Bay Ridge Eco Dock opens for 2nd season on Saturday
The Bay Ridge Community Eco Dock will open for a second season of waterfront activities on June 28 and local officials are pulling out all the stops to mark the reopening, including free tours of an historic schooner and lessons on how to cultivate oysters.
The opening ceremony, hosted by Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst), the New York City Parks Department and the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, will take place on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
The eco dock, which opened last fall, is a flexible, floating dock attached to the 69th Street pier. The eco dock contains two levels; one for ships to dock and another that serves as a launch pad for kayaks.
The recently restored fishing schooner Lettie G. Howard, a designated National Historic Landmark and the flagship of the Port of New York and New Jersey, will inaugurate a new season of maritime programming at the Eco Dock.