Purchase your ticket in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/96851 Tickets are $20. in advance / $25. at the door. The Long Island City Community Boathouse requests the pleasure of your company at our Spring Launch 2010 fundraiser party.  We'd love you to join us in driving off winter and bringing on the spring. Suggested donations, sponsorships and proceeds from raffle and silent auction will fund LICCB programs which enable increasing numbers of participants to safely enjoy the pleasures of paddling on our local waters of the East River,  Newtown Creek and Hallets Cove.      Party is set for the evening of Thursday, March 11th at The Foundry 4238 9th Street, half a block south of the Queensboro bridge in LIC.  This year, with extended hours, 5PM til 10PM. Come early! Stay late! Or both!  It's a come as you are casual event  in a unique and intimate venue.      Be part of this enjoyable and memorable event and support the growth of free human powered boating provided by the all volunteer, not for profit Long Island City Community Boathouse.

in cooperation with   Present July Queens Green Drinks Hope to see you at this month's Queens Green Drinks tonight, Thursday, July 16th! The LIC Community Boathouse in cooperation with Green Shores NYC is hosting Queens Green Drinks this month at our former boathouse location on the LIC waterfront. Come check out this gorgeous waterfront space, have a drink with us, and even take a peek into what's going on at the Deitch Art Gallery. We'll enjoy a waterfront sunset as the skyline lights up. The mission of the all-volunteer Long Island Community Boathouse is to provide western Queens residents and visitors [...]

Last night Monica (left), Robert (taking picture), Chris (right) and Veso (center) moved the dock into position at the Long Island City Community Boathouse launch site. The dock, which was graciously donated to the boathouse by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, has been temporarily stored near the entrance to Anable Basin. The addition of this dock will make both arrivals and departures safer, easier, and more effiicient. Great work everyone!

Due to recent heavy rain and concern about very poor water quality, June 21st paddling is CANCELLED . Please celebrate Summer Solstice Day on shore and Happy Fathers Day to all.

Thanks to great volunteer turnout and improving weather, LICCB Sunday paddles at Hallets Cove  have  accomodated growing numbers of paddlers with each passing week. If  the fair weather forecast holds up, this Sunday will out do the last, so volunteers, please keep coming out.  This weekend currents will work for the short paddle up from the boathouse  and back again after 5:00. If you've done this with us before, or paddled a Chill or trip with us, you're welcome to meet at the boathouse (note our new location: 5th Street at 46 th Ave.) at 11:30 to help ferry the boats [...]

With warmer weather LICCB is getting busy. Check out our calendar page often so you don't miss any of the fun.  Some highlights here: June 6, join LICCB and Green Shores NYC at Queensbridge Park for the 100th Birthday Party for the Queensboro Bridge. (no paddling but lots of fun). Visit our table to learn about the boathouse and how easily you can become an LICCB volunteer. June 19 will be our first Friday Chill Paddle of the '09 season. See our Programs page for details and instructions to request a seat on a Chill Paddle.  http://www.licboathouse.org/index.php/programs/ June 20, join LIC Community Boathouse founder [...]

UPDATE 5/24/09, this event is ON.  We'll be paddling at the cove (Vernon Blvd at 31st Ave) from 1 PM to 5 PM.   Wear your sloppy sneakers and paddle or just come out to observe. PADDLING SEASON 2009 IS OPEN IN LIC !!! * If weather forcast changes, possible cancellation will be announced here and on our telephone hotline (718) 228-9214 by 10:00 Sunday morning.  See our Programs page for more details. http://www.licboathouse.org/index.php/programs/

Dear Friends of LIC Community Boathouse, WOW ! You turned out Thursday at The Foundry in strong numbers and with such enthusiasm that we just blew winter away. Paddler friends traveled from Westchester, Staten Island and Canarsie to shake off cabin fever, mingle, and bring on spring together with us in LIC . Jerry Blackstone's flight from Lauderdale was just not in time and Paul Baker was working his way back from Sacramento but both bought tickets anyhow and enabled us to comp several worthy individuals. Guest of honor Dorothy Lewandowski, NYC Department of Parks' Borough Commissioner for Queens brought the [...]

Welcome to the new LIC Community Boathouse website. Thanks to volunteers, LIC businesses, and harbor friends like the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, we provide free kayaking, canoeing, and educational programs on the East River. Please take a look around the site and contact us to get involved!

If you're not familiar with Green Shores NYC, formerly the Astoria-LIC Waterfront Parks Alliance, you should hop over to the homepage of this emerging advocacy group's, midwifed by Partnerships for Parks: http://www.astoriawaterfront.org On the page you'll see a survey link. Please click it and complete it, letting city agencies, developers, and elected officials know what inclusive visions you want to see realized on the waterfront. This is your chance to shape our relationship with the East River tidal strait section of the Hudson River estuary. Thanks for caring about our ecology and community! Salty regards, The Crew

So, the weather speaks of July fireworks to forests impatient to captivate us with their own dazzling displays of color. While Gaia sorts it all out, let's stretch our paddling season just a wee bit more, shall we? Come on a small adventure aboard our public fleet of happy yellow boats! And so, volunteer Ted Gruber invites us to join him on a paddle from Flushing Bay to Hallets Cove, our site for free paddling on Sundays. Click image to enlarge. Following are details from Ted: Sunday October 7th trip(s) 1) plan to kayak from Flushing to Hallets in the morning from launch site on Flushing [...]