Bayonne authority voids Port Authority deal for waterfront land
The board of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority voted in the past week to void a deal with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to purchase waterfront property for a "roll-on/roll-off" car port.
Group wants to own historic Long Island lighthouse
A fledgling Philadelphia preservation group is the only applicant to seek ownership of the historic Execution Rocks Lighthouse in Long Island Sound.
Spitzer Introduces Plan To Place Price Tag On Pollution
Governor Eliot Spitzer unveiled a plan Wednesday to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions from regional power plants.
Inch by Inch, Great Lakes Shrink, and Cargo Carriers Face Losses
James Rajotte for The New York Times
A ship carrying road salt pulls into the Port of Oswego, N.Y., on Lake Ontario. The lake’s water level has dropped three inches during this month alone.
Huntington Lighthouse foghorn sounds again
Waterfront residents in Huntington awoke recently to a heavy mist and a sound they had not heard for three years - the bellowing of the foghorn at the Huntington Lighthouse.
Wright-Designed Boathouse Opens in N.Y.
A boathouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright opened to the public Friday on the city's waterfront, more than 100 years after it was conceived and nearly 50 years after the architect's death.
Reviving a Seaside Resort
FOR decades, this small city of 32,000 was one of the mysteries of the Jersey Shore.
Love a Lighthouse? Consider Adopting It
Mary DiBiase Blaich for The New York Times
Holly Campbell and Joe Wilmot near Execution Rocks.
Artist’s Inspiration: A River Roaring With Life
WHEN Hilda Green Demsky learned in January that she won a $2,500 grant for an art show about the Bronx River, she headed directly to the Scarsdale waterfall, which cascades among the trees between the Bronx River Parkway and the Metro-North train station.
Battlegrounds of Rot and Rust
SEAS were calm and the sun shone bright on the dock behind the Shipwreck Grill on a recent Wednesday morning. That meant big crowds out on the reef. It was already late — nearly 8 a.m. But Steve Nagiewicz dared to hope for an open spot.