Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014

217 Water Street, Suite 300, , NY 10038 212-935-9831 waterfrontalliance.org CONTENTS

The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance works to protect, transform, and revitalize our harbor and waterfront.

A Message from the Chairman and the President MWA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Legions take to the streets of Our programs and events have a vast audi- • Open Waters Initiative to deliver a clarion call that our planet is ence. Harbor Camp has opened the eyes Community Eco Docks and DockNYC 4 changing at an alarming pace. Those of of more than 12,000 young people to the Transit Program 6 us who live, work, and play where the majesty and opportunity of the waterways. water meets the land see these changes of Water Day festivities expand each • Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines 8 clearly, and are faced with the challenge summer, reaching more than 25,000 annu- of making our coastal city a place that ally, and the Waterfront Conference contin- can better manage the risk of the rising ues to grow in influence and attendance. • City of Water Day 10 tide and at the same time allow people to use and enjoy our magnificent harbor. Each of these efforts is incremental, but • Harbor Camp 12 collectively they are a revolution. And a We at the Metropolitan Waterfront revolution is what we need; indeed, we • Waterfront Conference 14 Alliance are committed to meeting this demand it! There is no quick, single solu- dual task of resilience and engagement tion to the complicated challenge of living with innovative programs. The newly in a coastal city. An inspirational march is 2014 HEROES OF THE HARBOR 16 released Waterfront Edge Design one step in a much larger journey. The Guidelines (WEDG) will provide clear marathon that MWA has undertaken is direction for the stakeholders who control harbor-wide in scope and generational in FINANCIAL SUMMARY 18 our waterfront to create resilient, ecologi- span. It is audacious. If we succeed–and cally beneficial, and accessible shore- we will succeed–we will change the way CONTRIBUTORS 20 lines, whether a park, marina, industrial our region looks and functions in the face facility, or residential development. of the rising sea. We will do it waterfront plan by waterfront plan, dock by dock, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 23 With smart, effective ferry and dock advo- ferry route by ferry route, and, most cacy, our Open Waters Initiative contin- important, child by child. Photo credits: Cover: A. Simko. Page 2: A. Simko. Page 3, A. Simko, R. Simko. Page 5: Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, ues to create access for neighborhoods Jennifer Colon, Teri Brennan. Page 6: Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. Page 9: Etienne Frossard. Page 10: R. Simko. Page 11: Bernard Ente, Ian Douglas, A. Simko. Page 12: Noelle Thurlow. Page 13: A. Simko. Page 15: Evan Simko-Bednarski. too long separated from the water. From Christopher O. Ward Page 16: R. Simko. Page 17: Courtesy Sims Metal Management, Jhoneen Preece-Doswell. the South Bronx to Sunset Park, commu- Chairman of the Board of Trustees nities are now asking for the environmen- tal, economic, and transportation bene- Roland Lewis Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance fits that waterborne transit will bring. President and Chief Executive Officer 217 Water Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10038 212-935-9831 waterfrontalliance.org MWA PROGRAMS

Open Waters Initiative COMMUNITY ECO DOCKS Despite hundreds of miles of coastline, New York and New Jersey remain largely unwelcoming to many types of vessels, offering too few opportunities for communities to enjoy and use the waterways for recreation and education. This can and will be fixed.

Community Eco Docks are tools for environmental science and biology classes changing that equation, by opening up for aquatic habitat research, water quality the region’s waterfront to historic ships, testing, and tidal monitoring. kayaks, canoes, and other boats, and serving as outdoor classrooms for hands- This year, MWA also worked with NY State on environmental science lessons. Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and Alliance Partners Long In October 2013, MWA worked with NYC Island City Community Boathouse and Parks to open the first full-scale HarborLAB, to open the docks in Gantry Community Eco Dock in Bay Ridge, Plaza State Park in City, , a neighborhood long cut off from , for free on-water programming. the waterways despite its broad expanse of waterfront. Since then, through the gen- DOCKNYC erous support of Council DockNYC, a partnership between the NYC Member Vincent Gentile, MWA has organ- Economic Development Corporation, ized free public programming, including Billybey Marina Services, and MWA, is a visits by Sloop Clearwater, project to improve public access to the Pioneer and Lettie G. Howard from the waterways by activating six berthing sites Museum, historic across the city. Vessels invited to call at fireboat John J. Harvey, tug Pegasus, these sites include charters and dinner schooner A.J. Meerwald, yacht Ventura, cruises, ferry service, and historic and cul- and American Princess. tural ships. MWA has held public meet- ings to connect the maritime community MWA is also working with Alliance with the neighborhoods served by the ABOVE: Lettie G. Howard kicks off the 2014 season at the Bay Ridge Eco Dock. LEFT: Brooklyn youths Partners, faculty at area schools, and edu- program, bringing together diverse groups get instructions from Clearwater’s crew to safely guide her back to Bay Ridge. RIGHT: Wade Moody of cators to program the Eco Dock for use by of stakeholders to share their ideas. John Dewey High School teaches a group of students at the Eco Dock about oysters. 4 5 MWA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS PROGRAMS Open Waters Initiative Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014

