattan's Brooklyn Bridge Beach Open on City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/10/your-guide-to-city-of-water-day-saturday-july-14/) - The rallying cry of the 11th annual City of Water Day —on this Saturday, July 14, at the Seaport District in Lower Manhattan and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood waterfront sites in all five boroughs, Yonkers, and New Jersey—is access to the water. A tangible example of the Waterfront Alliance’s mission to unlock access
- [Boat Tours and Performances Celebrate 200 Years of the Erie Canal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/18/boat-tours-and-performances-celebrate-200-years-of-the-erie-canal/) - The August performances and waterfront explorations of the Canal to Coast: Reuniting the Waters program celebrate the bicentennial of New York State’s Erie Canal, an extraordinary feat of engineering that connected the Port of New York and the East Coast with the bountiful lands of upstate New York, the Great Lakes, and the country’s Midwest
- [Orange Cube of Fury Streaks to Gold; Magical Unicorn Floats to Silver](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/18/orange-cube-of-fury-streaks-to-gold-magical-unicorn-floats-to-silver/) - On July 14, City of Water Day, the 2018 Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race took place at Brooklyn Bridge Beach, a strip of sand directly under the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan shore of the East River. The beach is normally not open to the public, cut off from the East River Esplanade by a
- [New Wetlands in Newtown Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/19/new-wetlands-in-newtown-creek/) - In the 1600s, Newtown Creek — a narrow waterway that branches off the East River to the east and divides Queens and Brooklyn — was surrounded by wetlands and filled with life. Two hundred years later, Newtown Creek was one of the country’s busiest industrial waterways. Today, it’s a Superfund site, still lined with industry,
- [Freight NYC: Big News for the City's Working Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/19/freight-nyc-big-news-for-the-citys-working-waterfront/) - Ninety percent of the cargo moving through New York City — a city of islands surrounded by waterways — is delivered by truck. On July 16, the de Blasio administration launched Freight NYC, an ambitious $100 million plan to modernize the city’s freight distribution system and divert cargo onto barges and rail for delivery. Freight
- [Bigger NYC Ferry Boat Arrives in the Nick of Time](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/19/bigger-nyc-ferry-boat-arrives-in-the-nick-of-time/) - The first 350-passenger boat to join the NYC Ferry fleet arrived in New York Harbor last week! The Ocean Queen Rockstar, the first of six higher-capacity boats, is joining the 16-vessel fleet now operating across four routes and will begin operating at the end of July. The introduction of larger vessels to the NYC Ferry
- [Worth a Visit: PortSide NewYork and Amistad](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/19/worth-a-visit-portside-newyork-and-amistad/) - “Worth a Visit" is a new WaterWire series that recommends special waterfront excursions. As part of the African American Heritage program of PortSide NewYork, the tall ship Amistad will tie up alongside PortSide’s venerable tanker, Mary A. Whalen, in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Basin this summer. On Tuesday, July 24 and Saturday, August 11, Amistad will be
- [Worth a Visit: Newark Riverfront Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/03/worth-a-visit-newark-riverfront-park/) - Neglected for decades, Newark’s riverfront is being transformed into an inviting park. With support from the Trust for Public Land, and programming by the nonprofit Newark Riverfront Revival, it’s a particularly cherished public space in the summer months. Here’s how one person described her recent visit to the Passaic River waterfront in Newark. “You’re walking
- [David Sharps' NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/08/02/david-sharps-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 11th installment, with David Sharps. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller,
- [Celestina Cuadrado's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/25/celestina-cuadrados-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our eighth installment, with Celestina Cuadrado. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller, Charles Denson,
- [Advice on Funding Resilience Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/24/advice-on-funding-resilience-projects/) - On June 7, representatives from the National Parks Conservation Association, Climate Resilience Consulting, Conservation Pathways, Perkins + Will, and the AIA New York Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee will gather to discuss strategies for funding resilience projects in the New York City region. The program is called Funding the Future: Resilience Planning Across Public
- [Book an Excursion on the CUNY 1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/25/book-an-excursion-on-the-cuny-1/) - The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, an organization that works to expand our understanding of resilience and change along urban coastlines, is offering its state-of-the-art hybrid propulsion catamaran—the R/V CUNY 1—to the public for bookings. The electric and diesel powered CUNY 1 is available for full or half day educational and scientific excursions
- [Coney Island Creek Environmental Fund Soliciting Proposals](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/25/coney-island-creek-environmental-fund-soliciting-proposals/) - Two summers ago, the Beach Haven apartment complex in Brooklyn was found to be illicitly discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage into Coney Island Creek. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) fined the 16-building complex $400,000. With this money, the DEC created the Coney Island Creek Environmental Benefit Project Fund,
- [Comparing Baltimore's Inner Harbor to New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/25/22978/) - Laurie Schwartz has dedicated her career to making Baltimore a better city to live in, work in, and visit. A New York State native, she moved to Baltimore for graduate school and stayed after getting caught up by the spirit of Baltimore’s renaissance. She has started and served as president of two business improvement districts:
- ["The Ocean Provides Huge Opportunities For Us"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/the-ocean-provides-huge-opportunities-for-us/) - Dr. Sandra Whitehouse advises clients on how to develop coastal and offshore projects while at the same time strengthening the ocean’s health. Her clients have included governments, companies, and nonprofit organizations. She serves as chief scientific officer for AltaSea, a campus and incubator at the Los Angeles waterfront that melds science, business, and education; and
- [Hurry: City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood Grant Deadline is June 11](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/hurry-city-of-water-day-in-your-neighborhood-grant-deadline-is-june-11/) - Last year, City of Water Day was celebrated in 57 different In Your Neighborhood locations around the metropolitan area. This year, the In Your Neighborhood program is more meaningful than ever, with “more waterfront access” the rallying cry and theme for City of Water Day in 2018. The Waterfront Alliance invites you to join this
- [Submit Your Project for WEDG Review](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/submit-your-project-for-wedg-review/) - Submit your waterfront project for WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) certification, and receive well-deserved recognition for your work in waterfront resilience, ecology, and access. The Waterfront Alliance, which launched the WEDG program in 2015 and released a nationally applicable version of the guidelines and credit rating system this past March, is inviting submissions from around
- [Learn About the Gowanus Lowlands on June 21](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/learn-about-the-gowanus-lowlands-on-june-21/) - The Gowanus Lowlands is a current and future network of parks and public spaces around the Gowanus Canal, as envisioned in a master plan put forth by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC). As Andrea Parker, GCC executive director, explains in this five-minute video that features striking aerial views of the waterway, the Gowanus Lowlands network
- [Recreational Boaters Now Allowed to Paddle Under the Ellis Island Bridge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/recreational-boaters-now-allowed-to-paddle-under-the-ellis-island-bridge/) - For several years, small-boat mariners have pressed the U.S. Coast Guard to be allowed to transit the protected waters between Ellis Island and New Jersey, under the Ellis Island Bridge, rather than forced to negotiate the busy, rough waters of New York Harbor. Opening the channel behind Ellis Island, many said, would increase safety for
- [New York City Takes First Step to Establish Office of the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/08/new-york-city-takes-first-step-to-establish-a-mayors-office-of-the-waterfront/) - On June 7, 2018, in a move long-championed by the Waterfront Alliance, New York City Council Member Deborah Rose (Staten Island) introduced a bill to establish a Mayor’s Office of the Waterfront. “Int. 0982-2018 will establish an Office of the Waterfront, which would be responsible for coordinating among the various city agencies that handle matters
- [Greenpoint Monitor Museum Shoreline Project Moves Forward](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/greenpoint-monitor-museum-shoreline-project-moves-forward/) - The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) is a grant program created in 2011 by the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Environmental Conservation from funding obtained in a settlement with ExxonMobil over a massive oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, near Newtown Creek. To date, the GCEF has awarded 46
- [Middle School Students Explore the Estuary](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/middle-school-students-explore-the-estuary/) - Nearly 700 students from a dozen schools participated in the Waterfront Alliance’s Estuary Explorers program this past spring. Thanks to support from Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez, Costa Constantinides, and Paul Vallone, middle schoolers trekked with their teachers to waterfronts close to their schools to meet Captain Maggie Flanagan, Waterfront Alliance director of education, and Stefan
- [Canal to Coast Programs Kick Off on City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/canal-to-coast-programs-kick-off-on-city-of-water-day/) - July 14, 2018, City of Water Day, is the start of Canal to Coast, a series of performances and waterfront explorations that celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. This Waterfront Alliance program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the
- [Opening June 30, This New Exhibit has Teeth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/new-exhibit-opening-june-30-has-teeth/) - The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium will open a dramatic new building and the "Ocean Wonders: Sharks!" exhibition on the Coney Island boardwalk on Saturday, June 30, 2018. From a small, deliberately dim foyer, visitors will walk through a door and into a dazzlingly colorful tunnel through water, surrounded by plants, coral, and swimming
- [Charlie Deroko's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/charlie-derokos-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our ninth installment, with Charlie Deroko. (Read lists from Rob Pirani, Colleen Bailey, Frank Hanavan, Ann Buttenweiser, Bill Miller, Charles Denson, Buck McAllister, and
- [June 25: New York City Council Hearing on Beach Erosion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/06/22/june-25-new-york-city-council-hearing-on-beach-erosion/) - Last month, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation announced the closing of a stretch of Rockaway Beach between Beach 91st Street and Beach 102nd Street in order to maintain the protective dune and keep swimmers safe. The dune, built since Hurricane Sandy, covers part of the area previously available for active recreation. As
- [Jamaica Bay Environmental Improvement Plan Announced](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/09/jamaica-bay-environmental-improvement-plan-announced/) - If approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the $400 million environmental improvement plan for Jamaica Bay, announced July 2, will restore 50 acres of wetlands and fund important green infrastructure projects. The plan includes the dredging of 89,000 cubic yards of sediment, the planting of new trees and other greenery, and
- [Recommended: A Visit to Hunters Point South Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/09/recommended-a-visit-to-hunters-point-south-park/) - The promise of fireworks on the East River drew people to the newly opened section of Hunters Point South Park on July 4, but in the absence of a spectacle, you might not wend your way to this Queens waterfront space unless you have a ferry to catch. In the future, multiple residential towers will
- [Have an Opinion on Hoboken’s Union Dry Dock? Tell the Army Corps](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/07/09/have-an-opinion-on-hobokens-union-dry-dock-tell-the-army-corps/) - A public hearing on the future of the Union Dry Dock site in Hoboken, New Jersey, will take place on Wednesday, July 18, from 6pm to 9pm, at Stevens Institute of Technology. Hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers, the hearing will address a controversial permit requested by Port Imperial Ferry Corp. (NY Waterway) for
- [Signs of Life at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/11/signs-of-life-at-the-south-brooklyn-marine-terminal/) - The transformation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, at the Sunset Park waterfront, into a 21st-century maritime hub, has begun. The de Blasio administration has invested $115 million to reactivate the 65-acre complex, and on May 8, announced the selection of Red Hook Container Terminal and Industry City to operate the new terminal, known as
- [Free Waterfront Walks on May 20](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/11/free-waterfront-walks-on-may-20/) - New York City’s waterfront meanders around five boroughs for 520 miles. On Sunday, May 20 (5/20, get it?), the New York City Department of City Planning and partners are hosting free walks at the edges of the city to call attention to the accessibility of public waterfront spaces. All walks are open to the public;
- [2018 Waterfront Conference Word of the Day: Collaboration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/11/2018-waterfront-conference-word-of-the-day-collaboration/) - “There’s not enough money to go around.” Early in the Waterfront Conference, Chris Ward, Waterfront Alliance chairman and senior vice president and chief executive of Metro New York, AECOM, was blunt. Before a crowd of more than 500, he was talking with Thaddeus Pawlowski, Otis Rolley, and Rich Sorkin, on a panel moderated by Kate Sinding,
- [City of Water Day is July 14: New Hub, New Sponsor, New Activities!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/24/city-of-water-day-is-on-july-14-new-hub-new-sponsor/) - On Saturday, July 14, head for the edge to enjoy the region’s biggest and most popular waterfront festival, City of Water Day, at the Seaport District in Lower Manhattan and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood sites in all five boroughs, Yonkers, and New Jersey. Returning for the 11th year, City of Water Day is
- [Bill Miller's History of NYC in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/bill-millers-history-of-nyc-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting those across the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our fifth installment, with Bill Miller. (Read the first, second, third, and fourth installments.) If
- [How to Keep a Busy Harbor Safe](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/how-to-keep-a-busy-harbor-safe/) - On Shared Harbor Day, Saturday, March 24, 140 people walked up the Hornblower Hybrid gangplank at Pier 15, ready to talk about safety in New York City waterways. About a third were captains and crew from the shipping and marine transportation industries, and the rest were recreational boaters—two groups that coexist sometimes uneasily in an
- [Spring Planting at the Rockaway Dunes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/spring-planting-at-the-rockaway-dunes/) - Meet you at the beach on Saturday! Join the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA) for a community volunteer day to restore native plants at the dunes along the Rockaways. On April 14, volunteers will gather at 11am at Beach 44th Street and the boardwalk to plant sprigs of beach grass (ammophila brevigulata), a shoreline plant with
- [Speak Up for New York City’s Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/speak-up-its-the-future-of-new-york-citys-waterways/) - Both the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently have put forth proposals of interest to waterfront stakeholders—and both offer a limited period during which the public may comment. DEP Plan On April 5, the DEP released the draft of a stormwater management
- [Keeping Track of Gotham's Whales](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/keeping-track-of-gothams-whales/) - Not one to rest on his laurels, Paul Sieswerda founded the research and advocacy organization Gotham Whale seven years ago upon retirement. Whales had been sighted in increasing numbers in New York Harbor, and someone, he decided, needed to keep track of them. Today, Gotham Whale conducts research aboard the American Princess out of Riis
- [Earth Day is Every Day, and Especially April 22](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/earth-day-is-every-day-and-especially-april-22/) - Earth Day was founded in 1970. This year, for the 48th Earth Day on April 22, the world is focusing on reducing plastic use and plastic pollution in homes, landfills, and water bodies. The metropolitan region celebrates Earth Day events throughout the month of April, and beyond. The biggest Earth Day event in the country
- [Calling all College and Grad Students! Waterfront Scholars Applications Due April 25](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/calling-all-college-and-grad-students-waterfront-scholars-applications-due-april-25/) - Here’s a fun, easy contest for college and graduate students. Consider a waterfront, anywhere in the world, that you have experienced or have a connection to. Now think (be creative!) about improvements that could be made to develop resiliency at this waterfront and prepare for emergencies. Flesh out this thought in two or three paragraphs
- [Newfangled Oyster Reef Coming to Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/13/newfangled-oyster-reef-coming-to-staten-island/) - The Billion Oyster Project will be trying out a new kind of oyster reef in Staten Island’s Lemon Creek Lagoon this summer. The reef is BOP’s first made out of bags of oyster shells. The bags are woven from coconut fiber and will dissolve over time as the oysters reef together. Lemon Creek empties into
- [Charles Denson's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/charles-densons-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting those across the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our sixth installment, with Charles Denson. (Read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth installments.)
- [Meet Your 2018 Waterfront Conference Speakers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/meet-your-2018-waterfront-conference-speakers/) - The annual Waterfront Conference has always featured highly accomplished, well-traveled, original thinkers who serve as panel moderators and speakers. This year is no different. The 50+ speakers participating in this year’s "Cities on the Edge" Waterfront Conference include four graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Others hail from Brandeis, Columbia, Goucher, Harvard, Princeton, Yale,
- [Dealing with Oil and Chemical Spills, One by One](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/dealing-with-oil-and-chemical-spills-one-by-one/) - As chief of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Spill Response program in New York City, Randy Austin oversees six people who fan out every day across all five boroughs to respond to tips and complaints about environmental pollution. Some weeks the team logs 60 responses. Mr. Austin has been with the
- [Grit to Glamour: A Jane’s Walk at the Chelsea Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/grit-to-glamour-a-janes-walk-at-the-chelsea-waterfront/) - Jane’s Walk is an international festival of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs, and coordinated locally by the Municipal Art Society of New York. This year more than 200 Jane’s Walks are scheduled all over New York City May 4 through 6, making Jane’s Walk NYC the largest of the Jane’s
- [Volunteer this Spring at Our Parks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/volunteer-this-spring-at-our-parks/) - New York City promotes It’s My Park season. Separately, New York State hypes I Love My Park Day. Don’t spend a minute trying to figure out the difference; just pull on your boots and grab your rakes and garden gloves, and join fellow park-lovers in the fresh air to do some good. Saturday, May 5,
- [The Iconic Orange Boats of New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/04/27/the-iconic-orange-boats-of-new-york-harbor/) - Romanticized by some, lamented by others, the Staten Island Ferry has been a New York Harbor icon for more than 100 years, reliably shuttling New Yorkers and tourists between the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan. Operated by the New York City of Department of Transportation, the ferry offers service 365 days a year, 24
- [Another Summer of Waterfront Fun at Fort Totten](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/10/another-summer-of-waterfront-fun-at-fort-totten/) - Head to Fort Totten’s Little Bay Park at the northeast Queens waterfront on Saturday, May 19 for the start of another summer of free waterfront programming presented by the Waterfront Alliance, HarborLAB, Northeast Queens Parks, and Council Member Paul Vallone. These four sponsors have arranged for waterfront programs to take place also on June 2,
- [Buck McAllister's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/05/10/buck-mcallisters-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our seventh installment, with Buckley McAllister. (Read the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth
- [Help, Help! More Life Rings Circle the City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/help-help-life-rings-multiply-around-the-city/) - Last week, life rings with long ropes were attached to the Battery Park City esplanade. Community members applauded, and some remembered a terrible December night several years ago when a man jumped into the Hudson River to save a woman. He hit the icy water, grabbed her with one arm, and scrabbled at the seawall
- [The Future of Fort Tilden](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/the-future-of-fort-tilden/) - On the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, Fort Tilden and Riis Landing are part of the Jamaica Bay unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Recently, the National Park Service (NPS) announced a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) from interested parties who would develop the land and buildings to create the “Great Urban National Park Experience.”
- [Debbie Mans is Appointed Deputy Commissioner at the NJDEP](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/debbie-mans-is-appointed-deputy-commissioner-at-the-njdep/) - Debbie Mans, executive director of NY/NJ Baykeeper, has been appointed to the position of deputy commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Acting commissioner Catherine McCabe made the announcement on February 5, 2018. An environmental advocate with government experience—she was Governor Jon Corzine’s energy policy advisor—Ms. Mans has guided Baykeeper in its
- [Rain is My Client](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/rain-is-my-client/) - Stacy Levy is an artist whose large-scale sculptures show the presence of nature in the city and often seek to remind viewers of the importance of watersheds, tides, or rain. She works out of a barn in rural Pennsylvania, but places many of her pieces in urban landscapes, including Hudson River Park and other parts
- [A Commitment to Equity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/a-commitment-to-equity/) - Ted Enoch is director of the Catalyst program at Partnerships for Parks (PfP), which is a public-private partnership between the City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks that supports and champions neighborhood volunteers by giving them the tools they need to care for their neighborhood parks and green spaces. Ted talked to us about helping underserved communities
- [Frank Hanavan's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/frank-hanavans-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting those across the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our third installment, with Frank Hanavan. If you know someone who would like to tell
- [Young Minds with Big Ideas](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/bronx-middle-schoolers-win-awards-for-wastewater-treatment-idea/) - Against the odds, eight middle schoolers from JHS 125 (aka the Henry Hudson school) in the Bronx have advanced to the First Lego League championships on March 11. Their winning project offers an unusual solution to treating wastewater. In the First Lego League competition, each year students are faced with a two-part challenge: research and
- [March 13: Release of the Nationally Applicable Version of WEDG®](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/march-13-release-of-the-nationally-applicable-version-of-wedg/) - Be among the first to learn about the Waterfront Alliance's nationally applicable version of Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG®) at a reception on Tuesday, March 13, at the Empire Stores DUMBO (lobby), 55 Water Street in Brooklyn. The event takes place from 6pm to 7:30pm and is free to attend. WEDG® is a credit system
- [Another Super Ultra Large Container Vessel Visits the Port of New York and New Jersey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/another-super-ultra-large-container-vessel-visits-new-york/) - The last time WaterWire called your attention to the arrival of a giant ship, it was September 2017 and the vessel, weighing in at 14,400 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) was the cargo ship T. Roosevelt. T. Roosevelt was the first of the Super Ultra Large Container Vessels (SULCV) to visit the Port of New York
- [New York City Council Members Press the Mayor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/02/new-york-city-council-members-press-the-mayor/) - Led by Costa Constantinides, chair of the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection, a group of 20 Council members—40 per cent of the city's legislative body—have co-signed a letter to Mayor de Blasio asking for a more productive discussion around the development and implementation of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's
- [Ann Buttenwieser's NYC History in 10 Barges](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/ann-buttenwiesers-nyc-history-in-10-barges/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting those across the maritime world and beyond—historians, planners, artists, business people, scientists—to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our fourth installment, with urban planner Ann Buttenwieser. (Read the first, second, and third installments.) If
- [World Water Day Mini-Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/world-water-day-mini-conference/) - On March 22, World Water Day, the NY Blue Tech group and AECOM are collaborating to produce a breakfast panel and mini conference about public/private partnerships that offer new approaches to water-based infrastructure. The half-day conference is called Partnerships for Solving the Blue Infrastructure Crisis, and attendance is on a first-come first-served basis. The morning
- [World Ferry Safety Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/world-ferry-safety-conference/) - Ferry owners and operators; naval architects and marine engineers; and technology developers and providers will gather at the fourth annual conference of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association in Lower Manhattan, March 21 through 23. The event will begin with a day of exhibits on March 21, lead into the formal conference on March 22, and
- [Fight Over Hoboken’s Union Dry Dock Intensifies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/fight-over-hobokens-union-dry-dock-intensifies/) - The fight over the Union Dry Dock waterfront site in Hoboken is shaping up to be one for the urban planning textbooks. Last November, NY Waterway acquired the Union Dry Dock site for $11.5 million, with the intention of building a ferry maintenance and refueling facility there. The people of Hoboken, however, want the site
- [WEDG: A Nationally-Applicable Standard for Excellence in Waterfront Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/wedg-a-nationally-applicable-standard-for-excellence-in-waterfront-design/) - Three years after launching its first version of WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines), the Waterfront Alliance has released a nationally applicable version of the award-winning program, intended for use by communities across the United States and beyond. The release includes a new manual and set of guidelines. In an era of escalating ecological degradation, coastal
- [135 Ways to Restore Newtown Creek and the Waters of Flushing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/16/135-ways-to-restore-newtown-creek-and-the-waters-of-flushing/) - Last summer, Riverkeeper teamed up with the Newtown Creek Alliance, Guardians of Flushing Bay and the architecture/design firm Perkins+Will, and began to meet with community members from the neighborhoods of Flushing and around Newtown Creek. The results—detailed plans to restore and transform Newtown Creek and the Flushing waterways (Flushing Bay and Flushing Creek)—were unveiled on
- [Rollin' Down the Marine Highway with Red Hook Barges](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/new-red-hook-barge-service-will-be-on-the-m95-marine-highway/) - After working for a year on plans for new barge service between Rhode Island and New York Harbor, Mike Stamatis, president of the Red Hook Container Terminal, got good news at the end of February. The proposed marine delivery service to and from the last container port in Brooklyn was designated a federal Marine Highway
- [An Ecosystem Approach to Managing Hudson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/an-ecosystem-approach-to-managing-hudson-river/) - Frances Dunwell is the coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program, managing state support for clean water programs on the Hudson, as well as projects to restore the river's fisheries, expand waterfront access, conserve habitat and scenery, and improve responses to flooding and sea level rise. The Hudson
- [Programs Sought for ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina Community Dock](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/programming-sought-for-one15-brooklyn-marina-community-dock/) - Interested in running a program at the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina Community Dock? Nonprofit organizations and other entities are encouraged to submit proposals by April 9 to develop free and/or low-cost programs for the 2018 season (May 1-Oct 31). Two percent of ONE°15 Marina’s prior year’s revenues will support these programs. Free and low cost boating experiences
- [Striped Bass and Winter Flounder Season Opens in April](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/03/29/striped-bass-and-winter-flounder-season-opens-in-april/) - Every spring, as fishermen are prepping their gear and making sure they’re up to date in the Recreational Marine Fishing Registry, striped bass (Morone saxatilis) swim from the coastal waters off the metropolitan region to the fresh water bodies of the city to spawn. North of the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River, striped
- [New York on Ice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/04/new-york-on-ice/) - Check out these U.S. Coast Guard photographs, taken only days ago, of icy conditions in area waterways, from Albany to the East River to Jamaica Bay. The Coast Guard warns that ice is unpredictable and advises “all prudent mariners to constantly evaluate ice conditions and make decisions based on actual observations of icing versus reported
- [Transformation Begins on Another Stretch of South Bronx Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/04/transformation-begins-on-another-stretch-of-south-bronx-waterfront/) - Made treacherous by sagging barbed wire and crumbling planks, a derelict pier at the end of 132nd Street in the Bronx still draws adventurous trespassers to glorious views of the East River. Change is coming, though; within a few years, this inhospitable outpost will be Port Morris’ first waterfront park. This is part of The
- [Countless Jobs at the Waterfront Go Unfilled](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/05/how-to-best-promote-the-maritime-industry/) - Looking for a job? According to the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the directors of the Tug and Barge Committee and the Maritime Association of the Port of the New York and New Jersey (Maritime Association), there are plenty of good-paying jobs at the waterfront. Take your pick: you could work aboard
- [From an East Flatbush Childhood to the Captain's Seat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/05/from-an-east-flatbush-childhood-to-the-captains-seat/) - Meet Medina Mohammed, a 27-year-old first officer with Hornblower Cruises and Events who hails from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. We caught up with Medina when she wasn’t out on the water to hear about her journey. What triggered your interest in working on the water? With no family or friends connected to anything maritime-related, I somehow
- [Bronx Community Board 2 Loves a Proposed Waterfront Path](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/05/bronx-community-board-2-loves-a-proposed-waterfront-path/) - “It’s all about increasing waterfront access in the South Bronx,” said graduate student Imani Jasper. With fellow graduate students from Cornell University—Akanksha Chauhan, Jabari Jordan-Walker, and Rachel Liu—Ms. Jasper was part of a four-person team that spent last semester researching and then developing a conceptual design for a mile-long public access path along the Oak
- [Apply for an Urban Waters Restoration Grant](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/05/apply-for-an-urban-waters-restoration-grant/) - January 31 is the deadline to apply for an Urban Waters Restoration Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The program will award $2 million in grants nationwide for projects addressing ecological improvements, targeted community outreach, education, and stewardship. Ecological improvements may include wetland, riparian, forest and coastal habitat restoration; wildlife conservation, water quality
- [Participate in Hoboken’s Rebuild By Design Citizens Advisory Group](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/participate-in-hobokens-rebuild-by-design-citizens-advisory-group/) - The City of Hoboken is seeking applicants for the Hudson River Project: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Citizens Advisory Group (CAG). The huge resilience project, one of six Rebuild By Design projects in the metropolitan area that won the federal government’s Hurricane Sandy Design Competition, was awarded $230 million, specifically for the "Resist" component, by the
- [“Waterfront” at Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/waterfront-at-brooklyn-historical-society-dumbo/) - Immersive is the perfect word for a major new exhibition about Brooklyn’s waterfront that opens January 20 at Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO. Exploring Brooklyn’s outsized impact on global trade and culture, and diving into the past, present, and future of the borough’s coastline, “Waterfront” is a multi-media exhibition that offers interwoven stories of workers, industries,
- [Community Calls for the Revival of the Seaport Working Group](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/community-calls-for-the-revival-of-the-seaport-working-group/) - The January 3 announcement by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) that it would demolish an historic waterfront building in Lower Manhattan’s South Street Seaport neighborhood has riled members of Community Board 1 (CB1) and advocacy organizations. CB1’s Paul Goldstein called the announcement “a troubling development” and said CB1 had not been notified
- [Canal to Coast: Reuniting the Waters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/canal-to-coast-reuniting-the-waters/) - It took eight years to build the Erie Canal, from the first shovel in the ground in 1817 in Rome, New York, to the day that one extraordinary, unbroken, navigable water route stretched from Lake Erie to New York Harbor. In October 1825, a flotilla of boats, Governor Dewitt Clinton aboard, sailed along the canal
- [Okay, Who Wants to Cover the Hurricane?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/okay-who-wants-to-cover-the-hurricane/) - After 15 years in broadcast news as a correspondent for CNN and NBC News, where she reported on general, business, and science news, including the September 11th attacks and several Atlantic and Gulf Coast hurricanes, Hillary Lane went back to school and earned a graduate degree in science. This month, she was warmly welcomed to
- [New York City in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/new-york-city-in-10-boats/) - By Stefan D-W The waterfront can be a destination, but it also can be a barrier that forces us to make a change. We stop there and look out across the water. To continue, we have to build a bridge (or tunnel, or tram), or swim, or board a boat. New York’s bridges are famous,
- [NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/02/nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is going to find out! We’re inviting historians, planners, artists, business people, and those from across the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our first installment, with Rob Pirani. As the
- [Report from the Urban Waterfronts Conference in Arizona](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/01/report-from-the-urban-waterfronts-conference-in-arizona/) - By Roland Lewis A waterfront in the Arizona desert? What gives and who knew? I now know, as do the many other attendees of the 2018 Urban Waterfronts Conference held last month in Yuma, Arizona, on the banks of the Colorado River. Along with excellent conference topics such as flooding in Houston, shoreline projects in
- [Alert! Opportunity to Comment on Long Term Water Quality Plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/01/alert-opportunity-to-comment-on-long-term-water-quality-plans/) - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has invited public comment on a proposal to amend its Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) agreement with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Under the agreement, DEP is developing critical plans to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in water bodies around the City.
- [Two Basic Characteristics: Patience and Persistence](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/02/finding-solutions-that-work-for-all-players/) - Richard Larrabee was the Director of Port Commerce for The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey for 15 years, until his retirement in 2015. Prior to his tenure at the Port Authority, he spent 32 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral and serving as Commander First Coast
- [Queens Community Discusses Huge Waterfront Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/02/queens-community-discusses-huge-waterfront-project/) - A massive project proposed by the plastics company Plaxall for a stretch of East River waterfront in Queens has the community talking about exactly what constitutes sustainable growth. Centered around the Anable Basin inlet, in Long Island City, the rezoning proposal would allow a 15-acre, mixed-use waterfront district of residential and light industrial uses, with
- [Investigate Your Neighborhood's Statistics](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/02/investigate-your-neighborhoods-statistics/) - Using the Department of City Planning’s (DCP) Community District Profiles online tool, you can find out all sorts of fascinating information about your neighborhood. With interactive graphics and maps that illustrate each district’s built environment, and socio-economic and demographic characteristics, this tool is invaluable—and downright fun to use. While the DCP is promoting the tool as
- [Free Environmental Programs from the New York Restoration Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/free-environmental-programs-from-the-new-york-restoration-project/) - The New York Restoration Project (NYRP) is offering free, hands-on environmental education this spring to public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. At Sherman Creek Park, NYRP’s environmental education campus at the Harlem River in northern Manhattan, students can choose from five Nature in My Neighborhood programs. Among the series is the Our River,
- [Colleen Bailey's NYC History in 10 Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/02/16/colleen-baileys-nyc-history-in-10-boats/) - What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting historians, planners, artists, business people, and those from across the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our second installment, with Colleen Bailey. If you know someone who would
- [Come to the Waterfront Alliance Holiday Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/01/come-to-the-waterfront-alliance-holiday-party/) - Calling all waterfront holiday merrymakers! Join the staff and board of trustees of the Waterfront Alliance on Wednesday, December 6, for our annual holiday party. We’ve got a lot to celebrate and even more to look forward to, so let’s get together and raise a toast to #ourwaterfront. As is tradition, this party is a
- [Take Note: Important New York City Council Hearings Coming Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/01/take-note-important-new-york-city-council-hearings-coming-up/) - Three New York City Council hearings on consecutive days in December offer opportunities for New Yorkers to voice opinions on waterfront plans and processes. On Tuesday, December 12, the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency has scheduled an oversight hearing on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reauthorization and general flood insurance affordability. Federal lawmakers are
- [Cities on the Edge: Send Us Your Thoughts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/01/cities-on-the-edge-send-us-your-thoughts/) - The Waterfront Alliance welcomes your ideas for presentations, sessions, or panel discussions at next year’s Waterfront Conference, scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 2018 aboard Hornblower Infinity. Next year’s theme is “Cities on the Edge” and sessions will explore how local and municipal leaders in coastal cities around the world are leading the response to adapting
- [Paddlers’ Concerns are Heard "Loud and Clear"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/01/paddlers-concerns-are-heard-loud-and-clear/) - There was a meeting of the minds at the Paddlers Safety Symposium on November 18. “I’m taking the feedback loud and clear,” said Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Josh Buck, waterways management division chief of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). He was on a panel assembled by the Education Subcommittee of the New York-New Jersey Harbor
- [Row New York Plans for New Community Boathouse](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/row-new-york-plans-for-new-community-boathouse/) - Four or five years from now, Row New York (RNY) expects to open a new community boathouse on the Harlem River. The new facility will allow the non-profit organization to broaden programming and triple the number of local youth served. As part of the planning process, RNY has founded a Boathouse Council, open to all,
- [Hudson River Park Trust Seeks a Marine Facility Operator](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/hudson-river-park-trust-seeks-a-marine-facility-operator/) - The Hudson River Park Trust is seeking proposals to manage and/or operate a marine facility at Pier 25, in the Tribeca section of the waterfront park. The operation will include as many as 40 vessel moorings in the cove between Pier 25 and the northern boundary of Battery Park City, a 120-foot town dock, a non-commuter
- [Holiday Cruises](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/holiday-cruises/) - Need ideas for a special holiday activity? Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Consider these special winter cruises, from the family-friendly to the ultra-luxurious. Circle Line – departing from Pier 83 (43rd St.) or Pier 81 (41st St.) Hudson River Holiday Cruise - Meet Santa. Saturday afternoons. From $49. Harbor Lights Cruise
- [Loving Every Minute of the Job](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/loving-every-minute-of-the-job/) - Brendan Dickson always had a passion for nature and the outdoors, and growing up on Long Island, he was never far from the water. Today, he can’t quite believe he’s got his dream job: Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) in New York City, working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). He started
- [Name a NYC Ferry Boat After Bill Woods](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/name-a-nyc-ferry-boat-after-bill-woods/) - As of December 15, 783 people had signed a petition to the New York City Economic Development Corporation to name a New York City ferry boat after Wilbur "Bill" Woods, who died earlier this year on May 22. Described as a “visionary,” Bill Woods, an architect and urban planner, led the New York City Department
- [Long Term Wastewater Plans Face Public Scrutiny](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/19/citys-long-term-wastewater-plans-are-criticized/) - The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was pressed at a December 13 City Council hearing on its efforts to bring sewage overflows under control. Representatives from the Waterfront Alliance, SWIM Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Riverkeeper, and other organizations, as well as scientists and students, took the opportunity to testify at
- [Speak Up at a Meeting on Water Quality](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/speak-up-at-a-meeting-on-water-quality/) - Ever wondered where wastewater goes after you drain the sink or flush the toilet, or where stormwater goes after it disappears into a sidewalk drain? Both wastewater and stormwater flow into the sewer system and are piped—sometimes many miles—to the closest wastewater treatment plant, of which there are 14 in New York City. Dirty water
- [Port Industry's Economic Impact is Growing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/port-industrys-economic-impact-is-growing/) - A new study released by the New York Shipping Association reports on the growth of the port industry’s economic footprint, attributing it to more cargo handled, more cruise ships visiting, and an increase in the region’s industrial space. The study was conducted by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, which maintains landside infrastructure—roads, rails, etc.—connected
- [Newtown Creek Stakeholders Get Together on a Cruise](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/newtown-creek-stakeholders-get-together-on-a-cruise/) - As activist and blogger Mitch Waxman puts it, the story of Newtown Creek is the story of a working waterfront and Superfund site transitioning to a cleaned-up, mixed-use waterway. These days, many stakeholders—business owners, residents, environmentalists, government representatives—are putting forth their opinions on the creek’s future at many meetings. But the formal ambiance found at
- ["There's a Lot of Unusual Life Underwater"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/theres-a-lot-of-unusual-life-underwater/) - A born-and-bred New Yorker and a professional diver, Zoe Greenberg has explored the waters of the world. Not long ago, she came home to New York Harbor, and soon settled into what she calls her dream job: she’s a diving instructor at the New York Harbor School and a scientific diver for the Billion Oyster
- [Environmental Credits Sale Ends November 30](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/environmental-credits-sale-ends-november-30/) - Last call, for the time being, at the Saw Mill Creek Wetlands Mitigation Bank, as the deadline for businesses wishing to purchase environmental credits is November 30. New York City’s first wetlands mitigation bank opened for business last month and the first set of transaction opportunities was announced soon after, when the bank released a
- [Flood-Resilient Workshop for Business Owners](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/flood-resilient-workshop-for-business-owners/) - In the last five years, since Hurricane Sandy swept through the metropolitan region with devastating results, New Yorkers have become conversant with terms like “flood plain” and “resiliency.” Many businesses are in the floodplain, vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. But what can a business owner actually do to become more resilient? On November 21, the
- [Waterfront Alliance Launches Estuary Exploration Program for Public Schools](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/waterfront-alliance-launches-estuary-exploration-program-for-public-schools/) - The sixth and seventh graders from IS 218 in Upper Manhattan had just met the Waterfront Alliance’s director of education and outreach, Captain Maggie Flanagan, at the La Marina dock, and they were chatting excitedly about the mighty Hudson River behind her. Even though Inwood kids grow up practically surrounded by water—the Hudson River to
- [Save the Sound: Reduce Nitrogen Pollution](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/save-the-sound-reduce-nitrogen-pollution-further/) - On November 15, on the steps of City Hall in Lower Manhattan, the group Save the Sound released a new report about New York City’s nitrogen impact on Long Island Sound’s environmental health. The report acknowledges that upgrades to wastewater treatment plants at or near the East River have reduced nitrogen pollution, but says that
- [Lawmakers Work to Reform Federal Flood Insurance Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/17/lawmakers-work-to-reform-federal-flood-insurance-plan/) - The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), expires on December 8, and lawmakers are debating changes to the program as they prepare to reauthorize it. On November 14, the new NFIP—in the form of HR 2874, the 21st Century Flood Insurance Reform bill—was passed by the House of
- [Bring Ferry Service to Canarsie!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/12/01/bring-ferry-service-to-canarsie/) - Marc Want is an electrical engineer who loves dogs and has lived in Canarsie since 1975. He founded a company called Business Control Systems Corp. and co-founded the Canarsie Kennel Club. This past summer, he and his friends were walking their dogs along the waterfront, near the Canarsie Pier, and off in the distance they
- [Two New WEDG-Certified Projects to be Announced October 31 at Archtober](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/two-new-wedg-certified-projects-to-be-announced-october-31-at-archtober/) - On the morning of Halloween, and the final day of Archtober—the annual month-long festival of architecture activities, programs, and exhibitions that takes place during the month of October—join the Waterfront Alliance and colleagues at a panel discussion about Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) at the Center for Architecture, and be the first to hear which
- [New York City Council Members Urge Expansion of NYC Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/new-york-city-council-members-urge-expansion-of-nyc-ferry-service/) - At a New York City Council hearing on October 19 about the impact of NYC Ferry, launched less than six months ago, several Council members urged expansion of the service to more parts of the city. “I was excited to see that the administration recognized the value of using the waterways as a blue highway,”
- [The City's First Maritime Career Fair Whets Students' Appetites](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/maritime-career-fair-exposes-students-to-opportunity/) - At New York City’s first Maritime Career Awareness Fair for high school students on October 18, nobody could argue with Capt. Mike Duffy’s pitch. “Look at the harbor,” he said, gesturing toward the sparkling water off the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, at the Red Hook shoreline, where the career fair was taking place. “This could be
- [Waterfront Alliance Releases First of its Maritime Activation Plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/waterfront-alliance-releases-first-of-its-maritime-activation-plans/) - Thanks to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s extensive efforts to revitalize the post-industrial shoreline, you can now launch a kayak, dock a motorboat, and cast a fishing line at piers at this stretch of waterfront. Inspired by this success, Waterfront Alliance has produced a new Maritime Activation Plan, to explore additional ways parks can make the most
- [Greenpoint Landing and Starlight Park Achieve WEDG Certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/greenpoint-landing-and-starlight-park-achieve-wedg-certification/) - For excellence in waterfront design, Greenpoint Landing and Starlight Park were honored October 31, 2017 at the Center for Architecture for achieving certification in the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG®) program. The award-winning WEDG program offers design guidance and a credit-based ratings system promoting resilience, ecology, and public access. Spanning very different contexts and challenges,
- [On Creating “Meaningful Civic Engagement”](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/11/02/on-creating-meaningful-civic-engagement/) - Damon Rich, a designer and urban planner based in Newark, New Jersey, was honored last month with a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship, a $625,000 grant awarded by the MacArthur Foundation each year to “individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.” Born in Creve Coeur, Missouri, Mr. Rich uses
- [Considering "Resilience Writ Large," with Peter Madonia](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/21475/) - Among Peter Madonia’s many responsibilities as chief operating officer for The Rockefeller Foundation, are important resilience projects that help cities around the world, including his hometown, New York. For this reason, he is being honored as a Hero of the Harbor by the Waterfront Alliance on October 3, along with Donald Capoccia and the founders
- [The Waterfront Alliance's International Influence](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/the-waterfront-alliances-international-influence/) - International interest in the mission and programs of the Waterfront Alliance continues to grow. This fall we’ve received keen attention from organizations in Israel, Italy, and China. Roland Lewis, president and CEO of the Waterfront Alliance, traveled to Tel Aviv in early September for the Tel Aviv Yafo Summit where he spoke on the Innovation
- [Waterfront Access is Discussed at a City Council Hearing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/waterfront-access-discussed-at-city-council-hearing/) - At a New York City Council hearing on September 18, jointly hosted by the Committees on Waterfronts and Parks & Recreation, Council Members heard testimony regarding the role of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) in regulating waterfront access from Nate Grove, director of citywide marina operations. NYC Parks maintains more than
- [World Canals Conference Celebrates the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/world-canals-conference-celebrates-the-bicentennial-of-the-erie-canal/) - The World Canals Conference, an annual event that travels around the globe to highlight the vitality of inland waterways, is taking place in Syracuse, New York, from September 24 to 28. Part of its focus is a celebration of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. Two hundred years ago, ground was broken for the Erie
- [Annual Parade of Boats on October 3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/annual-parade-of-boats-on-october-3/) - The public is invited to the Waterfront Alliance's Parade of Boats on Tuesday, October 3, beginning at 6pm. Best views of this annual parade can be had at Pier 62, Hudson River Park, where you’ll find complimentary souvenir parade programs and a narrator offering facts and stories about each passing vessel. More than 20 different
- [Planning a Resilient New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/planning-a-resilient-new-york-city/) - From snug, two-story homes in the Rockaways to windy Manhattan skyscrapers, New York City has tens of thousands of buildings situated in the coastal floodplain. As the threat of significant storm surge and flooding grows more serious with each passing year, homeowners in the floodplain may find it very worthwhile to watch a new video
- [Oct. 7: Come to the Stapleton Waterfront Festival!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/oct-7-come-to-the-stapleton-waterfront-festival/) - On October 7, from noon to 4pm, join the Waterfront Alliance at the North Shore of Staten Island, and reconnect to New York Harbor at this historic, revitalized shoreline for the Stapleton Waterfront Festival. Formerly a U.S. Navy base known as the Homeport, this waterfront stretch is now a mixed-used community partway through redevelopment, known as
- [Students Apply WEDG Principles to a Real Life Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/cornell-graduate-students-delve-into-wedg/) - Imani Jasper is a graduate student at Cornell University, working toward a master’s degree in regional planning. This semester, she’s in New York City at Cornell APP (Architecture Art Planning) and at the end of September, she and a couple other graduate students, along with Bob Balder, Cornell APP executive director, explored the South Bronx
- [Addressing the Changing Needs of the Port Industry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/addressing-the-changing-needs-of-the-port-industry/) - On October 2 at Port Industry Day in Jersey City, Alison Leavitt, managing director of the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association, and a panelist at this annual gathering of stakeholders in the Port of New York and New Jersey, stepped to the podium and announced, “I’m here to address and explain shippers’ needs.” The third
- [New York’s Future in a Changing Climate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/new-yorks-future-in-a-changing-climate/) - The Museum of the City of New York is launching a new series of talks under the banner New York’s Future in a Changing Climate. The talks are scheduled about every two months, starting with a symposium on Sunday, October 22 at 2pm—“City of Rising Waters”—to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. The symposium will
- [Explore the Waterfront on Open House New York Weekend](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/06/explore-the-waterfront-on-open-house-new-york-weekend/) - It’s the 15th anniversary of Open House New York (OHNY) on October 14 and 15, where, for one weekend, gates around the city are unlocked for free visits to unusual places. Tours, talks by architects, historians, and other specialists, and other events are scheduled throughout the weekend. We’ll highlight a few waterfront spots for your
- [Moran Tugs Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/moran-tugs-honor-breast-cancer-awareness-month/) - Of the many tug boats that ply the waters of New York Harbor, the most familiar ones might be those from the Moran and McAllister companies. The tugs are a similar shade of red, but distinguished by features on their stacks. The ones with the big M’s belong to Moran, while the McAllister tugs sport
- [#Sandy5: Remember, Rally, and March on October 28](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/10/20/sandy5-remember-rally-and-march-on-october-28/) - Five years after Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, the people of New York City will demand that the region’s elected officials do a better job at protecting millions of people from flooding and storm surge. The #Sandy5 march will assemble on Saturday, October 28, at 11am at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn. A pre-march rally will
- [What is the Parks Department's Role in Recreational Waterfront Access?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/what-is-the-parks-departments-role-in-recreational-waterfront-access/) - A joint hearing of the New York City Council’s Committee on Parks and Recreation and the Committee on Waterfronts is scheduled for 1pm on Monday, September 18th. The subject of the hearing is the role of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation in regulating recreational waterfront access. The public is welcome to
- [2017 Voter Guide for the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/2017-voter-guide-for-the-waterfront/) - This fall, there are more than 200 candidates for public office in New York. Voters will narrow the field on Primary Day, September 12, and elect our next set of leaders—in the roles of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council members—in the General Election on November 7. What kind of commitment do
- [Clean Up the Beach!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/22/clean-up-the-beach/) - Each year, volunteers at fall beach cleanups sponsored by the American Littoral Society throughout New York State actually count the garbage they collect. Last year, these were the top 12 “Dirty Dozen” items found: Cigarette Butts: 47,720 Plastic Pieces: 26,607 Bottle Caps (Plastic): 25,062 Food Wrappers: 21,249 Bottle Caps (Metal): 18,737 Glass Pieces: 16,881 Foam
- [A Waterfront Action Plan for the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/06/a-waterfront-action-plan-for-the-bronx/) - This is the fourth and final story in a WaterWire series about the changing Bronx waterfront and the Waterfront Alliance’s role in these changes (read the other stories here, here, and here). The Waterfront Action Plan presented to Bronx Community Board 9 (CB9) last month is the result of a year’s worth of Waterfront Alliance
- [Community Activism at its Finest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/community-activism-at-its-finest-on-city-of-water-day/) - Karen Argenti spotted a violation of the Clean Water Act while at a City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood celebration on July 15. She was at Mill Pond Park, a green space on the Bronx side of the Harlem River, “and we noticed all this white stuff flowing down the sidewalk and into the
- [Relive the Fun with City of Water Day Photos](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/relive-the-fun-with-city-of-water-day-photos/) - The tenth annual City of Water Day, on July 15, 2017, was truly a citywide event, celebrated with festivities at 66 different locations around the metropolitan region. See photos here! As usual, the City of Water Day hub was on Governors Island, where the fifth annual Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race also took place. Hail
- [Public is Invited to Use the Flood Hazard Mapper](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/new-mapping-tool-shows-nycs-existing-and-future-flood-risk/) - A few months ago, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) unveiled its NYC Flood Hazard Mapper. Intended for use by both professionals and the general public, this mapping tool shows coastal flood risks that threaten the city today, and how those risks will increase in the future. One can apply various layers
- [Tall Ship Peking Loaded Whole into a Larger Vessel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/tall-ship-peking-loaded-whole-into-a-larger-vessel/) - This past week, sailors in New York Harbor were treated to an extraordinary scene: the great, four-masted barque Peking loaded whole into the heavy-lift vessel Combi-Lift III. Last September, the 106-year-old Peking left her Street Seaport dock and was escorted by tug to Caddell's Drydock on the Kill van Kull, to prepare for her trip to
- ["We Are the Eyes for the Waterfront"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/we-are-the-eyes-for-the-waterfront/) - Meet Israel Morales, the (unofficial) Mayor of the East Bronx. A born-and-bred Bronxite, and for the past 17 years president of the Castle Hill Homeowners Association, he is known to all as, simply, Izzy. We got to know Izzy in the days leading up to City of Water Day on July 15, as he helped
- [Volunteer Teams Score New WEDG Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/21/volunteer-teams-score-new-wedg-projects/) - The award-winning Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program recognizes projects that emphasize sustainable design, public access, resilience and ecology, and equitable development. So far, five projects have been deemed worthy of the WEDG seal of approval: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Domino Sugar Site, Hunters Point South, Sandy Hook Pilots Association Headquarters, and Sunset Park Materials Recovery
- [Motivating Private Property Owners to Go Green](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/motivating-private-property-owners-to-go-green/) - The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business have presented the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with a new report, “Catalyzing Green Infrastructure on Private Property: Recommendations for a Green, Equitable and Sustainable New York City.” The new report is drawn from 250+ interviews, stakeholder meetings,
- [Don’t Miss the 25th Great North River Tugboat Race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/dont-miss-the-25th-great-north-river-tugboat-race/) - It’s a goodbye-to-summer, back-to-school tradition unique to New York: the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. This year, the 25th annual running of the tugboats is taking place Sunday, September 3. The fun begins at 10am with the parade of tugs up the Hudson River from Pier 84 (West 44th Street and Hudson River
- [Donald Capoccia, on Achieving Equitable Waterfront Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/donald-capoccia-on-ensuring-general-and-equitable-waterfront-access/) - As ferries arrived to and departed from the Williamsburg spud barge behind him, Donald Capoccia leaned against the Brooklyn waterfront railing and squinted at Schaefer Landing, a handsome steel and glass building. Ten years earlier, this 350-residential-unit building, under his guidance as managing partner and founder at BFC Partners, had opened and not only transformed
- [Staten Island’s Bluebelt Branches Out](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/staten-islands-bluebelt-system-expands-again/) - Years before “resiliency” was a buzzword, and Sandy was still the girl to marry, the Staten Island Bluebelt was demonstrating that green infrastructure at the edges of wetlands could be an ecologically sound and cost-effective way to manage excess stormwater. Initiated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in the late 1980s,
- [Waterfront Alliance Welcomes 1,000th Partner!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/waterfront-alliance-welcomes-1000th-partner/) - Swale, a huge, beautiful garden on a barge that has been traveling to piers in New York City since last year and welcoming visitors to harvest herbs, fruits, and vegetables for free, signed on as the Waterfront Alliance’s 1,000th Partner earlier this month. Alliance Partners work with us to protect, transform, and revitalize our harbor
- [Ferry Service Increases in Scope and Boat Size](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/08/25/ferry-service-increases-in-scope-and-boat-size/) - NYC Ferry launches its fourth route—linking Astoria, Roosevelt Island, Long Island City at Gantry Plaza, East 34th Street, and Wall Street/Pier 11—on August 29. Total travel time from one end to the other is 47 minutes, and the cost is the same as a subway ride: $2.75. Earlier in August, NYC Ferry hit the one
- [Our Founders on the Water as "the Center of the World"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/our-founders-on-the-water-as-the-center-of-the-world/) - Ten years ago, a group of people came together and launched the Waterfront Alliance as an independent organization after it had existed for several years as a project of The Municipal Art Society of New York. On October 3, 2017, we are honoring the six founders of the Waterfront Alliance as Heroes of the Harbor,
- [Imagine 2060: New York — The Future of the Working Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/imagine-2060-new-york-the-future-of-the-working-waterfront/) - At “Imagine 2060: New York — The Future of the Working Waterfront,” a half-day conference on September 14 sponsored by the Asia Society in partnership with AECOM, experts from the U.S. and Asia will explore the challenges of New York’s aging infrastructure, changes to global shipping patterns, and how the region’s waterfront contributes to the
- [Super Ultra Large Maiden Voyages](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/super-ultra-large-maiden-voyages/) - Earlier this week, enormous ships drew close to the Battery and preened before a mostly oblivious city, turning this way and that, showing off their best sides as tugboats and security vessels huffed and puffed below them in the waves. It was a maiden voyage on September 4 for the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6
- [Fall Fun at the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/09/08/fall-fun-at-the-waterfront/) - Summer may be on the wane, but there’s still a lot going on at the waterfront this fall. On Saturday, October 7, join the Waterfront Alliance and reconnect to the water at Staten Island’s North Shore during the Stapleton Waterfront Festival. Bring the family and explore the new waterfront walk, try a free fishing lesson,
- [Postcards From Other Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/postcards-from-other-waterfronts-2/) - Exploring the Philadelphia-Camden waterfront Postcards From Other Waterfronts is an occasional WaterWire series written by contributors about places they’ve visited in the United States and around the world. Today, the Waterfront Alliance’s own Kate Boicourt writes about a three-day paddle in Pennsylvania. If you would like to propose a Waterfront Postcard, please contact Alison at
- [A New Era of Community Advocacy ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/a-new-era-of-community-advocacy/) - With the launch of the Waterfront Alliance’s Harbor Scorecard on June 1, the first day of a hurricane season forecast to be worse than usual and following the U.S. exit from the Paris climate accord, a new era of community waterfront activism is dawning. New Yorkers living near the water may now pinpoint their neighborhoods
- [The South Bronx Rediscovers Its River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/more-waterfront-access-for-the-south-bronx/) - This is the second in a WaterWire series exploring the changing Bronx waterfront. The Waterfront Alliance is partnering with Community Board 9 on a waterfront action plan, and this series will examine the neighborhoods, people, and community organizations that are part of the Bronx movement to create resilient and equitable waterfronts. A few feet from the ear-blasting Sheridan Expressway, a
- [Tom Berton on New York as an Island Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/the-more-people-who-see-new-york-as-an-island-community-the-better/) - Tom Berton is a born and bred New Yorker who founded Manhattan by Sail, an enterprise that offers public sails and private charters on the historic schooner Shearwater, docked at North Cove in Battery Park City, and the tall ship Clipper City, departing from Slip 2 at the Battery. As a young man, Tom fell in
- [A Fight at the Harlem Riverfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/a-fight-at-the-harlem-riverfront/) - The five abandoned acres at Pier 5 on the Harlem River, adjacent to Mill Pond Park, are mapped as parkland and controlled by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. In return for building the Gateway Mall at the Bronx Terminal Market and the new Yankee Stadium, the City promised to build a
- [Fun at Fort Totten This Weekend](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/22/fun-at-fort-totten-this-weekend/) - Coming up on Saturday, June 24: Family Fun Field Day at Fort Totten, a beautiful park with a Civil War fortress at the waterfront in northern Queens. Join us and our friends from HarborLAB for free waterfront and on-water activities in Little Neck Bay. We’ve already hosted a couple of free events at Fort Totten
- [“Millions” Exhibition Opens at South Street Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/22/millions-exhibition-opens-at-south-street-seaport-museum/) - I know no fatherland but America, for after all, it matters less where one was born, than where one’s ideals had their birth; and to me, American is not the land of mighty dollars, but the land of great ideals. I am not yet convinced that the peril to these ideals lies in those who
- [Socrates Sculpture Park Helps Transform the Western Queens Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/22/socrates-sculpture-park-helps-transform-the-western-queens-waterfront/) - Katie Denny Horowitz is the director of external affairs at Socrates Sculpture Park, on the East River waterfront of Astoria, Queens. An abandoned landfill until 1986, the site has been transformed into an internationally renowned museum, artist residency program, and city park, with art, films, dance, music, and fitness programs, all free. Socrates Sculpture Park
- [Your Guide to City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/23/your-guide-to-city-of-water-day/) - On Saturday, July 15, head to the waterfront, wherever you are, and join the Waterfront Alliance for City of Water Day! The main event takes place on Governors Island from 10am–4pm (rain or shine). You’ll also find a slew of family-friendly events hosted by our Alliance Partners at waterfronts around New York and New Jersey,
- [Oysters Galore! Bronx Environmental Restoration Gathers Momentum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/23/oysters-galore-bronx-environmental-restoration-gathers-momentum/) - This is the third in a series of WaterWire stories about the changing Bronx waterfront (read the other stories here and here). As the Waterfront Alliance collaborates with Community Board 9 on a shoreline activation plan, this series is taking a look at the people and organizations that are part of the Bronx movement to
