MTA Willets land in dispute
New Fish Tanks at St. George Ferry Terminal
The 8-foot-tall tanks, which each hold 1,600 gallons of saltwater and 200 tropical fish -- were installed at the end of July and are part of the borough president's ongoing tourism effort. Borough President James P. Molinaro allocated $750,000 in
Homeport plan needs overhaul
It was envisioned as the key to unlocking the dormant potential of Staten Island's urban waterfront, where residents, politicians, merchants and developers have long imagined a renaissance that would attract jobs, homes along New York Harbor, chic commerce and the morale that such gentrification brings to a depressed area.
Queens West Project Rolls Along
Cleanup To Continue At Former PepsiCo Site
The second phase of site cleanup at the former PepsiCo bottling facility in Long Island City is set to begin this spring. The site, 9.5 acres of land along the East River, will be home to four new buildings constructed by Rockrose Development Corp. Rockrose has already erected three buildings — one pending completion — on the adjacent lot.
Rockaway, Nabes To Get Ferry Fleet This Summer
Residents of south Queens are excited that they might soon find their morning commute to Manhattan quicker and more visually appealing.
Lobstermen says die-off may be occurring in the Sound
There are signs that Long Island Sound may be suffering from another die-off that wiped out 80 percent of the Sound's lobsters in 1999.
FISHING GROUPS JOIN WAR ON GLOBAL WARMING
HUNTING and fishing organizations from all 50 states are urging their senators and representatives to target global warming with strong climate legislation.
HELIPORT HULLABALOO
Few places in New York are more treacherous than the space directly between Not-In-My-Backyard Manhattanites and their precious riverfront parkland - even when that space is occupied by a vital city service.
‘DOOMSDAY’ SEED VAULT OPENS IN ARCTIC
A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.