Lot of history in Newtown Creek. Revolutionary War -British General Warren had his headquarters along Newtown Creek during the war. The creek became a landing place for British supplies. The British hid their ships in the waterway to protect them from attack by the American army. The Civil War - Ironclad Monitor was built on Newtown Creek near a town called Greenpoint.
So awesome that you shared this American History fact! I live in NYC and I'm always amazed at how much I don't know about my City. Btw, Greenpoint ended up being a part of Brooklyn, and is still a recognized enclave to this day😉
Yes, I've watched a bunch of videos and read a bunch of articles about this area. That's why I wanted to go check it out. I'm not much of a historian and don't want to even attempt to speak intelligently about the history of the Newtown Creek when there's so much information out there. I'll leave that to the experts. I'm an explorer, hiker and kayaker. I like to give a visual tour of the areas I'm seeing. Thank you so much for sharing the info you did. I appreciate it. Thank you for watching and contributing.
There's a quaint park on the creek's edge called Newtown Creek Nature Walk with a large table with a graphic of the USS Monitor on it. I had no idea about that history until I took a bike ride down the creek and found it. Very cool.
I agree 100%. How the heck do you figure out how to fold / unfold one piece of plastic and it makes a kayak?? Mindblown! Thank you for watching and commenting.
That's so awesome!!! Pretty cool stairs down the the dock. I'm so intrigued by the docking situation etc. So cool I captured your boat in my video and you managed to come across it.
@rafaelabreu-canedo6698 I'm curious, I'd love to make a UA-cam video kayaking in the creek and staying overnight on a sailboat on the creek. Is there any chance you'd rent the boat for a night? Or know anyone that would?
Thank you! Once you mentioned it, I remember hearing about that. Thank you for contributing in the comments. I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching.
That's awesome 👌 Glad I did. Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you'll stick around to the channel and check out a few other videos of mine when you have time.
@@mansize6622 Thank you so much! I hope it doesn't become trendy. I enjoy having the waterways to myself. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
I am glad you are doing this. It's important to bear witness to all our waterways, both pristine and and in urban interface areas. Maybe your efforts will bring more people onto these waterways and encourage more respect. Thank you.
@daviskoier6853 Thank you! I really appreciate you seeing it from that perspective, and I completely agree with you. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors for sure, you're kind of living a dream i had when i was younger. keep up the good work and maybe i'll be one of them out there in a folding kayak.
Lol @ the conversation with the scrap metal guy 😂… this is my backyard… I got to know some of the boat people over the years. Definitely an interesting situation going on over there. Great video… keep padding 🤙🏻
Thank you man! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I popped over to your channel the other day. I found Newtown Creek that day very peaceful and really enjoyed it. You still getting out on your kayaks?
I've lived in Greenpoint since 1982. When I first came, on hikes over the Pulaski Bridge, you could easily smell the oily waters in the Creek. In the last 10 to 15 years, that smell has abated. The clean-up efforts are paying off. It's a good sign, though I'd never want to eat anything caught in the Creek. Thanks for this video, which saves me the expense and effort to take one of those very occasional boat trips up the Creek. I'd see them advertised.
3:51, the word your looking for is moored. I hate it when I can't think of the right word. The interaction with Esaw at the scrapyard was wholesome. Thank you for this video, very interesting.
Wow, I can't believe you actually did it!! I grew up in Middle Village not too far from there. Definitely looks a lot cleaner than back when I was a kid
work at the exxon site and waste management (green building at 14:45) doing environmental remediation work.. the barge at 14:15 is for the asphalt plant. it alot cleaner then years past but its still a super fund site and very polluted. we have shower onsite incase we get the water on us. i would plenty of wildlife surprisingly. talked to a homeless guy that caught a three eyed catfish and still ate it... we did some bulkhead repair and hit a cast iron truck at around 50 feet down. the mud bottom swallows anything that sinks so there prob so much uncovered history in the ground well never find. i used to have to change the boom at 24:50. they are to catch petroleum contamination thats in all in the ground water in the area and in certain areas like that where it leaches under and into the creek . another reason they tend to not let the public in these areas are you have the potential to stir up or disturb or release more of the containment. along with the obvious health concerns ..
Thank you so much for this lengthy comment. I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching. Great information you provided. 👍 FYI, I did manage to get out on the Gowanus Canal (my most recent video).