- [Glory Days for Bridge Demolition Fans  ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/05/glory-days-for-bridge-demolition-fans/) - People are so excited about the demolition of Brooklyn’s old Kosciuszko Bridge that event planners have created a Facebook page about it—although, please note, the date posted here is incorrect. So far, 25,000 people have said they’ll be going to watch the demolition and 93,000 are interested. To repeat, there is no demolition scheduled for
- [Every Great City has a Great River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/06/every-great-city-has-a-great-river/) - Marcy DePina has directed the Newark Riverfront Revival since 2015. An ongoing restoration of the Passaic River waterfront that includes a walking and biking trail, sports fields and courts, a floating dock, riverfront boardwalk, lawns, and playground, Newark Riverfront Revival is an initiative of the Newark Planning Office. Marcy lives in the Ironbound neighborhood of
- [City of Water Day is In Your Neighborhood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/06/city-of-water-day-is-in-your-neighborhood-2/) - Beginning with its first celebration ten years ago on Governors Island, City of Water Day has grown into our region’s largest and most popular harbor festival. Much of the success of the City of Water Day ethos (get out on the water!) is due to numerous partner organizations and community groups hosting their own In
- [July 19 Symposium: Rebuild the Plane Now](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/06/july-19-symposium-rebuild-the-plane-now/) - You’re thinking: now that’s strange title for a symposium about disaster recovery and preparedness. “Rebuild the Plane Now”? “Rebuild the Plane Now: Improving Government's Approach to Disaster Recovery and Preparedness” refers to a joke about our nation’s approach to disaster response being like building a plane while it’s in flight. Holly Leicht, symposium headliner, knows
- [New Exhibition and Photo Contest at Gateway National Recreation Area](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/07/06/new-exhibition-and-photo-contest-at-gateway-national-recreation-area/) - A reception hosted by the National Park Service (NPS) will open a new exhibition of photos and paintings of birds by Corey Rubin, organized in collaboration with Chris Viaggio, at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center (175-10 Cross Bay Boulevard, Broad Channel) on Saturday, July 8 from 2pm to 4pm. Corey Rubin has photographed
- [World Ocean Festival to Focus Attention on U.N. Goals](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/26/world-ocean-festival-to-focus-attention-on-u-n-goals/) - A week of international attention on ocean protection begins Sunday, June 4 with the World Ocean Festival in New York City and around the world. The United Nations is hosting a four-day Ocean Conference starting June 5, and World Oceans Day is June 8. The theme of the U.N.'s Ocean Conference is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: conservation and sustainable use of the
- [In Memoriam: Bill Woods](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/26/in-memoriam-bill-woods/) - Bill Woods, credited with setting New York City on the path toward reclamation of its then-declining waterfront in the 1980s, died unexpectedly on May 22. In 1989, Mr. Woods led the Department of City Planning in the creation of the Waterfront and Open Space Division, and he inaugurated the role of director. Perceptive and ambitious,
- [Seamen’s Church Institute Honors International Shipping Leaders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/26/seamens-church-institute-honors-international-shipping-leaders/) - Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) is North America's largest mariners' service agency, offering assistance and advocacy to men and women who operate international container ships. As SCI notes, working conditions for international seafarers remain remarkably similar to what they were when the organization was founded in 1834: piracy, limited access to shoreside services, and isolation. SCI began its work in the early
- [June 1: Rally for Our Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/26/june-1-rally-for-our-waterfronts/) - If you believe we are not prepared for the next Sandy… If you want clean water throughout our harbor… If you demand access to the water for every waterfront neighborhood… Then come out and have your voice heard at City Hall in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, June 1, at 11am, at the Waterfront Alliance’s Rally
- [New Commander for the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/06/09/new-commander-for-the-army-corps-of-engineers-new-york-district/) - In a Change of Command ceremony on Governors Island on June 8, 2017, Colonel David A. Caldwell relinquished his command of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, exactly two years after he assumed it. The Incoming Commander is Colonel Thomas D. Asbery. Col. Caldwell has been responsible for the Corps’
- [Governors Island Opens Early this Year](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/14/governors-island-opens-early-this-year/) - Think of Governors Island as New York City’s 172-acre backyard. This beautiful island in the heart of New York Harbor offers shady lawns and historic forts, hammocks and picnic tables, gardens and goats, miniature golf and Jazz-Age dancing, and much more. This year, Governors Island is opening a month early, on May 1. The five-minute
- [Spend Earth Day at the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/14/spend-earth-day-at-the-waterfront/) - Make your way to the waterfront on Earth Day, April 22, to celebrate our marine environment. We’ve compiled a few water-focused events for your consideration. Beach Clean-Up and Dune Planting Clean the shoreline and plant native beach plum and shrubs with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance to create a natural protective buffer of dunes along the
- [Ferry Good News, Especially for Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/14/ferry-good-news-especially-for-staten-island/) - As New York City welcomes the first vessel in a fleet of new high-tech ferries that will launch NYC Ferry service with the Rockaway-Manhattan route on May 1, more new ferries and new routes for the metropolitan region have been announced. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a Florida company, has gotten the go-ahead from the New York
- [Shipping Conference Draws a Global Crowd](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/16/shipping-conference-draws-a-diverse-crowd/) - Among the attendees at the 2017 CMA Shipping Conference last month was the Sims Pump Valve Company, a marine pump and parts company that was founded in Brooklyn in 1919 and is now based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Sims made its mark in 1945 by inventing a new composite material for pumps that does not corrode in seawater.
- [Measuring Our Harbor: Strong, Healthy, and Open](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/16/measuring-our-harbor-strong-healthy-and-open/) - The country’s top maritime official–Joel Szabat, Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation–will probably have much to say at this year’s Waterfront Conference on Wednesday, May 10. Presented annually by the Waterfront Alliance, the Waterfront Conference this year is themed Measuring Our Harbor: Strong, Healthy, and Open. Mr. Szabat joins an all-star
- [One Family's Quest to Save the Planet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/16/one-familys-mission-to-save-the-planet/) - Like a modern-day Swiss Family Robinson, the Schwoerer family hails from Switzerland and travels by sailboat. But that’s where the similarities end. For one thing, the Schwoerers have never been shipwrecked. On the contrary, for 17 years this family has been sailing the oceans of the world–more than 100,000 miles so far–in the Top to
- [Brooklyn to Cuomo: Save the Red Hook Container Terminal!  ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/brooklyn-to-cuomo-save-the-red-hook-container-terminal/) - The operating agreement for the Red Hook Container Terminal expires next year, and so far, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has not indicated if the lease will be renewed. On March 2, a group of 14 elected officials led by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Representatives Nydia Velazquez and Jerrold
- [NYC Ferry Launches on May 1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/nyc-ferry-launches-on-may-1/) - NYC Ferry debuts Monday, May 1, with inaugural ferry service from the Rockaways to Manhattan. The price of a trip is the same as a subway or bus ride: $2.75. Later this summer, the South Brooklyn and Astoria NYC Ferry routes will launch, followed by Soundview and Lower East Side routes in 2018. Routes from
- [Happy 50th Birthday, South Street Seaport Museum!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/happy-50th-birthday-south-street-seaport-museum/) - South Street Seaport Museum is throwing a 50th birthday party on Saturday, April 29, and we’re all invited. This free, community event, taking place between 11am and 5pm outdoors and indoors, will include tours of the museum's exhibitions (Street of Ships: The Port and Its People, The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern
- [Dutch Guidance on Rising Sea Levels](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/dutch-guidance-on-rising-sea-levels/) - Globetrotter Piet Dircke has an expansive view of water management and flood protection. As the Global Leader for Water Management at Arcadis, he has worked on coastal protection projects around the world, including those in his homeland, the Netherlands, as well as in numerous Asia Pacific countries and in the United States. Since Hurricane Katrina,
- [70 Students Invited to Attend the Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/70-students-invited-to-attend-the-waterfront-conference/) - It was an open-ended writing assignment–in 250 words or less describe the challenges facing any waterfront that you have experienced–and this year’s Arcadis Waterfront Scholars ran with it, offering glimpses of waterfronts around the world. For the third year, Arcadis is the premier sponsor of the Waterfront Conference, and for the second year, the sponsor
- [Environmental Groups to Sue the EPA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/04/28/environmental-groups-to-sue-the-epa/) - A coalition of regional environmental groups has initiated legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to protect the health of those who swim, boat, and fish in New York City waters. Since 1986, the EPA has required New York State to upgrade state water quality standards to match federal standards. But New York State continues
- [Military Ships to Parade Up the Hudson River for Fleet Week](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/military-ships-to-parade-up-the-hudson-river-for-fleet-week/) - Head west on the morning of Wednesday, May 24, all the way to the Hudson River, and crane your neck to the left. There, see it far in the distance? Framed in the haze by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, it’s the first military ship of the stately parade that signals the start of Fleet Week New
- [POSTCARDS FROM OTHER WATERFRONTS](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/postcards-from-other-waterfronts/) - Exploring Hong Kong and Its Renowned Ferry System Postcards From Other Waterfronts is a new occasional WaterWire story series by contributors writing about firsthand experiences with waterways and waterfronts elsewhere in the United States and around the world. Our first in the series is by Inna Guzenfeld, an urban historian and consultant to waterfront and
- [The Changing Bronx Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/the-changing-bronx-waterfront/) - This is the first in a four-part WaterWire series exploring the changing Bronx waterfront. The Waterfront Alliance is partnering with Community Board 9 on a waterfront action plan, and this series will examine the neighborhoods, people, and community organizations that are part of the Bronx movement to create resilient and equitable waterfronts. With the East River, Bronx River, and
- [Celebrate Our City of Water with a Waterfront Walk on May 20](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/celebrate-our-city-of-water-with-a-waterfront-walk-on-may-20/) - From sandy beaches to rocky bulkheads, from public marinas to shipping terminals, the New York City waterfront stretches for 520 diverse, winding miles. To highlight this diversity, the New York City Department of City Planning and partners are hosting waterfront walks throughout the City, all free and open to the public, and all except one
- [Shared waterways, shared responsibilities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/shared-waterways-shared-responsibilities/) - Since July 2015, Captain Michael Day has served as our Captain of the Port, directing all Coast Guard missions in the Port of New York and New Jersey and the Port of Albany. Responsible for the more than 6,000 square miles of Sector New York, Captain Day also serves as the Officer in Charge of
- [Nuggets of Wisdom at the Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/12/nuggets-of-wisdom-at-the-waterfront-conference/) - Mayor Bill de Blasio strode up the Hornblower Infinity gangplank on the morning of May 10 and greeted an enthusiastic Waterfront Conference crowd, 500 strong. The first thing he did was applaud Mayor Ras Baraka, sitting at his left, for his leadership in Newark, New Jersey. Mayor Baraka had just finished talking about the need
- ["I am alarmed about the future of salt marshes"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/25/i-am-alarmed-about-the-future-of-salt-marshes/) - Dr. Judith S. Weis is a Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. For many years, she has been interested in how pollution and invasive species put stress on salt marshes. She has published more than 200 scientific papers, a technical book on marine pollution, and several books for the general public including “Salt Marshes: A Natural
- [Learn to Row: Free Lessons on June 3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/05/25/learn-to-row/) - If you’ve ever thought about trying the sport of rowing, June 3 is National Learn to Row Day, and several boathouses in the region will be offering free lessons. On the Harlem River, historically the heart of New York City’s rowing, both recreational and competitive, Harlem River Community Rowing on the Bronx side of the river
- [The Dredge Report](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/31/the-dredge-report/) - The New York City Council’s Waterfronts Committee, chaired by Council member Debi Rose of the North Shore of Staten Island, is planning an oversight hearing on recent and upcoming dredging projects in New York Harbor and the waterways of New York City. The public is welcome to attend the hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 10am
- [Grassroots Democracy in Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/31/grassroots-democracy-in-action/) - The 31 New York City Council members who have chosen to take part in a relatively new city government process called participatory budgeting are offering their constituents a direct vote on how to spend their tax dollars in their community. “It sounds boring, but it’s the opposite of that,” says volunteer facilitator Christine Petro, director
- [Save Sea Grant](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/31/save-sea-grant/) - “Save Sea Grant!” The cry arose in mid-March from concerned citizens all around the country. The national Sea Grant program, which funds 33 coastal research and education programs at colleges, universities, and institutes is on the chopping block, part of massive cuts proposed by the Trump administration to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In
- [April 6: Your Input Requested](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/31/april-6-your-input-requested/) - The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on the draft feasibility report and environmental assessment for the Hudson Raritan Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study. Released a month ago, the draft report/study assesses a wide-ranging proposal to restore a variety of natural habitats in the Hudson Raritan Estuary. The Hudson Raritan Estuary encompasses a
- [Local Leaders Fight White House Environmental Decisions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/31/local-leaders-fight-white-house-environmental-decisions/) - The drastic environmental orders and proposed deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget announced by the White House over the past two weeks have been met with fierce resistance from many New Yorkers. "President Trump's order to begin rolling back the progress we have made on climate change represents an existential threat to
- [Maritime Archives Now Online](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/maritime-archives-now-online/) - For the first time, a remarkable trove of 19th-century New York City maritime photographs and documents–nearly lost to the trash heap–are available to the public online. The collection of photographic portraits and register pages from Sailors’ Snug Harbor, a former home for retired sailors on Staten Island, had been gathering dust at SUNY Maritime College
- [Take the New York City Transit Survey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/take-the-new-york-city-transit-survey/) - The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to know how you move around New York City, and what you would do to make the public transit system better. Take the Citywide Transit Plan survey and let them know where you go now and where you wish you could go. Of course, the Waterfront
- [Hornblower/EDC Team Makes the Rounds](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/hornbloweredc-team-makes-the-rounds/) - The RFK/Triborough Bridge was twinkling on a cold February night as Queens residents gathered below it, a couple blocks from the East River, for a meeting of the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association. The main draw: a presentation by Hornblower and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) about the new Citywide Ferry Service (CFS)
- [Meet Louis Kleinman, Waterfront Alliance Community Liaison](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/01/meet-louis-kleinman-waterfront-alliance-community-liaison/) - Oh, you already know Louis Kleinman, the Waterfront Alliance’s indefatigable community liaison. Practically everybody knows Louis. Hitting multiple events every week—morning, noon, night, and weekends, too—he spreads the Waterfront Alliance gospel. “But I never feel obligated,” he says. “I want to go to all of the events I can.” “You can’t just go and impose
- [Don’t Miss "Saving Jamaica Bay" Airing on Public Television](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/02/dont-miss-saving-jamaica-bay-airing-on-tv/) - Dan Hendrick devoted five years of his life to write and produce the documentary film “Saving Jamaica Bay,” the story of how one community coped with negligence, bad planning, government inaction, and Hurricane Sandy to restore the largest open space in New York City, an extraordinary wildlife refuge that had become a dumping ground for
- [Simulation Confirms the Port of New York and New Jersey Can Handle the World's Biggest Ships](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/02/simulation-confirms-the-port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-can-handle-the-biggest-ships/) - Results from high tech simulations conducted in the second half of 2016 at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies in Maryland have confirmed that the Port of New York and New Jersey can handle both new classes of Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs), sized at 14,000 and 18,000 TEUs (20-foot container equivalent units).
- ["People Have Come to Care About this River"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/02/18368/) - The Bronx River Alliance speaks for the Bronx River, and, since 2002, Linda Cox has been the voice of the Bronx River Alliance. Before assuming the role of Alliance Executive Director and Bronx River Administrator, she directed the Urban Parks Program as a program officer for the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund. Prior to that, she
- [Stakeholders Discuss the Future of Brooklyn’s Working Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/02/stakeholders-gather-to-discuss-future-of-brooklyns-working-waterfront/) - Edward Gonzalez, president and CEO of Seaboard Marine, a company that transports goods from Central and South America to the United States, flew in from Miami to make an important point to those who had gathered at the Red Hook Container Terminal on February 22 at a meeting hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
- [Waterfront Alliance Welcomes New Program Associate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/02/waterfront-alliance-welcomes-new-program-associate/) - Sarah Dougherty’s work in waterfront urban planning has taken her from Brooklyn to Indonesia to Washington, DC—and now we’re pleased to say that she’s on her way to the Waterfront Alliance! As the new program associate, Sarah will apply her expertise in climate change planning, community organizing, and urban design to the Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront
- ["How to Clean the Harlem River" Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/15/how-to-clean-the-harlem-river-conference/) - Every year, the Harlem River gets busier. Crews from Row New York, Columbia University, Fordham University, Manhattan College, and Harlem River Community Rowing streak across its calm waters. Bicyclists, joggers, and picnickers gather on both shores. Children learn about environmental conservation at places like the New York Restoration Project and Roberto Clemente State Park. Cleanup
- [Announcing WEDG 101: a Mini-Course on Resilient, Accessible, Sustainable Waterfront Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/16/announcing-wedg-101-a-mini-course-for-planning-and-design-professionals/) - Want to learn about cutting-edge waterfront design from top resilience experts and receive continuing education credits at the same time? Announcing Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines 101, a mini-course on resilient, accessible, sustainable waterfront design presented by the Waterfront Alliance. It’s free! Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) is a rating system and communication tool for landowners,
- ["I Set Out to Rescue the Museum"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/17/i-set-out-to-rescue-the-museum/) - Linda Dianto has guided the National Lighthouse Museum since 2010, when she took steps to ensure that the museum’s nonprofit charter remained in good standing. Today, the museum, a stone’s throw from the St. George terminal of the Staten Island Ferry, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Admission is $5 for adults; $4
- [World Water Day is March 22](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/17/world-water-day-is-march-22/) - March 22, 2017, is the United Nations’ World Water Day, and the day that Pope Francis will publicly address water justice. It’s also the first day of a three-day conference at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, Trinity Institute 2017: Water Justice. In its 46th year, Trinity Institute’s annual conference presents contemporary issues to both clergy and lay
- [Liberty State Park: Progress Along a Different Track](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/17/liberty-state-park-progress-along-a-different-track/) - Almost a year ago, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced that it was backing down from its plan to develop commercial projects in Liberty State Park. Six months before that, the NJDEP had proposed construction of an amusement park, hotel, and amphitheater as part of new development in the windswept park at
- [Announcing the 2017 Arcadis Waterfront Scholars Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/03/17/announcing-the-2017-arcadis-waterfront-scholars-program/) - Calling all college students! The Waterfront Alliance is now accepting applications for the 2017 Arcadis Waterfront Scholars program, a component of the Waterfront Conference being held on May 10 in New York City. Now in its second year, the program brings together undergraduate and graduate students for a day of learning and networking on the
- [Construction Work: A Very, Very Hard Life](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/03/construction-work-a-very-very-hard-life/) - Denise Richardson is the executive director of the General Contractors Association of New York (GCA). Her career was partly inspired by her father, who was a construction worker and union member in Cranston, Rhode Island. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and government from Simmons College, where she received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship,
- [Speak Up in the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/03/speak-up-in-the-bronx/) - It’s that time of year when Bronx community members–including high school and college students, and adults of all ages–get together with civic leaders, city agency personnel, and elected officials to develop borough-wide strategies and advocacy plans for parks and open space. Praised by participants, the Bronx Parks Speak Up will be gathering for the 23rd
- [Cooperative Federalism on Water Issues](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/20th-century-laws-applied-to-21st-century-problems/) - Kathy Robb, a veteran environmental attorney who serves as the vice chair of the board of trustees of the Waterfront Alliance, has just joined Sive, Paget and Riesel as principal. Previously, she practiced at Hunton & Williams for nearly 30 years. Kathy represents clients on issues related to water rights, endangered species, environmental impact reviews,
- [Staten Island Waterfront Development Gets $20 Million for Resilience Work](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/staten-island-waterfront-projects-get-20-million-for-resilience-work/) - In 2012, Hurricane Sandy sent treacherous water surging inland all across the metropolitan area. Staten Island was hit especially hard; people died, and piers, roads, buildings, boats, vehicles, and transit infrastructure were extensively damaged. Today, massive development projects underway along the North Shore of Staten Island will result in the 630-foot tall New York Wheel,
- [Report from the 2017 Tall Ships Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/17/report-from-the-2017-tall-ships-conference/) - More than 200 sailors, maritime and environmental educators, preservationists, marine event hosts, and port promoters gathered in Boston last week to participate in the 44th annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships, hosted by Tall Ships America. The theme of the conference was “The Way of a Ship: Linking Our History, Heritage, and Future.
- [Fancy Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/03/fancy-ferries/) - That’s no ordinary model boat sitting in a glass-enclosed case at Brooklyn Borough Hall. That’s a model of the new, high-tech vessels under construction for Citywide Ferry Service (CFS). The new ferries will be arriving in New York City by summertime, to begin the first phase of CFS, which will encompass new South Brooklyn stops
- [Hudson River Valley Greenway Gets a Boost](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/03/hudson-river-valley-greenway-gets-a-boost/) - The Hudson River Valley Greenway is a partially completed network of trails along the Hudson River, from New York Harbor and Lower Manhattan to points north of Albany. The Greenway includes land trails for walking and bicycling, and a 256-mile water trail for paddlers. On January 11, Governor Cuomo gave Greenway supporters all over the
- [East Side Coastal Resiliency Project: Year Three](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/02/03/east-side-coastal-resiliency-project-year-three/) - Icy sidewalks and freezing temperatures on the last day of January didn’t stop a crowd from showing up after work for a meeting of the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Task Force, a group comprising members of Community Boards 3 and 6 and other stakeholders. Under red and gold Chinese New Year lanterns at the Grand
- [New Ship-to-Rail Link will Mean Greater Efficiency, Fewer Trucks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/05/new-ship-to-rail-link-will-mean-greater-efficiency-fewer-trucks/) - This past November, the Port of New York and New Jersey set a new record for cargo volume, handling 302,688 containers, a 5.5 percent increase over November 2015. With huge, neo-Panamax container ships now beginning to make their way to New York Harbor, container terminals are upgrading infrastructure to assure efficient and competitive delivery. On
- [Start the Year Off Right at Our Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/06/start-the-year-off-right-at-our-waterfront/) - Just because it's winter doesn’t mean you can’t plan some soul-satisfying visits to the waterfront. Gateway National Recreation Area, in fact, offers a wonderful variety of winter programs, some taking place indoors (build your own birdhouse!) but many of them outdoors, and all of them free. Imagine: winter hikes at the shoreline, stargazing, bird walks, even cold-weather
- [Water, Water Everywhere Underground](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/06/water-water-everywhere-underground/) - Every day, 13 million gallons of water are pumped out of the New York City transit system tunnels—and that’s if it’s not raining! Excess storm water can wreak havoc on the city’s transportation system, particularly subway service, as New Yorkers experienced firsthand when Hurricane Sandy hit the region in October 2012. Find out how lessons
- [New York City’s Waterfront Loses Two Inspirational Leaders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/06/new-york-citys-waterfront-loses-two-inspirational-leaders/) - In the waning days of 2016, two men who greatly appreciated and used the waters of New York Harbor, and who shared valuable insights about their beloved waterways with the public, passed away. Vladimir Brezina, an associate professor of neuroscience at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, who with his wife and paddling partner Johna Till
- [Save Three Dates!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/06/save-three-dates/) - As we begin the work of 2017–the year in which the Waterfront Alliance marks ten years of service to our waterfront–we are pleased to invite you to this year’s three main events: the Waterfront Conference on May 10, City of Water Day on July 15, and the Heroes of the Harbor awards dinner on October
- [Pier Progress at Hudson River Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/06/pier-progress-at-hudson-river-park/) - Plans for Piers 26 and 40, both part of Hudson River Park, have advanced in recent weeks, winning support from many stakeholders, including community leaders and elected officials. On December 15, the New York City Council approved a deal that allows a team of developers to purchase Pier 40’s air rights for $100 million in
- [One Bite of Muck at a Time, Flushing Bay Gets Cleaner](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/19/one-bite-of-muck-at-a-time-flushing-bay-gets-cleaner/) - Let’s say you’re in a boat heading up the East River toward Long Island Sound. Curve right around Rikers Island, cruise between LaGuardia Airport on the right and the shorefront homes of College Point on the left, and you’ll find yourself in Flushing Bay. Before you is the smog-choked convergence of the Whitestone Expressway and
- [The Ice Officer Cometh](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/19/the-ice-officer-cometh/) - Troy Loining’s career in the Coast Guard has spanned nearly three decades, taking him from the coasts of Virginia and Maryland north to New Jersey and New York. For the most part, he has been involved with search and rescue and law enforcement, but here in New York he is taking on a new role:
- [City Council Hearing on $1.5 Billion Flood Plan for Queens](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/20/city-council-hearing-on-1-5-billion-flood-plan-for-queens/) - Almost two years ago, Mayor de Blasio released a budget that included $1.5 billion for a decade's worth of projects to mitigate flooding problems in southeast Queens. The money is destined for Community Boards 12 and 13. Flooding has bedeviled the 400,000+ New Yorkers in these communities for decades, as neighborhoods expanded but infrastructure did
- [Tattoo You, Sailor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/20/tattoo-you-sailor/) - About 150 years ago, the first professional tattoo shop opened in New York City. Sailors roaming this port city lined up to get inked. Today, sailors are still getting tattoos, along with many others. According to one assessment, 14 percent of all Americans have at least one tattoo. On January 29, a new exhibition opens at the
- [Maritime Sightseeing Companies Come Full Circle](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/20/maritime-sightseeing-companies-come-full-circle/) - New York City’s two Circle Lines are being reunited under one owner. New York Cruise Lines (NYCL), which owns Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, has made a deal with The Durst Organization to purchase New York Water Taxi and Circle Line Downtown. Here’s a little history: 1945 - Circle Line is founded. 1982 - The company
- [Harbor Scorecard to be Unveiled This Spring](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2017/01/20/harbor-scorecard-to-be-unveiled-this-spring/) - The water’s cleaner; more ferries are zipping around the waterways; more shoreline parks and access points are open; the shipping industry is strong. With a waterfront as complex as New York Harbor, progress can take many forms. How can we best measure that progress? As the Waterfront Alliance prepares to mark our tenth anniversary milestone
- [Water-Related City Council Hearings in December](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/water-related-city-council-hearings-in-december/) - For those who need up-to-date intelligence from authoritative sources, New York City Council hearings can offer a wealth of information. Council members can be counted on to prod those testifying for more detail, sometimes more than they’re prepared to give. The law-making body of the City of New York and an equal partner with the
- ["We Must See More Grassroots Leadership to Preserve Our Planet"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/we-must-see-more-grassroots-leadership-to-preserve-our-planet/) - In January, after eight years at the helm of Region 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Judith Enck will depart her post as Regional Administrator. Since her appointment by President Obama in November 2009, Judith has overseen federal programs in Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and
- [The Rockefeller Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Join to Expand and Propel WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/the-rockefeller-foundation-and-doris-duke-charitable-foundation-join-to-expand-and-propel-wedg/) - With new, significant support from The Rockefeller Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Waterfront Alliance is pleased to announce a pivotal expansion of the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program, along with a new partnership with the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay. The two foundations join The New York Community Trust
- [Our Coasts, Our Future, Our Choice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/our-coasts-our-future-our-choice/) - Earlier this week in New Orleans, a national summit on coastal restoration and management–“Our Coasts, Our Future, Our Choice,” hosted by Restore America’s Estuaries and The Coastal Society–brought together representatives from academia, government agencies, and environmental organizations to share research and management techniques, and discuss stakeholder partnerships and strategies for communicating about the importance of
- [Water Lovers’ Gift Guide](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/water-lovers-gift-guide/) - Wouldn’t it feel great to find the perfect gift for that special mariner on your holiday list? Something unusual, something creative; something you can’t possibly find in a department store. Something that will absolutely delight that person. Well, we’ve got some ideas for you, and of course they all have a New York Harbor focus.
- [Free Indoor Kayak Instruction](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/free-indoor-kayak-instruction/) - Through the generosity of many individuals and organizations around the city, free indoor kayak training programs in New York City pools are underway this winter. Designed to introduce students to kayak equipment, basic strokes and safety, and get ready for next year’s outdoor warm season, the pool kayaking sessions are organized by longtime leaders in
- [Apply to Host Your Event on Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/15/apply-to-host-your-event-on-governors-island/) - The Governors Island permit process is now open for organizations interested in bringing events to the island in 2017. Called OpenHouseGI, the program offers 150,000 square feet of space in the island’s many historic buildings and 40 acres of outdoor space, all free of charge, to individuals or organizations that create programming that is, in
- [Community Advocacy Hits a High Point](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/28/community-advocacy-hits-a-high-point/) - All over the city, motivated people are stepping forward to take care of their local waterways. Sometimes this stewardship is expressed by physical labor at the shoreline; other times people gather to plan for the future, advocating for waterfront access and environmental health, and sharing a wealth of local experience with the government agencies in charge.
- [Bright Days in Gowanus](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/28/bright-days-in-gowanus/) - On a beautiful fall weekend, crowds of people strolled the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus, visiting a block party hosted by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and taking in the vibrant Gowanus Open Studios art scene. Families made boats to sail down the polluted canal. A rainwater harvesting workshop was standing room only, and a walking tour headed toward the water. People grabbed
- [New York’s Marine Highway Gets $1.6 Million Boost](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/new-yorks-marine-highway-gets-1-6-million-boost/) - Encouraging the use of New York Harbor's "marine highway," the federal Maritime Administration has bestowed a $1.6 million grant on the barge service that transports cargo and goods between Red Hook Container Terminal (RHCT) in Brooklyn and Red Hook Barge Terminal in Newark. RHCT is one of two Brooklyn ports named in 2015 as part of America’s
- [Waterfront Alliance Helps Expand Maritime Programming at Brooklyn Bridge Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/waterfront-alliance-helps-expand-maritime-programming-at-brooklyn-bridge-park/) - The Waterfront Alliance is pleased to announce a partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park to create a Maritime Activation Plan, expanding waterfront programming in time for the 2017 season. While the hugely popular 85-acre park features rolling hills, lawns, gardens, playgrounds and sports facilities, the focus has always been to “build a park that allows New
- [No Need to Hop the Fence](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/no-need-to-hop-the-fence/) - For years, Upper East Siders would peer through the gate at the closed 90th Street Pier, wishing they could get closer to the water. Some, like deputy Manhattan borough president Matthew Washington when he was a lad, would hop the fence. “It’s true,” Mr. Washington told a chuckling crowd on November 3 at the opening
- [The Brooklyn of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow in Red Hook WaterStories](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/the-brooklyn-of-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-in-red-hook-waterstories/) - Settled in the 1600s, the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook has stories to tell. A new “digital museum”— Red Hook WaterStories —brings many to light, thanks to a new endeavor by PortSide NewYork. Learn about Red Hook’s water-powered ginger mill and the neighborhood’s now vanished dry docks. Read about the Native Americans, the Dutch
- [Find Out More About the Hudson Tunnel Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/find-out-more-about-the-hudson-tunnel-project/) - The Hudson Tunnel Project refers to a proposal for constructing a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River as well as railroad infrastructure in New Jersey and New York that would connect the tunnel to the Northeast Corridor, the electrified rail line that runs from Boston to Washington, DC. The work would include rehabilitation of the Hudson
- [Hudson Anchorages: Which Side Are You On?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/11/11/hudson-anchorages-which-side-are-you-on/) - In the last few years, barge traffic on the Hudson has increased dramatically, but until now there have been no federally designated anchorages on the river. Tug and barge operators have anchored at traditional berths in an informal manner. About a year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard advised vessel operators that they should prepare to
- [One Author’s Love Story to the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/one-authors-love-story-to-the-harbor/) - A new book has arrived on the virtual shelves of Strand Book Store and Amazon (and perhaps the shelves of your local bookseller), perfect for the waterfront-lover on your holiday list. In Heroes of New York Harbor: Tales from the City's Port, you’ll find compelling stories about the men and women who have literally and
- [Send us Your Ideas! Conference Call for Proposals](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/send-us-your-ideas-conference-call-for-proposals/) - We’re well into the planning of next year’s Waterfront Conference, to be held Wednesday, May 10, 2017 aboard Hornblower Infinity. The theme is “Measuring Our Harbor: Strong, Healthy, and Open,” and we’re pleased to invite Waterfront Alliance Partners and other stakeholders to submit ideas for presentations, session topics, or panel themes. Submissions that incorporate the
- [Should Navigational Access Behind Ellis Island be Restored? Your Input will Help Decide](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/should-navigational-access-behind-ellis-island-be-restored-your-input-will-help-decide/) - In the interest of increasing boating safety in New York Harbor, the Coast Guard is considering restoring navigational access to the waterway between Ellis Island and New Jersey by modifying the security zone around the Ellis Island Bridge. This past spring, the New York City Water Trail Association delivered a petition to the Coast Guard
- [Success for Bushwick Inlet Park – Now What?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/success-for-bushwick-inlet-park-now-what/) - On November 22, the Brooklyn waterfront communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint erupted in cheers at the City’s announcement of a deal to acquire 11 acres known as the CitiStorage site. This stretch of waterfront land, purchased for $160 million after lengthy negotiations with the owner, will allow Bushwick Inlet Park to be created. It had
- [Make Merry with the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/12/02/make-merry-with-the-waterfront-alliance/) - As part of our ever-expanding waterfront family, you are invited to join the staff and board of the Waterfront Alliance at our always-lively holiday party on Wednesday, December 7, 5pm to 9pm, at our homeport (217 Water Street, Suite 300; elevator entrance at 133 Beekman Street). We'll toast each other’s achievements and celebrate another momentous
- [Youth Summit on September 18](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/youth-summit-on-september-18/) - The New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), Billion Oyster Project, New York Harbor Foundation, and the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School are sponsoring an environmental forum for high school students and teachers on Sunday, September 18, on Governors Island. Participants will be able to play a part in the revision of HEP’s
- [Time-Shifting on a Boat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/17371/) - Board a boat and your geographic perspective shifts. Board a historic vessel and your whole sense of time shifts, the past merging with the present. Test the theory of time-shifting on a boat by going aboard two unusual vessels visiting New York City this month. At Pier 36 on the Lower East Side (299 South
- [SUBMERGE at the Hudson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/submerge-at-the-hudson-river/) - In partnership with the New York Hall of Science, Hudson River Park is presenting SUBMERGE, a free, science-oriented family festival, at Pier 26 on Saturday, September 24, 11am to 4pm. Celebrating marine science, SUBMERGE will feature free hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations by dozens of environmental and academic organizations. There will also be boat tours, kayaking
- [Malcolm McLaren: Waterfront Innovator, Hero of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/malcolm-mclaren-hero-of-the-harbor/) - Almost 40 years ago, visions of Jacques Cousteau swimming in his head, Malcolm McLaren went out on his first job as a diver-engineer and found himself inspecting a Hudson River sewer outfall. Today, Mal is the president and CEO of McLaren Engineering Group, a world-renowned firm that continues to provide innovative marine engineering along with many
- [WEDG Wins International Leadership Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/29/wedg-wins-international-leadership-award/) - On September 21, the Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program won The Leadership Award at the 2016 World Canals Conference, in Inverness, Scotland. An international panel of waterway experts, business leaders, and global professionals selected WEDG from five international projects competing for the award, noting WEDG’s “broad impact in championing more resilient, environmentally
- [Kate Boicourt Joins the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/30/kate-boicourt-joins-the-waterfront-alliance/) - The Waterfront Alliance enthusiastically welcomes Kate Boicourt as the new manager of the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program. The WEDG program, which was recently honored with The Leadership Award at the 2016 World Canals Conference, is an incentive-based ratings system launched by the Waterfront Alliance in 2015 that guides shoreline stakeholders toward more resilient,
- [Getting To the Water, On the Water, and In the Water with + POOL](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/30/getting-to-the-water-on-the-water-and-in-the-water/) - Dong-Ping Wong is co-founder and director of design for + POOL, an initiative to build a floating, water-filtering pool, with an area of more than 20,000 square feet, in New York City. + POOL is being honored this year as a Hero of the Harbor. Dong-Ping is also a founding partner of Family, a design/architecture/planning
- [Fifteen Buildings Found to be Sending Sewage into Coney Island Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/30/fifteen-buildings-found-to-be-sending-sewage-into-coney-island-creek/) - New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) investigators made an unpleasant discovery along Coney Island Creek in early September. Fifteen buildings—a total of 990 apartments—were sending 200,000 gallons of sewage per day into a storm sewer that discharges directly into the waterway. At each building, sanitary lines leading to the sewage treatment plant had failed
- [Don’t Miss the Waterfront Alliance’s Annual Parade of Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/30/dont-miss-the-waterfront-alliances-annual-parade-of-boats/) - As the sun is setting on Wednesday, October 5, there’ll be no better place to be than at the Hudson River waterfront, watching the spectacular AECOM Parade of Boats. This cherished maritime event—a public component of the annual Heroes of the Harbor gala—will begin at 6pm and last an hour, with the best vantage point
- [New Cross-Harbor Barge Service Utilizes the Marine Highway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/30/new-cross-harbor-barge-service-utilizes-the-marine-highway/) - The great gantry cranes of Red Hook Container Terminal loom over Buttermilk Channel. A stone’s throw from Governors Island, they are a conspicuous part of the Brooklyn waterfront to buttoned-up Lower Manhattan observers, and a vivid reminder of the working port. Dealing mostly in bulk commodity such as road salt, stone aggregates, steel, and lumber,
- [Monitoring the City’s Diverse Shorelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/monitoring-the-citys-diverse-shorelines/) - Think of New York City’s great variety of shorelines: stark concrete seawalls topped with promenades; boulder-strewn shores perfect for clambering; piers, docks, and boat-filled marinas; sandy beaches; grassy, twittering wetlands; inaccessible industrial and highway-occupied riverfronts. All of these distinct settings are monitored by the City and require different maintenance responses. As of today, a newly
- [Building Stronger Communities: Two Resiliency Projects for Lower Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/building-stronger-communities-two-resiliency-projects-for-lower-manhattan/) - The Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) project and the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project will introduce sweeping flood protection initiatives that incorporate waterfront access and improve open space from East 25th Street south around the tip of Manhattan and north to Chambers Street. Recent community meetings for both projects drew community members from all over
- ["I Can Honestly Say We've Made an Impact"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/i-can-honestly-say-weve-made-an-impact/) - Dr. James Cervino is a marine pathologist living with his family in College Point, northeastern Queens. He founded the Restoration and Conservation Environmental consulting firm, and is the environmental chair of Community Board 7. Fourteen years ago, he and his wife Kathryn Cervino established the Coastal Preservation Network, a nonprofit group dedicated to restoring and
- [Bronx River Project will Link Waterfront Parks and Improve River’s Health](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/bronx-river-project-will-link-waterfront-parks-and-improve-rivers-health/) - On October 6, officials broke ground on new waterfront trails and pedestrian bridges that will link Concrete Plant Park and Starlight Park along the Bronx River. The nearly $40 million project is part of the Bronx River Greenway, a multi-use path adjacent to the river. At this point, about 19 of the 23 miles of
- [Relive the Heroes of the Harbor Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/relive-the-heroes-of-the-harbor-party/) - Look, there’s Peter Glus! And Bob Balder! And Joan Davidson! Take a peek at the Heroes of the Harbor 2016 photo album on Flickr and see who you can spot. The fabulous party took place on October 5, and Waterfront Alliance photographers were there to capture all the fun as we honored Paul Balser, Malcolm
- [Rockaway!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/14/rockaway/) - On view through November 30, 2016 during regular park hours, MoMA PS1 presents Rockaway!, a free, site-specific outdoor installation at Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area. Reflecting the bold colors of sunset in the Rockaways, artist Katharina Grosse has transformed Fort Tilden's decaying aquatics building into a piece of art by spraying brightly colored paint
- [Join the Waterfront Alliance at Special November Events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/27/join-the-waterfront-alliance-at-special-november-events/) - For their 2016 Fall Swim Gala, the + POOL folks have reserved 25 special tickets for friends of the Waterfront Alliance. Use the promo code "WaterFriends” to get 50 percent off the $300 ticket price. The fundraiser, which takes place November 7 at The Standard, High Line, will honor Charles Adler, Perry Chen, and Yancey
- [New Green Infrastructure will Help the Hutchinson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/27/new-green-infrastructure-will-help-the-hutchinson-river/) - Work has begun on a $10 million green infrastructure project at the Edenwald Houses, 41 residential buildings near the Hutchinson River in the Bronx. The year-long project of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will upgrade drainage systems to absorb excess rainwater before it causes sewage overflows into the river. The DEP
- [We wanted the Greenway to celebrate what makes Brooklyn Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/27/we-wanted-the-greenway-to-celebrate-what-makes-brooklyn-brooklyn/) - Milton Puryear is the director of project development for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a 14-mile landscaped route (see a map and download a user's guide here) for pedestrians, runners, and cyclists that, when complete, will connect Greenpoint to Bay Ridge. We spoke with him about why access to the waterfront is important and how a
- [Safety on the Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/10/27/safety-on-the-waterways/) - A recent opinion piece in City & State by Waterfront Alliance president and CEO Roland Lewis describes the longstanding culture of safety that reigns on the open waters, supported by collaboration between mariners. The launch next year of Citywide Ferry Service (CFS), he writes, is not a cause for concern about escalating danger on ever
- [Board a Spectator Boat on Race Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/01/board-a-spectator-boat-on-race-day/) - Here’s a tip, water-lovers: sign up for a spot aboard the spectator boats for the New York Harbor Regatta on September 16 and the Great North River Tugboat Race on October 9, and you’ll not only be supporting great waterfront work, you’ll feel the spray in your face. On September 16, sailors will compete in
- [In Major Milestone, the Harbor Deepening Project is Completed](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/02/in-major-milestone-harbor-deepening-project-is-completed/) - From 1989 to this summer, 38 miles of federal navigation channels in New York Harbor have been deepened to 50 feet (from a natural depth of about 18 feet). On September 1, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared the Main Navigation Channel Deepening Program
- [Celebrating 20,000 Kids on the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/celebrating-20000-kids-on-the-water/) - “You can tell they’re having a blast,” said Marquis King, a supervisor at the Stanley Isaacs Center, a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of low-income families and children on the Upper East Side. He and his charges, children ages five to nine, were on the schooner Pioneer, sailing in the middle of New York Harbor
- [Farewell, Peking; Welcome Home, Wavertree](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/09/16/farewell-peking-welcome-home-wavertree/) - On Saturday, September 24, New York City and the South Street Seaport Museum will celebrate the triumphant return of an important piece of New York history: the 1885 full-rigged, wrought-iron ship Wavertree. Sailing straight from Cadell Dry Dock on Staten Island, where for the last 16 months she has undergone a $13-million, city-funded restoration, Wavertree
- ["I started to wonder what was under that water..."](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/20/i-started-to-wonder-what-was-under-that-water/) - In 1986, Tribeca resident Cathy Drew crossed the highway to Pier 26 and founded The River Project, a marine science field station on the Hudson River. Three decades later, The River Project continues its highly regarded scientific research, hands-on environmental education, and habitat improvement. Tens of thousands of people have explored its programs, exhibitions, Wetlab, and
- [First of the Megaships Arrives in New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/22/first-of-the-megaships-arrives-in-new-york-harbor/) - Less than two weeks after the expanded Panama Canal opened on June 26, the first container vessel to transit the new canal locks and continue to an East Coast port—and also the largest vessel ever to visit the metropolitan region—arrived in New York Harbor. On July 7, marking the start of a new era for the
- [Scenes from City of Water Day 2016](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/22/17016/) - As the many partners of the Waterfront Alliance demonstrated once again this past July 16, City of Water Day has grown into a true citywide celebration, with more than 60 In Your Neighborhood sites dotting the waterfronts of the metropolitan region. Uptown on the Harlem River, the New York Restoration Project gathered volunteers to clean the
- [DEP and NRDC Join Forces](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/22/dep-and-nrdc-join-forces/) - The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are joining forces to expand the city's Green Infrastructure Program by enlisting the cooperation of more private property owners. Green infrastructure, such as rain gardens, green roofs, and permeable pavement, helps absorb excess stormwater before it enters the city's sewer systems and
- [A Day in the Life of the Bronx River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/22/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-bronx-river/) - Join the Bronx River Alliance on Saturday, August 13, for a one-day research blitz about the creatures, plants, and water of the Bronx River. Scientists and volunteers will work together in hands-on research projects such as fish seining, invasive plant removal, bird surveys, and water quality monitoring, at various sites and neighborhoods along the river. Participants can learn how to become a year-round Citizen Science Steward. This is
- [New Public Dock at Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/22/new-public-dock-at-governors-island/) - Two years ago, the wooden dock at Pier 101 on Governors Island fell apart soon after City of Water Day. "It suffered from shipworms," explained Graeme Birchall, president of the Downtown Boathouse, which had offered free kayaking on weekends at the dock. Thanks to a $45,000 grant from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, a new dock and ramp were purchased by the Friends
- ["This is the Greatest Job in the World"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/05/17076/) - Captain Robert Flannery is president of the Metro Pilots Association, one of several organizations of docking pilots in the metropolitan region. Master mariners with extensive knowledge of New York Harbor, docking pilots have the specialized job of guiding large vessels, with the help of tugboats, into their terminal berths. A Staten Island resident, Capt. Flannery
- [Happiness is...Harbor Camp!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/05/happiness-is-harbor-camp/) - Before the new school year begins, the Waterfront Alliance will send more than 4,000 kids out to the water on Harbor Camp trips. They'll have raised the sails on the Clipper City, checked out the fighter jets atop the aircraft carrier Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, fished courtesy of the Hudson River Park Trust, observed
- [New Shipping Era Dawns](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/05/new-shipping-era-dawns/) - If you happened to be driving along the Belt Parkway on Friday morning, July 15, rounding the bend at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge you might have seen two giant ships, laden with 20-foot containers, inbound. These were the MOL Beyond and Chongqing, two neo-Panamax vessels on their maiden voyages to the Port of New York and
- [Thank You for Your Input on the Next Decade!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/06/thank-you-for-your-input-on-the-next-decade/) - As the Waterfront Alliance approaches our tenth anniversary in 2017, we decided to canvas our more than 900 partners for input on key priorities going forward. Earlier this summer, we sent out a nine-question online survey to senior management contacts at all Alliance Partner organizations. Responses came in from 139 participants, with most representing the
- [New Law Affects Boat Tour Ticket Sellers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/06/new-law-affects-boat-tour-ticket-sellers/) - Last month, the New York City Council finalized a law that requires people selling entertainment, transportation, or sightseeing tour tickets to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs. The street salespeople must also wear a vest that indicates for whom they're selling tickets, in case there's a complaint. The need for such a law,
- [Give Your Input on the Atlantic Ocean Action Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/06/give-your-input-on-the-atlantic-ocean-action-plan/) - Look south, New York, past the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the open ocean. Determining our region's very identity as thriving urban archipelago, the Atlantic Ocean offers a wealth of opportunity and, at the same time, many challenges. In 2009, the governors of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia established the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean
- ["Why I Got Involved: the Idiocy of Lack of Access"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/30/why-i-got-involved-the-idiocy-of-lack-of-access/) - One of the founding trustees of the Waterfront Alliance, Paul Balser cares deeply about families and children, and throughout his life has generously given of his time and resources so that others’ lives may be enriched. He has been a highly successful investor in a range of industries, and cofounder of the private equity firms
- [Urban Islanders Gather to Clean the Coastline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/30/urban-islanders-gather-to-clean-the-coastline/) - For almost 30 years, the Ocean Conservancy has sponsored International Coastal Cleanup days. Last year, more than 18 million pounds of trash was collected by nearly 800,000 volunteers around the world. Styrofoam, cigarette butts, abandoned fishing gear, kitchen appliances, and more plastic bottles and bags than you would care to imagine are among the mountains of
- [Honoring Our Heroes of the Harbor on October 5](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/31/17226/) - Every fall, the Waterfront Alliance salutes individuals and organizations whose exceptional efforts have made New York Harbor and its tributaries and shorelines healthier, more accessible, and more equitable. This is the Heroes of the Harbor Awards Dinner and Parade of Boats. This year, on Wednesday, October 5 at The Lighthouse, Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers,
- [Introducing the New Waterfront Management Advisory Board](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/08/31/introducing-the-new-waterfront-management-advisory-board/) - With a chorus of “ayes,” the New York City Council passed legislation on August 16 that reconstitutes the Waterfront Management Advisory Board (WMAB), and with the stroke of a pen, Mayor de Blasio made it law on August 31. “As we build more sustainable, resilient, equitable waterfronts across the five boroughs, we’ll be counting on
- [Historic Waterfront Terminal Reopens](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/23/historic-waterfront-terminal-reopens/) - With the $18-million dollar project to restore damages wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 complete, the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) terminal reopened to acclaim on June 22. Visitors to this landmark waterfront building in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, will see an exhibition on the significant history of this stretch of waterfront, and will be
- [More Places to Row and Paddle than You Can Imagine!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/23/16760/) - Last month we listed sailing programs and lessons in the metropolitan region. This month, we'll tell you about rowing and paddling opportunities in New York City. This listing includes a multitude of free weekly programs sponsored by boathouses, organizations, and government agencies; as well as classes with a cost, summer camp options, and organizations that
- [City of Water Day is In Your Neighborhood!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/24/city-of-water-day-is-in-your-neighborhood/) - "We are taking this wonderful opportunity of City of Water Day to talk about the waterways and how they're important to the people of Coney Island," said Pamela Pettyjohn, president of the Coney Island Beautification Project. She is spearheading plans for an extensive In Your Neighborhood program at Kaiser Park on Coney Island Creek, at
- [City of Water Day FAQs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/city-of-water-day-faqs/) - Make your way to the shoreline on Saturday, July 16, and join us for the most fun you can have on a summer day: It's City of Water Day! We'll have lots of family events going on; free boat rides; games and giveaways and science experiments; music and food; and much more. Questions? Check our
- [Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race Draws Veterans and Newcomers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/con-edison-cardboard-kayak-race-draws-veterans-and-newcomers/) - Life-size boats made of paper, held together by tape? Don't they sink? Some do, and that just adds to the fun of the annual Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race, a highlight of City of Water Day. This year, on Saturday, July 16, 25 teams of six will assemble on Governors Island, each receiving identical amounts
- [City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood Grant Winners](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/city-of-water-day-in-your-neighborhood-grant-winners/) - Demonstrating the variety and enthusiasm of organizations participating in City of Water Day, more than 60 Alliance Partners will be offering free activities at City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood locations throughout New York and New Jersey on Saturday, July 16. That's more than ever before. Ten of these organizations received grants to help
- [Generous Boat Owners Make Free Tours Possible on City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/generous-boat-owners-make-free-tours-possible-on-city-of-water-day/) - Commercial boat owners in the metropolitan region don't have it easy. That's why it's remarkable to see not one, not two, but seven boat companies donating peak time on a summer Saturday—and absorbing expenses—to offer free boat tours on City of Water Day. The Waterfront Alliance is grateful, not to mention the thousands of happy
- [Cardboard Kayak Race Preview on July 13](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/cardboard-kayak-race-preview-on-july-13/) - Part painstaking labor, part hilarious effort, the Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race on City of Water Day has become the signature event of the day. This year, the Waterfront Alliance introduces a new cardboard kayak competition three days in advance of City of Water Day: The Great New York vs. New Jersey Cardboard Kayak Challenge,
- [The Waterfront: A Place of Fun As Well As Learning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/07/08/the-waterfront-a-place-of-fun-as-well-as-learning/) - David Gmach is the director of New York City Public Affairs at Con Edison, the energy giant that supplies steam, electricity, and gas to New York City and Westchester. Each year, Con Edison sponsors the Cardboard Kayak Race on City of Water Day. We spoke to David about the relationship between Con Edison and the
- [Aloha, Hōkūle‘a!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/11/aloha-hokulea/) - Bruce Blankenfeld, who lives on the island of Oahu, is a master navigator and the voyaging director for the Polynesian sailing canoe Hōkūle‘a. The vessel has traveled thousands of miles across the waters of the world using only ancient wayfinding traditions (navigating by reading the stars, waves, winds, and behavior of marine creatures), and has come to
- [Waterfront Scholars Listen, Learn, and Network](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/07/waterfront-scholars-listen-learn-and-network/) - This year, the average age of the Waterfront Conference attendee was lowered by a few years. The reason? One hundred college and graduate students were selected to attend the conference as Arcadis Waterfront Scholars. Listening closely, taking abundant notes, and networking with enthusiasm, the students came away from the Waterfront Conference enlightened and ready to
- [Countdown: Six Weeks to City of Water Day!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/07/countdown-six-weeks-to-city-of-water-day/) - That unrivaled day for fun at, on, and in the waters of New York Harbor is fast approaching. Mark your calendars for the ninth annual City of Water Day on Saturday, July 16! Offering free boat rides on all kinds of vessels and a variety of waterfront activities from kayaking to children’s activities, this free
- [Inspiration on World Oceans Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/09/inspiration-on-world-oceans-day/) - In the shadow of the great iron transfer bridges at Gantry Plaza State Park, a man sprinkled salt on the pier and murmured blessings. It was the morning of June 8, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was about to arrive for a ceremony, co-hosted by the Waterfront Alliance, Hālāwai, and New York State
- [AIA Conventioneers Hear About WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/09/aia-conventioneers-hear-about-wedg/) - The Waterfront Alliance took the show on the road to Philadelphia several weeks ago, where the American Institute of Architects was hosting its annual convention. Participating in "The New East River: Transformative Waterfront Design" panel, Waterfront Alliance president and CEO Roland Lewis presented Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines—also known as WEDG—as a great tool for reshaping
- [Make a SPLASH this Summer!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/09/make-a-splash-this-summer/) - School's out! Head for the water; it's time for some waterfront fun (and, shhhhh, maybe even a little effortless education!) Whether you're a mom or dad who wants to get your family on a boat this summer, or a camp counselor looking for ideas for waterfront field trips, the Waterfront Alliance's 2016 edition of SPLASH!
- [With Abandoned Barges Removed, Advocates Invite Public to Plan for a Healthy Flushing Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/10/with-abandoned-barges-removed-advocates-invite-public-to-plan-for-a-healthy-flushing-bay/) - No one knows who abandoned the two barges in Flushing Bay months ago, but many were galvanized into action when the vessels began to disintegrate, releasing chunks of Styrofoam and other pollutants into the water. Concerned at the growing environmental and navigational hazard, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) worked with the U.S. Army Corps of
- [Get on the Water at Fort Totten Park on Family Fun Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/10/get-on-the-water-at-fort-totten-park-on-family-fun-day/) - On Saturday, June 18 from 11am to 4pm, the Waterfront Alliance is joining the Friends of Fort Totten Parks to offer on-water and waterfront activities, including free kayaking, seaweed touch tank and seaweed art, beachcombing, and more. It's the twelfth annual summer festival in Fort Totten Park, but the first time visitors will be able
- [Welcome Summer! Free Waterfront Activities at Neighborhood Docks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/23/welcome-summer-free-waterfront-activities-at-neighborhood-docks/) - It's 82 degrees in New York, sunny, a bit of a breeze, and you've found your way to the waterfront. Good move, especially if you come upon a Waterfront Alliance Neighborhood Docks program! That's what happened to a couple hundred Queens and Brooklyn folks on Saturday, June 18. It was a Waterfront Alliance double-header: free
- [Sewage Pollution Right to Know Alerts and Grants](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/23/sewage-pollution-right-to-know-alerts-and-grants/) - Let's say you live in New York and you're planning a trip to the beach. Or, you've decided to take the family kayaking. The day before your trip, however, a storm pounds the area with lots of rain. You know that combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are triggered when excess stormwater overloads the sewer system. How can
- ["I Didn't Understand My City Until I Got to the Water!"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/06/23/governors-island-a-place-that-has-a-deep-sense-of-welcome/) - A born-and-bred New Yorker, Leslie Koch was named the president of the Governors Island Education and Preservation Corporation (GIPEC; which eventually morphed into the Trust for Governors Island) in 2006, a year after the 172-acre island in New York Harbor was reopened to the public. Her mission: to manage the design and redevelopment of a place
- [Michael Porto Departs the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/25/michael-porto-departs-the-waterfront-alliance/) - Michael Porto, director of outreach and planning for the Waterfront Alliance—but perhaps best known as the WEDG boss—is moving on to the public/government affairs team at Con Edison. Mr. Porto's last day at the Waterfront Alliance is May 26. "To say that Michael has had a profound effect on the waterfront would be an understatement,"
- [Newark Celebrates 350 Years at the Passaic River on June 4](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/25/newark-celebrates-350-years-at-the-passaic-river-on-june-4/) - Every year for the past five years, the residents of Newark, New Jersey have celebrated River Day—gathering at City Hall, marching bands stepping high, to parade to the Passaic River to symbolically reclaim the riverfront and launch the summer season. This year's parade and waterfront party—the 5th annual Walk to the Water and River Day—will
- ["Maritime Transport in an Urbanizing World is Critical"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/26/maritime-transport-in-an-urbanizing-world-is-critical/) - Dr. Roberta Weisbrod's long career in working waterfront and maritime transportation issues has led her to international influence, consulting on port and waterfront development for public and private sector clients around the world. Based in Brooklyn, she is principal of Sustainable Ports, which is dedicated to optimizing the environmental, economic, and public benefits of ports,
- [New York Welcomes Hōkūleʻa](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/26/new-york-welcomes-hokuleʻa/) - Hōkūleʻa is a 62-foot-long, double-hulled sailing canoe built and navigated in the style of the native Polynesian people. Currently on a three-year voyage around the world, with a crew of a dozen, Hōkūleʻa will arrive in New York City in early June, after sailing up the east coast of the United States. This is the
