Newsletter issue regarding Lower Manhattan waterfront, 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

WATERFRONT ARTS AND CULTURE FROM RIVER TO RIVER Hin facts; If Lower Manhattan's waterfront doesn't make you think of the performing arts, it should. • The Hudson River changes direction every From May though September, the East and Hudson Rivers will provide a breathtaking HOlJttS,^ A RESULT OFtlO^SCURRENTS. backdrop to thousands of artists performing in events scheduled for the second annual A RISING TIDE, WHICH FLOWS NORTH TOWARD Downtown NYC River to River Festival. Troy, ALTEfe'NATES WITH A FALUNG TIDE, WHICH Sponsored by American Express in partnership with the Rjovys SOUTH TOWARD THE SEA, Alliance for Downtown New York and other organizations, I, River to River is the largest free arts festival in the City’s • Eight different horseboat ferry routes history. The festival’s first year drew 1.2 million people to /« opeivjed from docks in Lower Manhattan events along the water, and organizers expect similar gh, fjOURING the early 1800S, SUCCESSFULLY success this summer. COMPeri.NG WITH steamboats to carry ' /' passengers to Brooklyn and New Jersey. “Last year was about welcoming the world back . Il- 0 downtown" said Alliance marketing vice president The houses walked in circles on the deck ■ Valerie Lewis. For many, the festival provided much- ' AROUND STATIONARY POSTS,"’GENERAT1NG POWER TO needed healing after the events of 9/11, she said. DRIVF PRO^tSlbN devices BENEATH THE SHIPS. “This year it’s more about bringing the community together and bringing new people into our community' • Long BEFORE the hot oog became a sidewalk • ' STAPLE,jLowER MAfiHATTAN’SWATERFRONT VVAS Hoping to draw people from all over the tri-state area, J- ft... DOTTED WfTH WSTER CARTS. festival organizers have scheduled close to 500 events this year -- most of them free - ranging from performances by international dance troupes and J ♦ The Hudsonis THE only true river in New Grammy-winning songwriters to basketball competitions featuring NBA stars. Beginning May F ;T YORk/YhE^RLEM and :BaST'f^RS ARE,. , 27, headliners will include singer Ryan Adams, poet/singer Patti Smith, bilingual New York *1;/ actually CHANNELS THAT PI ISH AND PULL WATER septet si*se and the Twyla Tharp Dance Company. TO ANO FKpM LqNG ISLAND SOUND AND THE Festival events are held at downtown venues like the South Street Seaport, Castle Clinton and ^^ud.sGnRiv^r. the World Financial Center (WFC). “People seem to forget that Lower Manhattan is surrounded by water," said WFC program associate Miguel Lopez. “The River to River Festival provides • The SHpPf-NOSP'STURGEON, -^FLSH THAT HAS BEEN around SINCE BEFORi- TAgDlN^SAURS, the perfect opportunity to remind them how wonderful the waterfront is." CAN BE FOUN()1trfHC HUDSON RiVERAT THE " For a full listing of events, visit www.rivertorivernyc.org. L ^^OUTHERN TIP OF.LOWER MaNHAI IAN. ‘

' • Canal Street «u4s over what was once a ON THE WATERFRONT For those of you who think Lower Manhattan's waterfront activities consist only of a commute 90-ACRE marsh that in HFAVY RAINS BECAME SO to Staten Island or feeding seagulls at Battery Park, it's time to take notice of the dozens of FLOODED THAT MaNHATIAN WAS DIVIDED IN TWO * activities in, on or near downtown waters. 4 ANU BOATS WERE NEFDEOn! CROSi 1n THE EA^ ♦ Kayaking; The New York City Downtown Boathouse, at Pier 26 in Tribeca, offers introductory ® 1 eoos^ THE FLOODED AREA WA.S DRAINED TO MAKE and advanced kayaking classes from May 15 through October 15. The Boathouse also offers A^ANAt,|.EA6lNq,Tp THE STREET'S EVENTUAL NAME., ., “kayak polo" and youth sailing programs. All programs are free, although the organization asks for a $50 annual donation to maintain facilities and equipment. Visit www.downtownboathouse.org • PEAUlSiUEET WAS Lov^r Mauhaftau/' OUFUNA^ for more information. ’ EASTERN SHORELINE, WHICH V,'AS EXTENDED TO WHERE fr IS JOmX^ITH THE cS^ICN OF , yuBLfi,. ’ Fishing; Who says fishing is reserved for rural anglers? The * Hudson River Park Trust demonstrates otherwise with a special /.'^R Orivf IN « earlYX 960s; The original summer catch-and-release fishing program from Pier 26 in WESTERN SHORu LAY ABOUT WH.L^’GREENWICH Tribeca. Along with an introduction to Hudson River ecology 5''.' t’^TREET IS WAS '^TEN0^W3978 TO water quality, you'll learn about different fish species. The Create Battery Park City out of landfill more at EXCAVATED DURING GOtl^UgriON OF THE www.hudsonriverpark.org. 4 ' orioin^l Worid Trade Center. • Rowing: Have you ever dreamt of rowing across the Hudson River in a wooden boat? Join Floating the Apple, a nonprofit group of area residents dedicated to restoring small-craft access to public waterways. The group operates from Pier 40 (at West and Houston Streets),

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