0:13 -2:04 I'm pretty sure is L.I.C. went to H.S. there. amazing how they build up last 10 - 25 years. all the waterways in NYC were factories / manufacturing etc back in old day's & still is, until city change zoning laws & developers take advantage. on the other side opposite where you started 46:09 East River along the 50's - 90's once were all beer breweries. 27:46 my H.S. best friend lived there 3 blocks away Western Beef.45:09 I can already envision developers eyeing that large warehouse. another good one!🍺🍺🍺 Cheers
Great video. I'm headed over the Pulaski bridge tonight to get some gas in Greenpoint. I'd stay away from Gowanus for now. I'm sure you saw the recent headlines this week that they're testing for cancer causing fumes coming from the canal. Probably not a good idea to breathe that in, lol.
I did read the articles. I think the testing is more of the air from the industrial sites / land vs. testing air due to the water from the canal. Either way, the industry in the area has polluted a lot around there. There's an organization called the Gowanus Dredgers that canoes the canal regularly.
I like to follow kayak adventures on UA-cam. Your's has become a favorite. Personality and quality of content are the most important things. It's pretty clear you've put a lot into improving your equipment and skill. I find myself looking forward to the next video.
Matt my good friend NYC tourism board should hire you as NYC ambassador because you make any NYC waterway into an amazing kayaking ride . Your videos are a feast for the eyes specially for those of us that been living in NYC and take our waterways for granted . 🫡🫡
I don't think I could handle being hemmed in like that the whole time.I couldn't help but be scoping an emergency exit the whole time, and probably ruin what appears to be, for the most part, a pleasant little paddle. Thanks so much for sharing...
@JohnCompton1 I'm always looking for emergency exits. It's a good practice. Sitting in a kayak for a long time can get uncomfortable. It was a pleasant trip, though. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors btw, are those sailboats occupied, maybe like the homeless in S.F., it's hard for the authorities to eject the occupants? They sure looked worse for wear, and the solar panels led me to believe there was some occupancy. And what a strange place for the boats to wind up.
@JohnCompton1 I believe you are right about your theory about people living on them. I didn't really didn't see many people, though. I don't know if they were down in the boats or away from them or what. It's very interesting but I can't confirm the situation behind them. If people are "homeless" living on them, it doesn't seem the city is doing much to stop it. Maybe that's why there's so many. 🤷
You're welcome! I try to go to interesting places that people might like to see but may never go. Such a cool perspective of New York City. 😎 Thank you for watching and commenting.
It’s interesting that businesses seem to have been allowed to hijack the public access to the water over the decades. I may be wrong, but I believe that most of the streets of the 5 boroughs were built right up to water’s edge so that the citizens had easy access to the water. Now many businesses seem to have gates there. (Maybe it’s “adverse possession”?) Not that I see the Gowanus or Newtown Creek as ideal swimming holes…😬 but, as you said, look at the little bit of peace and quiet you’ve been able to enjoy by just being off the streets. You have had to scramble to find some access. In a massive city, any little bit of respite can be gold. Thanks for interesting content! I ❤️NY!
Yes, obviously shipping and industry is so important to NYC and the area. Currently, it's sad that during heavy rains, there's solid waste that get released into some of these waterways because of overflow at treatment plants. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@tomroggero Great point. A lot of these properties will...or should be, depending on the bureaucracy...rezoned for bigger residential buildings and public spaces even for new flooding resilience.
@dfrost6573 Historically, in NYC, it was considered poor to live by the water due to the amount of industry/shipping business that occurred there prior to roads and cars being the main mode of transportation. Most residential property was as far from the water as possible. Only the very poorest lived near the water. This is why 5th Ave (as far from the water as possible before hitting the park) has been considered one of the wealthiest streets.
It's all one sheet of plastic with internal supports. So, nothing to seal, it's all one piece. The plastic is very strong. They say the folds can handle 20,000 folds. Thank you for watching and commenting.
This channel is awesome. Found you a while ago, at a time when I wondered if people in big cities do what I do up here in Lanark township, Ontario. I felt sorry for them in a way, all hard, no soft ! These are very peaceful times out here on the water, no matter where you are in the world. Enjoy every minute that you offer my friend. Backdrops of the skyline is da rock ! But just in case you need a special special to add to these awesome adventures is a quick map like edited in for us folks not too familiar with the surroundings around you of which you speak of. Just a love in between us, keep on Kayaking !!, and I'll be watching when I get back from Kayaking !
Thank you so much! I know a lot of people like to follow along on Google maps. I'm working hard to improve my videos. Thank you for your suggestions. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Exactly! Did you see the family of Canada Geese 🇨🇦 near the end of the video? Simply amazing! Just gotta get out there and look for it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My father fell in Newtown Creek in his first communion suit in 1935. According to the New York City Library it was already very polluted. Good thing he was the youngest of four brothers and there was no one else to pass the white suit on to.