- [Waterfront Conference Welcomes 100 Scholars](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/27/waterfront-conference-welcomes-100-scholars/) - For the first time, 100 Waterfront Scholars will be participating in the Waterfront Conference, taking place aboard the Hornblower Infinity this year on May 12. These college and graduate students were selected to attend the Waterfront Alliance's annual floating conference after entering an essay contest sponsored by Arcadis. Their impassioned opinions may have been limited
- [Bring City of Water Day to Your Neighborhood!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/28/bring-city-of-water-day-to-your-neighborhood/) - Last year on City of Water Day, people danced at the Harlem River. In Hudson River Park, they toured historic vessels and peered at marine creatures. They took environmental walks along the Queens waterfront and kayaked around Gantry Plaza State Park. They explored the Bronx River in rowboats and canoes. They celebrated the waterfront at
- [Waterfront Management Advisory Board: Hearing on May 3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/29/waterfront-management-advisory-board-hearing-on-may-3/) - Although the Waterfront Management Advisory Board (WMAB) is intended to advise New York City officials on matters "relating to the industrial, commercial, residential, recreational or other use or development of wharves, waterfront property and waterfront infrastructure in the city," as stated in legislation proposed by the New York City Council, the WMAB has not convened since December
- [Check Out CitywideFerry.NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/29/check-out-citywideferry-nyc/) - Next year's inauguration of Citywide Ferry Service (CFS) is being preceded by a new web portal: CitywideFerry.NYC, just launched April 28. Featuring project updates, information about public meetings, a live stream showing boat construction, and maps and schedules, the website will also offer information about how to apply for one of the 150+ jobs that
- [May is for Mariners](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/29/may-is-for-mariners/) - Grab your binoculars and sunscreen and head for the waterfront in May! Two preeminent regattas are returning to New York City after decades elsewhere, and the annual Fleet Week parade will feature a larger contingent of ships than in years past. For some, the season began with the Sailors Ball, on Friday, April 29. Sponsored
- [Captains and Paddlers Survey Harbor Hot Spots](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/29/captains-and-paddlers-survey-harbor-hot-spots/) - Consider the multitude of challenges for mariners in New York Harbor. Ed Kelly, executive director of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey, notes that many of them start with C: current, crossing, communication, and congestion, for a start. "Add 'civility' to the list," he suggested. It was April 16,
- [City Council Scrutinizes Waterfront Management Advisory Board ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/11/city-council-scrutinizes-waterfront-management-advisory-board/) - New York City Council member Deborah Rose, chair of the Council's Waterfronts Committee, got right to the point. "Why has it been so difficult to keep the Waterfront Management Advisory Board active and functioning?" she asked the officials before her. It was May 3, and the Waterfronts Committee had convened to hear testimony about the
- [Finally: A One-Stop Shop for Waterfront Planners](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/finally-a-one-stop-shop-for-waterfront-planners/) - In a breakthrough for construction planning at or near the New York City waterfront, long a source of frustration for permit applicants, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) yesterday launched a streamlined, user-friendly website called Waterfront Navigator: NYC's One Stop Waterfront Permitting Planner. Cleanly designed and clearly written, the site helps applicants navigate
- [May 20 is #NYC520](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/may-20-is-nyc520/) - Did you know that New York City has 520 miles of coastline? This is longer than the coastlines of Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco combined! To raise awareness, the Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with the New York City Department of City Planning and other city agencies, is launching a social media campaign on Monday, May
- ["Not Just a Thriving Waterfront, But a Shared Waterfront"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/not-just-a-thriving-waterfront-but-a-shared-waterfront/) - Maria Torres-Springer is the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. We caught up with her minutes after she and Professor Michael Sorkin had the "keynote conversation" that launched the 2016 Waterfront Conference on May 12. In your conversation about waterfront equity and resilience with Michael Sorkin, did anything come up
- [BOP Til You Drop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/bop-til-you-drop/) - What fabulous event features 20,000 oysters from 40 different oyster farms, delectable dishes from 15 restaurants, live music, and restoration education? It could only be the Billion Oyster Party. On May 19, from 6pm to 10pm, the Billion Oyster Party will feature oyster farms from all around the country, including Washington, Louisiana, and, of course, New York.
- [Hundreds Attend the 2016 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/hundreds-attend-the-2016-waterfront-conference/) - More than 500 people boarded the Hornblower Infinity on the morning of May 12 for the 2016 Waterfront Conference. The overarching subject matter: defining and delivering equity at the waterfront. This year's conference was notable for its inclusionary theme, starting with the presence of nearly 100 college and graduate students designated Waterfront Scholars by Arcadis,
- [New Waterfront Park Opens at Stapleton](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/new-waterfront-park-opens-at-stapleton/) - Staten Islanders are cheering about a new, six-acre waterfront park that opened in early May on the north shore, at Stapleton. Once a U.S. Naval base known as the Homeport, the Stapleton waterfront is being redeveloped with new parkland, a waterfront esplanade (complete with a fish-cleaning station), housing, and commercial space. Local leaders note the
- [Add a Drop to the Bucket to Support Neighborhood Docks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/13/add-a-drop-to-the-bucket-to-support-neighborhood-docks/) - The Waterfront Alliance is on a mission to raise $10,000 to support its 2016 Neighborhood Docks programs and we need your help! Add a drop to the bucket here before our campaign ends on June 5. No amount is too small to help us toward our goal. Stepping stones between our lives as island people
- [South Shore Blueway Opens June 4](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/22/south-shore-blueway-opens-june-4/) - Join paddlers from around New York on June 4 for the opening of the South Shore Blueway, at Bay Park (numbers 3 and 4 on the map above) in East Rockaway. A few miles past JFK Airport in eastern Queens, East Rockaway is across the New York City border in Nassau County. (For those looking
- [Learn to Sail in New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/05/24/learn-to-sail-in-new-york-harbor/) - Look out at the water around us. Sparkling, breezy; it's inviting you, enticing you, begging you to come out. So, go on...and set sail! Recreational sailing is flourishing in the metropolitan region. If you don't know how to sail, there are a variety of programs and lessons for all ages to take advantage of, including summer sailing
- ["Everything is About Advocacy"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/01/everything-is-about-advocacy/) - Peggy Shepard’s TEDx talk is compelling. “The greatest challenge for the next generation is the struggle for environmental justice,” says the executive director of WE ACT (West Harlem Environmental Action), as she begins the talk. “Because some communities don’t have access to clean water, clean air, safe schools, environmental protection. Some communities don’t have the wealth, or the complexion, for protection. Those communities are called sacrifice zones—areas that are
- [Waterkeeper Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting the Waters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/02/waterkeeper-celebrates-50-years-of-protecting-the-waters/) - Fifty years ago, appalled at the tremendous pollution spewing from industrial facilities on the Hudson River, Sports Illustrated writer Robert Boyle gathered a group of fellow fishermen and formed the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association (HRFA). Within a few years, the HRFA was using a little-known 19th-century statute called the Refuse Act to sue polluters. In 1972, the Clean Water Act effectively replaced the Refuse Act, and the HRFA continued to sue those who polluted the
- [Hoboken at Odds Over "Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge" Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/03/hoboken-at-odds-over-resist-delay-store-discharge-design/) - Concerned about proposed flood walls along the Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City shorelines, community members turned out in droves to attend a Rebuild by Design public meeting on February 18. Sponsored by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the meeting revealed the latest versions of three alternatives in the $230 million resilience project known as Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge. The project, created by Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan
- [H2O: Ceremony, Control, Conservation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/03/h2o-ceremony-control-conservation/) - On March 10, the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter will present H2O: Ceremony, Control, Conservation, a panel discussion with noted architects and waterfront activists about what happens when the practice of architecture meets a molecule of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Presenting the architect’s viewpoint will be architect/cartographer/historian Anthony Acciavatti from Somatic Collaborative, architect Richard Roark from the
- [Free Lecture Series to Roll Out the 2016 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/04/free-lecture-series-to-launch-the-2016-waterfront-conference/) - The Waterfront Alliance announces Deep Dives, a new series of lectures and workshops in the weeks leading up to the annual Waterfront Conference on May 12. Free and open to the public, each of the Deep Dives events—weekly for five weeks beginning March 30—focuses on a different aspect of the future of the region’s waterfront as seen through the
- [Arcadis and the Waterfront Alliance Launch the 2016 Waterfront Scholars Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/11/arcadis-and-the-waterfront-alliance-launch-the-2016-waterfront-scholars-program/) - Calling all college students! What does it mean to you to live in a coastal city in the 21st century? What do you think we should do to make sure our waterfronts are accessible, resilient, and ecologically healthy? The Waterfront Alliance would like to hear your best ideas, condensed into a pithy 250-word paragraph. The top 100 undergrads who give us the best answers by Monday,
- [Dr. Julie Pullen on Creating and Seizing Your Own Opportunities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/15/dr-julie-pullen-on-creating-and-seizing-your-own-opportunities/) - An associate professor in ocean engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr. Julie Pullen is a member of the Waterfront Alliance board of trustees. Her work focuses on the interaction of ocean and atmospheric currents; she researches how the flow of water responds to winds moving around island topography, mountainous or urban. She is especially interested in
- [Report from RPA’s Summit for Resilient Waterfront Parks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/17/report-from-rpas-summit-for-resilient-waterfront-parks/) - The Waterfront Alliance's Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program was well received at the Regional Plan Association's (RPA) Summit for Resilient Waterfront Parks on March 16. Several Waterfront Alliance staff members, including president and CEO Roland Lewis, joined other regional leaders in park planning and environmental policy to discuss issues of waterfront parks in the
- [WNYC's "Hypothesis" Series Features Newtown Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/18/wnycs-hypothesis-series-features-newtown-creek/) - WNYC, at 93.9 FM and AM 820 is New York's premier public radio station, broadcasting national and international news, and a variety of award-winning local programs. New to the local programming line-up is "Hypothesis," a series that explores unusual science stories in New York City. The most recent Hypothesis story, Tiny Creatures Breathe New Life
- [Hornblower Tapped to Operate Citywide Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/18/hornblower-tapped-to-operate-citywide-ferry-service/) - Confirming industry rumors, Mayor de Blasio stepped up to a podium at Pier 15 in Lower Manhattan on March 16 and announced that Hornblower had been selected to operate the new Citywide Ferry Service, launching next year. As three rumbling New York Water Taxis lingered nearby, a not-so-subtle reminder of this company's displeasure with the city's
- [Edgemere Community Appreciates City's Planning Initiative](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/03/18/edgemere-community-appreciates-citys-planning-initiative/) - Through the Resilient Edgemere Community Planning Initiative, a joint effort by four New York City agencies—the Department of Housing Preservation (HPD), the Department of City Planning, the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery Operations, and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency—the de Blasio administration is hoping to guide the Rockaway neighborhood of Edgemere toward safety
- [Good News/Bad News for Waterfront Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/08/good-newsbad-news-for-waterfront-access/) - The new report Connecting with Our Waterways: Public Access and its Stewardship in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary arrives with good news and bad news. First, the good news: more than 500 acres of new waterfront parks and public spaces have been created in the metropolitan region in the last five years alone. Now
- [Precious Maritime Archives Available Soon to the Public](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/11/precious-maritime-archives-available-soon-to-the-public/) - Forty years ago, about the time New York City was reaching its gritty nadir, activists were working to save Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island, founded in 1833 as a home for retired mariners. Now a collection of historically significant buildings filled with museums, galleries, studios, and offices on 83 acres of carefully tended lawns and
- ["The Waterfront is the Optics for Everything in Our Society"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/12/16082/) - As city executive for New York City for the international engineering and design firm Arcadis, Peter Glus manages large-scale environmental projects, from implementing flood resiliency designs for subway stations, tunnels, bus depots, and public areas for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to repairing and flood-proofing the Bay Park sewage treatment plant, and managing the $1.6 billion
- [Petition to Reopen the Ellis Island Channel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/13/petition-to-reopen-the-ellis-island-channel/) - Since 9/11, a federal security zone has prohibited passage under the Ellis Island Bridge, which connects Ellis Island to Liberty State Park. Recreational boaters and paddlers hoping to avoid the traffic and rough water of New York Harbor's shipping channel by steering under the bridge between Ellis Island and New Jersey are not allowed to do so. The New York City Water
- [Earth Day is Car-Free Day; Take a Ferry!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/15/earth-day-is-car-free-day-take-a-ferry/) - Earlier this spring, New York City Council member Ydanis Rodriguez had a great idea: let's make Earth Day, on April 22, Car-Free Day in New York City. Soon other elected officials and dozens of organizations, including the Waterfront Alliance, had signed on. Among the maritime organizations offering special deals to promote travel alternatives next Friday,
- [Meet the Partners (All 900) of the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/15/meet-the-partners-all-900-of-the-waterfront-alliance/) - Next year, the Waterfront Alliance will hit the big ten-year mark! With hard work and creative advocacy in collaboration with many Alliance Partners throughout the years, our vision for a clean, healthy, and vibrant harbor and waterfront is coming true. In the past nine years, the Alliance has grown into a coalition of more than
- [Remembering Peter Stanford](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/27/remembering-peter-stanford/) - Tributes poured in from around the region after Peter Stanford died on March 24. Described as "an American treasure," the well-known advocate for maritime preservation was 89. With his wife Norma, Peter Stanford founded Friends of South Street in 1966, setting out to preserve the authentic heart of Lower Manhattan's historic Seaport district: its ships,
- [Cait Field on the Wildlife Resurgence at Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/04/26/cait-field-on-the-wildlife-resurgence-at-freshkills-park/) - Fresh kills Park, the 2,200-acre park-in-progress on the west side of Staten Island, is the transformation of Fresh Kills Landfill, which took New York City's garbage for more than 50 years starting in 1948. At its peak of operation in the late 80s, Fresh Kills received as much as 29,000 tons of trash per day. The giant
- [“Street of Ships” Exhibition to Open at the South Street Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/29/street-of-ships-exhibition-to-open-at-the-south-street-seaport-museum/) - Ever since a primitive dock was constructed in 1624 in the East River by European colonists, South Street Seaport has been a place of exchange and change, a vibrant crossroads for travellers and merchants, ideas and commodities. In recent years, waterfront advocates and history buffs have fought to save precious elements of the Seaport’s irreplaceable history, much of it held for safekeeping by the South Street Seaport Museum. Still undergoing restoration since Hurricane
- [Save the Date: City of Water Day 2016!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/08/save-the-date-city-of-water-day-2016/) - It’s never too early to start planning for City of Water Day! This year, mark your calendars to celebrate the biggest harbor festival of the metropolitan region on Saturday, July 16, on Governors Island, New York; at Maxwell Place Park, Hoboken, New Jersey; and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood locations around New York Harbor.
- [Controversy Over NJ Public Access Rule](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/08/controversy-over-nj-public-access-rule/) - On December 22, 2015, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division struck down the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Public Access Rule. This rule, adopted three years ago, allowed municipalities to establish their own waterfront public access plans in cooperation with NJDEP, with a focus on the obligations of developers at the
- [Tug for the Hart, Strings Attached](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/21/officials-disagree-about-the-future-of-a-sad-island/) - In this urban archipelago, this unique city of water, more than a dozen uninhabited islands dot the waterways, many of them nature sanctuaries and most managed by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (Parks Dept.). Then there’s Hart Island, a mile-long Bronx island inhabited only by ghosts. Some advocates and elected officials
- [Jennifer Sun on Progress at Sunset Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/22/jennifer-sun-on-progress-at-sunset-park/) - Jennifer Sun is the executive director of the Sunset Park department at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). She is responsible for overseeing the development of City-owned properties along the Sunset Park waterfront (Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, Bush Terminal, and South Brooklyn Marine Terminal) to support NYCEDC’s mission of creating
- [Essential Waterfront Guidelines, Stuck in Albany](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/22/essential-waterfront-guidelines-stuck-in-albany/) - The New York City Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP) is the crucial, overriding set of policies regarding the development and use of the waterfront. Every single project along New York City’s waterways is governed by the WRP; all city, state, and federal discretionary actions at the waterfront must be evaluated with regard to WRP policies and
- [Litter Catchers Coming to Newtown Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/22/litter-catchers-coming-to-newtown-creek/) - Building on the success of litter-capture devices activated recently and with great success along the Bronx River and the Gowanus Canal, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has begun to build four similar devices at the shores of Newtown Creek. The $30 million project is expected to be completed and the devices activated
- [Nearly $300 Million Awarded Regionally in National Resilience Competition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/22/nearly-300-million-awarded-regionally-in-national-resilience-competition/) - Resilience projects in the tri-state region have won a total of nearly $300 million in grants awarded in the National Disaster Resilience Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The winning projects in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were among 40 states and communities competing for almost $1 billion
- [Save the Date! 2016 Waterfront Conference on May 12](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/22/save-the-date-2016-waterfront-conference-on-may-12/) - The Waterfront Alliance is pleased to announce that our ninth annual Waterfront Conference will take place on Thursday, May 12 aboard the Hornblower Infinity. Beginning at 9am (registration and breakfast 8am-8:45am), this day-long gathering—including an afternoon cruising New York Harbor after the morning dockside at Pier 40—annually draws hundreds of waterfront advocates, policymakers, academics, journalists,
- [Core Conference Aims to Get You Outside!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/02/core-conference-aims-to-get-you-outside/) - Just because you live in the concrete jungle doesn't mean you can't enjoy the great outdoors. To prove it, OutdoorFest is hosting the Core Conference on Friday, February 5 to connect the leaders and organizations of New York City’s outdoor industry for brainstorming about how to get New Yorkers to spend more time having fun
- [Col. John Boulé Talks About the Greater Good](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/03/col-john-boule-talks-about-the-greater-good/) - We're pleased to share this interview with Colonel (Ret.) John R. Boulé, II, the senior vice president and manager of the New York City office of Dewberry and the vice chairman of the Waterfront Alliance Board of Trustees. With nearly three decades of engineering experience specializing in resilience, risk mitigation, water resources, and environmental restoration,
- [Enticing Tall Ships to New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/05/enticing-tall-ships-to-new-york-harbor/) - In late January, New Yorkers converged on the International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference in Quebec. Their mission: attracting tall ships to New York Harbor. At the conference, which was produced by Tall Ships America and Sail Training International, ships’ masters and crew members got together with educators and port representatives from around the world. They talked about vessel operations, regulatory
- [Hōkūle'a is on Her Way to NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/05/hokulea-hawaiian-canoe-on-her-way-to-nyc/) - Right now, a dozen hardy souls from Hawaii are sailing their traditionally built, 62-foot-long, 20-foot-wide canoe with sails, Hōkūle'a, toward New York City with all modern navigation instruments turned off. Thousands of miles across the ocean without using a GPS, let alone a sextant. They are not using cellphones, a compass, not even a watch. They
- [Coney Island Creek Community Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/05/coney-island-creek-community-workshop/) - Brooklynites who live near Coney Island Creek are well aware of how flooding from the waterway can cause trouble in the neighborhood. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) knows, too, and is working on a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) to address the problems. The Coney Island Creek LTCP is one of 10 such plans to improve water
- [After Successful Launch, WEDG Looks Ahead to Version 2.0](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/05/after-successful-launch-wedg-looks-ahead-to-version-2-0/) - For a sense of the great success of the first year of the Waterfront Alliance’s award-winning Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program, launched in January 2015, just take a look at the numbers: 1,000 downloads of the free 150-page WEDG manual 70 meetings with waterfront stakeholders 40 waterfront development projects reviewed 13 Community Board presentations,
- [Offshore Wind Power Advocates Shoot the Breeze at City Hall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/12/offshore-wind-power-advocates-to-shoot-the-breeze-at-city-hall/) - Environmental advocates hope a rally on the steps of City Hall on February 18 will encourage Mayor de Blasio to move forward with offshore wind turbine projects that will provide clean energy to New York City. The rally was supported by more than 50 organizations, including the Waterfront Alliance. According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), there are more than 3,000 wind turbines spinning
- [Governors Island: a Place of Opportunity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/16/governors-island-a-place-of-opportunity/) - You read it here in WaterWire last October: year-round access is coming to Governors Island! In his State of the City address on February 4, Mayor de Blasio offered a few more details. “Just as our city has grown, Governors Island should grow again as a place of opportunity for New Yorkers,” he proclaimed. “Today, we pledge to make Governors Island a place where economic
- [February Floods Inundate Parts of Region](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/17/february-floods-inundate-parts-of-region/) - Even though Don Riepe, the director of the northeast chapter of the American Littoral Society, keeps track of the high tides and refers to a calendar that notes the new and full moons, he was caught off guard by the water that crept from Jamaica Bay into his living room on February 8. It was the first time his Broad Channel neighborhood had been seriously flooded since Hurricane Sandy.
- [Diana Reyna, Brooklyn's Deputy Borough President, on a Waterfront Master Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/19/diana-reyna-brooklyns-deputy-borough-president-on-a-waterfront-master-plan/) - Diana Reyna grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and today she is the deputy borough president of that fine borough. A former City Council member, she is known for her advocacy for affordable housing, economic development, expanding youth and senior services, and equity in education, park space, and waste disposal. Over the past couple years, she has turned her boundless
- [Saving Jamaica Bay: Documentary Premiere](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/19/saving-jamaica-bay-documentary-premiere/) - For the last five years, writer and producer Dan Hendrick has led a team in the production of a project very close to his heart: the documentary Saving Jamaica Bay. On March 17, this film about the teeming yet battered ecosystem with incongruous accessibility to millions of city-dwellers—reachable by boat, foot, bicycle, car, or subway— premieres at the Queens World Film Festival. Chronicling the history of this important natural resource and the current
- [Brooklyn Working Waterfront Stakeholders Gather to Discuss the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/02/19/brooklyn-working-waterfront-stakeholders-gather-to-discuss-the-future/) - “This is going to be an incredible collaboration,” said deputy Brooklyn borough president Diana Reyna, addressing a roomful of maritime industry stakeholders on February 18. More than 50 people from a range of professions—marine transportation company owners, container terminal executives, government agency representatives, union leaders, educators, and many others—had gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall for
- [Holiday Party Celebrates Another Year on #OurWaterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/18/holiday-party-celebrates-another-year-on-ourwaterfront/) - To the couple hundred friends who came to the rollicking Waterfront Alliance holiday party on December 16, thank you for your good cheer, for your delicious potluck contributions—wine from the Hudson River Valley, cake from Coney Island, and local oysters to name just a few of the culinary delights—and for being part of our extended
- [Flourishing, East River C.R.E.W. Seeks Site for Boat Storage](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/18/flourishing-east-river-c-r-e-w-seeks-boat-storage/) - For more than 15 years, East River C.R.E.W. has organized popular, free rowing excursions leaving from East 96th Street. In 2005, Floating the Apple donated a shipping container to the group for boat storage. The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation helped set up the container along the nearby FDR Drive access road.
- [Hunter's Point South Achieves WEDG Certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/18/hunters-point-south-achieves-wedg-certification/) - For excellence in waterfront design, Hunter’s Point South, a City-owned, mixed-use development on the East River waterfront in Long Island City, Queens, has been awarded certification in the Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program. The huge, 30-acre development will eventually provide up to 5,000 housing units, 60 percent of which will be affordable
- [Join the Waterfront Alliance Crew!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/07/join-the-waterfront-alliance-crew/) - The Waterfront Alliance is gearing up for another great year on our waterfront. To help us achieve our many goals, we are looking to fill two part-time internships. One intern will support the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program and the other will support the Waterfront Alliance’s online communications. Internships are generally for 15 hours/week
- [Developing Long Term Plans for Better Water Quality](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/07/developing-long-term-plans-for-better-water-quality/) - If ever there were an important public meeting about water quality in New York City that you should attend, the one next Tuesday, January 12, sponsored by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is it. Mark this gathering on your calendars, and show up at LaGuardia Community College (Building E, poolside café),
- [Science, Service, and Adventure with CDR G. Mark Miller](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/08/waterwire-talks-with-commander-g-mark-miller/) - Commander G. Mark Miller is the commanding officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Henry B. Bigelow. A research vessel, the Bigelow surveys the waters between Nova Scotia and Cape Hatteras. CDR Miller lives in Newport, Rhode Island, with his wife and child, but, since the Bigelow is undergoing general maintenance at
- [Rebuild By Design Citizen Advisory Group Needs You](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2016/01/08/rebuild-by-design-citizen-advisory-group-needs-you/) - Six Rebuild by Design projects are underway in the New York region, beginning to implement sweeping, innovative strategies to promote resiliency. One of the six is the New Meadowlands project, which integrates transportation, ecology, and development to address resiliency throughout New Jersey's Meadowlands basin while providing civic amenities and creating opportunities for new development. Rebuild by
- [New Jersey Urban Waterfront Conference on Dec. 10](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/16/new-jersey-urban-waterfront-conference-on-dec-10/) - The New Jersey Urban Water Conference will take place Thursday, December 10, 8am to 12:30pm at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The goal of this free, half-day event is to build awareness of the importance of transforming New Jersey’s inadequate urban water infrastructure to sustainable facilities and a framework that can deliver
- [What's an LTCP, and Why It's Important You Know](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/19/14591/) - Not sure what Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs, for short) are and why they’re vitally important to New Yorkers? Let WaterWire and the S.W.I.M. Coalition help—and then get involved! LTCPs are sweeping strategies now being formulated to reduce pollution in 10 water bodies in New York City: Alley Creek (Queens), Bronx River,
- [Efforts Intensify for Trash-Free Waters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/20/14603/) - Parallel city and federal efforts to reduce trash flowing into the region’s waterways are intensifying. Earlier this month, the de Blasio administration announced the expansion of New York City’s B.Y.O. (Bring Your Own) public information campaign, which reminds New Yorkers to use reusable mugs and containers rather than disposable items. Throwaway containers discarded onto streets
- [National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/20/national-working-waterfronts-and-waterways-symposium-2/) - The Waterfront Alliance presented its Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program, at the National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium earlier this week in Tampa, Florida, piquing the interest of many cities from different parts of the country. Resiliency of ports and working harbors was a major theme throughout the four-day event, as was the National
- [New York City Waterfront Efforts Inspire Italy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/01/new-york-city-waterfront-efforts-inspire-italy/) - Coastal cities around the world are dealing with the same issues that preoccupy urban planners and waterfront advocates of the New York–New Jersey region. Naples, for example, a busy port on the Mediterranean Sea and one of Italy’s largest cities, is exploring sustainable waterfront development while addressing water pollution and transportation challenges. On November 16,
- [Submit Your Waterfront Conference Proposals by December 8](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/02/submit-your-waterfront-conference-proposals-by-december-8/) - It’s not too early to be thinking about the 2016 Waterfront Conference. In fact, as we work to put together the content of next year’s gathering, to be held Thursday, May 12, we would appreciate your ideas for presentations, sessions, or panel discussions. The theme of the 2016 Waterfront Conference is Our Waterfronts: Defining—and Delivering—Waterfront
- [The Bronx Connects Across Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/03/the-bronx-connects-across-waterways/) - Surrounded, as Bronx residents are, by rivers on three sides—the Hudson River to the west, the Harlem River and Bronx Kill to the south, and the East River to the east—any additional ways to get across the water are quite welcome. So when the Randall’s Island Connector and the High Bridge opened recently, Bronx residents cheered.
- [Complementary Water and Land Proposals Bode Well for Flushing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/04/complementary-water-and-land-proposals-bode-well-for-flushing/) - In its rezoning plan for a 10-block swath of Queens along Flushing Creek, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) is proposing a special waterfront district that would require developers to create a wide waterfront promenade and build new streets between College Point Boulevard and Flushing Creek. Simultaneously, the New York City Department
- [South Street Seaport Museum: Offering a Living History Experience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/04/south-street-seaport-museum-offering-a-living-history-experience/) - In 1652, representatives of the Dutch West India Company built a pier at the tip of the island of Manhattan. Jutting out into the East River from New Amsterdam, soon renamed New York, the pier drew more traders and settlers. More piers were built, and within 75 years, the busy neighborhood known as South Street
- [Staten Island Bluebelt Expands](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/04/staten-island-bluebelt-expands/) - The Staten Island Bluebelt system manages stormwater by using and enhancing streams, ponds, and marshes as natural drainage corridors. Over the last 10 years, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has created Bluebelt drainage areas across a full third of Staten Island. On November 23, DEP officials and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
- [The High Water Mark Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/11/the-high-water-mark-project/) - As the High Water Mark project coordinator for New York City, James Jensen is building support for the installation of High Water Mark signs at prominent locations along the waterfront. The High Water Mark program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), seeks to build awareness of flood risk in coastal communities around the
- [Winter at the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/14/winter-at-the-waterfront/) - While December certainly is easing us into winter with the mild temperatures of late, rest assured: true winter weather is on its way. But a chill in the air doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the waterfront! A brisk hike at the beach or a day spent birdwatching—what could be more exhilarating? Winter programs are scheduled
- [Big Rigs to Global Get Toll Relief](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/12/18/global-container-terminal-truckers-get-relief/) - One of several marine terminals serving New York Harbor whose commerce combines to make the Port of New York and New Jersey the largest port on the East Coast and the third largest in the country, Global Container Terminal-New York (GCT-NY), at Howland Hook on the Staten Island shore of the Kill van Kull, boasts
- [Planning Process Begins for Pier 26](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/06/planning-process-begins-for-pier-26/) - The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) is inviting public input on the future uses and landscaping of Pier 26 at the Tribeca waterfront. One new building houses the Downtown Boathouse; in the future, the pier is destined to host a restaurant, marine research and education center, historic boats, and, as the HRPT website states, “a
- [The Future South Brooklyn Marine Terminal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/06/the-future-south-brooklyn-marine-terminal/) - In mid October, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation co-hosted two public forums on the future of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT), located on the Sunset Park waterfront. Attendees included local business owners, residents, and civic groups. EDC officials presented the overall plan for the short-term and
- [USS New York Pays a Visit to New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/13/14542/) - USS New York, the United States Navy ship built with 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the rubble of the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow, has been in New York Harbor for a week of events honoring veterans. The fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS New York (LPD-21) is the fifth Navy
- [Dock, Dock: Who’s There? More than 1,000 Participate in Waterfront Alliance Neighborhood Dock Programs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/13/dock-dock-whos-there-more-than-1000-participate-in-waterfront-alliance-neighborhood-dock-programs-this-season/) - Working with partners around the city, the Waterfront Alliance introduced more than 1,000 New Yorkers to all kinds of fun and learning at the waterfront this past season. From history to marine biology, from beach cleanups to boat tours, the activities were part of the Waterfront Alliance’s Community Eco Docks programming and DockNYC, a New
- [Tim O'Brien Talks About the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/02/tim-obrien-talks-about-the-one15-brooklyn-marina/) - ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, located just south of the Brooklyn Bridge at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, is currently under construction, with a grand opening scheduled for spring 2016. The marina will offer water access for boating and water enthusiasts from the local Brooklyn community, greater New York, and around the globe. The marina incorporates extensive sustainable design features and full amenities for berthing of 190
- [Rally to Complete the Harbor Ring](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/06/rally-to-complete-the-harbor-ring/) - Close to 100 people joined Transportation Alternatives and the Harbor Ring Campaign at a rally on Saturday, October 10, to advocate for a pedestrian and bicycling path on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The rally took place at Shore Parkway and 4th Avenue, in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. New York State Senator Marty Golden and New York City Council Member Vincent Gentile spoke of
- [Manmade Wetlands Take Root](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/06/manmade-wetlands-take-root/) - Resembling buoyant patches of vegetation, floating wetlands sometimes start with plastic crates or recycled plastic bottles tied together, at least when they're manmade. Once these artificial wetlands are planted with grasses and flowers and anchored in place, they begin to take on a more natural look. More notably, they perform important environmental functions: absorbing nitrogen and phosphorus
- [Waterfront Alliance Celebrates Archtober](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/08/waterfront-alliance-celebrates-archtober/) - In New York City, October has become Archtober, the annual, month-long festival of architecture activities, programs, and exhibitions that focus on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. On the evening of October 16, join the Waterfront Alliance at Archtober Hall in the Seaport neighborhood for the “WEDG Case Study: Deep Dive into
- [Give Input on the Future of Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/09/give-input-on-the-future-of-governors-island/) - The New York City Council’s Committee on Waterfronts has scheduled a hearing on the future of Governors Island for Wednesday, October 14, at 1pm at 250 Broadway, in the 14th floor Committee Room. The public is invited to attend and give testimony. This past season, Governors Island was open to the public seven days a
- [National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/16/national-working-waterfronts-and-waterways-symposium/) - Waterfront communities around the country face similar challenges, whether economic, technological, ecological, or demographic. How are others dealing with resilience planning or working waterfronts workforce development? Can aquaculture help preserve commercial waterfronts, and what do you think about bringing tourists to the working waterfront? These are just some of the questions that attendees will address
- [#GetOnBoard with PortSide NewYork](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/22/getonboard-with-portside-newyork/) - Since moving this past May to a publicly accessible, long-term home in Atlantic Basin, next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook, the nonprofit group PortSide NewYork has been busy. PortSide creates WaterStories programs in arts, education, preservation, resiliency, job training and harbor advocacy–on and off the historic tanker Mary A. Whalen–that combine the
- [The Future of Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/19/the-future-of-governors-island/) - Governors Island fans: haven’t you thought about how nice it would be to scuff the fall leaves in Colonel’s Row or cross-country ski across the Parade Ground? Dreams could turn to reality in 2017, when year-round access to the island is expected to begin, according to Leslie Koch, president and CEO of the Trust for Governors
- [The Working Waterfront: Past, Present, and Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/22/the-working-waterfront-past-present-and-future/) - Captain Margaret Flanagan, maritime operations manager at the Waterfront Alliance, will be narrating a Hidden Harbor Tour on October 25. Known as the "Gowanus Bay Tour," this two-hour boat ride will also explore Erie Basin and the waterfronts of Red Hook and Sunset Park. Hidden Harbor Tours are organized by the Working Harbor Committee (WHC),
- [WEDG is Honored by the APA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/22/alliances-wedg-program-is-honored-by-the-apa/) - The Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program has been chosen to receive the American Planning Association New York Metro chapter’s award for meritorious achievement. The award will be presented as part of the APA New York Metro chapter’s annual conference, this year on Friday, October 30. Titled “Shaping the New York Metropolitan Region:
- [Check Out Our Heroes of the Harbor Photos!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/23/see-photos-from-heroes-of-the-harbor/) - Whether you want to relive a fun and inspiring evening, or just see who showed up to the Waterfront Alliance's Heroes of the Harbor event, which began with the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina Parade of Boats and concluded with the awards ceremony and gala dinner on October 5, have a look at the great photographs that were just posted.
- [SS United States is Invited to Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/23/ss-united-states-is-invited-to-brooklyn/) - One of the most luxurious ocean liners ever built, the SS United States was and is to this day the fastest. She remains the holder of the Blue Riband for speediest transatlantic crossing—in 1952. Yet “America’s Flagship” sits at a dingy Philadelphia pier, paint peeling off the hull, weeds sprouting in what were once well-appointed
- [Waterfront Alliance Hosts Ferry Advocates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/03/waterfront-alliance-hosts-ferry-advocates/) - On October 28, ferry riders from all over the city gathered at the Waterfront Alliance to discuss forming citizen-led committees to advise the city on its nascent Citywide Ferry Service. Traveling from the Bronx, the Rockaways, Nassau County, and multiple waterfronts in between, they first heard a presentation from Waterfront Alliance COO Douglas Adams, who
- [Q&A with Willis Elkins of the Newtown Creek Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/03/qa-with-willis-elkins-of-the-newtown-creek-alliance/) - The Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is dedicated to the restoration of life to Newtown Creek, the polluted waterway that forms the border between Brooklyn and Queens. In the 1800s, the shores of this 3.8-mile-long waterway were crowded with oil refineries, chemical plants, fertilizer and glue factories, sawmills, lumber and coal yards, sugar refineries, hide-tanning plants,
- [State of Jamaica Bay: Improving!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/03/state-of-jamaica-bay-improving/) - On October 29, 2015, the third anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Jamaica Bay Eco Watchers (JBEW) and the American Littoral Society (ALS) co-hosted the annual State of the Bay meeting of the Jamaica Bay Task Force. As reported by JBEW’s Dan Mundy, more than 100 people attended. The meeting began with recollections of the devastation of
- [Gus Sanoulis Joins the Waterfront Alliance Board](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/11/05/gus-sanoulis-joins-the-waterfront-alliance-board/) - The Waterfront Alliance is pleased to welcome Constantine (Gus) Sanoulis to the Board of Trustees. As vice president of steam operations at Consolidated Edison of New York, Mr. Sanoulis has a special affinity for the waterfront. “I grew up very close to the East River and also ended up in a career whose work is
- [ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina Parade of Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/25/one15-brooklyn-marina-parade-of-boats/) - On Monday, October 5, starting at 6pm, the public is invited to join the Waterfront Alliance at the Chelsea shoreline for the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina Parade of Boats. This festive urban flotilla of dozens of vessels will honor the Waterfront Alliance’s 2015 Heroes of the Harbor: AECOM, James Corner Field Operations, and the Billion Oyster Project.
- [Talking Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/25/talking-resiliency/) - Join The Municipal Art Society of New York, the New York City Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency, and other organizations at Talking Resiliency, a daylong program open to all on Tuesday, September 29 at the National Museum of the American Indian at One Bowling Green. Beginning at 8:30am with breakfast and registration, the morning session
- [SUBMERGE: Saturday, Oct. 3, at Pier 26](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/10/01/submerge-saturday-oct-3-at-pier-26/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance at SUBMERGE, the free New York City Marine Science Festival this Saturday, October 3, 11am to 4pm at Pier 26, at the Tribeca waterfront. Sponsored by Hudson River Park and the New York Hall of Science, SUBMERGE will feature activities and information from more than 40 research labs, schools, community groups,
- [Dewey Thompson on Being Creative and Persistent](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/13/dewey-thompson/) - Dewey Thompson is the president and founder of the North Brooklyn Boat Club, and one of the organizers of “Occupy the Inlet,” a rally by land and by water that took place on August 9, 2015 to draw attention to the city’s unfulfilled, 10-year-old promise to build Bushwick Inlet Park, a 28-acre public space along
- [Who Had the Most Fun on City of Water Day?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/13/who-had-the-most-fun-on-city-of-water-day/) - Judging by a flood of reports from around the region and great media coverage (see below), tens of thousands of people paddled, ferried, walked, and rode to the waterfront this past July 18 to discover for themselves the marvelous potential of our waterways, on the Waterfront Alliance's eighth annual City of Water Day. Could the
- [Students Test the Waters Around Us and For Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/24/students-of-all-ages-test-the-waters-around-us/) - As the waterways of New York and New Jersey grow busier, more people are signing up to monitor the water, measure its health, and learn how water quality can be improved for all creatures who live, work, or play in or near the water. Many of these researchers are students. At the beginning of the 2015
- [Twenty-Eight Miles to Circumnavigate Manhattan; 29 If You Zigzag](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/27/twenty-eight-miles-to-circumnavigate-manhattan-29-if-you-zigzag/) - In 2002, Jerry Blackstone kayaked around the island of Manhattan for the first time. It’s a 28-mile trip; “29 if you zigzag,” he said. He was hooked. What a fantastic way to see the city. By 2008, a couple dozen people had joined him on his daylong paddle around Manhattan and his personal adventure had
- [Kids Love Harbor Camp](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/27/kids-love-harbor-camp/) - By the time school starts on September 9, more than 3,000 New York City public school children will have enjoyed Harbor Camp this summer. This was the 11th year of Harbor Camp, a partnership between the Waterfront Alliance and the United Neighborhood Houses. This waterfront education program provides meaningful water-based summer camp experiences at no charge
- [Hudson River Community Sailing Opens a Program at La Marina](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/28/hudson-river-community-sailing-opens-a-program-at-la-marina/) - Public sailing under the auspices of Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS) begins August 29 at La Marina, a restaurant and event space with a pier at the end of Dyckman Street in upper Manhattan. Through late October, HRCS, which bases its youth development and community sailing operations at Pier 66 in Chelsea, will offer fee-based
- [Meet AECOM, a Far-Reaching Hero of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/08/28/meet-aecom-a-far-reaching-hero-of-the-harbor/) - AECOM is a provider of architecture, design, engineering, and construction services to clients around the world. In the metropolitan region, AECOM deeply influences multiple waterfront projects. It is for this reason that this multinational firm is being honored on October 5 as one of the Waterfront Alliance's 2015 Heroes of the Harbor. We spoke with
- [Come One, Come All! The Annual Running of the Tugboats is Sunday, Sept. 6](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/04/come-one-come-all-the-annual-running-of-the-tugboats-is-sunday-sept-6/) - One of New York City’s most unique Labor Day weekend traditions is the Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition on the Hudson River, organized by the Working Harbor Committee. This year, the 23rd annual race begins on Sunday, September 6, at 10am, as tugs of all sizes gather near Pier 84 (West 44th Street
- [Get Involved or Get Wet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/09/get-involved-or-get-wet/) - Although summer is officially behind us, there's still plenty of activity in and on our waterfront. Take a look at these events, for example. September 12 is your chance to paddle, with guides, the length of the Bronx River–a four-hour trip. You’ll see all kinds of fauna and flora (fish, turtles, birds, and native trees
- [Fun Times at the Neighborhood Dock!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/10/meet-you-at-the-neighborhood-dock/) - Whether promoting progressive policy or constructing Community Eco Docks, the Waterfront Alliance spearheads all sorts of work to open up the waterfront to New Yorkers hungry for more contact with the water. This month, join us at two different neighborhood dock events for maritime fun. It’s all free! On Saturday, September 12, the Alliance presents
- [Clean Up and Count on September 19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/11/clean-up-and-count-on-september-19/) - This is the 30th year that New Yorkers have been removing and recording shoreline litter in the International Coastal Cleanup, organized internationally by the Ocean Conservancy and locally by the American Littoral Society. In 2014, 6,891 volunteers cleaned and documented 92,677 pounds of debris along 245.52 miles of New York State's shoreline. This year, choose one of 200 shorelines in the local coastal cleanup and do your part.
- [Meet James Corner Field Operations](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/11/meet-james-corner-field-operations/) - James Corner Field Operations leads complex urban planning and landscape architecture projects for clients around the world. Committed to innovative design of public spaces, Field Operations has created stretches of 21st-century waterfront around New York Harbor, including a half-mile at Greenpoint Landing that is one of the first waterfront projects to incorporate post-Sandy regulations for
- [Presenting... the 2015 Heroes of the Harbor!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/11/presenting-the-2015-heroes-of-the-harbor/) - As the tremendous revitalization of the New York and New Jersey harbor and waterways continues, the Waterfront Alliance is pleased to recognize three organizations for outstanding waterfront work this year: AECOM, responsible for state-of-the-art waterfront innovation in the metropolitan region and around the world; James Corner Field Operations, a global company that is pioneering design
- [Billion Oyster Project: A 2015 Hero of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/18/billion-oyster-project-a-2015-hero-of-the-harbor/) - Billion Oyster Project (BOP) is an ecosystem restoration and education project run by the New York Harbor Foundation in collaboration with the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School. Together, they are working to restore one billion live oysters to New York Harbor. To date, more than 16 million BOP oysters have been restored to the harbor and
- [Astoria Residents See the Potential of #OurWaterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/22/astoria-residents-see-the-potential-of-ourwaterfront/) - “Our waterfront is our next frontier and we must use this resource to its fullest extent!” New York City Council Member Costa Constantinides told an enthusiastic crowd at Hallets Cove on September 12. It was the Waterfront Alliance’s first-ever Waterfront Festival at this East River stretch of shoreline in the borough of Queens, and Council
- [Public Input Requested on $230 Million Hoboken Resiliency Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/23/public-input-requested-on-230-million-hoboken-resiliency-plan/) - About a year ago, six projects were announced as winners in the Rebuild By Design competition, a federally funded process organized to help the Northeast recover from Hurricane Sandy. A comprehensive strategy to protect the city of Hoboken, devised by the team known as OMA, was awarded $230 million. They named the plan "Resist, Delay,
- [Have I Got a Site for You: Enthusiastic New York City Council Examines Citywide Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2015/09/24/have-i-got-a-site-for-you-enthusiastic-new-york-city-council-examines-citywide-ferry-service/) - There were so many City Council members attending the oversight hearing on Mayor de Blasio’s Citywide Ferry Service (CFS) on September 21 that they could not all fit behind the dais. It was a joint hearing of the Council’s Committees on Transportation, Waterfronts, and Economic Development, and the Council members, while enthusiastic about the service,
- [Blue Tech Starts to Make Waves](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/21/blue-tech-starts-to-make-waves/) - Ocean industries are rapidly changing. The shipping industry is starting to go green, aquaculture and fisheries are transitioning to the reality of warmer seas, maritime cyber security is addressing 21st century threats, and offshore wind energy production is catching on all over the world. With opportunities for technology to interface with ocean industries plentiful, a
- [Waterfront Education Expands in New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/11/21/waterfront-education-expands-in-new-york-harbor/) - Drawing more than 600 students and teachers outdoors this fall to waterfronts all around New York City, Waterfront Alliance’s Estuary Explorers program has greatly expanded in size and scope, and is on a trajectory to reach more than 1,500 students this school year. From kindergarteners to high schoolers, students who participate in Estuary Explorers learn
- [New Jersey's Rising Coastal Risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/04/new-jerseys-rising-coastal-risk/) - A new report from Rhodium Group uses compelling interactive graphics to quantify the increasing risks of coastal flooding in New Jersey. Released on October 29, the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the report looks at the impacts of sea-level rise and changes in hurricane activity in New Jersey over the past 40 years, and analyzes
- [Citizen Scientists on the Flood Watch](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/05/citizen-scientists-on-the-flood-watch/) - In New York and New Jersey, citizen scientists are making crucial contributions to the understanding of flooding, sea level rise, and the effects of climate ...
- [Why Vanishing Ice Matters to Everyone](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/05/why-vanishing-ice-matters-to-everyone/) - Professor Vivien Gornitz is a senior research scientist at the Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space ...
- [Inside Arcadia Earth, a Climate Change Art Exhibit with Action in Mind](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/13/inside-arcadia-earth-a-climate-change-art-exhibit/) - Arcadia Earth is not your everyday pop-up. The installation at 718 Broadway is designed to spark conversation around environmental issues. The experiential exhibit is filled with winding hallways and mirrored rooms, but also facts and figures about the impacts of individual action on the planet. A large portion of the exhibits focuses on ocean ecology,
- [2019: A Great Year for the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/18/2019-a-great-year-for-the-waterfront/) - From record-breaking cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey to thriving recreational use of waterways all around the region, 2019 has been a year of progress for New York Harbor and its vast, dynamic watershed across two states. Against a backdrop of urgent local and global climate reports that heightened the
- [Communities Explore Funding Strategies to Mitigate Flood Risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2019/12/19/communities-explore-funding-strategies-to-mitigate-flood-risk/) - How, exactly, are people and local governments paying for flood mitigation projects around the country? With limited funds available, as risk escalates and costs increase, communities are looking for ideas. In Arkansas, property owners who conserve wetlands claim tax credits. Vermont rewards communities that establish mitigation projects by giving them more money for recovery when
- [Rally to Protect Liberty State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/01/09/rally-to-protect-liberty-state-park/) - A rally to call attention to the passage of the Liberty State Park Protection Act, and to the still vulnerable-to-development status of the 1,200 urban oasis at the Jersey City waterfront, will be held Saturday, January 11, at 11am, at Liberty State Park. Advocates from Friends of Liberty State Park and NY/NJ Baykeeper are sponsoring
- [Restrictions Tighten (and Some Loosen) on Ship Fuel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/01/09/restrictions-tighten-and-some-loosen-on-ship-fuel/) - As of January 1, 2020, ships around the world must adhere to a tough new international regulation that seeks to curb air pollution, imposed by the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO), which mandates the use of fuel with a maximum sulfur content of .5 percent, down from 3.5 percent. Vessels equipped with exhaust scrubbers
- [Camden Addendum Expands National WEDG® Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/01/23/camden-addendum-expands-national-wedg-program/) - In the spring of 2019, Waterfront Alliance went to Camden, New Jersey—a historic city, mid-state, across from Philadelphia on the Delaware River—to talk about WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) and how the program could support resilient, accessible, and ecologically-sound waterfront design in the greater Camden region. Working with Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to
- [WEDG® Professionals Fan Out Across the Region and Country](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/01/23/wedg-professionals-fan-out-across-the-region-and-country/) - The 60+ individuals who showed up for the inaugural WEDG® Professionals course last September were a diverse group of engineers, architects, maritime professionals, and other shoreline stakeholders. They hailed from waterfronts all around the metropolitan region and from around the country. Graduate students sat next to high-ranking executives. Spirited conversation flowed; important connections were made.
- [Bedrock Environmental Laws at Stake](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/01/23/bedrock-environmental-laws-at-stake/) - The federal administration began the year by taking far-reaching steps that would reduce federal oversight of the country’s natural environment, gutting two bedrock environmental laws: the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act. NEPA requires government agencies to undertake environmental review processes that consider public health and natural surroundings before approving projects
- [Calling BlueTech Innovators!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/02/14/calling-bluetech-innovators/) - For this year’s Waterfront Conference—Rising to the Challenge: A Path Forward on Climate Adaptation and Resiliency—the Waterfront Alliance is looking for proposals for out-of-the-box solutions that help address the big challenges facing our waterfronts, from improving ocean health to developing new technologies for the 21st-century working waterfront. Taking place on May 12, 2020, aboard the
- [How do the Queens Borough President Candidates Stack up on Environmental Issues?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/02/17/how-do-the-queens-borough-president-candidates-stack-up-on-environmental-issues/) - Six candidates for Queens Borough President are vying to govern New York City’s largest borough. One will get the job in a special election on March 24, replacing Melinda Katz, who resigned to become Queens District Attorney. Where do these candidates stand on climate resilience, waterfront, and environmental issues? Four of six—Costa Constantinides, Elizabeth Crowley,
- [Community Members Turn Out for BQX Meetings](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/02/20/community-members-turn-out-for-bqx-meetings/) - The proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector—BQX, for short—is an 11-mile streetcar line that would run from Red Hook, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens, more or less a few blocks inland from the East River. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) says the BQX would cost $2.7 billion, and would connect 400,000 residents and 300,000 workers
- [In Memoriam: Louis Pernice, Longtime ILA Leader](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/02/20/in-memoriam-louis-pernice-longtime-ila-leader/) - Louis Pernice, a local leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) for almost 60 years, died on February 13, 2020, at the age of 84. The ILA is a labor union representing maritime workers on the East Coast of the United States and Canada, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, and inland waterways.
- [Women at the Waterfront: Wynnie-Fred Hinds](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/03/02/women-at-the-waterfront-wynnie-fred-hinds/) - During the month of March, in celebration of women’s history month, WaterWire will feature women who are making a difference at the New York and New Jersey waterfronts. Today, meet Wynnie-Fred Hinds. Among her many impactful roles in New Jersey-based and national environmental groups, Wynnie-Fred Hinds currently serves as co-chair of the Newark Environmental Commission
- [Women at the Waterfront: Bethann Rooney](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/03/04/women-at-the-waterfront-bethann-rooney/) - During the month of March, in celebration of women’s history month, WaterWire is featuring interviews with women who are making a difference at the New York and New Jersey waterfronts. Meet Bethann Rooney. Bethann Rooney is the Deputy Director of the Port Department of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. She runs
- [Women at the Waterfront: Guardians of Flushing Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/03/19/women-at-the-waterfront-guardians-of-flushing-bay/) - During the month of March, in celebration of women’s history month, WaterWire is featuring interviews with women who are making a difference at the New York and New Jersey waterfronts. Read what Wynnie-Fred Hinds, Bethann Rooney, and Shino Tanikawa had to say when given the same set of prompts, and below, meet several of the
- [Women at the Waterfront: Shino Tanikawa](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/03/12/women-at-the-waterfront-shino-tanikawa/) - During the month of March, in celebration of women’s history month, WaterWire is featuring interviews with women who are making a difference at the New York and New Jersey waterfronts. Read what Wynnie-Fred Hinds and Bethann Rooney had to say when given a set of prompts, and below, meet Shino Tanikawa. As executive director of
- [New York Bids Farewell to Plastic Bags](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/03/05/new-york-bids-farewell-to-plastic-bags/) - We got way too accustomed to plastic bags. Used for a few minutes and then discarded, most ended up littering the landscape and waterways. As of March 1, 2020, and following municipalities around the country that have outlawed plastic bags with great success, New York banned plastic bags statewide. Up to this point, New Yorkers
- [Earth Day Turns 50 on April 22](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/02/earth-day-turns-50-on-april-22/) - Those who have prepared programs and events that celebrate 50 years of Earth Day are determined that a pandemic will not stop meaningful action. This spring, meaningful environmental action will be either solitary or virtual, as in-person Earth Day events have been cancelled around the world due to the spread of COVID-19. Still, numerous advocacy
- [Estuary Explorers and Other Science Education Programs Move Online](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/02/estuary-explorers-and-other-science-education-programs-move-online/) - Across New York, New Jersey, and much of the world, students and parents are adjusting to the new reality of remote learning. From kitchen tables to bedrooms, computers and video chat apps are being set up to serve students who can no longer physically be in the classroom. Although online learning is not new, the
- [Insight from Tina Walsh on the Shift to Virtual Classrooms](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/02/insight-from-tina-walsh-on-the-shift-to-virtual-classrooms/) - Tina Walsh is the director of education and outreach for Hudson River Park. She oversees a wide range of programs that are rooted in hands-on science, stewardship, and research to make the river accessible as both a classroom and laboratory. She aims to connect New Yorkers to the Hudson River Estuary and teach them to
- [The Harbor Will Be There For Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/12/the-harbor-will-be-there-for-us/) - Chris Bowser is the education coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program and National Estuarine Research Reserve, in partnership with the Cornell Water Resource Institute. His professional experience includes serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mauritania where he worked on dune stabilization and reforestation projects, serving as
- [Environmental Education Bills Move Through New York and New Jersey Legislatures](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/14/environmental-education-bills-move-through-new-york-and-new-jersey-legislatures/) - New York and New Jersey lawmakers are taking steps to make sure that the next generation of environmental leaders have the education and resources they need to tackle climate change. Bills that would expand public school requirements for science and technology instruction—and, in New York, climate change education specifically—are making their way through the legislatures
- [Emergency Response at the Port](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/16/emergency-response-at-the-port/) - It happened on 9/11, it happened with Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and now in the anxious days of the coronavirus pandemic, the working waterfront of New York and New Jersey is again at the frontlines of an extraordinary, coordinated emergency response. Around the world, 90 percent of cargo moves by ship. At The Port of
- [Global Health Pandemic Meets the Climate Crisis: Parallel Responses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/29/global-health-pandemic-meets-the-climate-crisis-parallel-responses/) - “What COVID is exposing is a universal loss—loss of friends, loss of family, loss of everyday life—and this transferrable to the climate crisis,” said Javier Lopez, chief strategy officer for the Red Hook Initiative. “People are realizing that the way they need to connect with each other to fight the pandemic is going to be
- [April Webinars Bring a May Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/04/30/april-webinars-bring-a-may-symposium/) - Hundreds of waterfront stakeholders participated in the Waterfront Alliance’s three free webinars in April—Resilience on the Waterways (April 15), The Role of Risk Analysis and Assessment in Post-Pandemic Life (April 22), and the U.S. Army Corps Preparedness Strategies: From Climate to COVID-19 (April 29). The interactive presentations, which are all archived for continuing access, are
- [Resilience Champion: Louise Yeung](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/05/14/resilience-champion-louise-yeung/) - Louise Yeung is the director of resiliency for the New York City Department of Transportation. Normally, her work focuses on how to transform the city’s social and physical infrastructure to address the climate crisis. Since the onset of COVID-19, she’s been leading the City’s efforts to ensure the resilience of the food supply chain, as
- [Equity and Resilience Rise to Prominence as Bronx Point Achieves WEDG Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/05/14/equity-and-resilience-rise-to-prominence-as-bronx-point-achieves-wedg-verification/) - Bronx Point is a mixed-use waterfront development under construction on the South Bronx side of the Harlem River. It’s also the first affordable housing project to achieve verification for excellence in waterfront design in the national version of WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines), as just announced by the Waterfront Alliance. An award-winning program of the Waterfront
- [Going to the Beach in a Pandemic](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/05/28/going-to-the-beach-in-a-pandemic/) - It’s 80 degrees, the sun is shining, and the sky is a deep, clear blue. You’ve been cooped up for how long? Of course you want to go to the beach! But waterfront access during a pandemic is complicated. Let us help sort out your options. If you’re a New York City resident, all city-maintained
- [Virtual Town Hall on Climate, Resilience, and COVID-19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/05/28/virtual-town-hall-on-climate-resiliency-and-covid-19/) - In a virtual town hall meeting with his constituents on May 21, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes noted that the parallels between the coronavirus pandemic and the environmental crisis grow clearer every day. “What this crisis is showing us, in pretty stark terms, is that our inaction on environmental issues, and climate issues specifically,

