Celebrate City of Water Day on Saturday

By Courtesy of Billion Oyster Project

July 11, 2025

Celebrate City of Water Day – July 12

In partnership with Waterfront Alliance and the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, Billion Oyster Project is popping up across all five boroughs for a day of shoreline celebrations, estuary science and climate-ready connection.

18 Years of reconnecting New Yorkers to their shorelines

On Saturday, Billion Oyster Project is joining communities across New York for City of Water Day 2025, an annual, free, citywide celebration of our shoreline organized by Waterfront Alliance and the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program.

This year’s theme, “Stronger Together: Join Your Neighbors in Creating Climate-Ready Communities,” highlights how local connection and collective action build resilience in the face of climate change.

We’ll be out in full force — from Staten Island to the Bronx, from Jamaica Bay to Governors Island — with hands-on science, oyster education and shoreline fun. View the lineup below.

Where To Find Us

Alongside our line-up, over 50 events are happening across NYC, NJ and Westchester.

Explore the full regional lineup at cityofwaterday.org/eventsmap.

Brooklyn

Canarsie, Brooklyn – Discover Jamaica Bay

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Location: Sebago Canoe Club, 1400 Paerdegat Ave N, Brooklyn
Get on the water with guided paddling, then visit our table to meet some of the oysters helping restore Jamaica Bay.
→ Register here

Coney Island – Health, Wellness and Resiliency Day

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Location: Coney Island Beautification Project, Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
Celebrate coastal resiliency through fishing, art-making, games and estuary education with our team.
→ Free, Open to Public

Greenpoint, Brooklyn – Tides of Change

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Location: WNYC Transmitter Park
We’re partnering with Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park for shoreline cleanups, Oyster Research Station monitoring and climate education.
→ Free, Open to Public

Manhattan

Governors Island – Meet the Oysters
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Nolan Park, Building 16, Governors Island
Join us for a special City of Water Day edition of ‘Meet the Oysters’. Explore how oysters help restore New York Harbor, enjoy hands-on activities and take a walking tour of our operations.
→ Free, Open to Public

Queens

Long Island City – Connecting LIC with Local Waterways
12 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy –Queens Landing Boathouse, 56-27 2nd Street, Long Island City. In partnership with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, Newtown Creek Alliance and North Brooklyn Community Boathouse, we’ll be on-site with touch tanks, microscopes, kayaking and more.
→ Free, Open to Public

The Bronx

SUNY Maritime – Boogie Down with the Sound
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: SUNY Maritime College, 6 Pennyfield Avenue, The Bronx
We’ll be sharing estuary science and shoreline restoration activities with our partners on the Long Island Sound.
→ More info & RSVP

Staten Island

Lighthouse Point – Picnic on the Bay
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at
Join our crew for a picnic day full of hands-on, educational activities with our oysters on the Staten Island waterfront.
→ Free, Open to Public