Comments on: Things to Do in LIC: Kayaking on the East River with LIC Boathouse

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:37:25 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:23:34 +0000

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?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:27:56 +0000

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?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:28:20 +0000

#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.

By: Heffron

Heffron — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:21:42 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:12:00 +0000

#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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:14:02 +0000

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?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:36:43 +0000

We should just rename it Superfund Creek.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:01:59 +0000

They are seeking the superfund to clean up Newtown Creek - NOT the East River.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:31:36 +0000

Oh my God….Are we still talking about Blend???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:21:57 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:49:40 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:06:02 +0000

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

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:04:21 +0000

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

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:01:58 +0000

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.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:34:23 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:57:40 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:57:03 +0000

It was named after Henry Anable. See site below.

http://www.astorialic.org/topics/names_p.php

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:45:48 +0000

How easy is it for inexperienced kids to tip over in the kayaks?

P.S. Is it Anabel or Anable Basin?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:21:09 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:48:23 +0000

Also, there’s some rooftop ice skating rink coming. (zzzz?)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:22:28 +0000

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