## Pages

- [Home](https://waterfrontalliance.org/) - Together, we lead the way for thriving and resilient waterfronts, shorelines, and coastlines.
- [Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/heroes-of-the-harbor/) - Heroes of the Harbor is the Waterfront Alliance’s signature fundraising event, honoring those who make a difference for the New York Harbor and waterfront.
- [Waterfront Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/public-access-for-all/)
- [Coney Island Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/resilience/coney-island-creek/)
- [Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ferry-service/)
- [Art at the Edge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/art-at-the-edge/) - LITTORAL / LITORAL (2026) A Tidal Atlas for Coastal Resilience in Jamaica Bay is a public art project by Camila A. Morales (Valé) that transforms the planters at Shirley Chisholm State Park into a visual field guide about flooding, coastal resilience, ecology, and marine life in Jamaica Bay. Spanning 30 planters across Hendrix Creek Road
- [Offshore Wind](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/working-waterfront/offshore-winds/)
- [Teacher Training](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/education/teacher-training/)
- [Maritime Activation Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/maritime-activation-plan/)
- [Climate Informed Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/resilience/climate-informed-communities/)
- [WaterWire](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterwire/)
- [Contact Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/contact-us/) - Want to learn more about the Waterfront Alliance and our programs, events, and career opportunities? Email us at info@waterfrontalliance.org.
- [Coastal Cleanups](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/education/coastal-cleanups/)
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- [Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/resilience/flushing-meadows-corona-park/)
- [Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterfront-conference/) - The Waterfront Conference is a leading gathering focused on the future of waterfronts, shorelines, and coastlines. Each year, it convenes a growing network of policymakers, practitioners, community leaders, designers, engineers, researchers, and advocates to exchange ideas and advance practical solutions for resilient, accessible, and thriving waterfronts. With record-breaking participation in its most recent year, the
- [Waterfront Alliance Corporate Council](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/corporate-council/) - Check out our latest list of individual, corporate, foundation, government, and nonprofit supporters, and learn how you can become a donor, too.
- [Awards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/awards/)
- [Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/education/)
- [About Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/about-us/) - Together, we lead the way for thriving and resilient waterfronts, shorelines, and coastlines.
- [Ports and Blue Highways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/working-waterfront/)
- [Policy and Advocacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news-insights/policy-and-advocacy/) - The Issue The New York and New Jersey region’s waterfront has changed dramatically over the past generation. Once dominated by the maritime industry, they now host a mix of residential, industrial, and commercial development, public and private open space, and various recreational uses. But this evolution has occurred alongside growing risks and challenges: Climate risks,
- [Annual Reports and Financials](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/financials/) - View the Waterfront Alliance’s annual reports, IRS Form 990, and audited financial statements to learn about our programs and sources of funding.
- [Our Supporters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/our-supporters/) - Check out our latest list of individual, corporate, foundation, government, and nonprofit supporters, and learn how you can become a donor, too.
- [Alliance Partners](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/alliance-partners/) - Meet the more than 1,000 organizations working together to create positive change for the waterways and shoreline of New York and New Jersey.
- [Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/resilience/) - New York and New Jersey are at the center of a highly vulnerable region to the impacts of climate change. We have the climate resilience solutions.
- [Volunteer With Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/volunteer-with-us/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance as a volunteer. Based on your interests and availability, we’ll connect you with roles that align with your passions.
- [Donate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/donate/)
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- [Work With Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/work-with-us/) - Join the Waterfront Alliance team. We post career and internship opportunities when they’re available.
- [City of Water Day 2015](http://www.cityofwaterday.org/#new_tab)
- [artworkshops](https://waterfrontalliance.org/artworkshops/)
- [Popup Demo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/popup-demo/)
- [Events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/)
- [What We Do](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/)
- [News & Insights](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news-insights/)
- [Waterfront Events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterfront-events/) - Check out the Waterfront Alliance calendar for the latest events related to the New York Harbor and waterfront. Submit your own event for consideration!
- [City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/city-of-water-day/) - City of Water Day 2023 is presented by :
- [Who We Are](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/)
- [Support Our Work](https://waterfrontalliance.org/support-our-work/)
- [Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterfront-conference/heather-m-morgan-climate-risk-adaptation-lecture-series/) - Launched in 2022, the Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture Series is an endowed fund supporting the annual participation of a keynote lecturer in climate risk and design at the annual Waterfront Conference. This lecture series honors Heather M. Morgan, noted climate risk adaptation expert, and her contributions to the field of sustainability. Taken
- [Tools and Services](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/tools-and-services/) - Our tools and services are as useful to community organizers as they are to design professionals. Our knowledgeable staff, including urban planners, maritime experts, community organizers, and environmental scientists, have the expertise to help a wide range of stakeholders create and engage with great waterfronts.
- [About](https://waterfrontalliance.org/city-of-water-day/about/) - Now in its 16th year, City of Water Day — taking place this year on Saturday, July 15 — is a region-wide festival organized by Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), to champion a climate-resilient New York and New Jersey harbor. Dozens of communities across all five boroughs, Westchester and
- [Art at the BlueLine](https://waterfrontalliance.org/city-of-water-day/art-at-the-blueline/) - For the third year, Art at the BlueLine will launch on City of Water Day in Lower Manhattan’s Seaport and runs through July 31. The Howard Hughes Corporation® returns as this year’s presenting sponsor, and we are proud to partner with the South Street Seaport Museum. Three climate artists will present their works at the BlueLine—the future high
- [Get Involved](https://waterfrontalliance.org/city-of-water-day/get-involved/) - There are so many ways to participate in City of Water Day, the Waterfront Alliance’s annual harbor festival! This year’s event is on Saturday, July 10, and you can register to host an In Your Neighborhood event in your own waterfront community. Please let us know how you would like to participate in City of
- [Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines/) - Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, or WEDG, promote access, resiliency, and ecology. Download the toolkit to see how your project or any project scores.
- [Submit an Event](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterfront-events/submit-an-event/) - Are you hosting an event that is related to the New York Harbor and waterfront? If you'd like to see it listed on the Waterfront Alliance events calendar, please fill out and submit your information via the form below. The Waterfront Alliance reviews all event submissions before we post them.
- [In the News](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news-insights/in-the-news/)
- [WaterWire Newsletter Archive](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterwire/waterwire-newsletter-archive/)
- [Achievements](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/achievements/)
- [Our Team](https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/our-team/) - The Waterfront Alliance team, including members of the staff and board of trustees, brings experience, education, and passion to fulfill our mission.
- [Get on the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/what-we-do/get-on-the-water/) - Learn about the Waterfront Alliance’s Neighborhood Docks program and see other resources to help you make the most of New York Harbor and the waterfront.
- [WaterWire Archives](https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterwire/archives/)

