Brooklyn boaters say prime sailing area at risk
New marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park days from opening
Brooklyn boaters are up in arms over a maritime company’s push to install a barge mooring in New York Harbor close to the site of a new marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The New York State Marine Highway Transportation Company, based in Troy, New York, wants to install a commercial mooring in the shallow Bay Ridge Flats.
The Bay Ridge Flats stretch along the Sunset Park waterfront, starting off Red Hook at the northern end.
There are several moorings already installed in the flats. Timothy O’Brien, general manager of the soon-to-open ONE15 Brooklyn Marina at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, says, however, that the area is one of the few open spaces in the harbor with relatively little barge traffic and few moorings.