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City of Water Day 2015

Monday, July 6, 2015
City of Water Day 2015
Free, fun-filled day of recreation in all five boroughs and on both sides of the Hudson.

Visitors from all over the Tri-State area will swim, paddle, kayak, bike, and/or walk their way towards the waterfront to mark City of Water Day on Saturday July 18th, the 8th annual waterfront festival hosted by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA), the region's premier waterfront champion.



From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 18th, tens of thousands of people will come together on the water and along the waterfront for a free, fun-filled day of recreation in all five boroughs and on both sides of the Hudson.



In addition to more than two dozen In Your Neighborhood events featuring free recreational and educational activities, the cornerstone locations for City of Water Day are Governors Island and Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken, New Jersey, with free ferries running between both locations.



Highlights of City of Water Day 2015 include:



  • Free boat tours on ferries, schooners, fireboats, tall ships, and tugboats

  • The riotous Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race


  • Free sailing lessons

  • Free on-water rowing, kayaking, and sailing demonstrations and lessons

  • Special children's activities sponsored by Disney

  • Waterfront Activity Fairs on Governors Island and Maxwell Place Park


    • For those looking to stay closer to home, there are more than two dozen In Your Neighborhood City of Water Day locations in all five boroughs, Yonkers, and New Jersey. These shoreline locales include:



  • Bronx: Lincoln Ave and 132nd Street, Hunts Point Riverside Park, Barretto Point Park, in the Bronx River at Concrete Plant Park

  • Brooklyn: Kaiser Park, Gowanus Bay Terminal, Bushwick Inlet Park/N 15th Street, Bushwick Inlet/56 Quay Street, Whole Foods, Jamaica Bay & Paedegat Basin, Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 2 Floating Dock

  • Manhattan: North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place, Piers 25, 40, and 66 in Hudson River Park, 71st Street Pier/Riverside Park, West Harlem Piers, Randall's Island, Pier 42/East River

  • Queens: Hallets Cove, Gantry Plaza State Park

  • Staten Island: National Lighthouse Museum, Alice Austen House

  • Yonkers: Groundwork Hudson Valley Science Barge, Beczak Environmental Educational Center

  • New Jersey: Overpeck County Park, Laurel Hill Park
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