FERRY TRANSIT PROGRAM MWA is the leading voice for an affordable, extensive, and ABOVE: MWA President Roland frequent region-wide commuter ferry system that is fully Lewis addresses a rally at City Hall to save the Rockaway integrated into the public transportation network. Ferry.

RIGHT: MWA’s proposed Waterborne transit plays an increasingly inform the city's water mass transit policy. changes to improve connec- important role in moving commuters and MWA has also conducted research to tions to the Ferry in sightseers throughout New York and New identify potential policy reforms to Long Island City. Jersey, providing a critical backstop for improve connections between and public transportation during systemwide upland destinations and services, issuing BELOW: Commuters boarding a ferry at Pier 11 in lower outages. One standout success story is a policy paper that proposes 15 actionable Manhattan. the city’s East River Ferry service, which, steps. Ship to Shore: Integrating after three years of exceeding ridership Ferries with Upland projections, was extended through 2019. Communities includes the following However, the regional ferry system recommendations: remains a hodge-podge of private and public operators, and our “blue high- • Extend bus routes to ferry landings ways” are still largely underused. MWA • Add ferry stops and routes to public addresses these issues through commu- transit maps nity organizing and policy advocacy to • Add MTA neighborhood maps and NYC- government leaders. DOT wayfinding signs at ferry terminals • Integrate MTA and ferry fares MWA has established Ferry Advisory • Allow MetroCards for ferry payment and Committees, local groups committed to free or discounted transfers between fer- ensuring that ferry service is responsive to ries and NYC Transit community needs, in and in • Install MetroCard machines at ferry landings Brooklyn. The Bronx Ferry Alliance, dedi- • Synchronize ferry, bus, and rail schedules cated to bringing commuter ferry service • Improve bicycle and pedestrian access to the southeast Bronx, has held five pub- to ferry landings via bike route exten- lic meetings, sparking a grassroots move- sions, traffic calming, and streetscape ment and gathering valuable feedback to improvements 6 7 MWA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 PROGRAMS Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines

“Brooklyn ’s innovative design [below] has created an activated waterfront while also providing features for resiliency and ecological benefit, strategies very much aligned with the core Waterfront Edge Design values of MWA’s WEDG program,” said Regina Myer, President of Park Corp. Guidelines (WEDG) LEED® for the waterfront: Design for access, resiliency, and ecology at the water’s edge

The waterfront is a place where improved tivized ratings system similar to the U.S. quality of life, access to the water, and Green Building Council’s LEED® program. even protection from the water is only WEDG will include guidelines for three made possible through innovative, types of development: residential/com- interdisciplinary waterfront design. In an mercial, industrial/maritime, and parks/ effort to catalyze longterm, sustainable, open space. The guidelines are organized and effective waterfront transformation, according to the following categories: MWA is developing the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program to • Site Selection and Planning influence urban waterfront development • Public Access and Interaction in New York City and the surrounding • Edge Resiliency region and beyond. • Ecology and Habitat • Materials and Resources MWA assembled a multi-disciplinary task • Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring force of regulators, consultants, civic • Innovation organizations, and Alliance Partners to help guide and implement WEDG. With MWA will begin Version 2.0 of WEDG support of all major regulators and input immediately following the release of from the task force, WEDG will be a tool Version 1.0, and outreach will continue. for real waterfront change, used by deci- Version 1.0 describes the “what” of “At the water's edge, we have taken an impermeable landscape and made it porous,” Ms. Myer sion makers for resilient, equitable, and waterfront edge design: best practices continued, “creating areas where visitors can actually get down to the water. We are also continuing to pilot various projects such as tidal pools and pile encapsulation with the dual goals of providing ecologically beneficial waterfronts. and the full toolkit of potential water- long-term maintenance and habitat enhancement along our shoreline. It is this thinking that WEDG is front edge treatments; Version 2.0 will tapping into, and we are excited to follow the WEDG program’s progress.” Program progress has been significant, describe the “how”: in-depth informa- and MWA will release the WEDG pilot, tion regarding how to best implement Version 1.0, in fall 2014, including an incen- the toolkit, and resources for doing so. 8 9 MWA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 PROGRAMS City of Water Day

City of Water Day City of Water Day is the region’s biggest harbor festival, turning on multitudes of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans to the potential of their waterfront.

