Things to Do in LIC: Kayaking on the East River with LIC Boathouse
Kayaking with LIC Boathouse
Have you ever noticed that LIC is on the water? Taking full advantage of our waterfront location is the LIC Boathouse, a sponsored community group that gets you out onto the East River kayaking until your heart’s content. Unless, you happen to be slightly unsavvy and ignore the instructions of your gracious guides. Anyway, don’t let that get in the way of experiencing a gem that very few NYC neighborhoods possess.
Remarkably active this summer, the LIC boathouse offers general kayaking every Sunday out of Hallets Cove from 1-5p, and special kayaking trips to Socrates Sculpture Park’s outdoor movies, around Manhattan, and other waterway accessible sights of interest. The LIC Community Boathouse is located at Anable Cove, at the end of 44thDrive inside the Jeffrey Dietch Studios’ brightly painted building.
- LIC Boathouse [website]
Anable Basin, the headquarters of LIC Boathouse, Long Island City
Also, there’s some rooftop ice skating rink coming. (zzzz?)
For once could we keep a thread on topic.
The Sunday outings at Hallets Cove are geared towards parents who might want to have their children experience the fun of having their children go kayaaking with experienced kayaakers. They go out in the protected area of the cove. Not only is it fun - but educational as well. The children wear life jackets and are accompanied by a team of two.
Also - Erik Baard, the founder of the boathouse was written up in the Sunday Daily News. In August Erik will be making a 3 day solo trip in a kayaak around Long Island to raise awareness of Alzheimers disease which claimed the life of the beloved landlady of his childhood home.
How easy is it for inexperienced kids to tip over in the kayaks?
P.S. Is it Anabel or Anable Basin?
Those guys that fell out of their kayaks were all over the evening news that night. CBS/ABC, NBC and WB11 all ran stories about this.
Those guys tipped over because they got too close to the waterfall exhibition and were tipped by the force of the waterfall.
Very difficult for a kayaak to tip at Hallets Cove - the kids are securely in the middle with a crew of two at either end. Water very calm in the cove.
You would not catch me in the east river in a million years. All you need to do is splash some of that water into an open mouth and you could be sick for weeks. Oh and the CUNY dorm business is complete nonsense. Build it already.
Anyone know status of the Plaxall project around Anable? I remember there was a good idea for a bridge across 5th Street on Wired New York.
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4702&d=1187441356
I agree with keeping this thread going about Kayaking and for LIQCity to start a new topic devoted to the CUNY dorm issue.
Thanks!
JLB
I agree, the dorm proposal could use a good airing out here. But give LIQ some time to pull the info together into one place.
Yes I would also like to hear more about the dorms.
People eat fish out of the East river. I would never do it, but I’ve talked to people who have. Maybe one day the river will be clean enough, but they are trying to get it designated as a superfund site. I’ll have to pass in the short term.
Oh my God….Are we still talking about Blend???
They are seeking the superfund to clean up Newtown Creek - NOT the East River.
We should just rename it Superfund Creek.
Hey, is it true that the general public were excluded from Saturday’s waterfall trip so that the Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association of New York could go?
#16, no, not at all. It’s a free kayaking practically every Friday. Go to their website, http://www.licboathouse.org, and check days and times for trips.
The LIC Boathouse are a great group of people. If you’ve never been kayaking before it’s probably easier than you think (I found it easier than being in a canoe for example). Glad to hear Erik got a write up in the News.
#8, people swim around manhattan. i’ve sent an email to the boathouse, they have not responded. i’m interested in storing a standup paddleboard there. want to train for a trip around the island that is called manhattan.
It’s interesting. In the last decade of so, there seems to be a growing trend for people — I suspect many of whom are from outside the city and sorely miss nature — who want to treat NYC like its some kind of extreme rural sports paradise. Where did this sudden interest in fishing, swimming, and kayaking in the filthy East River come from?
Really - Aside from Kramer on Seinfeld I never hear of anyone swimming in the East River. Good lord! Aside from the pollution, what do they do about the extreme currents and boats?
don’t knock it til you try it. especially at night. it’s such a unique island to kayak around. the river is an impressive river when you get close to it. you’re totally alone with the water, except for other boat traffic. the city melts away and is just beautiful.
Off topic, I know but we need to get the word out on this. The same group that threatened Blend have set theirs sights on the CUNY dorms. We need to make a good showing to turn them back:
http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2008/07/latest-on-cuny-dorm-at-hunters-point.html