Waterways Recreation Enthusiasts, As you may have read on these pages and elsewhere, there is an exciting development underway in Greenpoint Brooklyn.  The North Brooklyn Boat Club has been awarded several million dollars out of a penalty fund assessed to a large polluter of the Newtown Creek and the Greenpoint area, to develop a boathouse project at the foot of Manhattan Avenue. The project is encountering roadblocks, which is inevitable. Now is the time for every voice to be heard in support of this progress forward for the Newtown Creek and the North Brooklyn Boathouse.  Please go to the story behind this link, [...]

Kayak and other human-powered boating programs on the NY Waterways are affected by a fire and disabling of the sewage treatment plant underneath the Riverbank State Park on the Hudson River around 145th Street. Here's the link to the story yesterday.  Be aware that all water related activities can be affected by this catastrophe. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/07/20/2011-07-20_raw_sewage_may_be_dumped_into_hudson_river_after_fouralarm_fire_at_harlem_treatm.html