On July 12, 2014, tens of thousands of A major highlight of the day was the sec- people attended City of Water Day festiv- ond annual City of Water Day Cardboard ities on , at Maxwell Kayak Race, which was generously spon- Place Park in Hoboken, NJ, and at 35 City sored this year by Con Edison. Twenty of Water Day In Your Neighborhood sites intrepid teams gathered at Kayak Hill on – by far the most satellite locations of Governors Island and simultaneously the festival and participation by Alliance received identical amounts of cardboard ABOVE: Kayaks on Governors Island. RIGHT TOP: A girl sees a starfish for the first time. RIGHT BOTTOM: Partners in its seven-year history. This and tape. Two hours later, they were MWA’s Roland Lewis (arms raised) cuts the ribbon to open City of Water Day with help from many VIPs. year, the festival was presented by the climbing into their handmade paper Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. vessels, paddles in hand, ready to race each other. As the crowd roared and City of Water Day is a celebration of the cheered, defending champion Stevens waterways and waterfronts of the New Institute of Technology won for the sec- York/New Jersey metropolitan region. ond year, with North Brooklyn Boat Club People ventured onto docks, piers, and coming in second, and the U.S. Coast beaches for boat tours on historic and Guard a close third. educational vessels, ferry rides, kayak- ing, and fishing – all free. Alliance City of Water Day Partners set up information booths at media coverage was City of Water Day sites all over the exceptional, with region, offering maritime fun, science feature stories and exhibits, craft activities, games, give- calendar listings in aways, and information about their pro- at least a dozen grams. More than 450 volunteers major newspapers and magazines, six ensured the day went smoothly. Live television stations, two radio stations, music, great food, and a special chil- and countless newsletters, websites, dren’s section sponsored by Disney blogs, and eblasts. A slight mishap in heat #2 of the MWA’s second annual Cardboard Kayak Race is swiftly taken care of, and then added to the fun. they’re off! A huge crowd pleaser, the competition highlights MWA’s efforts to draw people to the water. 10 11 MWA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 PROGRAMS Harbor Camp

Harbor Camp Harbor Camp gives children the opportunity to discover the majesty and opportunity of the harbor that surrounds them.

2014 marked a decade of Harbor Camp, captivated by river creatures, or helping a flourishing program organized by the to raise a tall ship’s sails, or paddling a ABOVE LEFT: Harbor Campers check out the engine room of the steam-powered lighthouse tender Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance that kayak for the first time are replayed with Lilac, moored at Pier 25 on the Hudson River. ABOVE RIGHT: Harbor Camp kids enjoy a sail on the tall ship Clipper City. has treated more than 12,000 children heartwarming regularity. to fun, educational, and eye-opening waterfront activities. Harbor Camp Every summer since its founding, Harbor provides children with environmental, Camp has expanded both in partnerships historical, and maritime education– with organizations that provide water- along with a healthy dose of fun–and related educational trips, and in the cultivates stewardship in its participants. number of children served. In 2014, 18 youth organizations–the most ever– MWA acts as a liaison between providers took their Harbor Campers on trips and participating camp programs. MWA around the waterways of New York and provides camps with a budget, allowing New Jersey, all paid for by MWA, in turn them to choose their waterfront experi- funded generously by Alcoa and private ences. Scenes of once-tentative city kids donors.

LEFT: Harbor Campers try paddleboarding at Hoboken Cove. ABOVE: Children from the South Bronx get safety instructions before they step into kayaks (see cover photo) at . 12 13 MWA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 PROGRAMS Waterfront Conference

LEFT: At the 2014 Waterfront Waterfront Conference Conference, Dr. Julie Pullan, MWA board member, looks on as MWA’s Waterfront Conference is the region’s largest and most fellow board member Helena Durst honors Heroes of the important annual gathering of waterfront experts, scientists, Harbor from the Fund for a Better civic leaders, government officials, and activists. Waterfront for their Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront.

