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Revelry On the River
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 6:00pm

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REVELRY ON THE RIVER
TUESDAY JUNE 18, 2013
6:00-10:00PM
SOLAR ONE AT STUYVESANT COVE PARK
23RD STREET & THE EAST RIVER
BOAT TOUR AT 6:30

FOLLOWED BY COCKTAILS, DINNER & BRIEF AWARDS CEREMONY
PICNIC ATTIRE

We are also pleased to announce that Roland Lewis, President of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, will guide our East River boat tour.

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Narrated Hidden Harbor Boat Tours: Issues and plans arising from 'Sandy' - High Seas on the Inner Harbor
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 6:15pm

 

A series of special Hidden Harbor Tours® exploring the many issues and plans arising from Super Storm Sandy, from the Working Harbor Committee.

Beyond Sandy is a special series of narrated Hidden Harbor Tours® that focus on the array of global warming and sea-level rise protection schemes being discussed by government, private institutions and citizens. Special guest speakers will discuss and pose questions such as:

  • Are Netherlands-style sea barriers the answer?
    • Visit the actual site of a massive proposed sea gate project.
  • How did various neighborhoods fare and why?
    • Re-evaluating the flood map.
    • See Red Hook, Staten Island, Hoboken from the water view
  • Fight the ocean or retreat?
    • Are oyster beds, dunes, wet lands effective?
    • Simple common sense defenses – KISS
    • Zoning, tunnel protection, waterproofing
  • How did the working harbor fare & help?
    • Ferries to the rescue.
    • Who pumped out all the tunnels?
    • What really caused the gas crisis?

All Hidden Harbor Tours®   depart from Pier 16, South Street Seaport* and board 15-minutes prior to scheduled sail time at 6:15pm. Please check the ticketing to be sure that there is no change in date/description/departure location/sail time.

 

Some of the ideas being discussed include massive sea gates, building beach dunes, modifying zoning for flood resistance (i.e. move utilities higher), sealing or waterproofing infrastructure (i.e. balloons or gates at tunnel entrances), devise better strategies for toxic materials during a flood, update flood maps & provide interactive projections, build oyster reefs,  soften edges, implement wetlands restoration, establish a regional office of sea level rise, improve fuel delivery and reserve strategies, and much more.. 

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Promoting Resilience Post-Sandy Through Innovative Planning and Design
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 9:00am - 11:00am

Photo: Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012.

The Institute for Public Knowledge is hosting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Chair of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Shaun Donovan, who will make an announcement related to promoting innovation and resilient design in Sandy rebuilding. Following his remarks, Secretary Donovan will chair a panel focused on the vulnerabilities of the Sandy-affected region and opportunities to make communities more resilient through innovative design and regional planning.

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Fifth Annual North River Historic Ship Festival 4 Days. #1/4 - Gala Reception
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 6:00pm

 



The 106-year-old tugboat Pegasus and the retired NYC fireboat John J. Harvey
Delighted guests with free river trips at last year's festival.

    Four days of special events include:

    • A gala reception honoring A.J. Pietrantone, the former executive
      director of Friends of Hudson River Park.
    • Free dockside tours of the steam-powered lighthouse tender, Lilac,
      the 99-year-old wooden barge Lehigh Valley No. 79 and tug Pegasus.
    • Free river trips on the world-famous and water-spraying retired NYC
      fireboat John J. Harvey and on South Street Seaport Museum's historic
      schoonerPioneer. The 106-year-old tug Pegasus will also offer river trips
      if her schedule permits.
    • Two circus performances on a covered wooden barge.
    • Fishing on the pier, river-critter touch-tank explorations and knot-tying
      aboard Lilac.

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    1st Day of Summer - Summer Solstice: 'Welcome to Warm Weather'
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 1:04am

     

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    North River Historic Ship Festival June 20-June 23. Day 2/4 - Free Dockside Ship Tours
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm

     

    Thursday, June 20–Sunday, June 23
    Fifth Annual North River 
    Historic Ship Festival
    Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 in Lower Manhattan 
    Located between Franklin & North Moore Streets on the Hudson River
    #1/#2/#3 Subway to Chambers St

     


    The 106-year-old tugboat Pegasus and the retired NYC fireboat John J. Harvey
    Delighted guests with free river trips at last year's festival.

