Beginning the Baykeeper
In recent years, science and policy have been catching up with Andrew Willner’s vision for a sustainable harbor.
In recent years, science and policy have been catching up with Andrew Willner’s vision for a sustainable harbor.
“In Dutch and English days, immense beds of oysters grew in the harbor. They bordered the shores of Brooklyn and Queens, and they encircled Manhattan, Staten Island, and the islands in the Upper Bay…”
This year’s theme was ‘equity, place, and opportunity,’ and the conference comprised a brisk review of new ideas and commentary on how to make the city work for all its citizens.
City Atlas spoke with one of the designers of the Big U about the design philosophy behind the Big U, the process of working with the community, and what New York City can learn from Copenhagen.
New waterfront projects lead the way in mitigating the risks of climate change and building coastal resiliency.
“To experience the river in such close proximity and juxtaposed with Manhattan’s skyscrapers is profound.”
A sailboat, filled with local produce and other goods, sails from Vermont to New York City, delivering its Northeast Kingdom bounty along the way.
A community-organized panel discussion addresses tissues surrounding the redevelopment of the East River Esplanade.
How can the public best visualize New York City — and surrounding coastline — changing in the years after Hurricane Sandy? A proposal for a scale model of the city and waterfront.
+ Pool, the dauntless and brilliant crowd-sourced river pool project, moves a step closer to reality.
Brooklyn Bridge Beach, designed by WXY, will allow New Yorkers, visitors, and all public to kayak and swim in wading pools of filtered riverwater.
Free, walk-up canoeing throughout the summer at the 2nd Street launch near Bond Street in Brooklyn.
Free weekend ferry service between Red Hook, Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan has resumed as of this Saturday, May 25th. Service to Rockaway stays for the summer.
We repeat, so that we ourselves believe it: all beaches (well, except Fort Tilden) will be open for swimming… tomorrow.
Check out the North Brooklyn Boat Club’s beautiful map and get ready to hit the currents.
The nuts and bolts of financing, balancing public-private partnerships, and implementation remain to be seen.
The wind, rain, and debris from Hurricane Sandy caused an estimated $20 billion or more in damage throughout the metropolitan area of New York and…
While the St. Patrick’s Day parade rolled up Fifth Avenue on Saturday, a scene unfolded in the East River that might have been more common…