## Team Members

- [Fredi Guevara](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/fredi-guevara/)
- [Karen Thompson](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/karen-thompson/)
- [Sharon Bardales](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/sharon-bardales/)
- [Memphis Washington](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/memphis-washington/)
- [Furhana Husani](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/furhana-husani/)
- [Kent L. Barwick](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/kent-l-barwick/)
- [Tom Klein](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/tom-klein/)
- [Jesseanne Ribaudo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/jesseanne-ribaudo/)
- [Soledad Alvarado](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/soledad-alvarado/)
- [Neysa Yoon-Cho](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/neysa-yoon-cho/)
- [John Watts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/john-watts/)
- [Matthew S. Washington](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/matthew-s-washington/)
- [Maureen S. Martin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/maureen-martin/)
- [Eugene Montoya](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/eugene-montoya/)
- [Rick Larrabee](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/rick-larrabee/)
- [Peter Ebright](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/peter-ebright/)
- [Tyler Taba](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/tyler-taba/)
- [Raymond DiPrinzio](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/raymond-diprinzio/)
- [Julie Raskin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/julie-raskin/)
- [Olivia Griffin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/olivia-griffin/)
- [Aria Cochran](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/aria-cochran/)
- [David Ezer](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/david-ezer/)
- [Michael Stamatis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/michael-stamatis/)
- [Malcolm McLaren](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/malcolm-mclaren/)
- [Amy Haag](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/amy-haag/)
- [Kathy Robb](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/kathy-robb/)
- [Pamela Pettyjohn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/pamela-pettyjohn/)
- [Teddy Muhlfelder](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/teddy-muhlfelder/)
- [Cynthia Tam](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/cynthia-tam/)
- [Maité Duquela](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/maite-duquela/)
- [Rachel Muñoz](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/rachel-munoz/)
- [Pippa Brashear, RLA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/pippa-brashear-rla/)
- [Colonel (Ret.) John R. Boulé II, P.E.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/colonel-ret-john-r-boule-ii-p-e/)
- [Dianne Dillon-Ridgley](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/29772/)
- [Chuck Nice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/chuck-nice/)
- [Robert W. Balder](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/robert-w-balder/)
- [Paige C. Sutherland](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-members/paige-c-sutherland/)