I’m a Steamfitter, and I did a lot of work, there at the water treatment plant. I used to hang out with the DockBuilders there, for coffee and lunch. They had a floating dock, and their workboats, there. At that time ( several years ago ) that water was so foul, I was more afraid of getting sick from that, than any of the water at the plant.
Was doing some research on the creek itself and the boats. Unfortunately due to massive dumping and raw sewage over the years while the creek looks clean it does not test that way. And there’s a whole history on the boats. Thanks for brining me along.
Every once in a while I hang out at one of the dead end streets (overlooking the creek) on the Brooklyn side. It's pretty cool to see the creek from this perspective.
That's awesome! Coming from someone local to Newtown Creek, that means a lot to me. Hope you'll checkbout some other videos of mine when you have time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Yes, the clouds were def dark. Original forecast showed it would be more sunny. I would have preferred a more sunny video but I think the clouds contributed to the grungy theme a bit but I found the creek to be pretty nice. I try to have a positive outlook. 😀
Another great video. Despite the clean-up efforts, not sure I would venture into the Gowanus Canal -- there are still days it stinks to high heaven -- probably a good thing you were unable to find an access point.
Interestingly, there's a group known as the Gowanus Dredgers that paddles the Gowanus regularly. Access is challenging. They have a private launch. I may do one of their free paddles to check it out 1st. Thank you for watching and commenting.
There's so much great work to do with the NYC waterways and coastline - even Newtown and...yes...the Gowanus lol. I hope I get to see more of it done. The K-Bridge at night is a beautiful sight.
Picking up my Eddyline Kayak Saturday. Spoke with lady who is Kayak instructor today. She will give my wife and I lessons. All we need to do is hit the water.
Awesome!! You're going to love that kayak! Great to get lessons and learn more to build confidence. Be safe out there. Good luck. Thank you for watching and commenting. Happy paddling. 😊
I just came across your ship graveyard video last night very cool. Nothing like this l never knew there were so many different creeks in NYC keep the videos coming!
I'm glad you found the channel. Welcome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. I have lots of videos to keep you busy. More coming!! Thanks!
Great video Matt! That creek looks clean to me. Cleaner than some other areas you have been in. I was amazed by the Bronx River. That creek would be a river in my part of Texas!
Wow, thank you so much!! Means a lot to me. Thank you for watching every video. You could be the 1st person to do so. You get a Two Feet Outdoors trophy 🏆.
Just a safety tip. Here in Maryland on waterways, we have a pole with an orange flag for adding visibility . Just like kids have a flag on their bicycles.
Right down the block! Love it! Used to canoe and kayak on the bayou but not since moving back up here. Just itching to get back on the water! And I’ll have to look into that kayak, super light and NYC apartment-sized!! Thanks for sharing!
I live in LIC and my son and I rollerblade to that launch all the time. It is finally getting some use. I am really excited to see what Newtown Creek looks like from the water. Love your videos!
@@markfromnyc2619 That's so cool. I used to play roller hockey. Great job rollerblading. Hope you enjoy this one. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Another great video! If you were contemplating doing the Gowanus Canal, your bravery is commendable (it is anyway). I read things about how polluted these waterways are-things like 14' of "Black Mayonnaise" on the bottom. Interestingly, the two people you spoke to were very friendly. There is a club called "Liquid Sky" who periodically circumnavigate Manhattan. You seem to have strong paddle skills, and you could make the best Urban Kayaking video ever on that trip!
Thank you so much for this awesome comment. I really appreciate it. The polluted waterways are intriguing to me, and I've definitely heard of the black mayonnaise. I find that I have a desire to see these places for myself but really want to see if there's still a hint of beauty and any wildlife still present in these areas. It always seems like the people I run into are friendly and want to talk to me. I'd be more comfortable circumnavigating Manhattan in a full on sea kayak rather than my Oru. Oh, by the way, I did go to the Gowanus Canal on Saturday and recorded a video. You're the 1st to know. Stay tuned. I'm editing it this week. Some fun stuff!! Hope you'll check our some of my other videos when you have time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I started watching this after lunch. I thought why am I just watching? Got my rowboat out and rowed out to a sand bar and back about 5 miles. Then watched the rest. I tracked along with google earth very interesting
Hahaha. Did you seriously go out and row or are you being funny? I can't tell. Either way, thank you so much for watching and commenting. Thank you for following along.
Very serious. I am 72 and row several times a week. I row a 14' plywood sailing rowing skiff I built 15 years ago. We also run a rowing program with a 4 oar gig 27' long, Live on Cape Cod
@boblister665 That is SO awesome!! Simply amazing. Honored to have you watch and enjoy my video. Hope you'll watch others of mine when you have time. Thank you.