    Four days of special events

    Days 2 thru 4
    June 21 - June 23 

      • Free dockside tours of the steam-powered lighthouse tender, Lilac,
        the 99-year-old wooden barge Lehigh Valley No. 79 and tug Pegasus.
      • Free river trips on the world-famous and water-spraying retired NYC
        fireboat John J. Harvey and on South Street Seaport Museum's historic schooner Pioneer. The 106-year-old tug Pegasus will also offer river trips if her schedule permits.
      • Two circus performances on a covered wooden barge.
      • Fishing on the pier, river-critter touch-tank explorations and knot-tying aboard Lilac
        .

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      North River Historic Ship Festival June 20-June 23. Day 3/4 - Free Dockside Ship & Educational Boating Tours
      Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

      Thursday, June 20–Sunday, June 23
      Fifth Annual North River 
      Historic Ship Festival
      Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 in Lower Manhattan 
      Located between Franklin & North Moore Streets on the Hudson River
      #1/#2/#3 Subway to Chambers St

       


      The 106-year-old tugboat Pegasus and the retired NYC fireboat John J. Harvey
      Delighted guests with free river trips at last year's festival.

      Four days of special events

        Days 3 & 4
        June 22 & June 23 

        • Free dockside tours of the steam-powered lighthouse tender, Lilac,
          the 99-year-old wooden barge Lehigh Valley No. 79 and tug Pegasus.
        • Free river trips on the world-famous and water-spraying retired NYC
          fireboat John J. Harvey and on South Street Seaport Museum's historic schoonerPioneer. The 106-year-old tug Pegasus will also offer river trips if her schedule permits.
        • Two circus performances on a covered wooden barge.
        • Fishing on the pier, river-critter touch-tank explorations and knot-tying aboard Lilac
          .

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        Free Public Kayaking at Stuyvesant Cove
        Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 12:30pm - 4:30pm

        Kayaking at Stuyvesant Cove Park in 2012

        Come join human-powered boaters and public water access advocates for an afternoon of free public kayaking in Stuyvesant Cove Park!

        2012 Kayakers coming to 'Sty Cove' to help

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        North River Historic Ship Festival June 20-June 23. Day 4/4 - Showboat Circus and Fishing, river-critter exploration and knot-tying
        Sunday, June 23, 2013 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

         

        Thursday, June 20–Sunday, June 23
        Fifth Annual North River 
        Historic Ship Festival
        Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 in Lower Manhattan 
        Located between Franklin & North Moore Streets on the Hudson River
        #1/#2/#3 Subway to Chambers St

         


        The 106-year-old tugboat Pegasus and the retired NYC fireboat John J. Harvey
        Delighted guests with free river trips at last year's festival.

        Four days of special events

        Day 4
        June 23 

        • Two circus performances on a covered wooden barge.
        • Fishing on the pier, river-critter touch-tank explorations and knot-tying aboard Lilac
          .

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        Narrated Hidden Harbor Boat Tours: Issues and plans arising from 'Sandy' -Fire, Floods and Floating Containers: East River - Hell Gate to Governors Island
        Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 6:15pm

         

        A series of special Hidden Harbor Tours® exploring the many issues and plans arising from Super Storm Sandy, from the Working Harbor Committee.

        Beyond Sandy is a special series of narrated Hidden Harbor Tours® that focus on the array of global warming and sea-level rise protection schemes being discussed by government, private institutions and citizens. Special guest speakers will discuss and pose questions such as:

        • Are Netherlands-style sea barriers the answer?
          • Visit the actual site of a massive proposed sea gate project.
        • How did various neighborhoods fare and why?
          • Re-evaluating the flood map.
          • See Red Hook, Staten Island, Hoboken from the water view
        • Fight the ocean or retreat?
          • Are oyster beds, dunes, wet lands effective?
          • Simple common sense defenses – KISS
          • Zoning, tunnel protection, waterproofing
        • How did the working harbor fare & help?
          • Ferries to the rescue.
          • Who pumped out all the tunnels?
          • What really caused the gas crisis?

        All Hidden Harbor Tours®   depart from Pier 16, South Street Seaport* and board 15-minutes prior to scheduled sail time at 6:15pm. Please check the ticketing to be sure that there is no change in date/description/departure location/sail time.

        Some of the ideas being discussed include massive sea gates, building beach dunes, modifying zoning for flood resistance (i.e. move utilities higher), sealing or waterproofing infrastructure (i.e. balloons or gates at tunnel entrances), devise better strategies for toxic materials during a flood, update flood maps & provide interactive projections, build oyster reefs,  soften edges, implement wetlands restoration, establish a regional office of sea level rise, improve fuel delivery and reserve strategies, and much more.. 

        more
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