Yonkers Police Units Assist In Jet Skier Rescue

Multiple law enforcement agencies helped rescue a pair of jet skiers when their vessel overturned in the Hudson River on Thursday night. Members of the Hastings Police Department, Westchester County Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and Yonkers Police Department teamed up to assist two jet skiers who lost control of their vehicle, overturned and were separated from each other in the middle of the Hudson.

Hudson Valley Officials Celebrate Coast Guard Decision On Anchorage Berths

With the U.S. Coast Guard suspending plans to create anchor berths for barges throughout the Hudson Valley, local officials are celebrating their victory after more than a year of deliberating. The Coast Guard agreed to t ake the deal off the table and "suspend future rulemaking decisions," regarding the plan to install 16 barge anchor berths across 715 acres on the water between Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry earlier this week.

Coast Guard Kills Plan To Park Barges Along Hudson River

... a parking lot for commercial oil ships." Earlier this year, bi-partisan Hudson Valley officials came together at the Yonkers waterfront to announce additional legislation that would stop the U.S. Coast Guard's proposal that includes the installation ...

Hudson River: A Battle for Anchorage Grounds Goes Viral

... Register notice, seeking public comments on a proposal suggesting new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, from Yonkers to Kingston, N.Y. Officially, this was an advance notice of proposed rulemaking; in other words, an action the Coast Guard was ...

Officials, environmentalists condemn Hudson River barge proposal

There's a new effort to quash a proposal by the U.S. Coast Guard to establish dozens of anchor sites along the Hudson River. Lawmakers and Lawmakers and environmentalists gathered in Kingston Thursday to condemn the Coast Guard's controversial Hudson River barge proposal, which would add around 40 barge-anchoring areas to the river from Yonkers to Ulster County.

Local Officials Encourage Public To Speak Out Against Barge Anchorage Plan

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is leading the charge of Hudson Valley officials that are against a proposal that would allow barge parking anchor points off the shore. DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Citing a "bombshell" report released by Pace University, New York State Sen. Sue Serino has joined the cacophony of elected officials in the Hudson Valley that are protesting a proposal from the Coast Guard that would create anchorage sites for barges along the Hudson River.

Citing ‘Bombshell’ Report, Senator Refutes Coast Guard Barge Proposal

Citing a "bombshell" report released by Pace University, New York State Sen. Sue Serino has joined the cacophony of elected officials in the Hudson Valley that are protesting a proposal from the Coast Guard that would create anchorage sites for barges along the Hudson River. In September, the Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Coast Guard's plan, which would include the installation of 16 anchor berths across 715 acres on the water between Yonkers and the Dobbs Ferry Train Station.

Westchester Officials Stand Strong Against Riverfront Barge Parking

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is leading the charge of Hudson Valley officials that are against a proposal that would allow barge parking anchor points off the shore. Hudson Valley officials, marine pilots and concerned residents protest a proposed rule by the United States Coast Guard which would create six new commercial barge anchorages in the Town of Cortlandt along the Hudson.

Maloney slams Coast Guard plan for barge anchoring sites along Hudson River

... of river designated a federal Superfund site and "kill" the proposal for 43 berths at locations between Kingston and Yonkers, Maloney said. He made the announcement at the waterfront in the City of Newburgh, one of the proposed locations, and was ...

Stewart-Cousins Opposes Barge Anchorages

Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins submitted public comments to the United States Coast Guard recently declaring her staunch opposition to the their proposal to establish ten or more new barge anchorage sites on the Hudson River between Yonkers and Kingston. Senator Stewart-Cousins represents the Hudson River communities that would be most affected by the installation of these anchorages.