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  • Take an exciting journey through downtown Manhattan. We will visit and discuss a wide range of historical and contemporary sites including the New York harbor, Battery Park, the World Trade Center site and Battery Park City.

    Walking Tour of Downtown Manhattan Waterfront

    Posted on April 6, 2011 | No Comments
    Take an exciting journey through downtown Manhattan. We will visit and discuss a wide range of historical and contemporary sites including the New York harbor, Battery Park, the World Trade Center site and Battery Park City.

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  • Maps and images of the container ports, shipping channels and on-going dredging efforts taking place in the Port of NY and NJ. Our port is the third largest in the US and is preparing for the larger, Post-Panamax container ships that will arrive in 2014.

    Container Terminals, Shipping Lanes and Dredging in the Port of NY and NJ

    Posted on February 11, 2011 | No Comments
    Maps and images of the container ports, shipping channels and on-going dredging efforts taking place in the Port of NY and NJ. Our port is the third largest in the US and is preparing for the larger, Post-Panamax container ships that will arrive in 2014.

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  • A guide to iPhone maps and apps you can use to navigate, learn about and share your explorations throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Topics covered include GPS, Google Goggles, Foursquare and art tours of the Manhattan waterfront.

    Explore NYC Waterfront with Mobile Maps and Apps

    Posted on February 8, 2011 | No Comments
    A guide to iPhone maps and apps you can use to navigate, learn about and share your explorations throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Topics covered include GPS, Google Goggles, Foursquare and art tours of the Manhattan waterfront.

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  • Two weeks ago, my girlfriend and I biked around Jamaica Bay, stopping at the Wildlife Refuge and cycling along the Rockaway Beach and Jacob Riis Park Boardwalks. Then we took a three-hour, narrated boat tour of the Bay with the American Littoral Society.

    Bike and Boat Tour of Jamaica Bay

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Two weeks ago, my girlfriend and I biked around Jamaica Bay, stopping at the Wildlife Refuge and cycling along the Rockaway Beach and Jacob Riis Park Boardwalks. Then we took a three-hour, narrated boat tour of the Bay with the American Littoral Society.

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  • Last Sunday I went on a fascinating Urban Oyster bike tour led by Adam Schwartz of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which during its heyday was a major US shipbuilding center. Today the site is home to a 300-acre industrial park with more than 200 tenants.

    Brooklyn Navy Yard Bike Tour

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Last Sunday I went on a fascinating Urban Oyster bike tour led by Adam Schwartz of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which during its heyday was a major US shipbuilding center. Today the site is home to a 300-acre industrial park with more than 200 tenants.

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  • Last month I went on an Environmental Bike Tour of the South Bronx organized by Time's Up and led by Harry Bubbins. As you'll see in my slideshow, the coastline around the South Bronx has no parks and greenways like parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Hopefully this will change.

    Environmental Tour of South Bronx

    Posted on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Last month I went on an Environmental Bike Tour of the South Bronx organized by Time's Up and led by Harry Bubbins. As you'll see in my slideshow, the coastline around the South Bronx has no parks and greenways like parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Hopefully this will change.

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