Across five boroughs and beyond, people of all ages pulled on a pair of waders, cast a net, and found marine life in New York’s waterways. Top ecologists and biologists helped catch, count, identify, and release the animals in NYC’s swarming waters.
The Great Fish Count Locations
Manhattan | Brooklyn | Queens |Staten Island | Yonkers | New Jersey
MANHATTAN
Lower East Side:
East River Park Environmental Learning Center
East River Park Promenade (at Grand Street)
12:00 noon – 2:00 PM
SoHo/West Village:
Hudson River Park Pier 40
West Side Highway and West Houston
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Midtown:
Hudson River Park Pier 84
West Side Highway and West 44th Street
12:00 noon – 2:00 PM
Randall’s Island Park
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Harlem River Pathway (South of Icahn Stadium)
Inwood:
Inwood Hill Park
Indian Road and West 218 Street, New York, NY 10034
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Washington Heights:
Fort Washington Park
Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10033
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
BROOKLYN
DUMBO
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Empire Fulton Ferry
12:00 PM – 1:30PM
Red Hook:
Valentino Pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Coffey Street and Ferris Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Jamaica Bay:
Seaplane Ramp Park
in Floyd Bennett Field National Park
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Coney Island:
Kaiser Park
Neptune Avenue and West 23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
QUEENS
Far Rockaway:
North Channel Bridge at Cross Bay Boulevard, Queens, NY 11693
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
STATEN ISLAND
Lemon Creek
End of Seguine Ave, Staten Island, NY 10309
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
YONKERS
Sarah Lawrence Center for Urban Research
35 Alexander St. Yonkers, NY 10701
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
NEW JERSEY
Englewood:
Bloomers Beach in Palisades Interstate Park
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
This event is supported by the Bezos Family Foundation.
Illustrations by Jonathan Allen.