BELOW: Hundreds of waterfront MWA’s annual Waterfront Conference sight and actions in response to advocates, government officials, gathers leading waterfront advocates, Superstorm Sandy. scientists, engineers, environ- elected officials, environmentalists, com- mentalists, journalists, and com- munity and business leaders, scientists, MWA’s 2014 Waterfront Conference munity activists boarded the and policymakers to share ideas and explored progress on the waterfront with Hornblower Infinity on April 24, develop strategies for improving the a special focus on grassroots, communi- 2014, to explore progress on the waterfront. The conference is a unique ty-based waterfront plans, and an early regional waterfront. way to achieve multiple goals – bringing look at the de Blasio administration’s together MWA’s constituency, generating approach to waterfront policy. policy ideas, and building momentum for new waterfront thinking. The conference Five community-led waterfront plans takes place, of course, on a boat. were honored at the 2014 conference, plans that have transformed the metro- Each year, the Waterfront Conference politan region and in doing so have revolves around plenary sessions and taught us important lessons about panels of experts discussing of-the- collaboration, equity and resilience: moment waterfront topics, from resilien- cy to expanded ferry service. • Fund for a Better Waterfront’s Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront The 2013 Waterfront Conference attracted • Green Shores NYC’s Waterfront Vision more than 600 participants, including six Plan NYC mayoral candidates and 40+ journal- • River Working Group’s Our River ists from the realms of print, radio, TV, Our Future and Internet, all eager to address the • Ironbound Community Corporation’s need to protect and improve hundreds of Newark Waterfront Park Plan miles of waterfront in the wake of • Rockaway Waterfront Alliance’s Superstorm Sandy. Seven groups and Greater Rockaway: 2020 Waterfront individuals were honored for their fore- Vision 14 HEROES OF THE HARBOR Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 HEROES OF THE HARBOR

Heroes of the Harbor On October 6, 2014, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance is honoring Heroes of the Harbor for the vital contributions they have made to the health and vitality of our regional waterfront.

THE NY/NJ FERRY INDUSTRY ingly important piece of the public transit Ferry service is fast, efficient, environ- network. We salute: mentally friendly, and scenic. Playing an • Billybey Ferry Company integral role in our urban transit network, • New York Waterway ferries skirt everyday road congestion • New York Sims Metal Management's state-of-the-art recycling plant on the Sunset Park waterfront opened in and provide critical transportation during • NYC Dept. of Transportation December 2013 and was recently awarded a “WEDG-certified” designation. emergencies. It’s no wonder that ferry ( Ferry) service is expanding in the New York/ • Seastreak The facility is not only reactivating the CAPT. JOHN DOSWELL New Jersey region. What’s more, ferries • Statue Cruises local Brooklyn shoreline, but heralding a Currently the executive can fill public transit gaps in under- sustainable era for the city’s industrial director of the Working served waterfront neighborhoods at a SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT waterfront. Most material is transported Harbor Committee, fraction of the capital cost and time of In December 2013, Sims Metal to and from the facility by barge. Captain John Doswell is subway construction. This year, MWA is Management, an international recycling Sustainability practices include gravel the founding chair of proud to honor the region’s leading ferry company, opened a state-of-the-art recy- areas and a retention pond to absorb the Friends of Hudson companies as they become an increas- cling plant at the Sunset Park waterfront. stormwater, and one of the city’s largest River Park, serves on the boards of the solar panel arrays. Later this year, a wind North River Historic Ship Society and turbine will begin to turn. Mussels have Save Our Ships NY, and was a founding colonized on rope hanging from the dock. board member of the Governors Island And three new reefs, built from material Alliance. As a member of the Maritime dredged from the , provide Infrastructure and Permitting Panel, wave attenuation and restore marine and Captain Doswell contributed to Vision bird habitat lost when the area was 2020, NYC’s 10-year comprehensive dredged during construction. In recogni- waterfront plan. Part owner of the retired tion of this progressive reactivation of NYC fireboat John J. Harvey, he has the industrial waterfront, the WEDG organized numerous maritime events, program’s Waterfront Building Council including boat parades and activities for has awarded the Sims Metal OpSail, MWA’s City of Water Day, Hudson Management facility the first-ever River Park Day, and the 500-boat Flotilla “WEDG-certified” designation. to Reclaim Governors Island. 16 17 FINANCIAL SUMMARY Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

