The contentious proposal, previously rebuffed by state regulators who expressed environmental concerns, was deemed acceptable on Friday. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “New York Harbor”
Five-Alarm Fire on Brooklyn Waterfront Devastates Artists’ Warehouse
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2025
A row of converted 19th-century buildings filled with artists in the 1990s and transformed Red Hook. Now the work of more than 500 artists may be lost. Source: New York Times
A $52 Billion Proposal Aims to Protect New York Harbor From Storm Surges
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2022
The proposal for 12 movable sea barriers across waterways like Jamaica Bay replaces a disputed plan for a single, larger outer-harbor wall. Source: New York Times
Eavesdropping on the Secret Lives of Dolphins in New York Harbor
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2022
For two years, an array of six underwater microphones tracked the feeding noises of marine mammals newly prevalent in New York waters. Source: New York Times
11 Million New Oysters in New York Harbor (but None for You to Eat)
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
The oysters, which act as nonstop water filters, were added to the Hudson River as part of an ongoing project to rehabilitate the polluted waterways around the city. Source: New York Times
Oyster Farmers Who Feared Going Broke Brace for Summer Boom
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2021
When restaurants closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the nationwide market for oysters cratered. That’s not the end of the story. Source: New York Times
What It Took to Free a Whale Entangled in 4,000 Pounds of Fishing Gear
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2020
The influx of whales to cleaner waters off New York City has meant that the number of them injured or killed there is on the rise. Source: New York Times