With the hotly anticipated Lower East Side ferry line finally set to launch next Wednesday, Aug. 29, we took advantage of this breezy, sunny day to board the…
East River Floating Pool Proposal Gets a Splash of Federal Cash
The floating pool project known as +POOL has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Which is good news for anyone who…
We Climbed Aboard the First NYC Ferry, Christened in Brooklyn Today
Mayor de Blasio rode the first NYC Ferry into Brooklyn Bridge park this morning. The ferry is the first of 20 coming to New York…
The Barge Bar Has Officially Made Landfall, To Welcome Booze Pirates Onboard Soon
It was a long, hard winter which, honestly, now that I’m looking back on it, I managed to block most of it out. But dare…
Forget What You Know, the East River Is Full of ‘Free Protein’ (Well, Sort Of)
We’ve all seen em: the fishers who, poles in hand, sit alongside the East River, gazing forlornly into the putrid, black waters below. Everything in our bones tells…
Greenpoint’s Barge Bar Is Ready For Swashbuckling
If you’ve been awake for the past 48 hours or so, you’re probably well aware that it is, in fact, the month of July which…
These 8 Images Show What a Stronger, Sexier LES Waterfront Might Look Like
The East River waterfront is in for a dramatic transformation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Today, several visions of just what that transformation might…