The Bottom Line

MWA’s Board of Trustees and staff extend our deepest appreciation to our many contributors for their generosity in 2013 and 2014. We cannot do what we DONATE TO MWA do without you, and our contributors We are island people living in a coastal expanded their support that is essential city – invest in your harbor today! You to our campaigns to create a diverse and have the power to contribute to the vibrant waterfront. vibrancy and resiliency of the New York – New Jersey harbor and waterways. With MWA’s financial support comes from your support, MWA will continue to carry community and family foundations, busi- out our targeted campaigns to increase ness and corporate grants, governmental public access to the harbor and water- entities, and numerous engaged and car- ways, expand ferry service, improve ing individuals from around the region. waterfront edge designs, bring on- and We would particularly like to highlight at-the-water programming and education the generous and continuing support of to the public, and advance progressive Elizabeth H. Atwood, the Rockefeller waterfront policies. Together, we can Brothers Fund, the Robert Sterling Clark realize the full potential of the incredible Foundation, Surdna Foundation, the New resource that is our harbor and water- York Community Trust, and the Bernard F. ways, for today and for future genera- and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. tions.

The following page presents our 2013 MWA is a tax-exempt organization under financial results, as verified by our inde- Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal pendent auditor. In 2013, MWA had rev- Revenue Code. Contributions are tax enue of almost $1.3 million, and expens- deductible to the fullest extent of the es were approximately $1.1 million. Of law. every dollar of expense, approximately 83 cents was spent directly on MWA’s Please contact us for information on programs. The remainder covered gener- making gifts to MWA, for a copy of our al and administrative costs (6 cents) and audited financial statement or Form 990, fundraising (11 cents). or for other inquiries. 18 19 CONTRIBUTORS Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Annual Report 2013-2014 CONTRIBUTORS

