Lest you forget that New York is a coastal city, check out these beautiful photos from photographer Shelley Seccombe—not only does much of her work focus on the West Village piers, but they're currently on display at the Lilac, a 1930s-era steamship docked at Pier 25. more ›

A radio station-sponsored booze cruise on the East River broke down after midnight this morning, putting an abrupt end to the danceathon and leaving hundreds of revelers stranded and upset. more ›

Some of New York's Finest took their own polar bear plunge in the Hudson River today in an effort to save a dog that had fallen in. The 4-year-old German Shepherd jumped from its home, a three-bedroom catamaran docked at Chelsea Piers, where it lives with its humans and another dog. According to the NY Post, Chloe the dog was stuck under the dock at Chelsea Piers Marina, near the driving range, at around 10:30 this morning. Turns out Chloe had jumped ship and was in the water for 30 minutes before her owner Mark Stoss spotted her (he was at court beating a dog-walking ticket!). He told the paper, "[I thought] that sounds like my dog. I looked everywhere and I couldn’t see her, finally I looked in the water and she was stuck under the dock. I started screaming ‘Call 911! Call 911!’" more ›

To the list of motorized vehicles that misuse the city's bike lanes as an extra traffic lane, we can now add boats. Staten Island's Danielle Ward came across this surreal scene in her home borough today, at the intersection of Bay Street and Hylan Blvd. She tells us, "From my understanding it just sorta fell right off the trailer!" What's even crazier about this bike lane-blocking boat is that the police are actually stopped to do something about it! more ›

A Long Island man has been arrested after failing to call the police after his friend fell overboard while they were boating in the Great South Bay, looking for him for four hours before finally calling 911. George Abazis fell overboard on Wednesday afternoon, and Antonio Toumbas refused to let his girlfriend call police, insisting instead on searching for Abazis himself. Suffolk County Police say it is because Toumbas wanted to avoid being charged with a sixth DWI. By the time police administered a breathalyzer test, his BAC was .04. more ›

A party aboard the cruise ship "The Temptress" turned deadly early Saturday morning as five men were injured in a brawl. Witnesses said that there was a minor dispute within the party of 400 as they boarded the boat at 12:30 a.m., but it cooled down after everybody started drinking. But as they disembarked at 4 a.m., another fight broke out, this time with weapons. One ship employee told the Daily News, "I think [it was] a fight about a girlfriend. But it just sounded like drunk stupid stuff." The five wounded men are expected to survive, and police have three men in custody. Last August, a man was killed after attending a party cruise at the South Street Seaport. more ›

There are plenty of alternative living situations in New York City, particularly for those who are brave and/or not picky — there's a trailer park, tent city and shipping containers, to name a few. But remember those kids who lived on a houseboat in the Bronx? Sure, their boat wasn't a perfect solution nor an ideal living situation — but what if a better floating abode were available? The Daily News takes a look at the appealing option, which can often be cheaper than living on the land... and can even look like a city apartment. more ›

This boat is reeeeaaaaaal. In a city where privacy is all but extinct, New Yorkers relish being in on a secret, even if hundreds of other people are in on it too. The Bushwick Boat parties offer the same degree of clandestine exclusivity as PDT or Milk and Honey, which is to say not very much. more ›

What appeared to be a calm exchange among a group of four men on a boat at the Brooklyn Marina Saturday afternoon turned deadly when one of them took a gun out of his backpack and opened fire. The Post says that the men were fighting over a jet ski while standing along the Venice Marina in Sheepshead Bay, but witnesses say none of the men had even raised their voices before the shots rang out. A police source told the News, "It was low-key, like they were just shooting the breeze." The gunman first shot and wounded 37-year-old Michael Mazzara, an ex-con who has been nabbed on weapons and robbery charges. The shooter then waited out 33-year-old Paul Moghab, who dove in the water when he saw the gun. When Moghab came up for air, the gunman fatally shot hit him in the chest. Mazzara remains in critical condition after being shot in the face. The fourth man apparently hid on the boat during the incident and was unharmed. Police are looking for the shooter, who fled across the Belt Parkway, and is described as a white man in his 30s, wearing a light-colored shirt and camouflage shorts. more ›

Forget hipsters taking over houseboats in the Bronx, it's finally time for 30-year-old artist Mary Mattingly's Waterpod to set sail. Her new abode is currently afloat inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where she's renovating the 30-by-100-foot barge that soon enough will house four total. more ›

Soon, we'll all be living like pirates. The NY Times jumps into the latest trend of city residents living on boats...actually, they did that earlier this year, but those suckers paid to live on a boat. The newest crop of sea dwellers are l-i-v-i-n for free. The paper describes the 6,000 square-feet of space, which boasts 15-foot ceilings, views of the Manhattan skyline, giant roofdecks and no neighbors (and yes, there's internet). Don't worry, there's a downside (or seven), including no insulation, no mail delivery, no shower, and a few more missing luxuries. What is this real estate find exactly?

This particular residence once served as a 650-passenger ferry shuttling people between Martha’s Vineyard and New Bedford, Mass., for $17 round-trip. Since March 2007, the ship, now moored in a spot about a 10-minute boat ride from Midtown, has become home for a small group of secretive and resourceful people looking for an inexpensive, unorthodox place to stay.

New York Water Taxi is acquiring Circle Line Harbor Cruise, which specializes in New York Harbor tours (website; it is often confused with the other Circle Line with the round-Manhattan tours). According to Crain's NY, Circle Line Downtown "suffered a major blow last year when it lost the government contract—representing 75% of its revenues—to ferry passengers to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island." Whereas New York Water Taxi, which has commuter boats, tours, and service to the Red Hook Ikea, has been growing. NYWT head said, “We are growing by leaps and bounds, especially in the tour and travel area. Circle Line gives us the (additional) capacity we need.” The head of Circle Line Downtown, a 54-year-old family-run company, believes its employees will be hired by NYWT. more ›

The weather's looking lovely, just lovely this weekend, so let's just forget all about that big scary financial drama being acted out by those Wall Street divas and get the hell out of town. Fall foliage is reaching its peak in the Adirondacks and northern New England this weekend, and the Catskills and Berkshires are also just about to peak, according to the state's offical leaf peepers. more ›

The Frying Pan, the party boat known for its rusty charm in a sea of slick Chelsea nightclubs, hasn't invited anyone to come aboard in quite some time. Last year it moved from Pier 63, its home for a decade, to Pier 66...but never reopened due to lack of permits. more ›

Looks like someone took that pirate trend a little too far. The NY Times is reporting on Brian Markey and Owen Cahillane, who are sailing the high seas in their floating abode. Okay, no sailing is involved, but the two roommates, recently transplanted from New Orleans and channeling the spirit of Davy Crockett, live day in and day out on a houseboat in the Bronx. more ›