GL: Anchoring near NYC

[Andy La Stella]

Another choice is to tie up at Newport Harbor, which is in a nice area of
Jersey City.  There are great restaurants and night life within two blocks of
the marina with no drunks lying in the streets (sorry, Fred - we'll miss those
guys!)  Midtown Manhattan is easily accessible by the PATH train whcih is a
few blocks from the marina.


Andy La Stella




> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:40:09 -0400
> From: lrzeitlin at aol.com
> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
> CC: lrzeitlin at aol.com
> Subject: Re: GL: Anchoring near NYC
>
> To be honest, there are very few safe and convenient anchorages in
> New York City. On the other hand, New York is served by some of the
> best local transportation in the nation. If you want to visit Gotham
> and explore the shopping and fleshpots during a boating visit to New
> York, I advise you to anchor well outside the city and take public
> transportation to the midtown area. Two favorites of mine for free
> anchoring are Great Kills harbor in Staten Island and Croton Point in
> the Haverstraw Bay area of the Hudson River. Both are about an hour
> away from midtown by very convenient public transportation. If you
> need marina services, both Great Kills and the lower Hudson area have
> a number of marinas that offer transient berths. It is much easier to
> get to the city if you stay on the east shore of the Hudson since the
> direct commuter rail service runs up that side.
>
> Larry Z
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