GREENING THE RIDGE 2009!
SUNDAY, JUNE 14th, 2009 at Veteran’s Memorial Pier at 69th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
10am- 6pm
(no rain date)
Festival Schedule:
9am-10am: Exhibitor setup
10am: Festival Opening Ceremony
10am-Noon: Xavier High School Jazz Band “Bailout”
11am, 1pm, and 3pm: Dance Performance Installation, “What We Can See From Here,” by Cassie Mey and Jesse Phillips-Fein
Noon: Dance Performance Installation- […]
The Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance celebrated our first VIP Night on March 31, 2009 at TRACE in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
We unveiled our upcoming programs and events, enjoyed refreshments while listening to the Xavier High School Jazz Band “Bailout”, and watched the excellent documentary, “City of Water,” which was created by the Municipal Arts Society and the Metropolitan […]
By Heather McCown
In a most heroic move, the pilot of USAirways Flight 1549 expertly used the Hudson River as a landing strip yesterday afternoon. With both of his engines out within minutes of departure, Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III, knew that he must make a quick decision, or risk the lives of 155 passengers and […]
Support the troops & hear great music at the upcoming Sonia Montez concert!
The Narrows Botanical Gardens presents a FREE, NEW, and EXCITING MUSICAL EVENT!
Where: Narrows Botanical Gardens, on Shore Road between 72nd & Bay Ridge Ave. in Brooklyn
When: Wednesday, August 20th at 7:00pm
Bring a recycled DVD & provide FREE entertainment to the troops in an environmentally […]
By Stephen Witt
May 19, 2008
[Source: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Courier]
Ferry service might return to Red Hook, an area underserved by mass transportation.The waterfront neighborhood, which was a stop for the New York City Water Taxi from March of last year to February 1 of this year, is being studied as a possible stop in a citywide […]
By Helen Klein
May 8, 2008
[Source: CourierLife Publications]
Ferry service is coming back to the Brooklyn Army Terminal.The service will be restored May 12th, as a stop on the new Rockaways to Manhattan route that the city is subsidizing as part of its five-borough ferry initiative announced earlier this year.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine […]
By Ben Muessig
May 17, 2008
[Source: The Brooklyn Paper]
The new ferry service between Bay Ridge and the Lower Manhattan is a long way from being able to stay afloat without help from the city.
For the just-rechristened boat route to survive after its two-year, $1.1-million city subsidy runs out, 700 commuters will need to be riding it […]
[Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
Water Taxi Service Welcomed By BP Markowitz, Sen. Golden
By Tom Kane
SUNSET PARK — Well, finally. Bay Ridge and Sunset Park riders now have ferry service to Pier 11 in Downtown Manhattan near Wall Street … Again.
It started on a rainy Monday morning, a little late, but when Delia Vitale saw the boat heading towards us in the rain, she exclaimed, “Here it is!”
Vitale, who lives in Sea Gate and for the last three months has driven into Manhattan paying over $200 a week to park, was thrilled with the new service.
“They stopped in February, telling us that because of maintenance and inspections the boat would be out of the water indefinitely. I’m glad they’re back,” she said.
[Press Release: Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance]
On Monday, May 5, 2008, Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn will announce the first subsidized ferry service from Rockaways to Lower Manhattan as part of a 5-Borough ferry service initiative of PlaNYC 2030. This service will include a stop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where the announcement will be made at noon.
This ferry service will be operated by the NY Water Taxi, and will be reinstated as early as Monday, May 12, 2008.
The First Annual Greening the Ridge festival was held on June 22, 2008 on the 69th Street Veteran’s Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. This festival brought the community together to celebrate our waterfront and learn about programs and initiatives to make our communities more eco-friendly.
Photo (left to right): Assembly Member Janele Hyer-Spencer, SRWA Board […]