## Waterfront Events

- [Fort Washington Greenway Vision Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fort-washington-greenway-vision-walk/)
- [Red Hook Heat Walk: Exploring Heat, Shade, and Climate Justice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/red-hook-heat-walk-exploring-heat-shade-and-climate-justice/)
- [Walking the Bluebelt... NYC's Largest Stormwater Management System](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/walking-the-bluebelt-nycs-largest-stormwater-management-system/)
- [Shifting Shorelines // International Coastal Clean-up Dance Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/shifting-shorelines-international-coastal-clean-up-dance-party/)
- [Envisioning the Future of the Environmental Justice Movement: A Climate Week NYC 2026 Convening](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/envisioning-the-future-of-the-environmental-justice-movement-a-climate-week-nyc-2026-convening/)
- [Absorb, Adapt, Thrive: Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/absorb-adapt-thrive-nature-based-infrastructure-for-coastal-resilience/)
- [+ POOL Summer Pool Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pool-summer-pool-party-2/)
- [Speak up about Heat: Tell us your story!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/speak-up-about-heat-tell-us-your-story/)
- [Climate Governance in City Flooding Strategies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-governance-in-city-flooding-strategies/)
- [By Water, By Design: A Climate Week WEDG® Harbor Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/by-water-by-design-a-climate-week-wedg-harbor-tour/)
- [Please Don't Flush](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/please-dont-flush/)
- [Please Don't Flush  (Gowanus)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/please-dont-flush-gowanus/)
- [Please Don’t Flush (Jamaica)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/please-dont-flush-jamaica/)
- [Please Don’t Flush (Staten Island)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/please-dont-flush-staten-island/)
- [Who Pays for Protection? Financing a Just Climate Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/who-pays-for-protection-financing-a-just-climate-future/)
- [Climate Stories on the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-stories-on-the-waterfront/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Office Hours (Climate Week Edition!)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-office-hours-climate-week-edition/)
- [Whose Waterfront? Balancing Access, Safety, and Community Priorities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/whose-waterfront-balancing-access-safety-and-community-priorities/)
- [Interdisciplinary Charette: Creative Solutions to Advance New York City’s Resilience Priorities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/interdisciplinary-charette-creative-solutions-to-advance-new-york-citys-resilience-priorities/)
- [Resilience Without Borders: Community Led Coastal Regeneration Through Nature, Innovation, and Local Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/resilience-without-borders-community-led-coastal-regeneration-through-nature-innovation-and-local-action/)
- [International Coastal Cleanup Day with the Waterfront Alliance and Castle Hill YMCA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-coastal-cleanup-day-with-the-waterfront-alliance-and-castle-hill-ymca/)
- [Opening Celebration for Littoral / Litoral](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/opening-celebration-for-littoral-litoral/)
- [Perspectives on Brooklyn's Evolving Working Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/perspectives-on-brooklyns-evolving-working-waterfront/)
- [Coney Island Creek Resilience Project Public Workshop #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/coney-island-creek-resilience-project-public-workshop-2/)
- [Boston Post Clean Up for National Water Quality Month](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/boston-post-clean-up-for-national-water-quality-month/)
- [Rocking the Boat: Pink Dragon Kite Tournament & Free Pink Boat Row](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rocking-the-boat-pink-dragon-kite-tournament-free-pink-boat-row/)
- [Circle of Light Ceremony on the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/circle-of-light-ceremony-on-the-waterfront/)
- [Free Kayaking with Paddle for the Cure NYC and Downtown Boathouse](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/3rd-season-free-private-kayaking-with-downtown-boathouse/)
- [Beat the Heat: Youth Voices for Cooler Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/beat-the-heat-youth-voices-for-cooler-communities/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-13/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-14/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-12/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-8/)
- [Can’t Afford To Wait: What Do NYC's Small Property Owners Need Now For Flooding?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cant-afford-to-wait-what-do-nycs-small-property-owners-need-now-for-flooding/)
- [East River and Long Island Sound Lighthouse Boat Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/east-river-and-long-island-sound-lighthouse-boat-tour/)
- [Signals Across the Harbor: City of Water Day with the The National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/signals-across-the-harbor-city-of-water-day-with-the-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [We Belong Here - Community Coastal Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/we-belong-here-waterfront-alliance-coastal-cleanup/)
- [SAIL4TH 250: Parade of Ships](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sail4th-250-parade-of-ships/)
- [City of Water Day Opening Ceremony & Cardboard Kayak Race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-opening-ceremony-cardboard-kayak-race/)
- [From Tall Ships to Blue Highways: Honoring America’s Past, Navigating New York’s Future (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/from-tall-ships-to-blue-highways-honoring-americas-past-navigating-new-yorks-future/)
- [Ready, Set, Swim: 100 + POOL](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ready-set-swim-100-pool/)
- [Ready, Set, Swim: CitySplash!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ready-set-swim-citysplash/)
- [Ready, Set, Swim: #MyFirstSwimMeet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ready-set-swim-myfirstswimmeet/)
- [Book Reading & Paddle on the Bronx River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/book-reading-paddle-on-the-bronx-river/)
- [Street Works Earth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/street-works-earth-2/)
- [Immersive Performance Tours Along the Gowanus Canal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/immersive-performance-tours-along-the-gowanus-canal/)
- [Join The National Lighthouse Museum for a Tour on the Waterways of Staten Island's History and Lighthouses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/join-the-national-lighthouse-museum-for-a-tour-on-the-waterways-of-staten-islands-history-and-lighthouses/)
- [Offshore Innovation Exchange: Mini TechSurge & Tech Cafe](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-innovation-exchange-mini-techsurge-tech-cafe/)
- [State of the Science Workshops](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/state-of-the-science-workshops/)
- [Full Moon Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/full-moon-celebration/)
- [Extreme Heat and Protecting New Jersey’s Unhoused Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/extreme-heat-and-protecting-new-jerseys-unhoused-webinar/)
- [Renewable Energy Drinks: An Industry Networking Happy Hour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/renewable-energy-drinks-an-industry-networking-happy-hour/)
- [Preserving America's Lighthouses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/preserving-americas-lighthouses/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Office Hours: 2026-2027 NYCPS Sustainability Grants](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-office-hours-2026-2027-nycps-sustainability-grants-2/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Office Hours: 2026-2027 NYCPS Sustainability Grants](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-office-hours-2026-2027-nycps-sustainability-grants/)
- [Affordability & Climate Webinar: Can New Yorkers Build Local Wealth in the Face of Climate Change?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/affordability-climate-webinar-can-new-yorkers-build-local-wealth-in-the-face-of-climate-change/)
- [Stay Cool: Managing Heat Risks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/stay-cool-managing-heat-risks/)
- [2026 Green Infrastructure Annual Report Virtual Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-green-infrastructure-annual-report-virtual-meeting/)
- [Directions for Making a Round Ark, A Chamber Opera](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/directions-for-making-a-round-ark-a-chamber-opera/)
- [NJ Infrastructure Underwater: Metuchen’s Flood Risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nj-infrastructure-underwater-metuchens-flood-risk/)
- [Music for the Ocean](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/music-for-the-ocean/)
- [Hutchinson River Restoration Project + Riverkeeper: Rodman's Neck Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hutchinson-river-restoration-project-riverkeeper-rodmans-neck-cleanup/)
- [Renewable Energy Drinks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/renewable-energy-drinks/)
- [City of Water Day Partner Info Session #3 - Event Logistics](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-partnership-event/)
- [Paddle for the Cure Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-season-kickoff-2/)
- [2026 Community Day Street Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2026-community-day-street-fair/)
- [Youth Conservation Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/youth-conservation-summit/)
- [Resilient Red Hook: Freight 101 Webinar & Earth Day Conversation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/resilient-red-hook-freight-101-webinar-earth-day-conversation/)
- [Maritime & Aviation Career Awareness Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/maritime-aviation-career-awareness-fair/)
- [Earth Day Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/earth-day-festival/)
- [NY Congressional District 11 Environmental & Climate Policy Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ny-congressional-district-11-environmental-climate-policy-forum/)
- [A Decade of Delta Cities: Lessons From Community Engaged Climate Visioning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-decade-of-delta-cities-lessons-from-community-engaged-climate-visioning/)
- [Flood, Recover, Repeat: The Cost of Climate Events to NYC Small Businesses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-recover-repeat-the-cost-of-climate-events-to-nyc-small-businesses/)
- [The Weirdest Thing: A Science Gameshow and Dance Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-weirdest-thing-a-science-gameshow-and-dance-party/)
- [Healthy Kids Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/healthy-kids-day/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + Riverkeeper Coastal Cleanup at the Castle Hill Y](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-coastal-cleanup-at-the-castle-hill-y/)
- [Lighting the Way: Robert Padovano](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighting-the-way-robert-padovano/)
- [May Day: A Mini-Festival for Work, Justice & Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/may-day-a-mini-festival-for-work-justice-action/)
- [Coney Island Creek Resilience Project: Public Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/coney-island-creek-resilience-project-public-workshop/)
- [Sandy Hook Lighthouse Bus Trip](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sandy-hook-lighthouse-bus-trip/)
- [Bushwick H.O.P.E. Family Enrichment Center](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bushwick-h-o-p-e-family-enrichment-center/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course - Rivers Edition - July 2026](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-rivers-edition-july-2026/)
- [Brooklyn Marine Terminal Port Operations and Maritime Industrial Uses Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) Response Review - Public Info Session #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-marine-terminal-port-operations-and-maritime-industrial-uses-request-for-expressions-of-interest-rfei-response-review-public-info-session-2/)
- [Brooklyn Marine Terminal Port Operations and Maritime Industrial Uses Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) Response Review - Public Info Session #1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-marine-terminal-port-operations-and-maritime-industrial-uses-request-for-expressions-of-interest-rfei-response-review-public-info-session-1/)
- [Earth Day Panel "Building a Greener Waterfront: The Story of Wagner Park"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/earth-day-panel-building-a-greener-waterfront-the-story-of-wagner-park/)
- [Waterfront Alliance City of Water Day Coastal Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-city-of-water-day-coastal-cleanup/)
- [Affordability and Climate in NYC Webinar Series: "NYC is expensive. Will climate risk exacerbate costs?"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/affordability-and-climate-in-nyc-webinar-series-nyc-is-expensive-will-climate-risk-exacerbate-costs/)
- [Shaping Our Waterfront Future: Launch of the 2026 Waterfront Alliance Policy Platform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/shaping-our-waterfront-future-launch-of-the-2026-waterfront-alliance-policy-platform/)
- [Women on the Waterfront Panel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-on-the-waterfront-panel/)
- [Marine Park Alliance Garden of Giving](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/marine-park-alliance-garden-of-giving/)
- [Gateway to the World: The Great Port of New York with Bill Miller](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gateway-to-the-world-the-great-port-of-new-york-with-bill-miller/)
- [ASLA-NY Resiliency Toolkit Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/asla-ny-resiliency-toolkit-symposium/)
- [Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) Public Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-justice-nyc-ejnyc-public-webinar/)
- [Cross Up Cancer at Nassau Coliseum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cross-up-cancer-at-nassau-coliseum/)
- [City of Water Day Partner Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-partner-session/)
- [How Communities and Banks Can Invest In Community-Wide Infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/how-communities-and-banks-can-invest-in-community-wide-infrastructure/)
- [WRDA Cycle: Unlocking Resilience Through Federal Funding Pathways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wrda-cycle-unlocking-resilience-through-federal-funding-pathways/)
- [Adaptive Neighborhoods: Designing Social‑Ecological Systems at the Block Scale](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/adaptive-neighborhoods-designing-social-ecological-systems-at-the-block-scale/)
- [Who Decides? Community Power, Urgency, and the Realities of Climate Decision-Making](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/who-decides-community-power-urgency-and-the-realities-of-climate-decision-making/)
- [Green or Gray? What Communities Gain and Lose from Different Resilience Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/green-or-gray-what-communities-gain-and-lose-from-different-resilience-solutions/)
- [Homes on the Edge – Living, Building, and Surviving in the Floodplain](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/homes-on-the-edge-living-building-and-surviving-in-the-floodplain/)
- [Overheated and Underserved in New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/overheated-and-underserved-in-new-york-city/)
- [Preparedness Networks & Storytelling for Climate Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/preparedness-networks-storytelling-for-climate-action/)
- [Designing Migration Pathways: Where Will the Wetlands Go?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/designing-migration-pathways-where-will-the-wetlands-go/)
- [Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference: Funding Impact—Finance, Innovation & Sustainability](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainability-and-the-next-generation-workforce-conference-funding-impact-finance-innovation-sustainability/)
- [Green Drinks Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/green-drinks-brooklyn/)
- [Women in Science Winter Webinar Series - "Making Flood Risk Visible: Communicating the Science of Resilience in New York State by Rewa Phansalkar"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-winter-webinar-series-making-flood-risk-visible-communicating-the-science-of-resilience-in-new-york-state-by-rewa-phansalkar/)
- [Women in Science Winter Webinar Series - "Portrait of a Graduate: Environmental Education for Changing Guidelines by Emily Marcet"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-winter-webinar-series-portrait-of-a-graduate-environmental-education-for-changing-guidelines-by-emily-marcet/)
- [City of Water Day 2026 Kick-off Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2026-kick-off-session/)
- [Open House + Resume Review](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/open-house-resume-reviews/)
- [2026 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2026-waterfront-conference/)
- [2026 Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2026-heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [City of Water Day 2026](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2026/)
- [Who Pays for Water: A Teach-In](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/who-pays-for-water-a-teach-in/)
- [Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/beach-cleanup-2/)
- [Affordability and Climate in NYC: How do we build Climate Strong Communities?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/affordability-and-climate-in-nyc-how-do-we-build-climate-strong-communities/)
- [Adult Learn to Swim with +POOL](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/adult-learn-to-swim-with-pool/)
- [Fish Market Monologues Presents: Absinthe & Oysters—A Forbidden Valentine's](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fish-market-monologues-presents-absinthe-oysters-a-forbidden-valentines/)
- [March 2026 Livestream WEDG Professionals Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/march-2026-livestream-wedg-professionals-course/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-7/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-6/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-5/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-4/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-3/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours-2/)
- [A Special Conversation with Julie Raskin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fireside-chat-with-julie-raskin/)
- [2026 International Partnering Forum (IPF)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2026-international-partnering-forum-ipf/)
- [Teacher Training: From Risk to Resilience—Engaging Students in Flood Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-training-from-risk-to-resilience-engaging-students-in-flood-solutions/)
- [Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/staten-island-north-shore-parks-super-hike/)
- [New Year's Day High Bridge Walking Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-years-day-high-bridge-walking-tour/)
- [Stargazing with Amateur Astronomers Association](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/stargazing-with-amateur-astronomers-association/)
- [Nature Exploration Hike](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nature-exploration-hike/)
- [Arctic Report Card Headlines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/arctic-report-card-headlines/)
- [Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-floodnet-office-hours/)
- [Sink or Swim: A Climate Conversation with Susannah Fisher](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sink-or-swim-a-climate-conversation-with-susannah-fisher/)
- [Offshore Wind Drinks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-drinks/)
- [Equitable Approaches to Address Climate Change, Food Insecurity, and Poverty](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/equitable-approaches-to-address-climate-change-food-insecurity-and-poverty/)
- [Building Resiliency in Environmental Justice Communities: Adapting to Flooding and Extreme Rainfall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/building-resiliency-in-environmental-justice-communities-adapting-to-flooding-and-extreme-rainfall/)
- [Closing the Green Space Access Gap](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/closing-the-green-space-access-gap/)
- [Riding Out the (Heat) Wave: Adapting to and Mitigating Extreme Heat in NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/riding-out-the-heat-wave-adapting-to-and-mitigating-extreme-heat-in-nyc/)
- [Reducing Air Pollution: Electrifying NYC from its Streets to the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/reducing-air-pollution-electrifying-nyc-from-its-streets-to-the-harbor/)
- [20th World Conference Cities and Ports by AIVP](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/20th-world-conference-cities-and-ports-by-aivp/)
- [FAQ Session When Applying for Strengthening Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/faq-session-when-applying-for-strengthening-communities/)
- [Connect the Waterfront: Celebrating 35 Years of Citizen Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/connect-the-waterfront-celebrating-35-years-of-citizen-action/)
- [Estuary Explorers Teacher Training: Climate Conversations in the Classroom](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/estuary-explorers-teacher-training-climate-conversations-in-the-classroom/)
- [Mott Haven Walk & Talk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/mott-haven-walk-talk/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Holiday Party 2025](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-holiday-party-2025/)
- ["Murder and Mayhem" on the High Seas of Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/murder-and-mayhem-on-the-high-seas-of-staten-island/)
- [The National Lighthouse Museum's Fall Foliage Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-national-lighthouse-museums-fall-foliage-tour/)
- [Financing Resilient and Equitable Waterfronts: From Standards to Strategy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/financing-resilient-and-equitable-waterfronts-from-standards-to-strategy/)
- [International Lighthouse Point Fest Soup Contest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-lighthouse-point-fest-soup-contest-2/)
- [Works on Water 2025 Triennial Exhibition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/works-on-water-2025-triennial-exhibition/)
- [FloodNet + Waterfront Alliance October Community Office Hours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/floodnet-waterfront-alliance-october-community-office-hours/)
- [From Vulnerability to Vision—Exploring the FMCP Resiliency Report (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/beyond-the-curb-rethinking-stormwater-regulations-for-a-flood-resilient-future-waterfront-webinar/)
- [Climate Film Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-film-festival/)
- [WEDG® Verification of The River Mile: South Platte River Restoration Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-verification-of-the-river-mile-south-platte-river-restoration-project/)
- [Hurricane Preparedness: Protecting Your Life, Home & Wallet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hurricane-preparedness-protecting-your-life-home-wallet/)
- [Sustainability, Resilience, and Green Infrastructure Amidst Climate Change: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Drexel Alumni](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainability-resilience-and-green-infrastructure-amidst-climate-change-interdisciplinary-perspectives-from-drexel-alumni/)
- [All the Way to the Bay! A Flushing Waterways Community Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/all-the-way-to-the-bay-a-flushing-waterways-community-celebration/)
- [Flotsam River Circus](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flotsam-river-circus-free-event/)
- [Fitness & Trail Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fitness-trail-walk/)
- [Notify NYC Queens Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/notify-nyc-queens-fair/)
- [Combating Coastal Flooding Through Green and Hybrid Infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/combating-coastal-flooding-through-green-and-hybrid-infrastructure/)
- [Built to Last: Designing Towards a Resilient Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/built-to-last-designing-towards-a-resilient-future/)
- [Painting and Photography of New York's Lighthouses](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/painting-and-photography-of-new-yorks-lighthouses-paintings-sept-6-december-13-2025-on-display-at-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Innovations for a Changing Climate: Weathering the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/innovations-for-a-changing-climate-weathering-the-future/)
- [Climate Week Webinar: From Risk to Resilience: Tackling Basement Flooding Through Equity and Reform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-the-nightmare-of-basement-flooding/)
- [Flood Sensor Aunty](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-sensor-aunty-2/)
- [WEDG® Design Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-design-tour/)
- [Queens Climate Expo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-climate-expo-2/)
- [EcoArts Festival on Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecoarts-festival-on-governors-island/)
- [Sunset Sail](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sunset-sail/)
- [Staten Island Transportation & Infrastructure Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/staten-island-transportation-infrastructure-summit/)
- [Weather the Storm: Flash Flood and Hurricane Preparedness for Every New Yorker](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/weather-the-storm-flash-flood-and-hurricane-preparedness-for-every-new-yorker/)
- [Far Rockaway Resilience and Preparedness Summit for Faith Leaders](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/far-rockaway-resilience-and-preparedness-summit-for-faith-leaders/)
- [Pets and Service Animals Preparedness Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pets-and-service-animals-preparedness-fair/)
- [WEDG® Networking Event](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-networking-event/)
- [Queens Climate Expo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-climate-expo/)
- [Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/urban-stormwater-management-building-resilient-communities/)
- [Hutchinson River Restoration Project's EcoTours](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hutchinson-river-restoration-projects-ecotours/)
- [Public Space Potluck: Gansevoort Beach with the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/public-space-potluck-gansevoort-beach-with-the-waterfront-alliance/)
- [Great Saunter Fall Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/great-saunter-fall-challenge/)
- [WEDG® Memphis Workshop & Happy Hour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-memphis-workshop-happy-hour/)
- [November 2025 Livestream WEDG Professionals Course: Rivers Edition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/november-2025-livestream-wedg-professionals-course-rivers-edition/)
- [GreenHomeNYC Bike Tour - Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and Naval Cemetery Landscape](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/greenhomenyc-bike-tour-brooklyn-waterfront-greenway-and-naval-cemetery-landscape/)
- [Be Flood Smart: Predicting Flooding with SFAS](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/be-flood-smart-predicting-flooding-with-sfas/)
- [East New York Cloudburst Hub Update Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/east-new-york-cloudburst-hub-update-webinar/)
- [Western Queens Flood Solutions Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/western-queens-flood-solutions-fair/)
- [Lighthouse Weekend 2025 Lighthouse Boat Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-weekend-2025-lighthouse-boat-tour/)
- [International Coastal Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-coastal-cleanup-3/)
- [Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hong-kong-dragon-boat-festival-in-ny/)
- [July 2025 Livestream WEDG Professionals Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/july-2025-livestream-wedg-professionals-course/)
- [WEDG® 101: Designing Waterfronts with Community at the Core](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-101-designing-waterfronts-with-community-at-the-core/)
- [Lighthouse Weekend 2025 Presentation on Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-weekend-2025-presentation-on-lighthouse-keeper-ida-lewis/)
- [Rodman's Neck Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rodmans-neck-cleanup/)
- [City of Water Day at the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-at-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [City of Water Day Coastal Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-coastal-cleanup/)
- [+POOL's Summer Pool Party Fundraiser](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pools-summer-pool-party-fundraiser/)
- [Lighthouse Boat Tour Along the East River and Long Island Sound](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-boat-tour-along-the-east-river-and-long-island-sound/)
- [City of Water Day Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Daylighting Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-flushing-meadows-corona-park-daylighting-tour/)
- [2025 Street Works Earth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-street-works-earth/)
- [Protect the Shore Flood and Marine Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/protect-the-shore-flood-and-marine-fair/)
- [Homeowner Protection and Resilience Town Hall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/homeowner-protection-and-resilience-town-hall/)
- [Idlewild Environmental Science Center Community Flood Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/idlewild-environmental-science-center-community-flood-forum/)
- [Matawn Creek Kayak Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/matawn-creek-kayak-tour/)
- [Community Town Hall: The Future of Basement Apartments in NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-town-hall-the-future-of-basement-apartments-in-nyc/)
- [The Staten Island Ferry, A History with Patricia Salmon](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-staten-island-ferry-a-history-with-patricia-salmon/)
- [Celebrate Father’s Day with a Lighthouse Boat Tour Circumnavigating Staten Island!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/celebrate-fathers-day-with-a-lighthouse-boat-tour-circumnavigating-staten-island/)
- [Immersive Performance Tours Along the Gowanus Canal by Artichoke Dance Company](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/immersive-performance-tours-along-the-gowanus-canal-by-artichoke-dance-company-3/)
- [Into the Charmed Churned Circle (Brooklyn)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/into-the-charmed-churned-circle-brooklyn/)
- [Beyond the Public Comment:  A Guide to Influence USACE Projects (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/beyond-the-public-comment-a-guide-to-influence-usace-projects-waterfront-webinar/)
- [World Oceans Week Cleanup at Marine Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/world-oceans-week-cleanup-at-marine-park/)
- [Global Water Dance Workshop Day #1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/global-water-dance-workshop-day-1/)
- [Global Water Dance Workshop Day #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/global-water-dance-workshop-day-2/)
- [Global Water Dance Day 2025](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/global-water-dance-day-2025/)
- [NYC Ocean Meetup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-ocean-meetup/)
- [The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/great-staten-island-lighthouse-hunt-is-on/)
- [Teacher Appreciation Day at Alice Austen Park!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-appreciation-day-at-alice-austen-park/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Coastal Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-coastal-cleanup/)
- [Flood Resource Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-resource-fair/)
- [Teacher Training Field Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-training-field-day/)
- [NYS Climate Action Youth Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nys-climate-action-youth-summit/)
- [Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser for National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/annual-golf-outing-fund-raiser-for-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Riding the Tide: Expanding Ferry Access for a More Resilient and Connected Region (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/riding-the-tide-expanding-ferry-access-for-a-more-resilient-and-connected-region/)
- [Climate Week Webinar: Weaving Greenways: Creating Resilient and Connected Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-weaving-greenways-creating-resilient-and-connected-communities/)
- [Climate Week Webinar: From Planting to Performance: The Crucial Role of Monitoring in Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-from-planting-to-performance-the-crucial-role-of-monitoring-in-green-infrastructure-for-climate-resilience/)
- [Climate Week Webinar: Eco-Anxiety—the Newest Climate Hazard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-eco-anxiety-the-newest-climate-hazard/)
- [Exploring Green and Blue Career Pathways: Opportunities for a Sustainable Future (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/exploring-green-and-blue-career-pathways-opportunities-for-a-sustainable-future-waterfront-webinar/)
- [A Coastal and Waterfront Challenge: The Need for Permitting Reform / Permitting Best Practices from around the Country (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-coastal-and-waterfront-challenge-the-need-for-permitting-reform-permitting-best-practices-from-around-the-country-waterfront-webinar/)
- [Sculptured Landscapes Shaped by Glaciers Presentation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sculptured-landscapes-shaped-by-glaciers-presentation/)
- [Turtle Walker -- Film Screening](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/turtle-walker-film-screening/)
- [As the Earth Terns: an Earth Day Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/as-the-earth-terns-an-earth-day-celebration/)
- [Safety Boating Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/safety-boating-course/)
- [City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-6/)
- [PINK Dragons Nautical Adventure of Hope!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pink-dragons-nautical-adventure-of-hope/)
- [Propel NY Energy Community Information Session on Long Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/propel-ny-energy-community-information-session-on-long-island/)
- [Hutchinson River Restoration Project's Split Rock Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hrrps-split-rock-sweep/)
- [2025 Five Borough Waterfront Forum for the Next Mayor of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-new-york-city-mayoral-candidate-forum/)
- [Harlem River Greenway Implementation Plan: Presentation and Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harlem-river-greenway-implementation-plan-presentation-and-open-house-3/)
- [Harlem River Greenway Implementation Plan: Presentation and Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harlem-river-greenway-implementation-plan-presentation-and-open-house-2/)
- [Harlem River Greenway Implementation Plan: Presentation and Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harlem-river-greenway-implementation-plan-presentation-and-open-house/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-harbor-6/)
- [14th Annual Secaucus Green Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/14th-annual-secaucus-green-festival/)
- [2025 Community Preparedness Symposium - Lead the Way, Prepare Today](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-community-preparedness-symposium-lead-the-way-prepare-today/)
- ["The Melting Age" Art Show](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-melting-age-art-show/)
- [Explore the Ocean, Weather, Climate Connection with Teek & Tom, NOAA’s New Animated Series and Lesson Plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/explore-the-ocean-weather-climate-connection-with-teek-tom-noaas-new-animated-series-and-lesson-plans/)
- [Outdoorist Oath Live Workshop x Rebirth Bash](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/outdoorist-oath-live-workshop-x-rebirth-bash/)
- [Virtual NYC Lunch 'n Learn with Riverkeeper](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/virtual-nyc-lunch-n-learn-with-riverkeeper/)
- [The Memory of Water: Eric W. Sanderson in Conversation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-memory-of-water-eric-w-sanderson-in-conversation/)
- [Floods Don’t Wait, and Neither Should You](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/floods-dont-wait-and-neither-should-you/)
- [Coastal Preservation Network Annual Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/coastal-preservation-network-annual-meeting/)
- [NYC Ferry Career Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-ferry-career-fair/)
- ["Water's Voice" and "Our Fragile Moment" Climate Art Exhibits](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waters-waters-voice-and-our-fragile-moment-two-exhibits-at-hudson-guild-about-the-climate-crisis/)
- [2025 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-waterfront-conference/)
- [HRRP's Winter Walk Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hrrps-winter-walk-series/)
- [The Hoboken Meadows](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-hoboken-meadows/)
- [Flood Sensor Aunty](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-sensor-aunty/)
- [Hudson River Sloop Clearwater's February Open Boat and Potluck](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-river-sloop-clearwaters-february-open-boat-and-potluck/)
- [City of Water Day 2025 Information Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2025-information-session/)
- [The ArtsWestchester Arts Exchange](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-arts-exchange/)
- [Art as a Collective Experience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-as-a-collective-experience/)
- [Screening of Battle for Brooklyn + Panel Discussion with Activists](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/screening-of-battle-for-brooklyn-panel-discussion-with-activists/)
- [2025 New York City Mayoral Forum on the Environment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-new-york-city-mayoral-forum-on-the-environment/)
- [Navigating the Waterfront: A Deep Dive into the Waterfront Alliance's Access Guide (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/navigating-the-waterfront-a-deep-dive-into-the-waterfront-alliances-access-guide-waterfront-webinar/)
- [Waterfront Alliance's Strategic Plan: Rising to the Challenges Where Water Meets Land (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliances-strategic-plan-rising-to-the-challenges-where-water-meets-land/)
- [DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program Women in Science Winter Speaker Series: Kim Hill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/decs-hudson-river-estuary-program-women-in-science-winter-speaker-series-kim-hill/)
- [DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program Women in Science Winter Speaker Series: Laura Heady](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/decs-hudson-river-estuary-program-women-in-science-winter-speaker-series-laura-heady/)
- [2025 Women in Science Webinar: Leora Gansworth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2025-women-in-science-webinar-leora-gansworth/)
- [The Future of AI and Citizen Science](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-future-of-ai-and-citizen-science/)
- [Sustaining Innovation in New Jersey Climate Policy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustaining-innovation-in-new-jersey-climate-policy/)
- [A Roadmap for Change: Introducing the 2025 Waterfront and Resilience Policy Platform (Waterfront Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-roadmap-for-change-introducing-the-2025-waterfront-and-resilience-policy-platform/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Two-Part Teacher Training (Virtual and In-Person)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-two-part-teacher-training-virtual-and-in-person/)
- [New Jersey "Atlas of Disaster" Monthly Briefing & Speaker Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-jersey-atlas-of-disaster-monthly-briefing-speaker-series/)
- [Eighth Annual New Jersey Watershed Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/eighth-annual-new-jersey-watershed-conference/)
- [Who was Professor Joseph Henry and his work with the US Lighthouse Service?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/who-was-professor-joseph-henry-and-his-work-with-the-us-lighthouse-service/)
- [Flood Solutions Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-solutions-fair/)
- [Offshore Wind Careers Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-careers-workshop/)
- [The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition with Timothy Dring](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-u-s-coast-guard-and-prohibition-with-timothy-dring/)
- ["Fathom...Like Staring at the Sea" - Video Installation at the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fathom-like-staring-at-the-sea-video-installation-at-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Planet Stewards First Book Club Meeting of 2025!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/planet-stewards-first-book-club-meeting-of-2025/)
- [Maritime Insights: Conversations on the Future of Shipping in the Region (Waterfront Webinar Series)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/maritime-insights-conversations-on-the-future-of-shipping-in-the-region-waterfront-webinar-series/)
- [Livestream WEDG® Professionals Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-live-online-3/)
- [Collaborating with Philanthropic Organizations to Advance Resilience (Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/collaborating-with-philanthropic-organizations-to-advance-resilience-webinar/)
- [Building Coastal Adaptive Capacity through Nature-based Solutions (Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/building-coastal-adaptive-capacity-through-nature-based-solutions-webinar/)
- [Challenges and Opportunities of Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation (Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/challenges-and-opportunities-of-scaling-nature-based-solutions-for-climate-adaptation/)
- [Heroes of the Highbridge 2-Mile Walk/Run](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-highbridge-2-mile-walk-run/)
- [Inner and Outer Transformations: The Climate Crisis By Olive Toran](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/inner-and-outer-transformations-the-climate-crisis-by-olive-toran/)
- [Snowless or Snowy Winters?: Unwrapping Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/snowless-or-snowy-winters-unwrapping-climate-change/)
- [ClimART Cafe & Climate Storytelling 2075](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climart-cafe-climate-storytelling-2075/)
- [Drunk Black History (New York Comedy Festival Edition)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/drunk-black-history-new-york-comedy-festival-edition/)
- ["What the Pier Gave Us" Pre-Launch Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/launch-of-what-the-pier-gave-us/)
- [New Jersey Model Ship Club Demonstrations & Displays at the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-jersey-model-ship-club-demonstrations-displays-at-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum Store Holiday Market & Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-store-holiday-market-open-house/)
- [Holiday Golf Outing presented by the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/holiday-golf-outing-presented-by-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Climate Education Teacher Training](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-education-teacher-training/)
- [Fountain Shoreline Cleanup at Shirley Chisholm State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fountain-shoreline-cleanup-at-shirley-chisholm-state-park/)
- [Kelp Outplanting Volunteer Event at RETI Center](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/kelp-outplanting-volunteer-event-at-reti-center/)
- [SWIM Public Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/swim-public-meeting/)
- [Bronx River Slow Roll](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-river-slow-roll/)
- [The City Gardens Club of New York City  18th Environmental Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-city-gardens-club-of-new-york-city-18th-environmental-forum/)
- [Climate Cafe + Friendsgiving Potluck](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-cafe-friendsgiving-potluck/)
- [Volunteer Landscaping and Cleanup at the Ridgewood Reservoir](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/volunteer-landscaping-and-cleanup-at-the-ridgewood-reservoir/)
- [Laru Beya Collective Presents: 5th Annual Totally Ghoul Surf + Costume Contest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/laru-beya-collective-presents-5th-annual-totally-ghoul-surf-costume-contest/)
- [H2ShO Aqua Fitness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/h2sho-aqua-fitness-2/)
- [H2ShO Aqua Fitness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/h2sho-aqua-fitness/)
- [Science Talk: Water Quality Data](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/science-talk-water-quality-data/)
- [Waterfront Webinar Series - Reimagining Waterfronts: Integrating Industry and Public Access for a Sustainable Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/reimagining-waterfronts-integrating-industry-and-public-access-for-a-sustainable-future/)
- [Waterfront Webinar Series - Unlocking Potential: Evaluating Sites for On-Water Recreation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-webinar-series-unlocking-potential-evaluating-sites-for-on-water-recreation/)
- [Light of Hope Sunset Cruise](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/light-of-hope-sunset-cruise/)
- [Sunset Pink Paddle for Dragon Light of Hope](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sunset-paddle/)
- [NJCRC Technical Assistance Coffee Chat: NJ PACT REAL — Stormwater & Flood Hazards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/njcrc-technical-assistance-coffee-chat-nj-pact-real-stormwater-flood-hazards/)
- [NJCRC Technical Assistance Coffee Chat: NJ PACT REAL — Coastal Protection & Natural Enhancements](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/njcrc-technical-assistance-coffee-chat-nj-pact-real-coastal-protection-natural-enhancements/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-harbor-2024/)
- [“Biophilia: In Excelsis” Exhibition at Climate Imaginarium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/biophilia-in-excelsis-exhibition-at-climate-imaginarium/)
- [Queens Waterfront Greenway Existing Conditions Workshops: All Sections](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-waterfront-greenway-existing-conditions-workshops-all-sections/)
- [Queens Waterfront Greenway Existing Conditions Workshops: Section 3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-waterfront-greenway-existing-conditions-workshops-section-3/)
- [Queens Waterfront Greenway Existing Conditions Workshops: Section 2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-waterfront-greenway-existing-conditions-workshops-section-2/)
- [Queens Waterfront Greenway Existing Conditions Workshops: Section 1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-waterfront-greenway-existing-conditions-workshops-section-1/)
- [HRRP's Sandford Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hrrps-sandford-sweep/)
- [HRRP's Thomas Pell Wildlife Sanctuary Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hrrps-thomas-pell-wildlife-sanctuary-cleanup/)
- [Towards Resilience: Climate Change & Coastal Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/towards-resilience-climate-change-coastal-communities/)
- [Flooding Water Connects Us](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flooding-water-connects-us/)
- [Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration-with-naic-ny/)
- [SaturBAY 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/saturbay-2024/)
- [Triumph of the Human Spirit Day 2024 - 5th Annual Commemoration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/triumph-of-the-human-spirit-day-2024-5th-annual-commemoration/)
- [Offshore Wind Transmission and the Grid](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-transmission-and-the-grid/)
- [Queens Borough President's Climate Exposition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-borough-presidents-climate-exposition/)
- [NYSCI and Corona: Stronger than the Storm Panel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nysci-and-corona-stronger-than-the-storm-panel/)
- [ALTER ECO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/alter-eco/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum's Hudson River Lighthouse Fall Foliage Boat Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museums-hudson-river-lighthouse-fall-foliage-boat-tour/)
- [Future Proofing New York: Planning for the New Normal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/future-proofing-new-york-planning-for-the-new-normal/)
- [Climate Film Festival Screening:  WindShipped](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-film-festival-screening-windshipped/)
- [Evening Under the Sphere 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/evening-under-the-sphere-2024/)
- [International Lighthouse Point Fest: Soup Contest!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-lighthouse-point-fest-soup-contest/)
- ["Flood Sensor Aunty" Play](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-sensor-aunty-play/)
- [JuntaHispana](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/juntahispana/)
- [Guided World's Fair History Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/guided-worlds-fair-history-walk-2/)
- [Street Works Earth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/street-works-earth/)
- [Flushing Meadows Corona Park: A Resilience Study - Virtual Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flushing-meadows-corona-park-a-resilience-study-virtual-open-house/)
- [Climate Week Series: Climate Art Panel featuring 2024 Art at the Edge Artists](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-series-climate-art-panel-featuring-2024-art-at-the-edge-artists/)
- [Art at the Edge 2024: Climate Art Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-edge-2024-climate-art-exhibit/)
- [Sustainability Planning in the Age of Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainability-planning-in-the-age-of-climate-change/)
- [Preparing Families and Communities for Coastal Storms](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/32757/)
- [Circumnavigation of Staten Island (Lighthouse Boat Tour)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/circumnavigation-of-staten-island-lighthouse-boat-tour/)
- [FIG FEST 2024 at the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fig-fest-2024-at-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: This Year's Hurricane Season — What Does it Mean and Why](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-series-this-years-hurricane-season-the-whys-and-whats/)
- [International Coastal Clean Up Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-coastal-clean-up-day/)
- [Film Screening: Holding Back the Tide](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/film-screening-holding-back-the-tide/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: Bringing Land Back to the People—The Importance of Community Land Trusts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-series-bringing-land-back-to-the-people-the-importance-of-community-land-trusts/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: Climate Education—Preparing Communities Through Youth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-climate-education-preparing-communities-through-youth/)
- [Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2024: Shoreline Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/girl-scouts-love-state-parks-2024-shoreline-clean-up/)
- [Sunset Shoreline Watercolor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sunset-shoreline-watercolor/)
- [Climate Fiction Workshop with Author Susan Kaye Quinn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-fiction-workshop-with-author-susan-kaye-quinn/)
- [Walking the Harlem River: Industry, Towers, and Esplanades](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/walking-the-harlem-river-industry-towers-and-esplanades-2/)
- [Watercolors on the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/watercolors-on-the-waterfront-2/)
- [Watercolors on the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/watercolors-on-the-waterfront/)
- [Trivia Aboard a Tall Ship](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/trivia-aboard-a-tall-ship/)
- [Raritan Bay Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/raritan-bay-festival/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum's East River Full Moon Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museums-east-river-full-moon-tour/)
- [The Waterfront Parks of NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-waterfront-parks-of-nyc/)
- [Offshore Wind Open House and Union Apprenticeship Awareness Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-open-house-and-union-apprenticeship-awareness-day/)
- [Unheard-of + The Gowanus Dredgers Present: Ginger Flavored Bubblegum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/unheard-of-the-gowanus-dredgers-present-ginger-flavored-bubblegum/)
- [Flash Flood to Flash Fiction](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flash-flood-to-flash-fiction/)
- [Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hong-kong-dragon-boat-festival/)
- [Weekend Fitness at FMCP!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/weekend-fitness-at-fmcp/)
- [To Know One Another: Tea in the Gallery with Nsenga Knight and Sibok Shahid Najee-ullah](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/to-know-one-another-tea-in-the-gallery-with-nsenga-knight-and-sibok-shahid-najee-ullah/)
- [CityParks Family Adventure Race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cityparks-family-adventure-race/)
- [Silent Disco in Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Free Event!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/silent-disco-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park-free-event/)
- [Dinosaur Day with Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Conservancy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/dinosaur-day-with-flushing-meadows-corona-park-conservancy/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum Signature Evening Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-staten-island-ny-lighthouse-boat-tours-continues-with-an-evening-tour/)
- [ASLANY: Silt Sand Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/aslany-silt-sand-slurry-dredging-sediment-and-the-worlds-we-are-making/)
- [Annual Light Keeper's Gala: Aboard the Cornucopia Destiny](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/annual-light-keepers-gala-aboard-the-cornucopia-destiny/)
- [Lighthouse Weekend continues With Kate Walker and Robbins Reef](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-weekend-continues-with-kate-walker-and-robbins-reef/)
- [Lighthouse Tour of The East River and Long Island Sound](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-tour-of-the-east-river-and-long-island-sound/)
- [Immersive Performance Tours Along the Gowanus Canal by Artichoke Dance Company](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/immersive-performance-tours-along-the-gowanus-canal-by-artichoke-dance-company-2/)
- [Immersive Performance Tours Along the Gowanus Canal by Artichoke Dance Company](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/immersive-performance-tours-along-the-gowanus-canal-by-artichoke-dance-company/)
- [Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s Community Advisory Board](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/alliance-for-flushing-meadows-corona-parks-community-advisory-board/)
- [Guided World's Fair History Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/guided-worlds-fair-history-walk/)
- [City of the Water Day Picnic with the National Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-the-water-day-picnic-with-the-national-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Rainproof NYC Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rainproof-nyc-symposium/)
- [AIANY Industrial Waterways Tour to Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/aiany-industrial-waterways-tour-to-freshkills-park-2/)
- [AIANY Industrial Waterways Tour to Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/aiany-industrial-waterways-tour-to-freshkills-park/)
- [AIANY Industrial Waterways Tour to Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/32463/)
- [Coastal Cleanup with City Island Rising and Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/coastal-cleanup/)
- [Waterfront Webinar: The Need for a Climate Resilience Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-webinar-the-need-for-a-climate-resilience-plan/)
- ["Estuary of the Echoes" Artwork Exhibit at BioBAT](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/estuary-of-the-echoes-artwork-exhibit-at-biobat/)
- [Celebrating Local Heroes Gala](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/celebrating-local-heroes-gala/)
- [Understanding Extreme Weather Events: Impacts of Extreme Precipitation and the Urban Heat Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/understanding-extreme-weather-events-impacts-of-extreme-precipitation-and-the-urban-heat-island/)
- [AIA Industrial Waterways Boat Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/aia-industrial-waterways-boat-tour/)
- ["Lighthouse Logs" Paintings Exhibit at the National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-national-lighthouse-museum-staten-island-ny-is-hosting-paintings-lighthouse-logs/)
- [City of Water Day: Climate Change and Architecture Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-climate-change-and-architecture-tour/)
- [City of Water Day: Castle Hill Y Coastal Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-castle-hill-y-coastal-clean-up/)
- [Fishable and Swimmable Brooklyn: Help Make Our Harbor Accessible & Equitable](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fishable-and-swimmable-brooklyn-help-make-our-harbor-accessible-equitable/)
- [Fishable and Swimmable New York City: Help Make Our Harbor Accessible & Equitable](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fishable-and-swimmable-new-york-city-help-make-our-harbor-accessible-equitable/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum presentation "New Jersey Shipwrecks"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-presentation-new-jersey-shipwrecks/)
- [Lighthouse Boat Tours 2024 Kick-Off](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-boat-tours-2024-kick-off/)
- [Governor's Ball Music Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/governors-ball-music-festival/)
- [Citizens Queens 10K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citizens-queens-10k/)
- [Sheep Shearing at Queens Zoo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sheep-shearing-at-queens-zoo/)
- [Global Wind Day Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/global-wind-day-celebration/)
- [Extreme Heat Coalition Agenda Lunch and Learn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/extreme-heat-coalition-agenda-lunch-and-learn/)
- [Paddle for Our Hudson](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-our-hudson/)
- [NJCRC Technical Assistance Coffee Chat: NJ Restoration Tool Organization Suite Training](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/njcrc-technical-assistance-coffee-chat-nj-restoration-tool-organization-suite-training/)
- [What Happened To Francis Scott Key Bridge and What We Can Learn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/what-happened-to-francis-scott-key-bridge-and-what-we-can-learn/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: Redlining and Flooding—Breaking the Cycle of Disinvestment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-series-redlining-and-flooding-breaking-the-cycle-of-disinvestment/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: Climate Ready Housing—Are We Prepared?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-series-climate-ready-housing-are-we-prepared/)
- [Climate Week Webinar Series: WEDG®—Getting Community Engagement Done Right](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-week-webinar-series-wedg-getting-community-engagement-done-right/)
- [Waterfront Webinar Series: Taking the Heat — Are We Ready?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-webinar-series-taking-the-heat-are-we-ready/)
- [A Mid-Year Review of Waterfront Alliance's Policy Platform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-mid-year-review-of-waterfront-alliances-policy-platform/)
- [Climate Imaginarium Launch Party on Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-imaginarium-launch-party-on-governors-island/)
- [Coney Island Creek Tour and Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/coney-island-creek-tour-and-cleanup/)
- [Flushing Prepardness Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flushing-prepardness-day/)
- [Bay Ridge Family Bike & Scooter Ride](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bay-ridge-family-bike-scooter-ride/)
- [Lighthouses of the United States: Paintings by Alfred La Banca Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouses-of-the-united-states-paintings-by-alfred-la-banca-exhibit/)
- [Paddle for the Cure Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-season-kickoff/)
- [Offshore Wind for New Jersey: the Opportunities and Challenges](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-for-new-jersey-the-opportunities-and-challenges/)
- [World's Fair Marina Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/worlds-fair-marina-cleanup/)
- [St. Albans Civic Improvement Association](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/st-albans-civic-improvement-association/)
- [New York Hall of Science’s Nitin Mukal’s Heat Maps Installation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-hall-of-sciences-nitin-mukals-heat-maps-installation/)
- [MinKwon Center’s Spring Community Fest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/minkwon-centers-spring-community-fest/)
- [Queens Museum’s April Family Day: Celebrating Earth Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-museums-april-family-day-celebrating-earth-day/)
- [Alliance for FMCP’s City Nature Challenge: Biodiversity Hike](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/alliance-for-fmcps-city-nature-challenge-biodiversity-hike/)
- [149th South Ozone Park Civic Association General Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/149th-south-ozone-park-civic-association-general-meeting/)
- [Chhaya’s First-Time Homebuyer Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/chhayas-first-time-homebuyer-workshop/)
- [New York Hall of Science's Earth Celebration Week](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-hall-of-sciences-earth-celebration-week/)
- [Alliance for FMCP & Japanese American Association’s Sakura Matsuri Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/alliance-for-fmcp-japanese-american-associations-sakura-matsuri-festival/)
- [Alliance for FMCP’s Earth Week at Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/alliance-for-fmcps-earth-week-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park/)
- [Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition’s APCO Earth Beautification Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/southeast-queens-residents-environmental-justice-coalitions-apco-earth-beautification-day/)
- [WE ACT & Climate Film Festival Screening of "COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/we-act-climate-film-festival-screening-of-cooked-survival-by-zip-code/)
- [New York Harbor Oyster Classic 5K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-harbor-oyster-classic-5k/)
- [Vinyasa on a Vessel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/vinyasa-on-a-vessel-2/)
- [In-Person Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/in-person-sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music/)
- [Climate Cafe and Garden Giveaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/32175/)
- [Health, Healthcare And... Climate Action Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/health-healthcare-and-climate-action-conference/)
- [Climate Arts Festival 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-arts-festival-2024/)
- [ECOLOGICAL CITY: Procession for Climate Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecological-city-procession-for-climate-solutions-2/)
- [Climate Film Festival Presents: KING COAL](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-film-festival-presents-king-coal/)
- [Spring Urban Gardening and Plant Fest 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/spring-urban-gardening-and-plant-fest-2024/)
- [Queens Summit 2024—Climate Change and Sports: The Power of Youth Advocacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-summit-2024-climate-change-and-sports-the-power-of-youth-advocacy/)
- [RETI Center's Annual Infinite Mussel Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/reti-centers-annual-infinite-mussel-party/)
- [Surviving a Shipwreck in the Age of Sail](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/surviving-a-shipwreck-in-the-age-of-sail/)
- [Green Infrastructure Walking Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/green-infrastructure-walking-tour/)
- [Southeast Queens Environmental Town Hall Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/southeast-queens-environmental-town-hall-forum/)
- [City of Water Day 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2024/)
- [2024 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2024-waterfront-conference/)
- [Breaking News on Breakwaters (Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-first-wedg-verified-freshwater-project-illinois-beach-state-park-shoreline-stabilization-project-webinar/)
- [Estuary Explorers Teacher Training](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/estuary-explorers-teacher-training/)
- [Community Dune Planting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-dune-planting-2/)
- [Earth Day Waterfront Art Installation Event](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/earth-day-waterfront-art-installation-event/)
- [South Bronx Waterfront Community Envisioning Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/south-bronx-waterfront-community-envisioning-session/)
- [The Arctic Throughout History: Visual and Cultural Conceptions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-arctic-throughout-history-visual-and-cultural-conceptions/)
- [Meet the Artist: A Climate and Creativity Workshop with Gregory Christie](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/meet-the-artist-a-climate-and-creativity-workshop-with-gregory-christie/)
- [Oh Hudson! Benefit Concert for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/oh-hudson-benefit-concert-for-hudson-river-sloop-clearwater/)
- [Cloudburst Citywide Update](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cloudburst-citywide-update/)
- [A Rainproof Success? Hoboken's Approach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-rainproof-success-hobokens-approach/)
- [FloodNet Community Sessions: A Flatbush Outreach Event & Workshop!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/floodnet-community-sessions-a-flatbush-outreach-event-workshop/)
- [Managing Rain: International Lessons from Amsterdam and Copenhagen](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/managing-rain-international-lessons-from-amsterdam-and-copenhagen/)
- [Powell's Cove Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/powells-cove-beach-cleanup/)
- [Delaware River Environmental Justice Gathering](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/delaware-river-environmental-justice-gathering/)
- [Clean Ocean Action's Sandy Hook Student Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/clean-ocean-actions-sandy-hook-student-summit/)
- [Clean Ocean Action's Staten Island Student Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/clean-ocean-actions-staten-island-student-summit/)
- [Secaucus Green Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/secaucus-green-festival/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course: Live & Online](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-live-online-2/)
- [City of Water Day 2024 Informational Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2024-informational-webinar/)
- [Climate Film Festival New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-film-festival-new-york/)
- [Creating Resilient Shorelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/creating-resilient-shorelines/)
- [EPA National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-national-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call/)
- [Cultural Club 37th Annual Black History Month Dinner](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cultural-club-37th-annual-black-history-month-dinner/)
- [Bush Terminal Pier 6 Town Hall and Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bush-terminal-pier-6-town-hall-and-workshop/)
- [Who, Where, and How Much: Understanding the Hudson River PCB Fish Consumption Advisories](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/who-where-and-how-much-understanding-the-hudson-river-pcb-fish-consumption-advisories/)
- [Highway to the Hudson: The New York State Canal System and the Spread of Invasive Species into the Hudson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/highway-to-the-hudson-the-new-york-state-canal-system-and-the-spread-of-invasive-species-into-the-hudson-river/)
- [NYC Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Plan Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-emergency-management-hazard-mitigation-plan-webinar/)
- [Asia Society Museum's COAL + ICE Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/asia-society-museums-coal-ice-exhibit/)
- [SWIM Coalition Public Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/swim-coalition-public-meeting-3/)
- [New York Build Expo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-build-expo/)
- [Paying for Parks: Generating New Revenues to Support NYC’s Parks and Open Spaces](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paying-for-parks-generating-new-revenues-to-support-nycs-parks-and-open-spaces/)
- [13th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/13th-annual-riverkeeper-sweep/)
- [Urban Planning and the Hoboken Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/urban-planning-and-the-hoboken-waterfront/)
- [Offshore Wind Innovation Hub 2024 Accelerator Program Information Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-innovation-hub-2024-accelerator-program-information-session/)
- [Webinar: South Battery Park City Resiliency (SBPCR) Earns WEDG Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/south-battery-park-city-resiliency-sbpcr-earns-wedg-verification-webinar/)
- [Lower Hudson Partnership Winter Science Jam](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lower-hudson-partnership-winter-science-jam/)
- [Community Engagement Webinar Series: ConEdison—Outage Preparation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-engagement-webinar-series-conedison-outage-preparation/)
- [NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/noaa-planet-stewards-book-club/)
- [NY Climate Tech X Climate Film Festival January Meetup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ny-climate-tech-x-climate-film-festival-january-meetup/)
- [2024 Climate Café at the Brooklyn Public Library](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2024-climate-cafe-at-the-brooklyn-public-library/)
- [Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/saving-ourselves-from-climate-shocks-to-climate-action/)
- [Soggy City: Flooding in NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/soggy-city-flooding-in-nyc/)
- [Governors Island Winter Ice Sculpture Show](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/governors-island-winter-ice-sculpture-show-2/)
- [Paddle for the Cure New York City Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-new-york-city-season-kickoff/)
- [NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club Discusses Fragment by Craig Russel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/noaa-planet-stewards-book-club-discusses-fragment-by-craig-russel/)
- [Offshore Wind Open House (Long Beach, Long Island)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-open-house-long-beach-long-island/)
- [Offshore Wind Open House (Hempstead, Long Island)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-open-house-hempstead-long-island/)
- [Offshore Wind Open House (Albany, Capital Region)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-open-house-albany-capital-region/)
- [Little Island: More than Meets the Eye with Signe Nielsen](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/little-island-more-than-meets-the-eye-with-signe-nielsen/)
- [The Battery, the Beautiful with Warrie Price](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/31775/)
- [Hunters Point South: An East River Miracle with Thomas Balsley](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hunters-point-south-an-east-river-miracle-with-thomas-balsley/)
- [Watershed Super Hero Poster Contest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/watershed-super-hero-poster-contest/)
- [The Gingerbread City at the Seaport](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-gingerbread-city-at-the-seaport/)
- [Breakfast Webinar: Resilient NY Flood Mitigation Studies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/breakfast-webinar-resilient-ny-flood-mitigation-studies/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course: Live & Online](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-live-online/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Holiday Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-alliance-holiday-party/)
