City of Water Day – 7/16
The release of Vision 2020, New York City’s Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, in March highlighted the importance of the waterfront to the future sustainability of our city. For the 4th year in a row, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) is organizing City of Water Day, which will highlight the diversity of waterfront uses in New York. There is certainly enough space along our coast for both nature preserves like Jamaica Bay and heavy industrial uses like the New York Container Terminal. New York City has about 520 miles of coast line – we tend to forget that we live on a series of islands. City of Water Day is a celebration of both the current, and the potential uses of our waterfront. It introduces New Yorkers and visitors to maritime history, port commerce, environmental education and active recreation.
The event is based in Governor’s Island and Liberty State Park. Smaller City of Water Day activities will take place harbor wide, including a 5-mile trip down the Bronx River with the Bronx River Alliance, and Kayaking in South Beach with Kayak Staten Island, among others. Further, online registration is currently open for City of Water Day free boat tours, which will focus on diverse maritime topics, like the Historic Legacy of the NJ Waterfront and Urban Agriculture.
City of Water Day will take place on July 16th, 2011. For more information and to register for a boat tour, visit http://www.cityofwaterday.org/boat-tours-2011/.
Images courtesy of MWA
