NYCkayaker NYC Water Trail / East River Access

[jkhunka at ix.netcom.com]

I live in the East Village and would like to use my Klepper folding kayak in the East River.  However, there is practically no access to the water on the East Side of Manhattan.  Is anyone aware of plans or proposals to create new launch sites on the East Side as part of the NYC Water Trail?  Perhaps the NYC Parks Department should collaborate with the South Street Seaport Museum to create a place to store and launch sea kayaks at the seaport.  Such an undertaking would be in line with the museum's mission.  In addition, the Parks Department should investigate creating access to the river at Stuyvesant Cove Park.  There is a storage shed behind Solar One at 23rd Street that could be enlarged to create storage for kayaks, and there's a sliver of beach at 21st Street that could be used as a launch site if a gate were installed in the railing.

John Hunka
248 E 2d St #8
New York NY 10009