Community boathouses, guiding services and other human-powered boating groups
If you haven’t paddled in the harbor before, community boathouses or professional guiding services are the best way to start – there are programs in all five boroughs.
Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
Pier 4 Beach, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Gateway National Recreation Area kayak program (also operates in Queens and Staten Island)
Various Locations
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club
165 2nd St, next to the Sponge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
North Brooklyn Community Boathouse (also operates in Long Island City, Queens)
Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center (temporarily)
Louis Valentino Jr. Pier Park, Red Hook Sebago Canoe Club
1400 Paerdegat Ave N, Canarsie
The Bronx:
Bronx River Alliance
Starlight Park & Concrete Plant Park Boat Launches (and other locations on the Bronx River)
Rocking the Boat
Hunts Point Riverside Park
Touring Kayak Club
City Island
Manhattan:
Inwood Canoe Club
Dyckman Street, Inwood
Harlem River Community Rowing
Muscota Marsh Dock, Inwood
Row New York (also operates in Queens and Brooklyn)
Peter Jay Sharp Dock, Inwood
Manhattan Community Boathouse
Pier 96 Boathouse, Hudson River Park
New York Outrigger
Pier 96 Boathouse, Hudson River Park
Manhattan Kayak Company
Pier 84 Boathouse, Hudson River Park
New York Kayak Polo
Pier 66 Boathouse, Hudson River Park
Village Community Boathouse
Pier 40, Hudson River Park
Downtown Boathouse
Pier 26 Boathouse, Hudson River Park
Queens:
Empire Dragon Boat Team
World’s Fair Marina, Flushing
HarborLAB
Various locations
Long Island City Community Boathouse
Hallet’s Cove, Astoria (and other locations)
Gateway Bike & Community Boathouse
Riis Landing and Vernam Barbadoes Preserve
Staten Island:
Kayak Staten Island
850 Page Avenue (off Hylan Blvd) & 777 Front Street, Stapleton
Yonkers:
Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club
19 Alexander Street (boathouse) & JFK Marina (walk-up paddles)
New Jersey:
Hackensack Riverkeeper Paddling Centers
Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus; Overpeck County Park, Teaneck; Van Buskirk Island Park, Oradell
Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse
Maxwell Place Park Boathouse, Hoboken
Ke Aloha Outrigger
Maxwell Place Park Boathouse, Hoboken
Resilience Paddlesports
Pier 13, Hoboken