Reauthorization and funding of Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, National Estuary Program remain top priorities As the second session of the 119th U.S. Congress gavels to a start, Save the Sound is focused on legislation that reauthorizes the Long Island Sound Partnership and National Estuary Program and robust funding for both programs in Fiscal […]
New York’s 2026 legislative session begins in Albany on Wednesday, January 7, amid heightened concerns about state budget shortfalls and affordability. Save the Sound acknowledges these challenges but also recognizes the urgency to strengthen state-level policy and funding to protect clean water and habitats, coastlines, and communities from the increasing impacts of climate change. “We […]
Bally’s in line to develop 3 million square foot complex on 17+ waterfront acres of Ferry Point Park After a lengthy process that saw Bally’s bid to develop and operate a casino and hotel complex in Ferry Point Park in the Bronx rejected at both the community board and City Council levels, Save the Sound […]
Proposed revision may leave waters and wetlands in the Long Island Sound region vulnerable to polluters. New Haven, CT — On November 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army announced that they have signed a proposed rule to “revise the definition of the ‘waters of the United States’,” commonly referred to as WOTUS. The […]
Overall failure rates drop, but high bacteria counts persist despite another dry monitoring season For the second straight year, overall failure rates dropped in Save the Sound’s annual fecal indicator bacteria monitoring season. Of the 745 water samples collected by staff and volunteer community scientists from 66 locations from Greenwich, CT, through Westchester County and […]
After months of community members expressing concern over the impact of a proposed casino project in Ferry Point Park—including rejections from Community Board 10 and the NY City Council—the Community Advisory Committee voted 5-1 Monday to allow the Bally’s Corp. application to advance to the final step in the approval process. Throughout the application process, […]
When the calendar flipped to September, the countdown clock for closing the jails on Rikers Island ticked inside two years. That Aug. 31, 2027 legally mandated deadline grows closer every day, yet we are no closer to New York City being ready to meet it Which means we’re not ready to begin converting the island […]
In the woods that border two ballfields in Flint Park, there is a creek most locals don’t know exists. It appears out of nowhere, popping out from a culvert under Boston Post Road beside a car dealership a few hundred yards from Save the Sound’s Larchmont office. It turns left into the park and remains […]