MWA thanks our contributors for their support. Rob Buchanan FOUNDATIONS New York State Department Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Robbie Orlando of State Chelsea Waterside Park Robert Adamski Altman Foundation New York State Senate Association INDIVIDUALS Robert Gevert Bernard F. & Alva B. Gimbel NJ Department of Citizens for a Credible Abigail Trenk David Herschfeld Jeffrey Hwang Margaret Dessau Robert Harvey Foundation Environmental Protection Memorial Selection Process Adam Davidson David Sheldon Jeffrey Sandgrund Margaret Flanagan Robert Hughes Hudson River Foundation NYS Department of City Parks Foundation Addie Armstrong David Vosseller Jennifer Costley Maria Pagano Robert Olivari Hudson River Improvement Fund Environmental Conservation Civic Ecology Lab, Cornell Adrian Benepe Deborah Mintz Jennifer Dobbs Mario Burger Robin and Frank Randazzo Jack & Belle Alpern Foundation NYS Department of Health University Cooperative Al Landzberg Denise Sutherland Jenny Kane Marjorie Hart Rodrigo Campollo Jeffrey Gracer/Ellen Archer Fund NYS Department of Parks, Extension Alan Bain Don Riepe Jeremiah Cox Mark O'Luck Rolando Acosta John H. Watts Charitable Fund Recreation & Historic Clean Ocean Action Albert Butzel Donald Dillon Joan Barnes Marsha Heiman Ronald Shiffman Lily Auchincloss Foundation Preservation Columbia University Alice Cheng Donald Stitzenberg Joan Davidson Martin Dunn Ronda Small Mathis-Pfohl Foundation Office of NYC Council Cornell Univeristy, College of Alice La Brie Dorothy Nash Jocelyne Chait Mary Brendle Rosalyn Richter New York Community Trust Member Ben Kallos Architecture, Art, and Amelia Amon Douglas Friend Joel Bergstein Mary Zimmerman Ross Graham Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Office of NYC Council Planning Amelia Salzman Douglas Schlos John Bradley Maryam Hariri Rutherford Platt Foundation Member Corey Johnson Cornell University Amira Joelson Edith Kean John Carter Matthew Haiken Samantha Feldman Prospect Hill Foundation Office of NYC Council Cooperative Extension Andrew McGovern Edwin Ortiz John Drucker Matthew Winchell Sandeep Mehrotra Richard & Mildred T. Member Daniel Garodnick Disabled in Action Andrew Rella Elaine Goldman John Hunter Meir Lauser Santiago Alfageme Rhodebeck Fund Office of NYC Council Downtown Alliance Anita Glesta Elaine Sloan John J. Kerr Jr. Michael Capasso Sarah Bacon Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Member Margaret Chin Downtown Boathouse Ann Marie Cunningham Eleanor Saunders John McCarthy Michael Harrison Sarah Curtis Rockefeller Brothers Fund Office of NYC Council Earth Society Foundation Annaliesa Harris Elizabeth Atwood John Quadrozzi Michael Stubbs Scott Edward Scherman Foundation Member Mary Ellen Smith East Coast Greenway Alliance Anne Van Ingen Elizabeth Gilmore John Shanahan Michiel Schuit Scott Holcombe Schwab Charitable Fund Office of NYC Council East River C.R.E.W. Anthony D'Auria Elizabeth Singer John Watts Mike Callery Selma Erey Sulzberger Foundation/Marian S. Member Peter Koo Embankment Preservation Anthony Russell Ella Ver John Wright Mike McHugh Sharon Henry Heiskell Giving Fund Office of NYC Council Coalition Anthony Walmsley Ellen Kastel Joseph Daniels Milt Kass Sheila Kaplan Surdna Foundation Member Stephen Levin Environmental Advocates of Arthur Imperatore Eloise Hirsh Joseph Ferrara Mira Yung Shelley Seccombe The Overbrook Foundation Office of NYC Council New York Barbara Pace Eric Rothstein Judith Collins Murray Fisher Stephen Murphy Vanguard Charitable Member Vincent Gentile Ferry Point Civic Barbara Sulkowski Eric Van Dormolen Julia Root Nancy Bowe Steve Simicich Endowment Program Office of NJ General Assembly Association/Ferry Point Barbara Tillman Erin McAuliff Julie Pullen Nancy Bruning Steven Bluestone Member L. Grace Spencer West Coalition Barbara Wilks Faith Baum and Sue Becker Kaitlin Peterson Nancy Nowacek Steven Weinstein GOVERNMENT Office of the Bronx Borough Floating the Apple Beatrice Ingham Felice Shea Kate Sinding Nelson Ferreira Stewart Sutherland President Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Bernard McNeilly Fran Dunwell Katharine Boicourt Nicholas Recchia Susan Martin Brooklyn Community Board 10 Office of U.S. Representative Institute Blayne Ross Francine Giarrizzo Katherine Burke Niels Johnsen Susanna Aaron and Gary City of Hoboken José E. Serrano Alliance Bonnie Harken Frano Violich Katherine Franke Paige Sutherland Ginsberg Consulate General of the Office of U.S. Representative Friends of Brad Taylor Fred Hochberg Kathy Robb Pamala Boyce Simms Suzanne Webster Kingdom of the Netherlands Nydia Velazquez Friends of Morningside Park Brendan Sexton Fred Sham Katie Ellman Patricia Guida Tanya McCabe Federal Emergency Port Authority of New York Fund for a Better Waterfront Brian Hughes Frida Ferdinand Ken Jockers Patrick Hewes Tarry Hum Management Agency & New Jersey Goddard Riverside Bruce Rosenkrantz G. Justin Zizes Kent