West 79th Street Boat Basin — Attraction in New York

Its not the restaurants fault but since the Marina charges for people to pull up they lost a great deal of business. IN my opinion this greatly contributed to the fact that the restaurant I blv closed permanently.

If they did not charge for docking and had someone who could assist powerboats pulling up then the 79th street boat basin would be a hopping place in the summer months.

For instance I have a 28ft boat it would costs 3.50 times 28 = 98 dollars. I might be wrong it might be 2.50 so more like 70 bucks. Nobody wants to pay for docking.

Also I cant give stars for the 79th boat basin because I never ate there because we never wanted to pay the...

Great area for New Yorkers and anyone visiting a leisurely stroll along the Hudson River. On this Labor Day many were out enjoying the beautiful fall like weather. Kayakers to cyclist to runners enjoy this stretch. Not to mention a woman with a french accent feeding anything that had feathers attached to itself.( Great people watching spot.) More importantly happy to see those New Yorkers who have been cooped up for months out and being responsible. The beauty of N.Y. is not just the sights , but the resiliency...

An odd and interesting place. I have mostly visited via my kayaks or paddle board. I suppose my favorite time is in the warmer part of the year when sailboats are moored (mostly) north of the marina or those times when the Sloop Clearwater or some other impressive large craft is tied up there. We (being HarborLAB.org) have also stopped here regularly around dawn during our annual circumnavigation of Manhattan to go up into town for coffee...