Retired educator’s dream: A science lab on Bay Ridge pier
Thomas Greene, a retired assistant principal who taught science for many years at Fort Hamilton High School, has dreamed of building a marine science lab on the Bay Ridge waterfront for a long time.
The centerpiece of his dream is Denyse Wharf, a dilapidated pier at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Bay Ridge that was built before the Revolutionary War.
Forgotten-NY.com called Denyse Wharf, “a lost treasure of the colonial past and a Revolutionary War remnant.” The wharf is not easily accessible, according to the website. The only way to enter the area is to walk or bike on the overpass of the Belt Parkway at Shore Road. The path reaches a fork in the road. Visitors are advised to bear left down the hill to the shoreline bike path and walk forward, under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Greene said it’s the perfect spot for a lab to teach kids about marine science and the wonders of the waterfront.