Barwick Patrick McLee Thomas Blum Jersey City Division of City U.S. Environmental Community Center Carleen Lyden-Kluss Gene Ritter Kerri Culhane Patrick McShane Thomas Gagliano Planning Protection Agency Gowanus Canal Conservancy Carol Canter Geoffrey Thompson Kevin Grose Paul Balser Thomas McMahon Jersey City Economic U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 12-01 Foundation Carol Cunningham-Huott George Davenel Kevin McKeon Paul Beirne Thomas Pace Development Corporation Greater Huntington Council Carolina Salguero Gerald Gast Kevin Rogers Paul Elston Thomas Paino National Oceanic and NONPROFITS of Yacht and Boating Clubs Caroline Massa Gina Pollara Kimberly O'Casey Paul Johnson Thomas Spath Atmospheric Administration Green Shores Carter Craft Ha Pham Kristin Stevens Paul Monte Thomas Tisch National Park Service American Council of Greenpoint Monitor Museum Catherine Drew Helen Lochhead Kristine Fitzpatrick Peddrick Weis Timothy Driscoll National Parks Conservation Engineering Companies Hackensack Riverkeeper Charina Foundation Helena Durst L. Michael Krieger Pete Kaye Tom Berton Association of New York HarborLAB Charlotte Fahn Henk De Jong Laurel Watts Peter Brooke Tom Fox NYC Department of Education American Littoral Society, Harlem River Park Chris Berg Henry Wan Lauren Alleman Peter Reich Tom Murphy NYC Department of New York Chapter Harlem Valley Heights Chris Guerra Hope Wright Laurie Beckelman Peter Solomon Travis Noyes Environmental Protection American Planning Community Development Chris Hamby Ian Riley Laurie Schoeman Philip Yee Tuula Pasola-Alberino NYC Department of Parks Association, National Corporation Chris Longo Ingrid Scheib Rothbart Lawton Thomas Rachael Mcken Valerie Riley and Recreation Capital Area Chapter Hart Island Project Christopher Mule Jack Lusk Lee Gruzen Raffi Asatoorian Victoria Nelson NYC Department of Transportation Appalachian Mountain Club Henry Hudson 400 Christopher Schaut Jak Benardete Les Bluestone Ralph Lawrence Walter Bramkamp NYC Economic Development Alliance Hoboken Historical Museum Christopher Scott Jake Beinecke Leslie Gruss Ray Donnelly Walter Godlewski Corporation Battery Park City Parks Hong Kong Dragon Boat Christopher Vanterpool James Barker Linda Cox Ray Fusco Walter Hunt NYC Fire Department Conservancy Festival in New York Cynthia Hallenbeck James Cleary Linda Eskenas Regina McCarthy Walter Nestler NYC Office of Emergency Bayshore Discovery Project Hudson River Community Cynthia King Vance James Cummins Lisa Kersavage Richard Corson Walter South Management Bronx Children's Museum Sailing Daniel McSweeney James Solomon Lisa Maller Richard Melnick William Balash New York Metropolitan Bronx Coalition for Parks and Hudson River Park Trust Daniel Mundy Sr James Warwick Lou Pastina Richard Metzner William Belinski Transportation Council Green Spaces Hudson River Water Trail Daniella Romano Jamie Feinstein Lynn Little Richard Mooney William Hibsher New York Rising Community Bronx Community Development Association Dave Hafner Jane Simoni Cooke Madelyn Wils Richard Raab, Esq. William McKelvey Reconstruction Program Bronx River Alliance Interstate Hiking Club David Cunningham Janet Levoff Malcolm McLaren Richard Scarano William Sneddon New York Sea Grant Brooklyn Arts Council Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum David Glanstein Janet Offensend Marc Jahr Richard Siller Yvonne Morrow New York State Assembly Brooklyn Bridge Park Jersey Paddler David Grill Jay Valgora Margaret Ayers Rio Clemente Zoe Walmsley Conservancy LaGuardia Community College 20 21 CONTRIBUTORS MWA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Long Island City Community The Trust for Public Land Global Container Terminals Parsons Brinckerhoff Boathouse Village Community GMD Shipyard Partnership for Sustainable Manhattan Chamber of Boathouse Gowanus Industrial Park Ports Commerce Waterfront Museum and Grainger Phoenix Beverages Manhattan Community Showboat Barge Great American Lines Pier 66 Maritime Boathouse WE ACT for Environmental Great Ecology Planet Habitat Monmouth University Justice Greenberg Traurig PLC Urban Planning & Policy OFFICERS Moving On Center/Global Wildlife Conservation Society Gruzen Sampton Ra Partners Water Dances Working Harbor Committee HAKS Engineers and Land Red Hook Container Terminal Chris Ward - Chairman of the Board Municipal Art Society Yonkers Paddling and Surveyors REI National Lighthouse Museum Rowing Club Happold Consulting Reichgott Engineering Executive Vice President, Dragados USA National Museum of the Hazen and Sawyer The River Café American Indian CORPORATE HDR Rogers Marvel Architects Kent L. Barwick - Vice-Chair Natural Resources Defense Health Research Incorporated Roux Associates Council AECOM Higgins & Quasebarth RSA Protective Technologies Civic Activist New England Interstate Water AKRF Housing & Urban Saker Aviation Pollution Control Commission Alcoa Foundation Development Corporation