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.
Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse www.bbpboathouse.org
Gateway National Recreation Area kayak program (also operates in Queens and Staten Island) https://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/boating.htm
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club www.gowanuscanal.org
Kayak Foundation (formerly Brooklyn Kayak Guides) www.kayakfoundation.org
North Brooklyn Community Boathouse (also operates in Long Island City, Queens) www.northbrooklynboatclub.org
Red Hook Boaters www.redhookboaters.org
Sebago Canoe Club www.sebagocanoeclub.org
The Bronx:
Bronx River Alliance www.bronxriver.org
Harlem River Community Rowing www.harlemrivercr.org
Rocking the Boat www.rockingtheboat.org
Manhattan:
Downtown Boathouse www.downtownboathouse.org
East River CREW www.eastrivercrew.org
Inwood Canoe Club www.inwoodcanoeclub.com
Manhattan Community Boathouse www.manhattancommunityboathouse.org
Manhattan Kayak Company www.manhattankayak.com
New York Kayak Polo www.nykayakpolo.org
New York Outrigger www.newyorkoutrigger.org
Row New York (also operates in Queens and Brooklyn) www.rownewyork.org
Village Community Boathouse www.villagecommunityboathouse.org
Queens:
Empire Dragon Boat Team www.empiredragonboat.com
HarborLAB www.harborlab.org
Long Island City Community Boathouse www.licboathouse.org
Staten Island:
Kayak Staten Island www.KayakStatenIsland.org
Yonkers:
Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club www.yprc.org
New Jersey:
Hackensack Riverkeeper Paddling Centers (Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus; Overpeck County Park, Teaneck; Van Buskirk Island Park, Oradell) https://www.hackensackriverkeeper.org/activities-and-events/kayaking-canoeing-stand-up-paddleboarding-and-aqua-bikes/
Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse www.hobokencoveboathouse.org
Ke Aloha Outrigger at Hoboken Cove www.kealohaoutrigger.org
Resilience Paddlesports www.resilienceadventures.org