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 […]
Rye, New York – Save the Sound has launched the new Alexander Center for Ecological Action, which brings together our Ecological Restoration program and the Doherty Climate and Resilience Institute to build a healthier future for the Long Island Sound region through innovation and leadership. The Alexander Center for Ecological Action has been made possible […]
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 […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — More than 500 miles of shoreline and open water were explored by kayak, paddleboard, and canoe over the course of ten days this summer as clean water advocates came together for the tenth annual Paddle for the Sound. This virtual sporting event, organized by Save the Sound, brought […]
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 […]
Join fellow paddlers in a kayak, SUP, or canoe challenge to protect clean water, wildlife, and coastal communities NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Paddle for the Sound is back for its tenth year! From August 1 through 10, paddlers of all experience levels are invited to hit the water by kayak, paddleboard, or […]