Scarano Boat Building Colonel (Ret.) John R. Boulé, II, P.E. - Vice-Chair New York Aquarium Alex Garvin and Associates Hudson Companies Schiavone Construction Co. New York Botanical Garden Apple Seed Hughes Marine Firms Score New York Senior Vice President, Dewberry New York Cares Aquafence USA Hugo Neu Corporation Seastreak New York Harbor School Arcadis-US Hunton & Williams SF Marina Systems USA Jennifer Costley - Treasurer New York Restoration Project Arquitectonica International I Boat NY Harbor Silverstein Properties New Yorkers for Parks ARUP Industry City Associates Sims Metal Management Principal, Ashokan Advisors New York-New Jersey Harbor Ashokan Advisors ING Capital Skanska USA Estuary Program bdp1 Consulting Jacobs Sotheby's International Realty Kathy Robb - Secretary; Chair, Governance Committe North Brooklyn Boat Club Ben & Jerry's Guardian Southwest Brooklyn Industrial North River Sail & Power Billybey Ferry Company James Lima Planning + Development Corporation Partner, Hunton & Williams Squadron Biohabitats Development Sovereign Bank North Shore Waterfront Birdsall Services Group Journal of Urban Technology Stantec Consulting Paige C. Sutherland - Assistant Treasurer; Chair, Development Committee Greenway BNY Mellon JT Cleary Starr Whitehouse Landscape Partnerships for Parks Bovis Lend Lease Kass Uehling Architects & Planners Consultant Passaic River Boat Club Brooklyn Navy Yard Kiss & Cathcart Statue Cruises PortSide New York Development Corporation L & M Development Partners Studio V Architecture Pratt Center for Community C.R. Cushing & Company Langan STV Group and Environmental Capalino + Company Liberty Historic Railway of NJ Sustainable Yards and BOARD Development Caterpillar Lincoln Equities Group DecoWorks Preservation League of New CCM News Loews Tencate John Atkins - Global Container Terminals York CH2M HILL Louis Berger The PIMCO Foundation Margaret C. Ayers - Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Ramapo College Graduate Circle Line Sightseeing M.G. McLaren Engineering Group The Shipyard Marina Admissions Cruises Manhattan by Sail TIME/To Improve Municipal Paul Balser - Ironwood Partners, LLC Randall's Island Park Alliance Con Edison Merk Construction Efficiency Laurie Beckelman - Beckelman & Capalino, LLC River Project D Solnick Design & Development Meta Brunzema Architects PC TLM Associates Riverkeeper Delaney Associates MHS Architects Tom Fox & Associates Jake Beinecke - Prospect Hill Foundation Rivers Alive at ! Dewberry Engineers Moffatt & Nichol Engineers Tonio Burgos and Associates Adrian Benepe - The Trust for Public Land Rockaway Action Committee Disney Morgan Stanley Two Trees Management Co. Rockaway Civic Association DKC Mueser Rutledge Consulting United Metro Energy Corp Helena Durst - New York Water Taxi Rockaway Waterfront Alliance dlandstudio Engineers United NY/NJ Sandy Hook Jeffrey Hwang - IRX Therapeutics Row New York Doswell Productions National Grid Pilots Rutgers University DSI of Hawaii Nautilus International U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Capt. Andrew McGovern - New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association Scenic Hudson Ecology and Environment Development Consulting Urban Engineers Rich Miller - Con Edison Sebago Canoe Club Electra Information Systems New York Container Terminal Van Alen Institute Sierra Club Empire State Future New York Cruise Lines We Design/We Build John Neu (1938 – 2013) - Hugo Neu Corporation Snug Harbor Cultural Center Entertainment Cruises New York Shipping Association Weeks Marine Michael O'Keeffe - Restaurateur Solar One Environmental Quest New York Water Taxi Weil, Gotshal & Manges South Bronx Overall Fink & Platt Architects New York Wheel LLC Wing Systems Associates Dr. Julie Pullen - Stevens Institute of Technology; Co-Chair, Policy Committee Economic Dev. Corp. FIT RxN Hoboken Studio NY Cruises WXY Architecture + Urban Peggy Shepard - West Harlem Environmental Action SS United States Conservancy Frances Levine Studio NY Waterway Design Steven L. Newman Real Gahagan & Bryant Associates NY1 News Kate Sinding - Natural Resources Defense Council; Co-Chair, Policy Committee Estate Institute Gannett Fleming E&A NYC Parks, Arsenal West John H. Watts - MWA Chair Emeritus; Sequel Energy Solutions Stevens Institute of GEI Consultants Ocean & Coastal Consultants Technology General Contractors Ocean Liner Row Steve Wilson - FilmRise SUNY Maritime College Association of NY Offshore Sailing School Swim Strong Foundation Gerard F. Dunne, Law Office Outside New York The Nature Conservancy Gilbane Building Company Park Tower Group Roland Lewis - President and CEO 22 23 These girls participated in Harbor Camp, a program of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. This photograph was taken in August 2014 aboard the steam-powered lighthouse tender Lilac docked at Pier 25. See page 12 for details.

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