Editorial: No rush for oil parked on the Hudson
... reported, the plan in question would let the barges drop anchor in a 15-acre section of the river between Alpine and Yonkers, New York, just north of the George Washington Bridge near the preserved...
View ArticleHudson River: A Battle for Anchorage Grounds Goes Viral
... Register notice, seeking public comments on a proposal suggesting new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, from Yonkers to Kingston, N.Y. Officially, this was an advance notice of proposed...
View ArticleCoast Guard Kills Plan To Park Barges Along Hudson River
... a parking lot for commercial oil ships." Earlier this year, bi-partisan Hudson Valley officials came together at the Yonkers waterfront to announce additional legislation that would stop the U.S....
View ArticleUS Coast Guard suspends Hudson River anchorages proposal
The Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay is shown off Yonkers, N.Y., as it breaks heavy ice in the Winter 1993-1994. Breaking ice helps ensure commercial fishing fleets and fuel tankers can transit icebound...
View ArticleHudson Valley Officials Celebrate Coast Guard Decision On Anchorage Berths
With the U.S. Coast Guard suspending plans to create anchor berths for barges throughout the Hudson Valley, local officials are celebrating their victory after more than a year of deliberating. The...
View ArticleTwo Rescued After Jet Ski Flips Over In Hudson River Near Hastings
... river with cold temperatures, he added. Gentile and Bottiglieri brought the two back to shore at the JFK Marina in Yonkers. Officers from the Yonkers Police Emergency Unit assisted with medical...
View ArticleYonkers Police Units Assist In Jet Skier Rescue
Multiple law enforcement agencies helped rescue a pair of jet skiers when their vessel overturned in the Hudson River on Thursday night. Members of the Hastings Police Department, Westchester County...
View ArticleOfficials, environmentalists condemn Hudson River barge proposal
There's a new effort to quash a proposal by the U.S. Coast Guard to establish dozens of anchor sites along the Hudson River. Lawmakers and Lawmakers and environmentalists gathered in Kingston Thursday...
View ArticleAstorino, Murphy Urge Public To Protest Hudson River Anchorages
... vessels such as industrial barges to drop anchor. Among the 10 spots are locations in Westchester including Yonkers, Montrose and Verplanck. "Once again, it appears that the federal government...
View ArticleLocal leaders decry plan for more Hudson River barges
Local leaders are decrying a plan by the federal government to allow more commercial barges to dock on the Hudson River. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was joined by a group of Hudson Valley politicians to...
View ArticlePublic Comment Period Extended On Hudson Valley Barge Anchorage Proposal
... 6. Earlier this year, the Coast Guard issued a proposal to establish new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River from Yonkers to Kingston in an effort to improve navigation safety along an extended...
View ArticlePublic Comment Period Extended For Hudson Valley Barge Anchorage Proposal
... 6. Earlier this year, the Coast Guard issued a proposal to establish new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River from Yonkers to Kingston in an effort to improve navigation safety along an extended...
View ArticleStewart-Cousins Opposes Barge Anchorages
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins submitted public comments to the United States Coast Guard recently declaring her staunch opposition to the their proposal to establish ten or more new barge anchorage...
View ArticleMaloney slams Coast Guard plan for barge anchoring sites along Hudson River
... of river designated a federal Superfund site and "kill" the proposal for 43 berths at locations between Kingston and Yonkers, Maloney said. He made the announcement at the waterfront in the City of...
View ArticleDozens pack Croton hearing on controversial barge plan
The plan proposed by the U.S. Coast Guard involves anchoring permanent commercial barges on the Hudson River from Yonkers to Kingston. Local leaders opposing the plan cite concerns about pollution,...
View ArticleWestchester Officials Stand Strong Against Riverfront Barge Parking
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is leading the charge of Hudson Valley officials that are against a proposal that would allow barge parking anchor points off the shore. Hudson Valley officials, marine pilots...
View ArticleCiting ‘Bombshell’ Report, Senator Refutes Coast Guard Barge Proposal
Citing a "bombshell" report released by Pace University, New York State Sen. Sue Serino has joined the cacophony of elected officials in the Hudson Valley that are protesting a proposal from the Coast...
View ArticleLocal Officials Encourage Public To Speak Out Against Barge Anchorage Plan
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is leading the charge of Hudson Valley officials that are against a proposal that would allow barge parking anchor points off the shore. DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Citing a...
View ArticleEditorial: No parking on the Hudson
... Pilots' Association, it envisions 40 berths, or parking spaces, for barges at 10 "anchorages" on the river between Yonkers and Kingston. The vessels will potentially hold millions of gallons of...
View ArticleShipping anchorage proposal draws heavy opposition
A proposal to add 10 commercial shipping anchorages on the Hudson River between Albany and Yonkers has flooded the U.S. Coast Guard with more than 10,000 public comments, a deluge that's expected to...
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