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Captain Anthony DiLernia, the Director of Kingsborough College’s Maritime Program, created the Green Boat program as a service learning project. His idea was that in addition to increasing the boating skills of students enrolled in the Maritime Tech Program at Kingsborough, he would also provide a service to the community. DiLernia noted that one of [...]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made it official. The no discharge area of Long Island Sound was extended to cover all New York State waters. The no discharge designation prohibits the discharge of  treated wastewater from boats. The USCG imposes fines for illegal discharge of sewage. The new ban covers 716 square miles of [...]

  Going Coastal helps keep NYC waters clean, while providing boaters the highest level of service. Free pumpout service is offered on the Western Long Island Sound serving recreational boaters on the Queens North Shore and eastern Bronx coast, covering Little Neck Bay, Eastchester Bay to Flushing Bay from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. The [...]

All of us share in the ownership of our littoral zone and waterways. It is a public commons. Everyone has the right to walk on the beach, fish from the shore and navigate the waters. Under the Public Trust Doctrine, the state has an obligation to protect the public’s interest in water access.   Coastal [...]