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Found 66 facilities, 1 program, and 19 leagues for Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
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Canoeing
Fort Totten Park , CROSS ISLAND PKWY. BET. TOTTEN AVE. AND 15 RD. (Queens), Queens
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Age:Child
See the sights for Fort Totten, the Throggs Neck Bridge and Little Neck Bay and learn the basics of canoeing. Weather permitting. Space is limited. First-come, first-served. Ages 8 and up. Meet at front entrance to park.
Cost: Free
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Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
You may use any of Parks' recreational spaces, except tennis courts, without a permit. However, if a permit holder arrives with a valid permit in hand, you must vacate the field or court. An individual must have a season permit or single-play ticket to use Parks' tennis courts.
Organized play (leagues) requires a permit. Click here for an application and more information about permits.
Mill Basin
AVENUE Y & EAST 69TH STREET (Brooklyn)
Facility Type: Marinas
(718) 241-5011
Operated by Parks: No
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Mill Basin Marina
AVENUE Y & EAST 69TH STREET (Brooklyn)
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
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Mill Basin Outlet
(Brooklyn) The NYC Water Trail is an ongoing project. For more information on a trail or to provide information on a trail please send an email to Water.Trail@parks.nyc.gov.
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
Newtown Creek
PROVOST STREET AND PAIGE AVENUE, GREENPOINT (Brooklyn) Landing only at tiered steps going to a nature path at a wastewater treatment plant, operated by the NYC Departement of Environmental protection. There is always portage about 200 yards on a curving pathway. Caution: This waterway haas been designated by the EPA Superfund sites for the presence of Hazardous Substances (see www.nyc.gov/dep); see cautionary informationin the box below.
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
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North Channel Beach (Gateway National Parks)
CROSS BAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH END OF ADDABBO BRIDGE, BROAD CHANNEL (Queens) The sand beach launch on the eastside goes in the Grassy Bayportion of Jamaica Bay, a popular kayak fishing destination, wesy side launch opens to Pumpkin Pacth Channel and North Channel. Caution: Heavy pleasure boat traffic in Jamaica Bay, stay clear of channels. This is a wildlife refuge, do not land on islands nor disturb the flora or fauna.
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
Paerdegat Squadron Yacht Club (Paerdegat Basin 5)
PAERDEGAT AVENUE NORTH, ON NORTHEAST BANK OF BASIN BETWEEN PAERDEGAT 11TH STREET AND SEAVIEW AVENUE (Brooklyn) | 
Facility Type: Marinas
(718) 241-4581
Operated by Parks: No
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Pelham Bay Park (Orchard Beach Lagoon)
ORCHARD BEACH RD & LAGOON (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
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Pier One at Brooklyn Bridge Park
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK GREENWAY (Brooklyn) The NYC Water Trail is an ongoing project. For more information on a trail or to provide information on a trail please send an email to Water.Trail@parks.nyc.gov.
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
Plumb Beach
EAST BOUND BELT PARKWAY, JUST EAST OF EXIT 9 KNAPP STREET (Brooklyn) Calm waters and strong winds make the sand beach a favorite take off for windsurfers and kite boarders. Launching is recommended at higher tide as mud flats make the walk to water several hundred yards at low tide. A permit is required. Caution: Do not disturb the horseshoe crabs in this prime breeding area. Challenging wind and tide conditions. Watch for glass on the beach.
Facility Type: Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
Point Yacht Club
FOOT OF SOUND VIEW AVENUE/CLASON POINT/BEGINNING OF EAST RIVER (Bronx)
Facility Type: Marinas
(917) 837-1361
Operated by Parks: No
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Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Team and league sports provide a great opportunity to get fit, socialize, and have fun. Some leagues are casual, while others are more competitive. Email or call the leagues below to find out more about your local team and its players.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
Borough: Brooklyn
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Phone: (718) 802-0603
East River CREW (Community Recreation and Education on the Water)
Borough: Manhattan
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Please see our website for more details or register via email for updates. Weekly Community Rowing, FREE, each Tues, 5pm till dusk, beginning in May 4, 2010. East 96th St. boathouse & esplanade.
Phone: 212-427-3956 | Email
Floating the Apple
Boroughs:Manhattan
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Phone: (212) 564-5412 | Email
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club
Borough: Brooklyn
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Our facilities are available to the general public to launch canoes, kayaks and rowboats. Free
Phone: (718) 243-0849 | Email
Harlem River Community Rowing
Borough: Manhattan
Age: Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
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Hudson River Paddlers Guild
Borough: Manhattan
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
The Guild is a non-profit membership organization which supports human powered boating in the NYC area waterways and advocates for water access, safe practices, and non-restrictive regulation.
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Inwood Canoe Club
Borough: Manhattan
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
For information please call
Phone: (212) 463-7740
Jesse Mathisen
Borough: Bronx
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Harlem River Community Rowing
Club members with rowing experience, from novice to elite, are welcome to join. Experienced rowers under 18 years of age may be permitted to join with permission of their parents or gauardians and at the discretion of the HRCR officers. (If you don't yet know how to row, don't sweat it-check out our learn-to-row schedule and sign up.) Cost is $300 for season.
Meets at Roberto Clemente State Park near West Tremont Ave and McCracken Ave.
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Kayak Staten Island
Borough: Staten Island
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking at South Beach
Free, open to the public, kayaking - email us for times and dates.
Phone: 347-466-9574 | Email
LIC Community Boathouse
Borough: Queens
Age: Youth/Adult
Type: Kayaking/Canoeing/Paddleboats
Every two weeks, the Long Island City Community Boathouse hosts a FREE Walk-Up Paddle event similar to those held by the Downtown Boathouse in Manhattan.
Here is our site with a calendar of events:
http://www.licboathouse.org/index.php/calendar/
Phone: (718) 228-9214 | Email
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