December 10th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
[Source: Bay Ridge Rover]
Sunset Park’s ferry service from Brooklyn Army Terminal is in danger of being sunk due to dwindling ridership, according to this week’s Brooklyn Eagle.
As it would turn out however, the answer to Sunset Park’s troubled ferry program may very well be in Bay Ridge’s future transportation solution.
Heather McCowen, the Bay Ridge resident turned activist and founder of Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance, who became a key figure in reviving the campaign to restore ferry service to Bay Ridge’s 69th street Pier virtually overnight, may, in the process, also be responsible for saving Sunset Park’s own endangered ferry - something that’s been a key piece of Community Board 7’s longterm waterfront revitalization plan from the get-go.
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Tags for this article: 69th Street Pier, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Army Terminal, CB7, Ferry, Heather McCown, SRWA, Sunset Park, Transportation
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November 21st, 2007 at 4:46 pm
The Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance is promoting an environmentally-friendly community through our best asset: our kids!
In an effort to cultivate environmental stewardship within our community, the Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance (SRWA) is requesting student submissions of projects, either individually or in groups, that promote a greener community!
Meet our winners for the 2009 SRWA Green Youth Award Program:
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Tags for this article: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Greening the Ridge, GY Award Program, Heather McCown, SRWA, Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance, Veteran's Memorial Pier, Vincent Gentile, Youth
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