- [Acknowledging Lenapehoking](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/acknowledging-lenapehoking/)
- [Breakfast Webinar: Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/breakfast-webinar-hudson-valley-flood-resilience-network/)
- [2023 HEP Annual Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2023-hep-annual-conference/)
- [Community Standards for Resilient, Ecological & Accessible Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-standards-for-resilient-ecological-accessible-design/)
- [WEDG New York Business Development Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-new-york-business-development-workshop/)
- [East Shore Seawall: Information Event](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/east-shore-seawall-information-event/)
- [Fall Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fall-clean-up-2/)
- [Volunteer Day at Big Rock Beach!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/volunteer-day-at-big-rock-beach/)
- [Fall Farm Fest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fall-farm-fest/)
- [Harlem River Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harlem-river-celebration/)
- [Walking the Harlem River: Industry, Towers, and Esplanades](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/walking-the-harlem-river-industry-towers-and-esplanades/)
- [South Bronx Unite's Mott Haven & Port Morris](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/south-bronx-unites-mott-haven-port-morris/)
- [WEDG Version 3.0 Launch Event (Webinar)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-version-3-0-launch-event-webinar/)
- [WEDG Version 3.0 Launch Event (In-Person)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-version-3-0-launch-event-in-person/)
- [National Preparedness Webinar: Flood Preparedness + Awareness (Virtual)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-preparedness-webinar-flood-preparedness-awareness-virtual/)
- [Viva la Sound](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/viva-la-sound/)
- [SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival (Day 1)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/submerge-marine-science-festival-day-1/)
- [SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival (Day 2)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/submerge-marine-science-festival-day-2/)
- [Water Systems Design: Learning from the Past for Resilient Water Futures](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/water-systems-design-learning-from-the-past-for-resilient-water-futures/)
- [Sandy Anniversary Planting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sandy-anniversary-planting-3/)
- [Morning Coffee Webinar: Planning for Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/morning-coffee-webinar-planning-for-climate-change/)
- [Identification and Protection of Small Streams and Wetlands: A Field Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/identification-and-protection-of-small-streams-and-wetlands-a-field-workshop/)
- [Science on the River Saturday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/science-on-the-river-saturday/)
- [Gowanus Canal Conservancy Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gowanus-canal-conservancy-open-house/)
- [Hudson River Watershed Alliance Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-river-watershed-alliance-conference/)
- [National Preparedness Webinar: Flood Preparedness + Awareness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-preparedness-webinar-flood-preparedness-awareness/)
- [Transforming Waste with The New York Climate Exchange](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/transforming-waste-with-the-new-york-climate-exchange/)
- ["Where it Floods: Planting Hope in Coney Island" Documentary Film Premiere](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/where-it-floods-planting-hope-in-coney-island-documentary-film-premiere/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-harbor-5/)
- [Art at the Edge: A Climate Art Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-edge-a-climate-art-exhibit/)
- [Inspiring Awareness and Action: A Climate Art Discussion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/inspiring-awareness-and-action-a-climate-art-discussion/)
- [International Coastal Cleanup with Randall's Island Park Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-coastal-cleanup-2/)
- [Castle Hill Cleanup for International Coastal Clean-Up Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/castle-hill-cleanup-for-international-coastal-clean-up-day/)
- [Vinyasa on a Vessel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/vinyasa-on-a-vessel/)
- [Waterfront Design Boat Tour: Setting a New Standard for Waterfront Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-design-boat-tour-setting-a-new-standard-for-waterfront-development/)
- [Educating Future Climate Leaders: Discussing the Challenges of Implementing Climate Education in New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/educating-future-climate-leaders-discussing-the-challenges-of-implementing-climate-education-in-new-york-city/)
- [More Plastic Than Fish in the Harbor: How We Can Collectively Reduce Plastic Waste and Consumption](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/more-plastic-than-fish-in-the-harbor-how-we-can-collectively-reduce-plastic-waste-and-consumption/)
- [EPA Nat'l Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-2/)
- [Building for Climate Resilience: Understanding the WEDG® Guidelines for Coastal Infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/building-for-climate-resilience-understanding-the-wedg-guidelines-for-coastal-infrastructure/)
- [An Island Without Water: Understanding the Inequities to Accessing the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/an-island-without-water-understanding-the-inequities-to-accessing-the-waterfront/)
- [No Single Solution to Living with Climate Change: Understanding the Many Solutions to Building Climate Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/no-single-solution-to-living-with-climate-change-understanding-the-many-solutions-to-building-climate-resilience/)
- [2023 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2023-hong-kong-drgon-boat-festival-in-new-york/)
- [Offshore Wind Power Conference & Exhibition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-power-conference-exhibition/)
- [Celebrating 50 Years - Roberto Clemente State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/celebrating-50-years-roberto-clemente-state-park/)
- [Sailing Towards Sustainability](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sailing-towards-sustainability/)
- [Community Cooling Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-cooling-workshop/)
- [The Bronx Photowalk on Randall's Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-bronx-photowalk-on-randalls-island/)
- [Randall’s Island Park Annual Waterfront Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/randalls-island-park-annual-waterfront-festival/)
- [Biking the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/biking-the-waterfront/)
- [Explore our Region's Port Infrastructure with Port Director Bethann Rooney](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/explore-our-regions-port-infrastructure-with-port-director-bethann-rooney/)
- [Five Borough Scavenger Hunt](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/five-borough-scavenger-hunt/)
- [Preparing for Summer 2023: What Individuals and Local Governments Can Do During a Heat Wave](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/preparing-for-summer-2023-what-individuals-and-local-governments-can-do-during-a-heat-wave/)
- [Pollinator Palooza](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pollinator-palooza/)
- [Immersive Performance Tours of Gowanus](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/immersive-performance-tours-of-gowanus/)
- [World Fish Migration Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/world-fish-migration-day/)
- [June Ames Seminar: Using genetic data to advance Atlantic sturgeon conservation in the Hudson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/june-ames-seminar-using-genetic-data-to-advance-atlantic-sturgeon-conservation-in-the-hudson-river/)
- [Resilience Street Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/resilience-street-fair/)
- [Castle Hill Y Coastal Cleanup & Community Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/castle-hill-y-coastal-cleanup-community-day/)
- [Architecture Now: New York, New Publics at the Museum of Modern Art](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/architecture-now-new-york-new-publics-at-the-museum-of-modern-art/)
- [Microplastics](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/microplastics/)
- [City of Water Day 2023](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2023/)
- [Harlem River Greenway Walking Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harlem-river-greenway-walking-tour/)
- [34th Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/34th-annual-tribute-to-our-ancestors-of-the-middle-passage/)
- [Free Community Paddling in Concrete Plant Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/free-community-paddling-in-concrete-plant-park/)
- [Free Community Paddling in Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/free-community-paddling-in-starlight-park/)
- [Plumb Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/plumb-beach-cleanup-3/)
- [North Brooklyn Community Boathouse Public Paddle Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/north-brooklyn-community-boathouse-public-paddle-series-2/)
- [National Trails Day: Marine Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-trails-day-marine-park/)
- [City Island's Spring Arts and Crafts Fair of 2023](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-islands-spring-arts-and-crafts-fair-of-2023/)
- [Global Water Dances along the Hudson River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/global-water-dances-along-the-hudson-river/)
- [Patagonia Upper West Side Summer Expo](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/patagonia-upper-west-side-summer-expo/)
- [+Pool Spring Break Swim Camp](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pool-spring-break-swim-camp/)
- [Conference House Park Cleanup (Page Ave)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/conference-house-park-cleanup-page-ave/)
- [Canarsie Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/canarsie-park-cleanup/)
- [It's My Estuary Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/its-my-estuary-day-2/)
- [Lemon Creek Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lemon-creek-beach-cleanup/)
- [Wildlife Celebration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wildlife-celebration/)
- [Volunteer at + POOL’s 2023 Riversweeps!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/volunteer-at-pools-2023-riversweeps/)
- [Music of Our Sphere Concert](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/music-of-our-sphere-concert/)
- [Water for Climate: The Perspective of the EU Climate Pact](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/water-for-climate-the-perspective-of-the-eu-climate-pact/)
- [Striving for a Circular Economy in a Climate-Resilient World: The Critical Role of Wastewater](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/striving-for-a-circular-economy-in-a-climate-resilient-world-the-critical-role-of-wastewater/)
- [Integrated Water Management: Urban Stormwater & Coastal Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/integrated-water-management-urban-stormwater-coastal-resiliency/)
- [Corporate Action as a Catalyst for Raising the Ambition on SDG 6.3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/corporate-action-as-a-catalyst-for-raising-the-ambition-on-sdg-6-3/)
- [Water for Life](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/water-for-life/)
- [+POOL City Splash! World Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pool-city-splash-world-water-day/)
- [The Business Case for Better Water Management](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-business-case-for-better-water-management/)
- [Water Safe Cities: A Blueprint for Climate Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/water-safe-cities-a-blueprint-for-climate-action/)
- [The Nature Hub - UN 2023 Water Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-nature-hub-un-2023-water-conference/)
- [Battery Park City: Financing a Resilient Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/battery-park-city-financing-a-resilient-future/)
- [Life Free of Water Challenges – Circular Water Economy Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/life-free-of-water-challenges-circular-water-economy-solutions/)
- [March Ames Seminar: Distribution of microplastics and associated pathogens and pollutants in NYC waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/march-ames-seminar-distribution-of-microplastics-and-associated-pathogens-and-pollutants-in-nyc-waterways/)
- [Paddle for the Cure NYC Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-nyc-season-kickoff-2/)
- [The Power of Turmeric and Ginger](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-power-of-turmeric-and-ginger/)
- [Twilight Winter Bird Stroll on Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/twilight-winter-bird-stroll-on-governors-island/)
- [City of Water Day 2023 Partner Information Session: Celebrating the Resilience of Our Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-2023-partner-information-session-celebrating-the-resilience-of-our-harbor/)
- [NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club: "All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis" Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/noaa-planet-stewards-book-club-all-we-can-save-truth-courage-and-solutions-for-the-climate-crisis-edited-by-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-and-katharine-k-wilkinson/)
- [NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club: "The Highest Tide" by Jim Lynch](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/noaa-planet-stewards-book-club-the-highest-tide-by-jim-lynch/)
- [NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club: "Climate Champions" by Rachel Sarah](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/noaa-planet-stewards-book-club-climate-champions-by-rachel-sarah/)
- [WE ACT's Earth Day 5K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/we-acts-earth-day-5k/)
- [Governors Island Winter Ice Sculpture Show](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/governors-island-winter-ice-sculpture-show/)
- [Communicating Climate Change (Part 1 of 2)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/communicating-climate-change-part-1-of-2/)
- [2023 Waterfront Conference: The Implementation Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2023-waterfront-conference-the-implementation-challenge/)
- [Recommendations for Reducing Wetland Loss in Coastal Watersheds of the United States](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/recommendations-for-reducing-wetland-loss-in-coastal-watersheds-of-the-united-states/)
- [12th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/12th-annual-riverkeeper-sweep/)
- [Understanding the Past, Present, and Future of Hudson River Tidal Wetlands: Piermont Case Study](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/understanding-the-past-present-and-future-of-hudson-river-tidal-wetlands-piermont-case-study/)
- [Oyster Restoration in New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/oyster-restoration-in-new-york-harbor/)
- [NY-NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (HATS) Public Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ny-nj-harbor-tributaries-focus-area-feasibility-study-hats-public-meeting/)
- [Evaluation of the impacts of storm surge barriers on tides, salinity, and sediment transport processes in the Hudson River Estuary](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/evaluation-of-the-impacts-of-storm-surge-barriers-on-tides-salinity-and-sediment-transport-processes-in-the-hudson-river-estuary/)
- [SWIM Coalition Public Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/swim-coalition-public-meeting/)
- [EPA Nat'l Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call/)
- [Panel Discussion: ESCR Earns WEDG Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/panel-discussion-escr-earns-wedg-verification/)
- [2022 HEP Restoration Conference: Our Urban Shores](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-estuary-project-restoration-conference-our-urban-shores/)
- [Dam Removal Case Studies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/dam-removal-case-studies/)
- [The Environmental Justice Index: a National Tool to Measure the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Burden on Health](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-environmental-justice-index-a-national-tool-to-measure-the-cumulative-impacts-of-environmental-burden-on-health/)
- [PPC Webinar – Plastic-Free Presents: Mindful Gifting for Healthier Holidays](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ppc-webinar-plastic-free-presents-mindful-gifting-for-healthier-holidays/)
- [2022 Waterfront Alliance Holiday Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2022-waterfront-alliance-holiday-party/)
- [Benefit Concert for Clearwater](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/benefit-concert-for-clearwater/)
- [Environmental NGO and Environmental Justice Organization Open House with Community Offshore Wind](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-ngo-and-environmental-justice-organization-open-house-with-community-offshore-wind/)
- [Citizen Sustainability Summit: Green Jobs and Renewable Energy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citizen-sustainability-summit-green-jobs-and-renewable-energy/)
- [HarborLAB's Saturday at the Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harborlabs-saturday-at-the-bay/)
- [HarborLAB's Peace Paddle!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/harborlabs-peace-paddle/)
- [Saturday at the Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/saturday-at-the-bay/)
- [Blue Beacon Series: Dive Into Hudson Canyon!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/blue-beacon-series-dive-into-hudson-canyon/)
- [Climate Art and Climate Science](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-art-and-climate-science/)
- [SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/submerge-marine-science-festival-2/)
- [SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/submerge-marine-science-festival/)
- [International Coastal Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/international-coastal-clean-up-3/)
- [Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines: The Projects That Shaped New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-the-projects-that-shaped-new-york-harbor/)
- [2022 Heroes of the Harbor Annual Gala](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2022-heroes-of-the-harbor-annual-gala/)
- [Activating New York City Owned Waterfront Sites for Recreation and Access: Action Plans for Four Underutilized Sites in High-Need Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/activating-new-york-city-owned-waterfront-sites-for-recreation-and-access-action-plans-for-four-underutilized-sites-in-high-need-communities/)
- [Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Public Sails](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-river-sloop-clearwater-public-sails/)
- [Youth Town Hall: Know Your Waterfront, Shape Your Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/youth-town-hall-know-your-waterfront-shape-your-waterfront/)
- [Ten Years After Sandy: How Far Have We Come?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ten-years-after-sandy-how-far-have-we-come-2/)
- [Community Science LI Webinar: Long Island Mammals!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-science-li-webinar-long-island-mammals/)
- [Community Science LI Webinar: Osprey and Eagles!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-science-li-webinar-osprey-and-eagles/)
- [Community Science LI Webinar: Eelgrass!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-science-li-webinar-eelgrass/)
- [Community Science LI Webinar: Spotted Lanternfly!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-science-li-webinar-spotted-lanternfly/)
- [White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Virtual Public Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council-virtual-public-meeting/)
- [Community Science LI Webinar: Oysters!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-science-li-webinar-oysters/)
- [Timelane: A History of NYC Public Pools](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/timelane-a-history-of-nyc-public-pools/)
- [Free Community Rowing, Sailing and Birding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/free-community-rowing-sailing-and-birding/)
- [MAIDEN Factor at ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/maiden-factor-at-one15-brooklyn-marina/)
- [Systemic Strategies to Combat Climate Change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/systemic-strategies-to-combat-climate-change/)
- [Summer on the Hudson: Play Dates!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/summer-on-the-hudson-play-dates/)
- [6th Annual Stand Up Paddle with Kostal Paddle](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/6th-annual-stand-up-paddle-with-kostal-paddle/)
- [Paddle for the Cure NYC Dragonboating Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-nyc-dragonboating-season-kickoff/)
- [Community Barbeque](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-barbeque/)
- [Birding Field Trip](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/birding-field-trip/)
- ["Sea Level Rise and Brooklyn's Jamaica Bay Communities" Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sea-level-rise-and-brooklyns-jamaica-bay-communities-conference/)
- [Birding Adventure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/birding-adventure/)
- [Art at the BlueLine 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-blueline-2022/)
- [ICE COLD COMEDY - Laughter to help cool a warming planet](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ice-cold-comedy-laughter-to-help-cool-a-warming-planet/)
- [Family Earth Fair](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/family-earth-fair/)
- [New York Harbor and You! The History and Future of the Bay Ridge Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-harbor-and-you-the-history-and-future-of-the-bay-ridge-waterfront/)
- [City of Water Day 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-5/)
- [Resilience, Ecology, and Access at the Water's Edge Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/resilience-ecology-and-access-at-the-waters-edge/)
- [Natural Areas Volunteers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/natural-areas-volunteers/)
- [Waterfront Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-festival/)
- [Birding Bonanza/International Migratory Bird Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/birding-bonanza-international-migratory-bird-day/)
- [Fall Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fall-clean-up/)
- [Pratt Institute Spring 2022 Earth Action Week](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/pratt-institute-spring-2022-earth-action-week/)
- [Celebrate Spring with Community!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/celebrate-spring-with-community/)
- [Cleanup at Big Rock Beach with CBS!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/cleanup-at-big-rock-beach-with-cbs/)
- [Sustainable Shorelines: Climate Adaptation in Practice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainable-shorelines-climate-adaptation-in-practice-2/)
- [Riverkeeper Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/riverkeeper-sweep/)
- [EPA Drinking Water Webinar: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Capacity Building in Action: Advancing Water Equity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-drinking-water-webinar-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-and-capacity-building-in-action-advancing-water-equity/)
- [City Nature Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-nature-challenge/)
- [Island Community Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/island-community-clean-up/)
- [Clean Ocean Action’s 34th Annual Spring Student Summit at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, NJ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/clean-ocean-actions-34th-annual-spring-student-summit-at-gateway-national-recreation-area-in-sandy-hook-nj/)
- [Flood Resilience and Adaptation Planning in the U.S.: Challenges and Opportunities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flood-resilience-and-adaptation-planning-in-the-u-s-challenges-and-opportunities/)
- [City of Water Day Information Session](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-information-session/)
- [2022 Waterfront Conference: Meet The Moment—Building a Livable Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2022-waterfront-conference-meet-the-moment-building-a-livable-future/)
- ["Don't Look Down": How Misinformation & Science Denial Obscures the Global Plastics and Climate Crisis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/dont-look-down-how-misinformation-science-denial-obscures-the-global-plastics-and-climate-crisis/)
- [Citizen Science Association’s C*Sci Conference 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citizen-science-associations-csci-conference-2022/)
- [SWIM Coalition Storm Infrastructure Matters](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/swim-coalition-storm-infrastructure-matters/)
- [Great Backyard Bird Count](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/great-backyard-bird-count/)
- [A New, Natural Normal: Restoring Habitat and Building Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-new-natural-normal-restoring-habitat-and-building-resilience-through-nature-based-solutions/)
- [EPA Tools and Resources Training Webinar Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-tools-and-resources-training-webinar-series/)
- [Drought Prediction and Water Availability National Listening Session Series - Introductory Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/drought-prediction-and-water-availability-national-listening-session-series-introductory-webinar/)
- [Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/watching-and-counting-birds-is-fun-tips-for-the-great-backyard-bird-count-webinar/)
- [Paddle for the Cure NYC Season Kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/paddle-for-the-cure-nyc-season-kickoff/)
- [2022 Federal Environmental Symposium](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2022-federal-environmental-symposium/)
- [Women In Science: Reaching Local Communities with Equity, Access, & Inclusion in Environmental Education with Eli Caref](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-reaching-local-communities-with-equity-access-inclusion-in-environmental-education-with-eli-caref/)
- [Women In Science: Turning Data into Action with Tracy Brown](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-turning-data-into-action-with-tracy-brown-2/)
- [Women In Science: Turning Data into Action with Tracy Brown](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-turning-data-into-action-with-tracy-brown/)
- [Women In Science: Field-Based Learning Connects & Empowers Students from the Hudson to Greenland with Margie Turrin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-field-based-learning-connects-empowers-students-from-the-hudson-to-greenland-with-margie-turrin/)
- [Women In Science: : A Love Affair in STEM with Shihadah "Shay" Saleem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-a-love-affair-in-stem-with-shihadah-shay-saleem/)
- [Women In Science: Demolishing Dams and Stereotypes! The Women Who are Tearing Down Dams and Restoring Rivers with Laura Wildman](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/women-in-science-demolishing-dams-and-stereotypes-the-women-who-are-tearing-down-dams-and-restoring-rivers-with-laura-wildman/)
- [EPA "How's My Waterway" January 2022 Webcast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-hows-my-waterway-january-2022-webcast/)
- [John Paul Jones Park Clean-Up](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/john-paul-jones-park-clean-up/)
- [Northeast Grain Race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/northeast-grain-race/)
- [Sustainable Shorelines: New Tools for Engaging Communities and Resource Managers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainable-shorelines-new-tools-for-engaging-communities-and-resource-managers/)
- [Visit the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, the Norwegian historic tall ship](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/visit-the-statsraad-lehmkuhl-the-norwegian-historic-tall-ship/)
- [ACEC New York 2022 Winter Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/acec-new-york-2022-winter-conference/)
- [Urbans Waters Envisioning Equitable & Resilient Housing Webinar Series: Framework](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/envisioning-equitable-resilient-housing-webinar-series-framework/)
- [Urban Waters Webinar Series: Response](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/urban-waters-webinar-series-response/)
- [Urban Waters Webinar Series: Local Stories – Challenges and Successes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/urban-waters-webinar-series-local-stories-challenges-and-successes/)
- [Millions: Migrants and Millionaires Aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914 Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/millions-migrants-and-millionaires-aboard-the-great-liners-1900-1914-exhibit/)
- [South Street and the Rise of New York Exhibit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/south-street-and-the-rise-of-new-york-exhibit/)
- [The Seaport Christmas Tree Lighting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-seaport-christmas-tree-lighting/)
- [Industry/Market Predictions based on Federal and International Trends Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/industry-market-predictions-based-on-federal-and-international-trends-webinar/)
- [Honoring Our Connection to Ocean Ancestors and Reclaiming Ceremony: Shane Weeks and Tecumseh Ceaser in Conversation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/honoring-our-connection-to-ocean-ancestors-and-reclaiming-ceremony-shane-weeks-and-tecumseh-ceaser-in-conversation/)
- [South Street Seaport Museum Announces December Virtual Sea Chanteys And Maritime Music Live Sing-Along](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/south-street-seaport-museum-announces-december-virtual-sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-live-sing-along/)
- [Waterway Stories:  Water Quality, Access and Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterway-stories-water-quality-access-and-community/)
- [Lecture: "Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lecture-mary-powell-queen-of-the-hudson/)
- [Rising With The Tide: Keeping Our Communities Above Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rising-with-the-tide-keeping-our-communities-above-water/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course/)
- [Climate Change and Coastal Resilience Education: Teaching Using the Coastal Resilience Education Toolkit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-change-and-coastal-resilience-education-teaching-using-the-coastal-resilience-education-toolkit/)
- [Economy, Access, and Resilience: Staten Island’s North Shore with the Waterfront Alliance, Part 2 | Free Virtual Program |](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/economy-access-and-resilience-staten-islands-north-shore-with-the-waterfront-alliance-part-2-free-virtual-program/)
- [LMCR/FiDi Seaport Public Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lmcr-fidi-seaport-public-open-house/)
- [Climate Change and Preparation for NYC Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-change-and-preparation-for-nyc-resiliency/)
- [Lighthouse Point Fest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighthouse-point-fest/)
- [Viva la Sound Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/viva-la-sound-festival/)
- [The Tideshift Project: Session 1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-tideshift-project-session-1/)
- [Green Activist New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/green-activist-new-york/)
- [The Future of New York with The Waterfront Alliance: Climate Change Nine Years After Hurricane Sandy: Why Protecting the Waterfront is Key to New York’s Recovery](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-future-of-new-york-with-the-waterfront-alliance-climate-change-nine-years-after-hurricane-sandy-why-protecting-the-waterfront-is-key-to-new-yorks-recovery/)
- [United By Blue: Elizabeth River Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/united-by-blue-elizabeth-river-cleanup/)
- [Light for Life](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/light-for-life/)
- [Boogie Up the Bronx River 2021](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/boogie-up-the-bronx-river-2021/)
- [Art at the BlueLine: A Conversation on Climate and Social Resilience with Artists](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-blueline-a-conversation-on-climate-and-social-resilience-with-artists-2/)
- [Project W.A.S.T.E. at Muskrat Cove](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/project-w-a-s-t-e-at-muskrat-cove/)
- [27th International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/27th-international-maritime-hall-of-fame-awards/)
- [Tidy Thursdays at Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays-at-starlight-park-5/)
- [Tidy Thursdays at Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays-at-starlight-park-4/)
- [Tidy Thursdays at Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays-at-starlight-park-3/)
- [Tidy Thursdays at Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays-at-starlight-park-2/)
- [Tidy Thursdays at Starlight Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays-at-starlight-park/)
- [Project WASTE at Muskrat Cove](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/project-waste-at-muskrat-cove-2/)
- [Offshore Wind Youth Action Program (OWYA)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-youth-action-program-owya/)
- [Gardening at Shoelace Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gardening-at-shoelace-park-2/)
- [Gardening at Shoelace Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gardening-at-shoelace-park/)
- [Deliver & Document Onboard Crew Compliance Training to Meet Maritime Regulations](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/deliver-document-onboard-crew-compliance-training-to-meet-maritime-regulations/)
- [Revitalize Crotona Park with The Bronx is Blooming](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-is-bloomings-upcoming-events/)
- [Project WASTE](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/project-waste/)
- [Working Towards a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty: Process and Possibilities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/working-towards-a-global-plastic-pollution-treaty-process-and-possibilities/)
- [Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/beach-cleanup/)
- [Project WASTE at Muskrat Cove](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/project-waste-at-muskrat-cove/)
- [Compost Collection and Awareness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/compost-collection-and-awareness/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-harbor-4/)
- [North Brooklyn Community Boathouse Public Paddle, Sat., July 10](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/north-brooklyn-community-boathouse-public-paddle-sat-july-10/)
- [Tidy Thursday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursday-3/)
- [Tidy Thursday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursday-2/)
- [Tidy Thursday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursday/)
- [Tidy Thursdays](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tidy-thursdays/)
- [City of Water Day 2021](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-4/)
- [Art at the BlueLine](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-blueline/)
- [FiDi Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan: Virtual Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fidi-seaport-climate-resilience-master-plan-virtual-open-house/)
- [Why Containers Are Lost at Sea Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/why-containers-are-lost-at-sea-webinar/)
- [Art Talk: Maya Lin and Elizabeth Kolbert](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-talk-maya-lin-and-elizabeth-kolbert/)
- [2021 Youth Leadership Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2021-youth-leadership-summit/)
- [North Brooklyn Community Boathouse Public Paddle Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/north-brooklyn-community-boathouse-public-paddle-series/)
- [Juneteenth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/juneteenth/)
- [GreenTech 2021 Environmental Virtual Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/greentech-2021-environmental-virtual-conference/)
- [Floating Pools, Then and Now](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/floating-pools-then-and-now/)
- [Community Sailing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-sailing/)
- [Community Rowing and Birding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-rowing-and-birding/)
- [Save the Graniteville Wetlands March and Rally](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/save-the-graniteville-wetlands-march-and-rally/)
- [Teacher Professional Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-professional-development-2/)
- [Teacher Professional Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-professional-development-3/)
- [Teacher Professional Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/teacher-professional-development-4/)
- [Bronx: Bronx River at Shoelace Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-bronx-river-at-shoelace-park-cleanup-2/)
- [Queens: Big Rock Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-big-rock-beach-cleanup-2/)
- [Bronx: Riverdale Park cleanup with Wave Hill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-riverdale-park-cleanup-with-wave-hill-2/)
- [Queens: Newtown Creek Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-newtown-creek-cleanup-3/)
- [Manhattan: Inwood Hill Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-inwood-hill-park-cleanup-2/)
- [Manhattan: Randall’s Island Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-randalls-island-cleanup-2/)
- [Brooklyn: Bushwick Inlet Park Cleanup and Planting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-bushwick-inlet-park-cleanup-and-planting-2/)
- [Queens: Flushing Bay Promenade Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-flushing-bay-promenade-cleanup-2/)
- [Bronx: Bronx River at Shoelace Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-bronx-river-at-shoelace-park-cleanup/)
- [Queens: Flushing Bay Promenade Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-flushing-bay-promenade-cleanup/)
- [Queens: Newtown Creek Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-newtown-creek-cleanup-2/)
- [Bronx: Drew Gardens Cleanup and Tree Planting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-drew-gardens-cleanup-and-tree-planting/)
- [Brooklyn: Bushwick Inlet Park Cleanup and Planting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-bushwick-inlet-park-cleanup-and-planting/)
- [Manhattan: Randall’s Island Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-randalls-island-cleanup/)
- [Manhattan: Inwood Hill Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-inwood-hill-park-cleanup/)
- [Queens: Big Rock Beach Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-big-rock-beach-cleanup/)
- [Bronx: Riverdale Park cleanup with Wave Hill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-riverdale-park-cleanup-with-wave-hill/)
- [Queens: Newtown Creek Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-newtown-creek-cleanup/)
- [ECOLOGICAL CITY: Art & Climate Solutions POP-UP PAGEANT](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecological-city-art-climate-solutions-pop-up-pageant/)
- [Brooklyn: Flatbush Cleanup and Tree Care](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-flatbush-cleanup-and-tree-care/)
- [Bronx: Bronx River Cleanup from Burke Avenue Bridge in Bronx Forest](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-bronx-river-cleanup-from-burke-avenue-bridge-in-bronx-forest/)
- [Bronx: Bronx Park Cleanup Hike](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-bronx-park-cleanup-hike/)
- [Queens: Whitestone Francis Lewis Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/queens-whitestone-francis-lewis-park-cleanup/)
- [Brooklyn: WNYC Transmitter Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-wnyc-transmitter-park-cleanup/)
- [5-Island Ride ride on the East Coast Greenway!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/5-island-ride-ride-on-the-east-coast-greenway/)
- [Red Hook & Prospect Park, Brooklyn on the East Coast Greenway!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/red-hook-prospect-park-brooklyn-on-the-east-coast-greenway/)
- [Manhattan Loop Ride on the East Coast Greenway!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-loop-ride-on-the-east-coast-greenway/)
- [Hudson River Loop Ride on the East Coast Greenway!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-river-loop-ride-on-the-east-coast-greenway-3/)
- [Fathoms Below: What the New York Harbor Teaches Us About Successful Activism](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fathoms-below-what-the-new-york-harbor-teaches-us-about-successful-activism/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course 2021](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-2021/)
- [World Water Day 2021: The Power of Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/world-water-day-2021-the-power-of-water/)
- [Hudson River Symposium '21: Hudson River Fish in an Ever-changing Ecosystem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hudson-river-symposium-21-hudson-river-fish-in-an-ever-changing-ecosystem/)
- [WaterNow Alliance: Tap into Resilience Virtual Summit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tap-into-resilience-virtual-summit/)
- [Dive into New York Harbor! Ecology and Human Impacts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/dive-into-new-york-harbor-ecology-and-human-impacts/)
- [Rally for Resilience: Support NYC Intro 2092](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rally-for-resilience-support-nyc-intro-2092/)
- [Ecological City Art & Climate Solutions Pageant](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecological-city-art-climate-solutions-pageant/)
- [2021 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2021-waterfront-conference/)
- [Bronx Parks Speak-Up 27th Year](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-parks-speak-up-27th-year/)
- [The Hudson: Book Release and Webinar Series with Dr. Dave Strayer](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-hudson-book-release-and-webinar-series-with-dr-dave-strayer/)
- [The Hudson: Book Release and Webinar Series with Dr. Brian Forist](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-hudson-book-release-and-webinar-series-with-dr-brian-forist/)
- [The Hudson: Book Release and Webinar Series with Dr. Roger Panetta](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-hudson-book-release-and-webinar-series/)
- [EPA Environmental Justice Consultations on Risk Management Rulemakings for HBCD & Carbon Tetrachloride](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-environmental-justice-consultations-on-risk-management-rulemakings-for-hbcd-carbon-tetrachloride-2/)
- [EPA Environmental Justice Consultations on Risk Management Rulemakings for HBCD & Carbon Tetrachloride](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/epa-environmental-justice-consultations-on-risk-management-rulemakings-for-hbcd-carbon-tetrachloride/)
- [Microplastic Hotspots in Hudson Valley Lakes & Estuaries Webinar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/microplastic-hotspots-in-hudson-valley-lakes-estuaries-webinar/)
- [Public Workshop – A Vision for Maritime Activation and Public Access along Staten Island’s Northeast Shore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/staten-island-northeast-shore-public-workshop/)
- [City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Offshore Wind Hearing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-council-offshore-wind-hearing/)
- [Jersey Water Works Conference 2020](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/jersey-water-works-conference-2020/)
- [GCF's Thanksgiving Celebration: A Decade of Service and Looking Ahead for the Next 10 Years](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gcfs-thanksgiving-celebration-a-decade-of-service-and-looking-ahead-for-the-next-10-years/)
- [A Whale of a Tale: Acoustic Monitoring in the Upper and Lower New York Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-whale-of-a-tale-acoustic-monitoring-in-the-upper-and-lower-new-york-bay/)
- [Monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music with the South Street Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/monthly-sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-with-the-south-street-seaport-museum/)
- [National Maritime Historical Society Seminar Series: Mayflower Quadricentennial](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-maritime-historical-society-seminar-series-mayflower-quadricentennial/)
- [National Maritime Historical Society 58th Annual Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-maritime-historical-society-58th-annual-meeting/)
- [Flushing Bay Promenade Improvements Visioning Sessions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/flushing-bay-promenade-improvements-visioning-sessions/)
- [2020 Best Nonprofit Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2020-best-nonprofit-conference/)
- [North Waterfront Park Achieves WEDG Verification for Resilient Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/north-waterfront-park-achieves-wedg-verification-for-resilient-design/)
- [2021 Regional Symposium: Recovery and Resilience in a New Era](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2021-regional-symposium-recovery-and-resilience-in-a-new-era/)
- [The Musical Seeds Project: Intersections of Ecology, Music, and Dance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-musical-seeds-project-intersections-of-ecology-music-and-dance/)
- [Reflecting Our Community: 2020 Conference of the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/reflecting-our-community-2020-conference-of-the-ny-nj-harbor-estuary-program/)
- [Silman Resiliency Forum: How can we move past roadblocks to building resiliency? Session 4: Competing Timelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/silman-resiliency-forum-how-can-we-move-past-roadblocks-to-building-resiliency-session-4-competing-timelines/)
- [Connect the Waterfront - 30 Years of Advocacy, Fund for a Better Waterfront's Virtual Fundraising Party](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/connect-the-waterfront-30-years-of-advocacy-fbws-virtual-fundraising-party/)
- [The National Lighthouse Museum, Staten Island, NY - Lecture Series -"The Captain, The Missionary, and The Bell: The Wreck of the Steamship Atlantic"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-national-lighthouse-museum-staten-island-ny-lecture-series-the-captain-the-missionary-and-the-bell-the-wreck-of-the-steamship-atlantic/)
- [Conversation with Curators on Around Day's End](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/conversation-with-curators-on-around-days-end/)
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- [Riverport Women's Sailing Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/riverport-womens-sailing-conference/)
- [A Green Way Forward: Can we lead with nature in addressing NYC’s climate crisis?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-green-way-forward-can-we-lead-with-nature-in-addressing-nycs-climate-crisis/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum, Staten Island, NY will Host..."Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-staten-island-ny-will-host-great-staten-island-lighthouse-hunt/)
- ["Revolutionary Staten Island" Lecture & Book Signing with Staten Island Council Member Joe Borelli](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/revolutionary-staten-island-lecture-book-signing-with-staten-island-council-member-joe-borelli/)
- [Bronx: Drew Gardens Cleanup, Native Tree Planting, & Site Maintenance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-drew-gardens-cleanup-native-tree-planting-site-maintenance/)
- [Bronx: Cleanup & Tree Care at Starlight Park at East 177th Street](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-cleanup-tree-care-at-starlight-park-at-east-177th-street/)
- [Annual Flushing Bay Shoreline Cleanup in Queens](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/annual-flushing-bay-shoreline-cleanup-in-queens/)
- [Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade River Cleanup with Annual Riverkeeper Sweep](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-bridge-esplanade-river-cleanup-with-annual-riverkeeper-sweep/)
- [Randall's Island: Randall's Island Park Shoreline Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/randalls-island-randalls-island-park-shoreline-cleanup/)
- [Manhattan: Hudson River Park: Pier 76 Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-hudson-river-park-pier-76-cleanup/)
- [Manhattan: John V. Lindsay East River Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-john-v-lindsay-east-river-park-cleanup-2/)
- [Long Island City: Dutch Kills Cleanup with Newtown Creek Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/long-island-city-dutch-kills-cleanup-with-newtown-creek-alliance/)
- [Greenpoint: WNYC Transmitter Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/greenpoint-wnyc-transmitter-park-cleanup/)
- [Greenpoint/Williamsburg: Bushwick Inlet Park Cleanup (Brooklyn)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/greenpoint-williamsburg-bushwick-inlet-park-cleanup-brooklyn/)
- [Brooklyn: Cleanup and Tree Care with The Gowanus Canal Conservancy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-cleanup-and-tree-care-with-the-gowanus-canal-conservancy/)
- [Bronx: The Point at College of Mount Saint Vincent Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-the-point-at-college-of-mount-saint-vincent-cleanup/)
- [Manhattan: John V. Lindsay East River Park Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-john-v-lindsay-east-river-park-cleanup/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum: NY Harbor Masked Halloween Haunted Boat Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-ny-harbor-masked-halloween-haunted-boat-tour/)
- [National Lighthouse Museum Boat Tour: Lower NY Bay Tour to Sandy Hook Light](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/national-lighthouse-museum-boat-tour-lower-ny-bay-tour-to-sandy-hook-light/)
- [The Great Hudson River Revival Restream](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-great-hudson-river-revival-restream/)
- [Freshkills Park Kayak Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/freshkills-park-kayak-tour/)
- [Kayak Tour at Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/kayak-tour-at-freshkills-park-2/)
- [Kayak Tour at Freshkills Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/kayak-tour-at-freshkills-park/)
- [Freshkills Park Bird Tour](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/freshkills-park-bird-tour/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor 2020](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/heroes-of-the-harbor-2020/)
- [Art at the BlueLine: A Conversation on Climate and Social Resilience with Artists](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-blueline-a-conversation-on-climate-and-social-resilience-with-artists/)
- [Art at the BlueLine: Installations of Climate Art in the Seaport District](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-at-the-blueline-installations-of-climate-art-in-the-seaport-district/)
- [Status of Deepwater Horizon Cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/status-of-deepwater-horizon-cleanup/)
- [Addressing Landowner Concerns in Renewable Energy Siting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/addressing-landowner-concerns-in-renewable-energy-siting/)
- [Economic Impacts of Water Infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/economic-impacts-of-water-infrastructure/)
- [From Arizona to Missouri: Bookends of World War II](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/from-arizona-to-missouri-bookends-of-world-war-ii/)
- [Lighting the Way:  Staten Island's Lighthouse Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighting-the-way-staten-islands-lighthouse-museum/)
- [Battle of Brooklyn: Revolutionary War Sites of Prospect Park |](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/battle-of-brooklyn-revolutionary-war-sites-of-prospect-park/)
- [A Floating Boat Parade](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/a-floating-boat-parade/)
- [Latest Environmental News From The Bronx River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/latest-environmental-news-from-the-bronx-river/)
- [Environmental & Climate Justice During A Pandemic Town Hall & Teach-in](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-climate-justice-during-a-pandemic-town-hall-teach-in/)
- [Brooklyn Army Terminal: Nerve Center of World War II](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-army-terminal-nerve-center-of-world-war-ii/)
- [Story of Plastic](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/story-of-plastic/)
- [The Upper Bay Boat Tour: NYC Infrastructure & Urban Ecology](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-upper-bay-boat-tour-nyc-infrastructure-urban-ecology/)
- [Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/water-rising-equitable-approaches-to-urban-flooding/)
- [City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/city-of-water-day-3/)
- [WEDG Professionals Course 2020](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wedg-professionals-course-2020/)
- [Rescuing Tibbetts Brook](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rescuing-tibbetts-brook/)
- [The Heat is On: The Climate Imperative](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-heat-is-on-the-climate-imperative/)
- [Advancing Evidence-Based  Green Infrastructure Decision Making](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/advancing-evidence-based-green-infrastructure-decision-making/)
- [2020 Brooklyn Greenway Ride](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/2020-brooklyn-greenway-ride/)
- [Reducing Pollution in Environmental Justice Communities in Times of COVID-19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/reducing-pollution-in-environmental-justice-communities-in-times-of-covid-19/)
- [Brooklyn Waterfront Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/brooklyn-waterfront-challenge/)
- [U-Boats, Bootleggers, and Buoys: The History of the Coast Guard in New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/u-boats-bootleggers-and-buoys-the-history-of-the-coast-guard-in-new-york-harbor/)
- [The Melvilles and Sailors' Snug Harbor: A New York Story](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-melvilles-and-sailors-snug-harbor-a-new-york-story/)
- [Exploring the Fleet of the South Street Seaport](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/exploring-the-fleet-of-the-south-street-seaport/)
- [From Mummies to Mariners: A Conversation on Tattoo History](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/from-mummies-to-mariners-a-conversation-on-tattoo-history/)
- [Offshore Wind Energy Development Off NY/NJ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/offshore-wind-energy-development-off-ny-nj/)
- [Hidden Waters of the Upper West Side and Central Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hidden-waters-of-the-upper-west-side-and-central-park/)
- [Watershed Explorations Series: Life in a Stream](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/watershed-explorations-series-life-in-a-stream/)
- [Streams 101 (Conservation and Land Use 101 Webinar Series)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/streams-101-conservation-and-land-use-101-webinar-series/)
- [NYC H2O's Virtual Hub Info Session + Q&A](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-h2os-virtual-hub-info-session-qa/)
- [Live Stream: Testing the Waters at Menantico Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/live-stream-testing-the-waters-at-menantico-creek/)
- [Live Stream: Virtual Canoe Ride Down the Cohansey River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/live-stream-virtual-canoe-ride-down-the-cohansey-river/)
- [Birds of the Salish Sea Virtual Presentation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/birds-of-the-salish-sea-virtual-presentation/)
- [Exploring the Intertidal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/exploring-the-intertidal/)
- [Wild About Whales: Marine Mammals in the Salish Sea](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/wild-about-whales-marine-mammals-in-the-salish-sea/)
- [Free Nature Walk in DeKorte Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/free-nature-walk-in-dekorte-park/)
- [Virtual Film Premiere "PCBs: A Toxic Legacy"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org/)
- [Rise to Resilience Rise Up Digital Rally](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rise-to-resilience-rise-up-digital-rally/)
- [7th Annual "It's Your Tern" Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/7th-annual-its-your-tern-festival/)
- [Our Urban Town: Reimagining Our Waterfront Community,](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/our-urban-town-reimagining-our-waterfront-community/)
- [Not Going Back to the Way it Was: Climate Change and COVID-19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/not-going-back-to-the-way-it-was-climate-change-and-covid-19/)
- [Sustained Assessment: Adapting Climate Information for Local and Regional Scales](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustained-assessment-adapting-climate-information-for-local-and-regional-scales/)
- [Engaging Vulnerable Populations in Resilience Planning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/engaging-vulnerable-populations-in-resilience-planning/)
- [The Visionaries, a public television series: A Question and Answer with Waterkeeper Warriors](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterkeeper-alliance-on-the-visionaries-a-public-television-series-a-question-and-answer-with-waterkeeper-warriors/)
- [Resilient by Design 2-Year Anniversary Webinar Series: Integrating Regional-Scale Vulnerability Analysis with Community-Driven Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org-7/)
- [Resilient by Design 2-Year Anniversary Webinar Series: Thinking Beyond the Traffic Lane](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org-6/)
- [Lighter Life with David Sharps of the Waterfront Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lighter-life-with-david-sharps-of-the-waterfront-museum/)
- [Clearwater's Virtual Revival 2020](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/clearwaters-virtual-revival-2020/)
- [New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center Summer Webinar Series: Lucas Marxen](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org-8/)
- [The Alice Austen House Community Impact and Preservation Award Virtual Tea](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-alice-austen-house-community-impact-and-preservation-award-virtual-tea/)
- [Innovative Green Infrastructure Programs: Benefits, Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/innovative-green-infrastructure-programs-benefits-challenges-opportunities-and-lessons-learned-2/)
- [Conservation Celebrity Check-In: Hudson River Panel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/conservation-celebrity-check-in-hudson-river-panel/)
- [Environmental DNA Assessment of Biodiversity, Abundance & Phenology of Hudson Estuary Fishes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/innovative-green-infrastructure-programs-benefits-challenges-opportunities-and-lessons-learned/)
- [Rocking The Boat: Changing Lives on the Bronx River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org-4/)
- [Resilient by Design 2- Year Anniversary Webinar Series: Exploring a New Future - Resilient by Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lkleinmanwaterfrontalliance-org-5/)
- [Waterfront, Parks & Cultural Committee of CB1, Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/waterfront-parks-cultural-committee-of-cb1-manhattan/)
- [Environmental Protection Committee - Community Board 1, Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-protection-committee-community-board-1-manhattan/)
- [Applying Local Learning to a Regional Context - The Role of Creeks and Natural Shoreline Solutions in Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/applying-local-learning-to-a-regional-context-the-role-of-creeks-and-natural-shoreline-solutions-in-resiliency/)
- [Boston Harbor For All Summit: Waterfront Parks And Public Spaces](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/boston-harbor-for-all-summit-waterfront-parks-and-public-spaces/)
- [4th Annual Horseshoe Crab Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/4th-annual-horseshoe-crab-festival/)
- [The Climate, Resiliency, and Covid-19 Justice Town Hall with Senator Gounardes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-climate-resiliency-and-covid-19-justice-town-hall-with-senator-gounardes/)
- [Fleet Week New York, Past and Present](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fleet-week-new-york-past-and-present/)
- [Environmental DNA Assessment of Biodiversity, Abundance & Phenology of Hudson Estuary Fishes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-dna-assessment-of-biodiversity-abundance-phenology-of-hudson-estuary-fishes/)
- ["Mind the Light, Kate": New York's Most Famous Lighthouse Keeper](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/mind-the-light-kate-new-yorks-most-famous-lighthouse-keeper/)
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- [POSTPONED - River Explorers Saturday Program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/river-explorers-saturday-program/)
- [Fund Your Next Sustainability Initiative](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/fund-your-next-sustainability-initiative/)
- [The Brooklyn Navy Yard of World War II and Book Talk 'Manhattan Beach'](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-brooklyn-navy-yard-of-world-war-ii-and-book-talk-manhattan-beach/)
- [Explore Streamwatch](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/explore-streamwatch/)
- [Build A Rain Barrel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/build-a-rain-barrel/)
- [POSTPONED - 5th Annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/5th-annual-lic-post-waterfront-5k/)
- [Connecting Passaic to the River: Dundee Island Waterfront Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/connecting-passaic-to-the-river-dundee-island-waterfront-park/)
- [Presentation on status of the MS4, (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) program](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/presentation-on-status-of-the-ms4-municipal-separate-storm-sewer-system-program/)
- [Designing for a Resilient Future through WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/designing-for-a-resilient-future-through-wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines/)
- [Rise to Resilience: The Climate’s Changing, Shouldn’t We?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/27321/)
- [World Oceans Day 2020](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/world-ocean-day-2020/)
- [Implementation of Climate Resilience Strategies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/implementation-of-climate-resilience-strategies/)
- [Riverkeeper NYS Legislative Advocacy Briefing for Clean Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/riverkeeper-nys-legislative-advocacy-briefing-for-clean-water/)
- [The Road to a Sustainable Future, Post COVID-19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-road-to-a-sustainable-future-post-covid-19/)
- [BCEQ Environmental Educators Panel](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/environmental-educators-panel/)
- [NYC Community Groups, Parks, and the COVID-19 Crisis - Session 4](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-community-groups-parks-and-the-covid-19-crisis-session-4/)
- [U.S. Army Corps Preparedness Strategies: From Climate to COVID-19](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/u-s-army-corps-preparedness-strategies-from-climate-to-covid-19/)
- [NYC Community Groups, Parks, and the COVID-19 Crisis - Session 3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-community-groups-parks-and-the-covid-19-crisis-session-3/)
- [NYC Community Groups, Parks, and the COVID-19 Crisis - Session 2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-community-groups-parks-and-the-covid-19-crisis-session-2/)
- [NYC Community Groups, Parks, and the COVID-19 Crisis](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-community-groups-parks-and-the-covid-19-crisis/)
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- [Earth Day 2020: Environmental Justice & Health Town Hall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/earth-day-2020-environmental-justice-health-town-hall/)
- [Deep Dives: The Role of Risk Analysis and Assessment in Post-Pandemic Life](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/deep-dives-the-role-of-risk-analysis-and-assessment-in-post-pandemic-life/)
- [Bronx Council for Environmental Quality Earth Day Week, Day #1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-council-of-environmental-quality-earth-day-week/)
- [Bronx Council for Environmental Quality Earth Day Week, Day #3](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-council-of-environmental-quality-earth-day-week-day-3/)
- [Bronx Council for Environmental Quality Earth Day Week, Day #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-council-of-environmental-quality-earth-day-week-day-2/)
- [Bronx Council for Environmental Quality Earth Day Week, Day #4](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-council-for-environmental-quality-earth-day-week-day-4/)
- [World Water Day: A Sustainable Vision for Rikers Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/world-water-day-a-sustainable-vision-for-rikers-island/)
- [ECOLOGICAL CITY: Remote Procession for Climate Solutions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecological-city-remote-procession-for-climate-solutions/)
- [Impacts of a Changing Climate on Wetland Ecosystems](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/impacts-of-a-changing-climate-on-wetland-ecosystems/)
- [Climate, Environment, and the Politics of Public Trust](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-environment-and-the-politics-of-public-trust/)
- [The Tunnels of New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-tunnels-of-new-york-city/)
- [Sustainability and Mass Transit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainability-and-mass-transit/)
- [Resilience on the Waterways: COVID-19, Supply-Chains, and Local Maritime Ports](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/resilience-on-the-waterways-covid-19-supply-chains-and-local-maritime-ports/)
- [New York City Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/new-york-city-ferries/)
- [POSTPONED - The Amazing Bronx River Flotilla](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-amazing-bronx-river-flotilla-3/)
- [POSTPONED - Tour de Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/tour-de-staten-island/)
- [Registration CLOSED: Boating Safety Course and Certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/boating-safety-course-and-certification/)
- [WE ACT Virtual Earth Day 5K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/we-act-earth-day-5k/)
- [DIGITAL - Play Fair Year 2 Rally & Preliminary Budget Hearing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/play-fair-year-2-rally-preliminary-budget-hearing/)
- [WEBINAR - DEP Stormwater Rule—Interagency Workshop #2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/dep-stormwater-rule-interagency-workshop-2/)
- [POSTPONED - NY/NJ Citizen Science Pathogen Monitoring Best Practices Training](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ny-nj-citizen-science-pathogen-monitoring-best-practices-training/)
- [Gowanus Canal Shoreline Art Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/gowanus-canal-shoreline-art-walk-10/)
- [POSTPONED: Comprehensive Waterfront Plan—Brooklyn Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/comprehensive-waterfront-plan-brooklyn-workshop/)
- [The Past, Present, and Future of the BQE](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bqe/)
- [BQX Workshop: Williamsburg + Greenpoint](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bqx-workshop-williamsburg-greenpoint/)
- [Exhibit Opening of Ebb & Flow with Live Recording of Person Place Thing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/exhibit-opening-of-ebb-flow-with-live-recording-of-person-place-thing/)
- [POSTPONED - Army Corps Public Meeting for the NY & NJHAT Study](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/army-corps-public-meeting-for-the-ny-njhat-study/)
- [Economic Development Committee & Waterfront Committee’s Panel Discussion Event: Impacts of New York City’s Secondary Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/economic-development-committee-waterfront-committees-panel-discussion-event-impacts-of-new-york-citys-secondary-waterways/)
- [Maritime Stories: "Life on the Water"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/maritime-stories-life-on-the-water/)
- [Bronx River Assembly](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bronx-river-assembly-2/)
- [Earth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY: Art & Climate Solutions Action Workshops](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/earth-celebrations-ecological-city-art-climate-solutions-action-workshops/)
- [CityWide Ferry Service Expansion Public Hearing—Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citywide-ferry-service-expansion-public-hearing-manhattan/)
- [CityWide Ferry Service Expansion Public Hearing—Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citywide-ferry-service-expansion-public-hearing-brooklyn/)
- [CityWide Ferry Service Expansion Public Hearing—Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citywide-ferry-service-expansion-public-hearing-staten-island/)
- [Art Exhibit: A Woman Lights the Lights of Florida](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/art-exhibit-a-woman-lights-the-lights-of-florida/)
- [26th Bronx Parks Speak Up: Sustaining the Future](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/26th-bronx-parks-speak-up-sustaining-the-future/)
- [Climate Emergency Bridge Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-emergency-bridge-walk/)
- [Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions—Panel & Planning Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/ecological-city-art-climate-solutions-panel-planning-meeting/)
- [Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Financial District and Seaport Interactive Open House](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/lower-manhattan-coastal-resiliency-financial-district-and-seaport-interactive-open-house/)
- [Climate-Ready Combined Sewer Overflow Solutions Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/climate-ready-combined-sewer-overflow-solutions-forum/)
- [Battery Park City Sustainability Plan: Sustainability Roundtable 2](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/battery-park-city-sustainability-plan-sustainability-roundtable-2/)
- [Battery Park City Sustainability Plan: Sustainability Rountable 1](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/battery-park-city-sustainability-plan-sustainability-rountable-1/)
- [BQX Workshop: Long Island City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bqx-workshop-long-island-city/)
- [BQX Workshop: Astoria](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bqx-workshop-astoria/)
- [BQX Workshop: Red Hook](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bqx-workshop-red-hook/)
- [BQX Workshop: Downtown Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/bqx-workshop-downtown-brooklyn/)
- [The Great Atlantic Liners—A talk by Bill Miller](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/the-great-atlantic-liners-a-talk-by-bill-miller/)
- [Manhattan Community Board 1: Environmental Protection Committee](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-community-board-1-environmental-protection-committee/)
- [Seal and Waterfowl Walk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/seal-and-waterfowl-walk/)
- [Rally to Support the Liberty Protection Act](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/rally-to-support-the-liberty-protection-act/)
- [Community Board 3: Parks, Recreation, Waterfront, & Resiliency Committee](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/community-board-parks-recreation-waterfront-resiliency-committee/)
- [Manhattan Community Board 1: Waterfront, Parks & Cultural Committee](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/manhattan-community-board-1-waterfront-parks-cultural-committee/)
- [Citywide/Open Waters LTCP Public Meeting: Recommended Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/citywide-open-waters-ltcp-public-meeting-recommended-plan/)
- [Volunteer Landscaping at the Ridgewood Reservoir](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/volunteer-landscaping-at-the-ridgewood-reservoir-2/)
- [Public Forum: Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/public-forum-resilience-and-climate-change-adaptation/)
- [Hidden Ecologies: Assessing the Use and Stewardship of Urban Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/hidden-ecologies-assessing-the-use-and-stewardship-of-urban-waterfronts/)
- [Donna Napoli: Staten Island Treasures](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/donna-napoli-staten-island-treasures/)
- [Kayak Workshop](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/kayak-workshop/) - https://twitter.com/NYHarborParks
- [Green Series: Emily Raboteau on "Lessons in Survival"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/green-series-emily-raboteau-on-lessons-in-survival/)
- [Measure for Measure: A Discussion of Resilience Plans for the Tri-State Area](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/measure-for-measure-a-discussion-of-resilience-plans-for-the-tri-state-area/)
- [Public Forum: Waterfront Development, Public Access, and In-water Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/public-forum-waterfront-development-public-access-and-in-water-access/)
- [Sustainable Social & Green Drinks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/sustainable-social-green-drinks/)
- [NYC Friends of Clearwater Holiday Party 2019](https://waterfrontalliance.org/events/nyc-friends-of-clearwater-holiday-party-2019/)

## Press & News

- [Flooding in New York is a Policy Choice. Mayor Mamdani Should Reject It.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/flooding-in-new-york-is-a-policy-choice-mayor-mamdani-should-reject-it/)
- [From City Hall to Shoreline: 800 Leaders Unite at 2026 Waterfront Conference to Tackle Climate Risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/from-city-hall-to-shoreline-800-leaders-unite-at-2026-waterfront-conference-to-tackle-climate-risk/)
- [Flooding is becoming more frequent. Here’s how New Yorkers should prepare.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/flooding-is-becoming-more-frequent-heres-how-new-yorkers-should-prepare/)
- [What NYC does when it's brutally, dangerously, disgustingly hot (like right now)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/what-nyc-does-when-its-brutally-dangerously-disgustingly-hot-like-right-now/)
- [Why NYC Is Flooding More and What You Can Do to Prepare](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/why-nyc-is-flooding-more-and-what-you-can-do-to-prepare/)
- [Opinion: New York needs an EDC leader with an eye on the water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/opinion-new-york-needs-an-edc-leader-with-an-eye-on-the-water/)
- [Mayor Mamdani’s climate mission: Building resilience in the first 100 days](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayor-mamdanis-climate-mission-building-resilience-in-the-first-100-days/)
- [World Cup sparks renewed calls for West Harlem ferry service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/world-cup-sparks-renewed-calls-for-west-harlem-ferry-service/)
- [Waterfront development surges across Brooklyn and Queens despite climate risks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-development-surges-across-brooklyn-and-queens-despite-climate-risks/)
- [Why Climate Work Is Community Work](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/why-climate-work-is-community-work/)
- [Exclusive: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tours Port Morris site to revitalize waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/exclusive-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tours-port-morris-site-to-revitalize-waterfront/)
- [New York City's Hottest Transit Mode Is a Boat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-citys-hottest-transit-mode-is-a-boat/)
- [Inspired by the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/inspired-by-the-water/)
- [New community space opens at Wagner Park Pavilion in Battery Park City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-community-space-opens-at-wagner-park-pavilion-in-battery-park-city/)
- [After a Slow Start on Climate, Zohran Mamdani Faces Scrutiny Over Parks Budget and Environmental Promises](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/after-a-slow-start-on-climate-zohran-mamdani-faces-scrutiny-over-parks-budget-and-environmental-promises/)
- [Thomas Phifer completes Manhattan park pavilion with red-tone concrete arches](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/thomas-phifer-completes-manhattan-park-pavilion-with-red-tone-concrete-arches/)
- [Reimagining Everything to Flood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/reimagining-everything-to-flood/)
- [New York City Takes Major Step Toward Water Safety & Equity for All](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-takes-major-step-toward-water-safety-equity-for-all/)
- [New NYC Ferry Route Connects Brooklyn And Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-nyc-ferry-route-connects-brooklyn-and-staten-island/)
- [NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-announces-transition-committees/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Names Julie Raskin as President and CEO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-names-julie-raskin-as-president-and-ceo/)
- [Illinois River Group Holds First Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/illinois-river-group-holds-first-meeting/)
- [Guardians of Flushing Bay ‘daylighting’ walking tour teaches locals about climate resilience, ecological change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/guardians-of-flushing-bay-daylighting-walking-tour-teaches-locals-about-climate-resilience-ecological-change/)
- [FMCP allies rally for equitable funding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/fmcp-allies-rally-for-equitable-funding/)
- [South Bronx Advocates Urge City’s Next Mayor To Prioritize Parks Funding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/south-bronx-advocates-urge-citys-next-mayor-to-prioritize-parks-funding/)
- [Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Gets a Smart Climate Makeover](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/flushing-meadows-corona-park-gets-a-smart-climate-makeover/)
- [Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/colin-jost-pete-davidson-and-the-staten-island-ferry-fiasco/)
- [Moline plan front, center at River Action conference kickoff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/moline-plan-front-center-at-river-action-conference-kickoff/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Names Julie Raskin as President and Chief Executive Officer](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-names-julie-raskin-as-president-and-chief-executive-officer/)
- [Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/funding-uncertainty-looms-in-fidi-seaport-climate-plan-last-link-in-lower-manhattan-flood-protection-projects/)
- [S2 E13 - Water Wants to Go Where It's Always Gone](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/s2-e13-water-wants-to-go-where-its-always-gone/)
- [NYCEDC Finalizes Route Changes for Ferry Optimization Plan, Announces Identification of New Landings, Kicks Off a Vision for the Future of Ferries in the New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nycedc-finalizes-route-changes-for-ferry-optimization-plan-announces-identification-of-new-landings-kicks-off-a-vision-for-the-future-of-ferries-in-the-new-york-harbor/)
- [Waterfront Alliance and ARISE-US Release Coastal Resilience Scorecard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-and-arise-us-release-coastal-resilience-scorecard/)
- [13 years post Sandy, NYC still needs protection](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/13-years-post-sandy-nyc-still-needs-protection/)
- [New Vision for a Resilient Flushing Meadows Corona Park Unveiled](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-vision-for-a-resilient-flushing-meadows-corona-park-unveiled/)
- [Uptown Chats Episode 52: Flooding in New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/uptown-chats-episode-52-flooding-in-new-york-city/)
- [Op-ed: Flash-flooding is the new normal in NYC. Here's how we can live with it](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/op-ed-flash-flooding-is-the-new-normal-in-nyc-heres-how-we-can-live-with-it/)
- [City of Water Day 2025: National Lighthouse Museum hosts free event on July 12](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-2025-national-lighthouse-museum-hosts-free-event-on-july-12/)
- [Celebrate City of Water Day with free events in the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/celebrate-city-of-water-day-with-free-events-in-the-bronx/)
- [City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-3/)
- [Best Things to Do in New Jersey This Weekend (July 11-13, 2025)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/best-things-to-do-in-new-jersey-this-weekend-july-11-13-2025/)
- [Celebrate City of Water Day with Kayaks, Music and More at Jamaica Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/celebrate-city-of-water-day-with-kayaks-music-and-more-at-jamaica-bay/)
- [Things to do in New York City: July 12-13](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/things-to-do-in-new-york-city-july-12-13/)
- [Water, Water Everywhere…](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/water-water-everywhere/)
- [The 2025 Brooklyn Power 100](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-2025-brooklyn-power-100/)
- [Cities lose hope for restarting disaster projects killed by Trump](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cities-lose-hope-for-restarting-disaster-projects-killed-by-trump/)
- [This Weekend, New York City Will Have Tons of Free Watersports](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/this-weekend-new-york-city-will-have-tons-of-free-watersports/)
- [The River Mile: South Platte River Restoration Project: First Riverine Project to Achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-river-mile-south-platte-river-restoration-project-first-riverine-project-to-achieve-wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-verification-2/)
- [With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/with-a-mayoral-election-coming-up-this-is-where-nyc-stands-on-climate-action/)
- [Plus Pool is hell-bent on situating a floating pool in the turbulent waters of the East River](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/plus-pool-is-hell-bent-on-situating-a-floating-pool-in-the-turbulent-waters-of-the-east-river/)
- [Elevated by 10 feet, Battery Park City’s Wagner Park reopens with new flood protection](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/elevated-by-10-feet-battery-park-citys-wagner-park-reopens-with-new-flood-protection/)
- [A plan to prevent flooding in Flushing Meadows Corona Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/a-plan-to-prevent-flooding-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park/)
- [The River Mile: South Platte River Restoration Project - First Riverine Project to Achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-river-mile-south-platte-river-restoration-project-first-riverine-project-to-achieve-wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-verification/)
- [Cooling is a lifeline, not a luxury.](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cooling-is-a-lifeline-not-a-luxury/)
- [70+ Free Events Across NYC & NJ Empower Residents to Connect with the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/70-free-events-across-nyc-nj-empower-residents-to-connect-with-the-waterfront/)
- [Media Alert: Great Visuals & Storytelling Opportunities on July 12 — 18th Annual “City of Water Day” Across NYC & NJ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/media-alert-great-visuals-storytelling-opportunities-on-july-12-18th-annual-city-of-water-day-across-nyc-nj/)
- [NYC needs blue highways now](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nyc-needs-blue-highways-now/)
- [Assemblywoman Rozic Champions Rain Ready Act to Strengthen Flood Mitigation Efforts Across New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/assemblywoman-rozic-champions-rain-ready-act-to-strengthen-flood-mitigation-efforts-across-new-york/)
- [Congressman Dan Goldman, Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Organized Labor, Energy Advocates Slam Trump Administration’s Stop Work Order on New York’s Second Largest Offshore Wind Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/33831/)
- [Coalition of Environmental Advocates Responds to GAO Report on Offshore Wind](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/coalition-of-environmental-advocates-responds-to-gao-report-on-offshore-wind/)
- [How FEMA funding cuts put city environmental projects in danger](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/how-fema-funding-cuts-put-city-environmental-projects-in-danger/)
- [Op-ed | Creative resilience: Art as climate crisis communications](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/op-ed-creative-resilience-art-as-climate-crisis-communications/)
- [Climate Coalition Calls for Restoring $325 Million in FEMA Funding to New York City, State](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/climate-coalition-calls-for-restoring-325-million-in-fema-funding-to-new-york-city-state/)
- [Press Conference: NGOs Request Lawsuit from New York on FEMA BRIC Funding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/press-conference-ngos-request-lawsuit-from-new-york-on-fema-bric-funding/)
- [Climate Change, Real Estate, and Adaptation: Why Flood Disclosure Matters with NRDC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/climate-change-real-estate-and-adaptation-why-flood-disclosure-matters-with-nrdc/)
- [Wind Power Projects Slam Into Trump Permit Pause](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wind-power-projects-slam-into-trump-permit-pause/)
- [Waterfront Alliance credentials over 1,000 Individuals in the WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Standard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-credentials-over-1000-individuals-in-the-wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-standard/)
- [WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Training Offered to Former Federal Employees](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-training-offered-to-former-federal-employees/)
- [Waterfront Alliance partners with Walton Family Foundation to bring WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) to Mississippi River basin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-partners-with-walton-family-foundation-to-bring-wedg-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-to-mississippi-river-basin/)
- [Manhattan heliport to get a modern infrastructure and aircrafts under new operator](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/manhattan-heliport-to-get-a-modern-infrastructure-and-aircrafts-under-new-operator/)
- [Opinion: ‘Ferrying’ the Load Through the A Train Suspension](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/opinion-ferrying-the-load-through-the-a-train-suspension/)
- [Queens neighbors, touting jobs and recreation, mostly back casino near Citi Field](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/queens-neighbors-touting-jobs-and-recreation-mostly-back-casino-near-citi-field/)
- [NYCEDC Announces New Operator for the Downtown Manhattan Heliport](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nycedc-announces-new-operator-for-the-downtown-manhattan-heliport/)
- [‘It’s common sense’: A grassroots push for ferry link between Staten Island and Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/its-common-sense-a-grassroots-push-for-ferry-link-between-staten-island-and-brooklyn/)
- [Opinion: Climate action matters most at the local level](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/opinion-climate-action-matters-most-at-the-local-level/)
- [12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/12-years-after-hurricane-sandy-nychas-red-hook-residents-still-living-in-a-construction-zone/)
- [Resiliency progress made 12 years after Hurricane Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/resiliency-progress-made-12-years-after-hurricane-sandy/)
- [Capitol Briefs: State completes project preserving its only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/capitol-briefs-state-completes-project-preserving-its-only-undeveloped-lake-michigan-shoreline/)
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- [City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day/)
- [CITY OF WATER DAY RETURNS JULY 16](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-returns-july-16/)
- [SAFE HARBOR FOR NEW YORKERS](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/safe-harbor-for-new-yorkers/)
- [Toward a multiple urban waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/toward-a-multiple-urban-waterfront-2/)
- [New York City Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-ferry-service/)
- [Renewed Calls for 'Unfettered Access' to Lower Manhattan's Only Beach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/renewed-calls-for-unfettered-access-to-lower-manhattans-only-beach/)
- [Manhattan's West Side Neglected in Citywide Ferry Plan, Pols Say](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/manhattans-west-side-neglected-in-citywide-ferry-plan-pols-say/)
- [Gang green: Candidates vie over enviro issues at forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/gang-green-candidates-vie-over-enviro-issues-at-forum/)
- [Ferry service set to roll out across East River in 2017](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferry-service-set-to-roll-out-across-east-river-in-2017/)
- [St. George Pier to Become Pickup Point](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/st-george-pier-to-become-pickup-point/)
- [Why New York Is Better Prepared For Flooding Than Boston](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/why-new-york-is-better-prepared-for-flooding-than-boston/)
- [A torrent of new projects on Staten Island are reshaping the once-forgotten borough](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/a-torrent-of-new-projects-on-staten-island-are-reshaping-the-once-forgotten-borough/)
- [West Nyack CEO Honored by Waterfront Alliance with Annual 'Heroes of the Harbor' Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/west-nyack-ceo-honored-by-waterfront-alliance-with-annual-heroes-of-the-harbor-award/)
- [Brooklyn Apartment Complex Allegedly Dumped 200K Gallons Of Sewage Daily In Coney Island Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/brooklyn-apartment-complex-allegedly-dumped-200k-gallons-of-sewage-daily-in-coney-island-creek/)
- [World Canals Conference comes to Scotland](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/world-canals-conference-comes-to-scotland/)
- [Hundreds of delegates arrive in Inverness for canals conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/hundreds-of-delegates-arrive-in-inverness-for-canals-conference/)
- [Recreation and Commerce Collide on New York’s Crowded Waterways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/recreation-and-commerce-collide-on-new-yorks-crowded-waterways/)
- [Cleaner Creeks and Bays, But How Will New Yorkers Access the Waters They Own?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cleaner-creeks-and-bays-but-how-will-new-yorkers-access-the-waters-they-own/)
- [De Blasio Ferry Could Face Cost Challenges, but Offer New Resiliency](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/de-blasio-ferry-could-face-cost-challenges-but-offer-new-resiliency/)
- [Are US cities prepared for a post-Hurricane Sandy future?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/are-us-cities-prepared-for-a-post-hurricane-sandy-future/)
- [Brooklyn’s $1.1 Million Dock Wastes Away In Sheepshead Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/brooklyns-1-1-million-dock-wastes-away-in-sheepshead-bay/)
- [New York port: in plain sight, but off the radar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-port-in-plain-sight-but-off-the-radar/)
- [Community Development Corp. Created For East River Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/community-development-corp-created-for-east-river-waterfront/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Announces the 2016 Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-announces-the-2016-heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [Toward a multiple urban waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/toward-a-multiple-urban-waterfront/)
- [VIPs to Announce City of Water Day Activities and Preside Over the Great New York vs. New Jersey Cardboard Kayak Challenge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/vips-to-announce-city-of-water-day-activities-and-preside-over-the-great-new-york-vs-new-jersey-cardboard-kayak-challenge/)
- [City of Water Day, Region's Largest Water Festival, Returns Saturday, July 16](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-regions-largest-water-festival-returns-saturday-july-16/)
- [Op-Ed: As New York reclaims its waterfront, problems loom under the surface](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/op-ed-as-new-york-reclaims-its-waterfront-problems-loom-under-the-surface/)
- [On May 12, Hundreds of Stakeholders will  Discuss How Best to Deliver Equity at the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/on-may-12-hundreds-of-stakeholders-will-discuss-how-best-to-deliver-equity-at-the-waterfront/)
- [Defining and Delivering Equity at the Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/defining-and-delivering-equity-at-the-waterfront/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Announces DEEP DIVES, New Interactive Discussion Series](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-announces-deep-dives-new-interactive-discussion-series/)
- [CHANGEMAKER Q&A: Resiliency Front-and-Center for NY’s Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/changemaker-qa-resiliency-front-and-center-for-nys-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance/)
- [Deep Dive into the Coney Island Creek Feasibility study—Exploring Access, Resiliency, and Ecology (video)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/deep-dive-into-the-coney-island-creek-feasibility-study-exploring-access-resilency-and-ecology-video/)
- [The Green Apple: New York City makes bold moves to become more sustainable](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-green-apple-new-york-city-makes-bold-moves-to-become-more-sustainable/)
- [Hunters Point South achieves Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/hunters-point-south-achieves-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-certification/)
- [WEDG Referenced in Manhattan Community Board 1's Testimony New York City Council Committee on Recovery and Resiliency jointly with the Committee on Environmental Protection Oversight: OneNYC – Review of the City’s Resiliency and Sustainability Plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-council-committee-on-recovery-and-resiliency-jointly-with-the-committee-on-environmental-protection-oversight-onenyc-review-of-the-citys-resiliency-and-sustainability/)
- [Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines Program to be Unveiled at MWA's Annual Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-program-to-be-unveiled-at-mwas-annual-waterfront-conference/)
- [MWA's Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) Program Awards First Certification to Sims Metal Managment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwas-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-wedg-program-awards-first-certification-to-sims-metal-managment/)
- [MWA Introduces, Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-introduces-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-wedg/)
- [Hunter’s Point South Project is Awarded Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) Certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/for-excellence-in-waterfront-design-hunters-point-south-project-is-awarded-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-wedg-certification/)
- [WEDG Exhibit at The Center for Architecture: January 22 - February 21, 2015](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wedg-exhibit-at-the-center-for-architecture-january-22-february-21-2015/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Celebrates Archtober: WEDG Case Study: Deep Dive into the Hunters Point South Project](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-celebrates-archtober/)
- [WEDG is Honored by the APA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wedg-is-honored-by-the-apa/)
- [On Sandy Anniversary, a Call for Long-Term Resilience Strategy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/on-sandy-anniversary-a-call-for-long-term-resilience-strategy/)
- [New York City on the cutting edge with WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-on-the-cutting-edge-with-wedg-2/)
- [Brooklynites celebrate the Battle of Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/brooklynites-celebrate-the-battle-of-brooklyn/)
- [WEDG Launch/Exhibit at The Center for Architecture: January 22 - February 21, 2015](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wedg-exhibit-at-the-center-for-architecture-photo-album-january-22-february-21-2015/)
- [The Seaport Museum Rights Itself with new FEMA money, Director Jonathan Boulware is bringing the institution back from Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-seaport-museum-rights-itself-with-new-fema-money-director-jonathan-boulware-is-bringing-the-institution-back-from-sandy/)
- [Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines Presentation at 2015 APA National Conference Seattle](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-presentation-at-2015-apa-national-conference-seattle/)
- [Resolution passed to use WEDG to assist waterfront development projects in Community Board 6](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/resolution-passed-to-use-wedg-to-assist-waterfront-development-projects-in-community-board-6/)
- [WEDG Presentation at the August 2015 Manhattan Borough Board Meeting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/wedg-presentation-at-the-august-2015-manhattan-borough-board-meeting/)
- [Old Waterfront, New Vision](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/old-waterfront-new-vision/)
- [Waterfront Alliance Introduces a Checklist for Smart Shoreline Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-alliance-introduces-a-checklist-for-smart-shoreline-development/)
- [September Release Planned for Waterfront Design Certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/september-release-planned-for-waterfront-design-certification/)
- [Manhattan Community Board 1 supports WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/manhattan-community-board-1-supports-wedg/)
- [Gowanus Design Summit ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/gowanus-design-summit/)
- [Cities by Water: What NYC Can Learn from Copenhagen's Urban Planning ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cities-by-water-what-nyc-can-learn-from-copenhagens-urban-planning/)
- [Waterfront Development Rating System, Called WEDG, Coming Soon](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-development-rating-system-called-wedg-coming-soon/)
- [Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines: An East River Laboratory](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines-an-east-river-laboratory/)
- [De Blasio Administration Releases PlaNYC Progress Report, Highlighting Major Accomplishments on Sustainability and Resiliency Efforts ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/de-blasio-administration-releases-planyc-progress-report-highlighting-major-accomplishments-on-sustainability-and-resiliency-efforts/)
- [New York City Resiliency: Explorations of an Emerging Design Paradigm ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-resiliency-explorations-of-an-emerging-design-paradigm/)
- [Manhattan Community Board 1 Resolution](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/manhattan-community-board-1-resolution/)
- [Study: Seaport City idea hard, but 'feasible' ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/study-seaport-city-idea-hard-but-feasible/)
- [Funding the Region's Aspirational Waterfront Projects ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/funding-the-regions-aspirational-waterfront-projects-2/)
- [Design Principles for NYC's "Sixth Borough": The Waterfront ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/design-principles-for-nycs-sixth-borough-the-waterfront-2/)
- [Waterfront Design Vision Now on NYC's Radar ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-design-vision-now-on-nycs-radar-2/)
- [And the Oscar Goes to...a City? ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/and-the-oscar-goes-to-a-city-2/)
- [Group Releases Rating System for Building Responsibly on the Water ](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/group-releases-rating-system-for-building-responsibly-on-the-water-2/)
- [An East River Agenda for Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/an-east-river-agenda-for-manhattan-the-bronx-queens-and-brooklyn/)
- [MWA Celebrates Cutting "Edge" on Harlem River - New Park Design Creates Best of Waterfront Aquatecture](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-celebrates-cutting-edge-on-harlem-river-new-park-design-creates-best-of-waterfront-aquatecture/)
- [Quinn's call for a Citywide Ferry System answered by a loud AMEN! by the Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/quinns-call-for-a-citywide-ferry-system-answered-by-a-loud-amen-by-the-waterfront-alliance/)
- [Mayor Bloomberg Expands Waterfront Legacy with New Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayor-bloomberg-expands-waterfront-legacy-with-new-ferry-service/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor Awards Make a Splash at Chelsea Piers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/heroes-of-the-harbor-awards-make-a-splash-at-chelsea-piers/)
- [2008 Waterfront Conference: A Call for Change for Our Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/2008-waterfront-conference-a-call-for-change-for-our-harbor/)
- [The City of Water Day Festival Governors Island July 18, 2009](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-city-of-water-day-festival-governors-island-july-18-2009/)
- [MWA City of Water Day Fills Harbor with People and Boats](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-city-of-water-day-fills-harbor-with-people-and-boats/)
- [MWA Free City of Water Day Festival to Draw 20,000 People to the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-free-city-of-water-day-festival-to-draw-20000-people-to-the-water/)
- [Joan K. Davidson and the Netherlands to be Honored as MWA Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/joan-k-davidson-and-the-netherlands-to-be-honored-as-mwa-heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [Government Waterfront Summit at MWA 2010 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/government-waterfront-summit-at-mwa-2010-waterfront-conference/)
- [MWA Floating Follow-Up Conference - An Unprecedented Gathering to Promote a Visionary Regional Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-floating-follow-up-conference-an-unprecedented-gathering-to-promote-a-visionary-regional-waterfront/)
- [Over 3,000 Free Boat Tour Tickets Available this Friday for the 4th Annual City of Water Day Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/over-3000-free-boat-tour-tickets-available-this-friday-for-the-4th-annual-city-of-water-day-festival/)
- [15,000 People to Revitalize Region's Waterfront at 2011 City of Water Day Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/15000-people-to-revitalize-regions-waterfront-at-2011-city-of-water-day-festival/)
- [Jim Devine and Madelyn Wils to be Honored as MWA Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/jim-devine-and-madelyn-wils-to-be-honored-as-mwa-heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [Over 600 Political, Business, and Civic Leaders Focus on the Harbor at the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance 2012 Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/over-600-political-business-and-civic-leaders-focus-on-the-harbor-at-the-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-2012-waterfront-conference/)
- [25,000 Participants to flock to NY-NJ waterfront for City of Water Day on July 14](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/25000-participants-to-flock-to-ny-nj-waterfront-for-city-of-water-day-on-july-14/)
- [Parade of Boats, Awards Dinner to Honor 2012 Heroes of the Harbor--10/9/12 at Chelsea Piers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/parade-of-boats-awards-dinner-to-honor-2012-heroes-of-the-harbor-10912-at-chelsea-piers/)
- [The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Urges New York City to Protect the City from Floods While Continuing the Commitment to a Revitalized Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-urges-new-york-city-to-protect-the-city-from-floods-while-continuing-the-commitment-to-a-revitalized-waterfront/)
- [The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Introduces the Waterfront Platform for NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-introduces-the-waterfront-platform-for-nyc/)
- [Ferry Good Idea: Integrate Ferries Into Public Transit!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferry-good-idea-integrate-ferries-into-public-transit/)
- [Mayoral Candidates, Senior Officials, and Experts from Around the Nation to Address the Future of the Waterfront After Sandy at the MWAWaterfront Conference on April 9, 2013](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayoral-candidates-senior-officials-and-experts-from-around-the-nation-to-address-the-future-of-the-waterfront-after-sandy-at-the-mwawaterfront-conference-on-april-9-2013/)
- [Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance announces it's 2014 floating Waterfront Conference. 'Rebuilding Our Waterfront: From the Water In, From the Grassroots Up'](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-announces-its-2014-floating-waterfront-conference-rebuilding-our-waterfront-from-the-water-in-from-the-grassroots-up/)
- [Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Announces the Sandy Heroes Awards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-announces-the-sandy-heroes-awards/)
- [MWA Publishes the 2014 SPLASH!, a Family Guide to Free and Low-Cost Waterfront Fun](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-publishes-the-2014-splash-a-family-guide-to-free-and-low-cost-waterfront-fun/)
- [The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Presents: MWA's 7th Annual City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-great-atlantic-and-pacific-tea-company-presents-mwas-7th-annual-city-of-water-day/)
- [Region's First Community Eco-Dock Opens 2014 Season](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/regions-first-community-eco-dock-opens-2014-season/)
- [Get Ready for the Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/get-ready-for-the-con-edison-cardboard-kayak-race/)
- [Public Programs Launched at Gantry Plaza State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/public-programs-launched-at-gantry-plaza-state-park/)
- [MWA Names 2014 Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-names-2014-heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [Bay Ridge Community Eco Dock Hosts Fall Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/bay-ridge-community-eco-dock-hosts-fall-festival/)
- [MWA, Save Our Seaport and the City Club of New York Present South Street Seaport Public Forum - Nov. 10](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-save-our-seaport-and-the-city-club-of-new-york-present-south-street-seaport-public-forum-nov-10/)
- [New York to Launch Affordable Five Borough Ferry Network](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-to-launch-affordable-five-borough-ferry-network/)
- [#MWAConference2015 Shaping Your 21st Century Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwaconference2015-shaping-your-21st-century-waterfront/)
- [May 7, 2015: Shaping Your 21st Century Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/may-7-2015-shaping-your-21st-century-waterfront/)
- [Media Advisory: NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez will Detail West Side Ferry Proposal at MWA Conference Thursday, May 7](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/media-advisory-nyc-council-member-ydanis-rodriguez-will-detail-west-side-ferry-proposal-at-mwa-conference-thursday-may-7/)
- [Media Advisory: MWA Annual Waterfront Conference to Discuss Five Borough Ferry Service, Post Sandy Recovery Efforts and Other Topics Critical to New York and New Jersy Region](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/media-advisory-mwa-annual-waterfront-conference-to-discuss-five-borough-ferry-service-post-sandy-recovery-efforts-and-other-topics-critical-to-new-york-and-new-jersy-region/)
- [Waterfront Central to Mayor's Green Plan - The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Applauds Mayor’s PlaNYC for a Greener New York with a More Accessible and Cleaner Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-central-to-mayors-green-plan-the-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-applauds-mayors-planyc-for-a-greener-new-york-with-a-more-accessible-and-cleaner-waterfront/)
- [Ask About Boating (Part III)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-boating-part-iii/)
- [Ask About Boating (Part II)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-boating-part-ii/)
- [Ask About Boating  (Part I)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-boating-part-i/)
- [Ask About Boating (Introduction)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-boating-introduction/)
- [Thousands Take to Governors Island, Liberty State Park for City of Water Day Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/thousands-take-to-governors-island-liberty-state-park-for-city-of-water-day-festival/)
- [Ferries Hit by Winter Chill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferries-hit-by-winter-chill/)
- [How to Shore Up City's Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/how-to-shore-up-citys-waterfront/)
- [East River Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/east-river-ferries/)
- [PA Director: Raise Bayonne Bridge to Keep Ports Competitive](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/pa-director-raise-bayonne-bridge-to-keep-ports-competitive/)
- [Alliance is All About Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/alliance-is-all-about-waterfront/)
- [New East River Ferry Service Gearing Up for June](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-east-river-ferry-service-gearing-up-for-june/)
- [Waterfront Vision 2020 Unveiled by Mayor Bloomberg](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-vision-2020-unveiled-by-mayor-bloomberg/)
- [520 Miles of Waterfront to Get Long-Range Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/520-miles-of-waterfront-to-get-long-range-plan/)
- [NYC Plans $3B Transformation of Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nyc-plans-3b-transformation-of-waterfront/)
- [Tapping into NYC's Most Liquid Assets](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/tapping-into-nycs-most-liquid-assets/)
- [Vision of a Riverfront Lined with Ferry Docks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/vision-of-a-riverfront-lined-with-ferry-docks/)
- [Ask About New York City's Waterfront (Part III)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-new-york-citys-waterfront-part-iii/)
- [Ask About New York City's Waterfront (Part II)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-new-york-citys-waterfront-part-ii/)
- [Ask About New York City's Waterfront (Part I)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ask-about-new-york-citys-waterfront-part-i/)
- [Expanded ferry service coming to the Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/expanded-ferry-service-coming-to-the-bronx/)
- [De Blasio's new ferries will reach all boroughs, cost same as MetroCard swipe](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/de-blasios-new-ferries-will-reach-all-boroughs-cost-same-as-metrocard-swipe/)
- [Cuomo throws cold water on two de Blasio plans](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cuomo-throws-cold-water-on-two-de-blasio-plans/)
- [And the Oscar Goes to… A City?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/and-the-oscar-goes-to-a-city/)
- [Group Releases Rating System for Building Responsibly on the Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/group-releases-rating-system-for-building-responsibly-on-the-water/)
- [John Doswell, 71, activist on park and the waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/john-doswell-71-activist-on-park-and-the-waterfront/)
- [Vancouver Tries to Change the Toursim Bureau Model by Thinking Green and Local](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/vancouver-tries-to-change-the-toursim-bureau-model-by-thinking-green-and-local/)
- [Making waterfront development easier](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/making-waterfront-development-easier/)
- [Protecting Our Cities from Climate Change should be a National Priority. What's Holding the Feds Back?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/protecting-our-cities-from-climate-change-should-be-a-national-priority-whats-holding-the-feds-back/)
- [Urban Flotilla Honors Harbor Heroes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/urban-flotilla-honors-harbor-heroes/)
- [The War on New York's Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-war-on-new-yorks-waterfront/)
- [Hoboken waterfront comes alive with 7th annual City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/hoboken-waterfront-comes-alive-with-7th-annual-city-of-water-day/)
- [City of Water Day events throughout Hudson County & beyond](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-events-throughout-hudson-county-beyond/)
- [Gantry set to host kayaking](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/gantry-set-to-host-kayaking/)
- [The Wonders of Water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-wonders-of-water/)
- [Hoboken Hosts First City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/hoboken-hosts-first-city-of-water-day/)
- [Hoboken, county park in Secaucus to host 'City of Water Day' events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/hoboken-county-park-in-secaucus-to-host-city-of-water-day-events/)
- [Bay Ridge Eco-Dock opens for 2nd season on Saturday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/bay-ridge-eco-dock-opens-for-2nd-season-on-saturday/)
- [To keep pace with the city's rapid waterfront development, ferry service must be revived and expanded as a mass transit option](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/to-keep-pace-with-the-citys-rapid-waterfront-development-ferry-service-must-be-revived-and-expanded-as-a-mass-transit-option/)
- [Funding the Region's Aspirational Waterfront Projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/funding-the-regions-aspirational-waterfront-projects/)
- [Design Principles for NYC’s “Sixth Borough”: The Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/design-principles-for-nycs-sixth-borough-the-waterfront/)
- [Expanded Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/expanded-ferry-service/)
- [Politicians Want to Bring Ferry Service to Bronx Neighborhood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/politicians-want-to-bring-ferry-service-to-bronx-neighborhood/)
- [Waterfront Design Vision Now on NYC’s Radar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-design-vision-now-on-nycs-radar/)
- [West Harlem waterfront trash site won't go to waste](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/west-harlem-waterfront-trash-site-wont-go-to-waste/)
- [Group Floats Expansion of NYC Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/group-floats-expansion-of-nyc-ferries/)
- [Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, is Getting a Push Out of Isolation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/harlem-river-cut-off-from-public-is-getting-a-push-out-of-isolation/)
- [Eco dock opens at 69th Street pier](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/eco-dock-opens-at-69th-street-pier/)
- [Mayoral Candidates Take Positions on New York City Waterfront Issues](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayoral-candidates-take-positions-on-new-york-city-waterfront-issues/)
- [Elect a mayor with waterfront vision](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/elect-a-mayor-with-waterfront-vision/)
- [Special Night for Camping Not Far From the City's Lights](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/special-night-for-camping-not-far-from-the-citys-lights/)
- [Bloomberg takes his Seaport City idea a step](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/bloomberg-takes-his-seaport-city-idea-a-step/)
- [Update: Mayoral candidate Quinn touts plan for commuter ferries from Staten Island to midtown](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/update-mayoral-candidate-quinn-touts-plan-for-commuter-ferries-from-staten-island-to-midtown/)
- [Christine Quinn proposes express ferry service to Midtown from Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/christine-quinn-proposes-express-ferry-service-to-midtown-from-staten-island/)
- [6th annual City of Water Day at Liberty State Park celebrates the world's greatest harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/6th-annual-city-of-water-day-at-liberty-state-park-celebrates-the-worlds-greatest-harbor/)
- [Kayakers Race Cardboard Boats at Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/kayakers-race-cardboard-boats-at-governors-island/)
- [City of Water Day celebration draws hundreds to Liberty State Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-celebration-draws-hundreds-to-liberty-state-park/)
- [City Of Water Day' Activities Celebrate Waterfronts In Five Boroughs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-of-water-day-activities-celebrate-waterfronts-in-five-boroughs/)
- [Things to Do: Celebrate City of Water Day!](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/things-to-do-celebrate-city-of-water-day/)
- [Southwest Brooklyn Ferry Committee Launched](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/southwest-brooklyn-ferry-committee-launched/)
- [Group offering first-ever boat tours in Mandarin for 'City of Water' Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/group-offering-first-ever-boat-tours-in-mandarin-for-city-of-water-day/)
- [Stevens Institute hosts 'resiliency' summit on eve of City of Water Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/stevens-institute-hosts-resiliency-summit-on-eve-of-city-of-water-day/)
- [Team from Stevens Institute of Technology to compete in City of Water Day's cardboard kayak race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/team-from-stevens-institute-of-technology-to-compete-in-city-of-water-days-cardboard-kayak-race/)
- [Cardboard Kayaks to Race at Governors Island Saturday](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/cardboard-kayaks-to-race-at-governors-island-saturday/)
- [Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance proposes ferry for speedy commute from Bronx to Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-proposes-ferry-for-speedy-commute-from-bronx-to-manhattan/)
- [Group working to generate support for ferry service between Manhattan and Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/group-working-to-generate-support-for-ferry-service-between-manhattan-and-bronx/)
- [Experts praise Bloomberg's climate plan but worry about his short remaining term](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/experts-praise-bloombergs-climate-plan-but-worry-about-his-short-remaining-term/)
- [Waterfront Advocacy Group Pushing for Astoria Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-advocacy-group-pushing-for-astoria-ferry-service/)
- [Constant Construction Rattles Some Williamsburg Parents](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/constant-construction-rattles-some-williamsburg-parents/)
- [Brooklyn Bridge Park unveils kayak dock](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/brooklyn-bridge-park-unveils-kayak-dock/)
- [Storm Plan's 'Clunker'](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/storm-plans-clunker/)
- [Seven Summer Weekend Festivals on NY's Governors Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/seven-summer-weekend-festivals-on-nys-governors-island/)
- [Future of NYC Ferries Uncertain](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/future-of-nyc-ferries-uncertain/)
- [Rockaway Ferry gets a Temporary Reprieve](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/rockaway-ferry-gets-a-temporary-reprieve/)
- [Red Hook Ferry Looks for Permanent Anchor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/red-hook-ferry-looks-for-permanent-anchor/)
- [We Are An Island People: When Will New York City Truly Embrace Water Transit?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/we-are-an-island-people-when-will-new-york-city-truly-embrace-water-transit/)
- [Candidates for NYC Mayor Appear to Follow Bloomberg on Sea Level Rise, Waterfront Issues](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/candidates-for-nyc-mayor-appear-to-follow-bloomberg-on-sea-level-rise-waterfront-issues/)
- [What Future for the City's Waterfront?](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/what-future-for-the-citys-waterfront/)
- [New Locale for Mayoral Forum: A Boat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-locale-for-mayoral-forum-a-boat/)
- [NYC Mayoral Candidates Debate Future of Post-Sandy Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/nyc-mayoral-candidates-debate-future-of-post-sandy-waterfront/)
- [Mayoral Candidates on a Five-Borough, MetroCard-capable Ferry System](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayoral-candidates-on-a-five-borough-metrocard-capable-ferry-system/)
- [City Tries to Boost Pier Use](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-tries-to-boost-pier-use/)
- [Mayoral Debate Sure to Make Waves](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mayoral-debate-sure-to-make-waves/)
- [Ferries are NY’s Forgotten Transit Link](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferries-are-nys-forgotten-transit-link/)
- [Source Lunch: Catching Up With Chris Ward](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/source-lunch-catching-up-with-chris-ward/)
- [Between a Soft and a Hard Place](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/between-a-soft-and-a-hard-place/)
- [There's Money Hiding in New York City's Waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/theres-money-hiding-in-new-york-citys-waterfronts/)
- [A True Community Waterfront Is a Better-Protected Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/a-true-community-waterfront-is-a-better-protected-waterfront/)
- [2015 Metropolitan Waterfront Conference Predicts Bright Future for NYC Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/2015-metropolitan-waterfront-conference-predicts-bright-future-for-nyc-waterfront/)
- [MWA Conference Recognizes Local Heroes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-conference-recognizes-local-heroes/)
- [Senator Wants Easier Access to Gateway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/senator-wants-easier-access-to-gateway/)
- [Shaping Our 21st Century Waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/shaping-our-21st-century-waterfront/)
- [How a Bigger Ferry System Fits Into NYC Public Transit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/how-a-bigger-ferry-system-fits-into-nyc-public-transit/)
- [City-Wide Ferry Service for New Yorkers Starting in 2017](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-wide-ferry-service-for-new-yorkers-starting-in-2017/)
- [City Council Members Propose West Side Ferry Service](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/city-council-members-propose-west-side-ferry-service/)
- [Seaport Report, Week of May 7, 2015](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/seaport-report-week-of-may-7-2015/)
- [Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/waterfront-conference/)
- [Resiliency Front-and-Center for NY’s Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/resiliency-front-and-center-for-nys-metropolitan-waterfront-alliance/)
- [West Side ferry? Council members proposes ferry from Washington Heights, Harlem to Wall Street](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/west-side-ferry-council-members-proposes-ferry-from-washington-heights-harlem-to-wall-street/)
- [Re-Examining the Exxon Deal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/re-examining-the-exxon-deal/)
- [The Unexpectedly Compelling Case for Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/the-unexpectedly-compelling-case-for-ferries-2/)
- [Swim in New York's East River? A floating pool plan envisions a safe way](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/swim-in-new-yorks-east-river-a-floating-pool-plan-envisions-a-safe-way/)
- [MWA Talks Waterfront, Ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwa-talks-waterfront-ferries/)
- [Foes of Seaport Redevelopment Plans Present Ideas of Their Own](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/foes-of-seaport-redevelopment-plans-present-ideas-of-their-own/)
- [Ferry May Provide a Quicker Commute for Bay Ridge Residents](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferry-may-provide-a-quicker-commute-for-bay-ridge-residents/)
- [Eco docked: Ridge's floating classroom may not open this year](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/eco-docked-ridges-floating-classroom-may-not-open-this-year/)
- [New York City on the Cutting Edge with WEDG](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/new-york-city-on-the-cutting-edge-with-wedg/)
- [Readers sound off on South Street Seaport, Vision Zero and the letter 'X"](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/readers-sound-off-on-south-street-seaport-vision-zero-and-the-letter-x/)
- [How Entrepreneur's Turn the Tide on Waterfront Erosion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/how-entrepreneurs-turn-the-tide-on-waterfront-erosion/)
- [Costa plans to open up Astoria's waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/costa-plans-to-open-up-astorias-waterfront/)
- [Soundview ferry service should run by 2018](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/soundview-ferry-service-should-run-by-2018/)
- [Embracing the Waterfront, from New York to Copenhagan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/embracing-the-waterfront-from-new-york-to-copenhagan/)
- [Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Introduces a Checklist for Smart Shoreline Development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/metropolitan-waterfront-alliance-introduces-a-checklist-for-smart-shoreline-development/)
- [South Street Seaport Approaches Its Moment of Truth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/south-street-seaport-approaches-its-moment-of-truth/)
- [MWA's Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/mwas-waterfront-edge-design-guidelines/)
- [Ferry returning to Rockaways in 2017](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/ferry-returning-to-rockaways-in-2017/)
- [Sink or Swim: de Blasio's Ferry Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/press-and-news/sink-or-swim-de-blasios-ferry-plan/)

## Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture Series

- [Dror Benshetrit, Founder & CEO of Supernature Labs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/lecture-series/dror-benshetrit-founder-ceo-of-supernature-labs/)
- [Kongjian Yu, Landscape Architect and Founder of Turenscape, Leader of "Sponge Cities" concept](https://waterfrontalliance.org/lecture-series/kongjian-yu-landscape-architect-and-founder-of-turenscape-leader-of-sponge-cities-concept/)
- [Laurian Farrell, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Coastal Resilience, NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/lecture-series/laurian-farrell-deputy-commissioner-bureau-of-coastal-resilience-nyc-department-of-environmental-protection-nyc-dep/)
- [Terry Doss, Co-Director MRRI, New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority in conversation with Sarah Dougherty WEDG, Community Engagement Manager for Offshore Development, Invenergy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/lecture-series/test/)
- [Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Executive Director, Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Office of the Mayor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/lecture-series/kizzy-charles-guzman-executive-director-office-of-climate-and-environmental-justice-nyc-office-of-the-mayor/)

## Achievement Awards

- [Brad Lander, NYC Comptroller](https://waterfrontalliance.org/achievement-awards/brad-lander-nyc-comptroller/) - The second Waterfront Alliance Achievement Award will be presented to Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller, at the 2025 Heroes of the Harbor gala on Oct. 15, 2025 at City Winery. In his tenure in the New York City Council and as New York City Comptroller, Brad Lander has been a champion for embracing waterfronts
- [Sarah Dougherty WEDG, Community Engagement Manager for Offshore Development, Invenergy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/achievement-awards/sarah-dougherty-wedg-community-engagement-manager-for-offshore-development-invenergy/) - The inaugural Waterfront Alliance Achievement Award was presented at the 2023 Waterfront Conference to former Waterfront Alliance staff member, Sarah Dougherty. Sarah supported the WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) program at the Waterfront Alliance from 2017–2021, during its critical growth phase. She was hired as a program associate, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, to

## Champion Awards

- [New York Disaster & Interfaith Services (NYDIS)](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/new-york-disaster-interfaith-services-nydis/) - New York Disaster & Interfaith Services (NYDIS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, faith-based federation that brings together diverse faith communities, human service providers, and charitable organizations in collaborative partnership. Grounded in a shared commitment to compassion and equity, NYDIS inspires, connects, and equips its network to serve neighbors in times of crisis and ongoing suffering. Through coordinated disaster response
- [Chauncy Young, Advocate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/chauncy-young-advocate/) - Chauncy Young has dedicated over 20 years to community organizing, focusing on the intersection of education justice and environmental equity in the Bronx. Since 2016, he has served as the director of the New Settlement Parent Action Committee, where he leads the Healing-Centered Schools Working Group in partnership with Legal Services NYC. Chauncy began his career in the Bronx
- [Elise A. Olivieri, New York City Public High School Earth Science Teacher](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/elise-a-olivieri-new-york-city-public-high-school-earth-science-teacher/) - Elise A. Olivieri is a dedicated New York City public school educator with more than 20 years of experience teaching earth science at Curtis High School on Staten Island. Known for her engaging and interactive approach, she has helped generations of students connect classroom learning to the natural world while preparing them for success. Her career has
- [Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/southeast-queens-residents-environmental-justice-coalition/) - The Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition (SQREJC) is a coalition of grassroots civic organizations that have worked together for many years on a variety of issues, but which never officially formed a coalition until now. The focus has always been on improving the quality of life of the Southeast Queens Community through conducting town
- [Karen Heil, Science Teacher, PS 175 The City Island School, Bronx NY](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/karen-heil-science-teacher-ps-175-the-city-island-school-bronx-ny/) - Karen Heil is a 7th and 8th grade science teacher at PS 175 City Island in the Bronx. City Island is a unique community that is surrounded by the Long Island Sound. As such, it lends itself to be the perfect “outdoor classroom” for Karen to engage her students in “real-world” science. Over the past
- [Kayak Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/kayak-staten-island/) - Kayak Staten Island is an all-volunteer-run urban kayaking program which provides free and low-cost public paddling to the Staten Island and larger NYC community. We believe strongly in environmental stewardship, waterfront advocacy, equity and providing access to a water sport that is too often cost-prohibitive for many of our neighbors. Directors Annette Pierce and James
- [Regional Ready Rockaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/regional-ready-rockaway/) - Regional Ready Rockaway is a pivotal organization dedicated to disaster preparedness and community education across the Rockaway peninsula, and beyond. Established by the esteemed Dr. Edward Williams Jr., it comprises trained emergency professionals and community leaders who strive to prepare and mobilize the community for emergencies. The organization’s mission is to unite, inform, and empower
- [South Bronx Unite](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/south-bronx-unite/) - South Bronx Unite is a dynamic force in the Mott Haven and Port Morris neighborhoods, dedicated to fostering a brighter future for the community. Their mission is to unite residents, organizations, and institutions to safeguard and enhance the area’s social, environmental, and economic well-being. This commitment is more than advocacy; it’s a proactive movement for
- [Robert Markuske, New York Harbor School](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-awards/robert-markuske-new-york-harbor-school/) - Robert Markuske is an influential educator at the New York Harbor School, where he leads a Marine Policy and Advocacy course that immerses students in the complexities of marine and coastal management. His curriculum fosters deep connections with the local community and environment, encouraging students to think critically and solve real-world problems. Through hands-on fieldwork,

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- [Funding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/funding/)
- [Dragon Boat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/dragon-boat/)
- [Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hong-kong-dragon-boat-festival/)
- [New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/new-york-city/)
- [Policy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/policy/)
- [Community](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/community/)
- [Open Streets](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/open-streets/)
- [Rockaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rockaway/)
- [New York State](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/new-york-state/)
- [Retrofitting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/retrofitting/)
- [Electrification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/electrification/)
- [Economy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/economy/)
- [Heroes of the Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/heroes-of-the-harbor/)
- [Regional Ready Rockaway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/regional-ready-rockaway/)
- [Dr. Ed Williams](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/dr-ed-williams/)
- [Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/brooklyn/)
- [South Brooklyn Marine Terminal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/south-brooklyn-marine-terminal/)
- [Equinor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/equinor/)
- [Renewable Energy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/renewable-energy/)
- [Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/staten-island/)
- [Waterfront access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-access/)
- [Blue Highways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/blue-highways/)
- [Hurricanes](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hurricanes/)
- [Clean Energy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/clean-energy/)
- [Brooklyn Marine Terminal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/brooklyn-marine-terminal/)
- [podcasts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/podcasts/)
- [podcast](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/podcast/)
- [interview](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/interview/)
- [heliport](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/heliport/)
- [blue highway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/blue-highway/)
- [infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/infrastructure/)
- [ferries](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/ferries/)
- [advocacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/advocacy/)
- [biology](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/biology/)
- [ecology](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/ecology/)
- [Army Corps of Engineers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/army-corps-of-engineers/)
- [USACE](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/usace/)
- [infra](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/infra/)
- [green and grey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/green-and-grey/)
- [green](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/green/)
- [gray](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/gray/)
- [US army corps of engineers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/)
- [federal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/federal/)
- [sustainable](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sustainable/)
- [WEDG Associates](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/wedg-associates/)
- [wind power](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/wind-power/)
- [Trump](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/trump/)
- [Coney Island Creek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coney-island-creek/)
- [Design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/design/)
- [Rise to Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rise-to-resilience/)
- [climate art](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-art/)
- [flood](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood/)
- [flood resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood-resilience/)
- [op-ed](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/op-ed/)
- [FEMA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fema/)
- [BRIC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/bric/)
- [GOA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/goa/)
- [Coney Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coney-island/)
- [Mayor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/mayor/)
- [Forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/forum/)
- [Waterfront resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-resilience/)
- [Election](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/election/)
- [communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/communities/)
- [community preparedness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/community-preparedness/)
- [flood sensor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood-sensor/)
- [estuary explorers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/estuary-explorers/)
- [sponge cities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sponge-cities/)
- [resilient design](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/resilient-design/)
- [government](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/government/)
- [water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/water/)
- [Waterfront Conference](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-conference/)
- [pollution](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/pollution/)
- [coastal cleanup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coastal-cleanup/)
- [aquatic drones](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/aquatic-drones/)
- [Williams Award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/williams-award/)
- [award](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/award/)
- [R2R](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/r2r/)
- [congestion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/congestion/)
- [mayoral platform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/mayoral-platform/)
- [mayoral forum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/mayoral-forum/)
- [next mayor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/next-mayor/)
- [toolkit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/toolkit/)
- [resources](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/resources/)
- [Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/seaport-museum/)
- [South Street Seaport](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/south-street-seaport/)
- [South Street Seaport Museum](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/south-street-seaport-museum/)
- [on-water activities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/on-water-activities/)
- [unity](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/unity/)
- [media advisory](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/media-advisory/)
- [access for all](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/access-for-all/)
- [fishing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fishing/)
- [HEP](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hep/)
- [harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/harbor/)
- [estuary](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/estuary/)
- [heat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/heat/)
- [movies](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/movies/)
- [film](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/film/)
- [staff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/staff/)
- [Chuck Nice](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/chuck-nice/)
- [comedy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/comedy/)
- [port liberty](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/port-liberty/)
- [gala](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/gala/)
- [army corps](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/army-corps/)
- [sunset park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sunset-park/)
- [mitigation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/mitigation/)
- [rivers](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rivers/)
- [river flooding](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/river-flooding/)
- [WEDG Verified](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/wedg-verified/)
- [waterfront edge design guidelines](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-edge-design-guidelines/)
- [Climate Week NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-week-nyc/)
- [Kongjian Yu](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/kongjian-yu/)
- [Battery Park City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/battery-park-city/)
- [public access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/public-access/)
- [flood protection](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood-protection/)
- [waterfronts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfronts/)
- [board](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/board/)
- [power](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/power/)
- [on-water activites](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/on-water-activites/)
- [FMCP](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fmcp/)
- [resiliency study](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/resiliency-study/)
- [priorities. waterfront platform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/priorities-waterfront-platform/)
- [climate jobs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-jobs/)
- [green jobs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/green-jobs/)
- [blue jobs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/blue-jobs/)
- [BPCA](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/bpca/)
- [Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sandy/)
- [Hurricane Sandy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hurricane-sandy/)
- [hurricane](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hurricane/)
- [coastal resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coastal-resilience/)
- [scorecard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/scorecard/)
- [resilient](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/resilient/)
- [coastline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coastline/)
- [shoreline](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/shoreline/)
- [coastal resilience scorecard](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coastal-resilience-scorecard/)
- [tool](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/tool/)
- [press release](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/press-release/)
- [New York Harbor](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/new-york-harbor/)
- [plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/plan/)
- [fidi](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fidi/)
- [flood protections](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood-protections/)
- [leadership](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/leadership/)
- [president](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/president/)
- [CEO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/ceo/)
- [journey](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/journey/)
- [transportation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/transportation/)
- [information](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/information/)
- [cityworks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/cityworks/)
- [planning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/planning/)
- [The New York Times](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/the-new-york-times/)
- [staten island ferry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/staten-island-ferry/)
- [permitting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/permitting/)
- [Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/bronx/)
- [daylighting](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/daylighting/)
- [waterfront edge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-edge/)
- [COE](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/coe/)
- [transition](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/transition/)
- [Mayor-elect](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/mayor-elect/)
- [Zohran Mamdani](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/zohran-mamdani/)
- [NYC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/nyc/)
- [ferry access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/ferry-access/)
- [brooklyn ferry](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/brooklyn-ferry/)
- [water safety](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/water-safety/)
- [safety](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/safety/)
- [romantic](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/romantic/)
- [Valentine's Day](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/valentines-day/)
- [FEMA BRIC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fema-bric/)
- [Hornblower](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hornblower/)
- [ferry route](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/ferry-route/)
- [blog](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/blog/)
- [City Currents](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/city-currents/)
- [rainfall](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rainfall/)
- [storms](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/storms/)
- [policy platform](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/policy-platform/)
- [climate risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-risk/)
- [risk assessment](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/risk-assessment/)
- [global finance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/global-finance/)
- [finance](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/finance/)
- [maladaptation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/maladaptation/)
- [eelgrass](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/eelgrass/)
- [sealife](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sealife/)
- [environmental restoration](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/environmental-restoration/)
- [oyster](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/oyster/)
- [women on the waterfont](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/women-on-the-waterfont/)
- [women](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/women/)
- [woman](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/woman/)
- [women in climate](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/women-in-climate/)
- [HNTB](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/hntb/)
- [women on the waterfront](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/women-on-the-waterfront/)
- [city](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/city/)
- [state](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/state/)
- [100 days](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/100-days/)
- [zohran](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/zohran/)
- [EarthWeek](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/earthweek/)
- [Earth Week](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/earth-week/)
- [Earth](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/earth/)
- [programming](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/programming/)
- [events](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/events/)
- [our programs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/our-programs/)
- [national](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/national/)
- [Waterfront Champion](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-champion/)
- [awards](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/awards/)
- [SBMT](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sbmt/)
- [industrial](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/industrial/)
- [public engagement](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/public-engagement/)
- [Wagner Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/wagner-park/)
- [Battery Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/battery-park/)
- [recreation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/recreation/)
- [boat](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/boat/)
- [transit](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/transit/)
- [Port Morris](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/port-morris/)
- [community engagement](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/community-engagement/)
- [community work](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/community-work/)
- [inclusive](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/inclusive/)
- [Columbia](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/columbia/)
- [waterfront development](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/waterfront-development/)
- [full moon](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/full-moon/)
- [climate informed communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-informed-communities/)
- [verification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/verification/)
- [certification](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/certification/)
- [legislation](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/legislation/)
- [shipping](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/shipping/)
- [world cup](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/world-cup/)
- [city of water](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/city-of-water/)
- [EDC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/edc/)
- [Sail250](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sail250/)
- [NYCEDC](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/nycedc/)
- [flood risk](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/flood-risk/)
- [prepare](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/prepare/)
- [climate impacts](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-impacts/)
- [climate change](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [extreme rain](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/extreme-rain/)
- [panels](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/panels/)
- [social infrastructure](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/social-infrastructure/)
- [swim safety](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/swim-safety/)
- [drowning](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/drowning/)
- [CSOs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/csos/)
- [CSO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/cso/)
- [rain](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rain/)
- [sewer overflows](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/sewer-overflows/)
- [marina](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/marina/)
- [kayak](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/kayak/)
- [cardboard kayak](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/cardboard-kayak/)
- [race](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/race/)
- [fun](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/fun/)
- [summer camp](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/summer-camp/)
- [earthquake](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/earthquake/)
- [support](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/support/)
- [resilience projects](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/resilience-projects/)
- [community input](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/community-input/)
- [honoree](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/honoree/)
- [Red Hook Terminal](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/red-hook-terminal/)
- [RHCT](https://waterfrontalliance.org/tag/rhct/)

## Download Tags

- [Climate Informed Communities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/climate-informed-communities/)
- [Resilience](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/resilience/)
- [Strategic Plan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/strategic-plan/)
- [brand goals](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/brand-goals/)
- [Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/education/)
- [green jobs](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/green-jobs/)
- [blue career](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/blue-career/)
- [green career](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/green-career/)
- [Policy Priorities](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/policy-priorities/)
- [policy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/policy/)
- [advocacy](https://waterfrontalliance.org/ddownload_tag/advocacy/)

## Neighborhood Docks Categories

- [Community Eco Docks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood-dock-category/community-eco-docks/) - Community Eco Docks are floating docks that rise and fall with the tide, making them accessible to all types of vessels. They are flexible, cost-effective to build and maintain, facilitate environmental education and stewardship, and support local economic development. The Waterfront Alliance is spearheading work to construct a regional network of Community Eco Docks. It is working in partnership with the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection, Parks & Recreation, and City Planning as well as community organizations, businesses, and city residents, plus targeted support from the New York City Council.
- [DockNYC Docks](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood-dock-category/docknyc-docks/) - DockNYC is an initiative of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), authorizing BillyBey Marina Services, LLC, to operate six city berthing sites with support from the Waterfront Alliance. DockNYC promotes increased efficiency in vessel permitting and operations, and accommodates demand for berth space for transportation, maritime operations, and recreation, as well as educational, commercial, nonprofit, historic, and cultural related opportunities.

## Team Members Categories

- [President and CEO](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-member-category/president-and-ceo/)
- [Staff](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-member-category/staff/)
- [Board of Directors](https://waterfrontalliance.org/team-member-category/board/)

## Media Center Categories

- [Press Releases](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news/press-releases/) - Press Releases
- [In The News](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news/in-the-news/) - Waterfront Alliance in the News
- [Op Eds](https://waterfrontalliance.org/news/op-eds/) - Our Op Eds & Letters

## Partners Alphabetical Index

- [A-C](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/a-c/)
- [D-G](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/d-g/)
- [H-K](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/h-k/)
- [L-N](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/l-n/)
- [O-S](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/o-s/)
- [T-Z](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/t-z/)
- [0-9](https://waterfrontalliance.org/partner-alpha-index/0-9/)

## Policy Documents Categories

- [Public Testimony and Statements](https://waterfrontalliance.org/policy-documents-category/public-testimony-statements/) - Public Testimony and Statements
- [Policy Reports](https://waterfrontalliance.org/policy-documents-category/policy-reports/) - Policy Reports and Fact Sheets
- [Policy Positions](https://waterfrontalliance.org/policy-documents-category/policy-positions/)

## Neighborhoods & Districts

- [Bronx](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/)
- [Staten Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/staten-island/)
- [Queens](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/)
- [Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/)
- [Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/)
- [Lower Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/lower-manhattan/)
- [Greenwich Village](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/greenwich-village/)
- [Lower East Side](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/lower-east-side/)
- [Chelsea/Clinton](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/chelseaclinton/)
- [Murray Hill/Stuyvesant](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/murray-hillstuyvesant/)
- [Upper West Side](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/upper-west-side/)
- [Upper East Side](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/upper-east-side/)
- [West Harlem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/west-harlem/)
- [Central Harlem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/central-harlem/)
- [East Harlem](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/east-harlem/)
- [Northern Manhattan](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/northern-manhattan/)
- [Mott Haven](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/mott-haven/)
- [Hunts Point](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/hunts-point/)
- [Highbridge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/highbridge/)
- [University Heights](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/university-heights/)
- [Riverdale](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/riverdale/)
- [Soundview](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/soundview/)
- [Throggs Neck](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/throggs-neck/)
- [Pelham Parkway](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/pelham-parkway/)
- [Williamsbridge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/williamsbridge/)
- [North Brooklyn](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/north-brooklyn/)
- [Brooklyn Heights](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/brooklyn-heights/)
- [East New York](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/east-new-york/)
- [Red Hook](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/red-hook/)
- [Sunset Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/sunset-park/)
- [Bay Ridge](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/bay-ridge/)
- [Bensonhurst](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/bensonhurst/)
- [Coney Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/coney-island/)
- [Sheepshead Bay](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/sheepshead-bay/)
- [Marine Park/Mill Basin](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/marine-parkmill-basin/)
- [Astoria](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/astoria/)
- [Long Island City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/long-island-city/)
- [North Corona](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/north-corona/)
- [Flushing](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/flushing/)
- [Howard Beach](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/howard-beach/)
- [Bayside](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/bayside/)
- [Rosedale](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/rosedale/)
- [The Rockaways](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/queens/the-rockaways/)
- [North Shore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/staten-island/north-shore/)
- [Arrochar](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/staten-island/arrochar/)
- [South Shore](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/staten-island/south-shore/)
- [New York City](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/new-york-city/)
- [Manhattanville](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/manhattanville/)
- [Throgs Neck](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/bronx/throgs-neck/)
- [Mid-Island](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/staten-island/mid-island/)
- [Murray Hill](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/manhattan/murray-hill/)
- [Marine Park](https://waterfrontalliance.org/neighborhood/brooklyn/marine-park/)

## Champion Award Categories

- [Education](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-award-category/education/)
- [Waterfront Access](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-award-category/waterfront-access/)
- [Resilience and Community Preparedness](https://waterfrontalliance.org/champion-award-category/resilience-and-community-preparedness/)

## Art at the Edge Events

- [Art at the Edge 2024](https://waterfrontalliance.org/art-edge-event/art-at-the-edge-2024/)
- [Art at the Edge 2023](https://waterfrontalliance.org/art-edge-event/art-at-the-edge-2023/)
- [Art at the Edge 2022](https://waterfrontalliance.org/art-edge-event/art-at-the-edge-2022/)
- [2026](https://waterfrontalliance.org/art-edge-event/climate-art-2026/)