I wish you have a little image to show where you are approximately on a small map on the corner of the video. Kind of like how racing is televised. Keep it up man! Bronx River one was great.
20 something years I used to troop over the Pulaski BR. From Greenpoint to LIC to catch the 7 train. Good ol’ days !!! People live on these boats, since the late early 2000’s
That was EPIC! So amazed how you are in one of the most densely populated areas and you only see a few people. Just surreal! Glad you didn’t encounter and black mayonnaise! 😢
I heard of that black mayonnaise. 🤣🤣🤣 I didn't try to scoop the bottom. So amazing to be surrounded by millions of people and only see a few. Very peaceful and quiet. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My heroooo! I want to do that too! I carefully followed your trip on the map while watching the video! I will definitely go and try kayaking there and in Gowanus!
What an awesome channel we get to see parts of the city that no one thinks about. Never heard of Western Beef , they,re all over NYC good supermarkets.
I spend too much time on the water and in the woods and somehow Western Beef Supermarkets went under the radar in my brain. I can tell you where all the outdoors stores are. 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for the video- we have inflatable standup paddleboards and live in the area, where New town Creek is the closest waterway. I've been a little nervous to try paddling around the creek because of pollution concerns, but your adventure has inspired me to give it a shot :)
Awesome!!!! Just try to stay out of the water. That launch is nice! The east river is nice to when the conditions are calm. Glad I inspired you. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Once upon a time, Newtown Creek flowed through wetlands and marshes. It must have been beautiful. Then industrialization in the 1800s came along, the wetlands were filled in, and the creek became an industrial sewer. You're brave to kayak a Superfund site.
@AK-ey2uy I've watched a few videos regarding this history of Newtown Creek. You're completely right about the wetlands and marshes. It's unbelievable to imagine that at one time, there was natural beauty before it was influenced by industrialization by man, massive oil spills, raw sewage, etc. I just want to see these waterways with my own eyes and show them to others. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
I would be so afraid that I'd touch that water, or worse, fall in! Especially when you pointed out whatever that was that was bubbling in the water. This was a fascinating video and thank you so much for bringing it to us. I'm glad I found your channel!
Thank you for watching and commenting. The bubbling as I'm told is an aeration system. I believe that water stays very stagnant in that area and lacks oxygen so the aeration system helps the water. I'm glad you found my channel too. Hope you'll check out other videos of mine when you have time.
it is just so strange to be so peaceful on the water being surrounded by the busiest city on the east coast. It was so quiet on the water.. Not sure about you, but I am sure it breaks your heart when you see all the trash in the water. Thanks for sharing.
All of my videos are exactly this. It's somehow very peaceful on the water in such a huge urban environment. It is sad to see the trash and pollution. I do enjoy bringing awareness to these waterways and find it interesting.
those wet weather drains are only storm drain discharges for rain. they shouldn't have sewer or septic drains into waterways hopefully. i know some areas stink and they may be very polluted areas from commercial runoff and the water is probably toxic.
@COPPER71 Yes, I believe you are right. There are, however, CSO's which are Combined Sewer Overflows that flow raw sewage into our waterways during rain events (including in Newtown Creek). Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
a bit depressing. all that shoreline and effort for independent business. Nobody uses the water much anymore.. the steel people are very smart. Way more tonnage across the waters. Thanks for the ride. We used to go to container docks in the 80s..sometimes smaller places than expected. These water ways made me wonder. It was much worse back then. I am up in northern half of maine with a ten foot kayak. I paddle alone all the tme. it is more dangerous there.. yelling for help where there is no people, let alone cellphone..I am a bit crazy like that. I visit islands in the big rivers that have no interference, straight oaks colonials could not cut..and bald eagles...lots of wildlife... and a deep breath that feeds the soul. New york city area had an even bigger habitat as a warmer welcome place...once upon a time.
I love these videos you're doing. You're passing through places I've lived... although I'm more of a land-lover so you're showing me a new viewpoint..... LOL Western Beef. Yeah, that is a small chain that I'd never heard of until moving to that area. It's uh.... unfancy. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate you watching. Glad you are enjoying them. Sounds like I'm not missing out on Western Beef!? Lol. Thanks for commenting.
I can see how it might be a little "daunting" to see how difficult it would be to get out of the water should the boat sink or be damaged. Steep docks and piling would be hard to get up in an emergency.
@ralphwatten2426 Yes, definitely. It did appear that the businesses along the creek had emergency ladders down to the water. Probably required by OSHA. You kind of get a trapped feeling, though. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. I would have loved to check the sailboats out a bit more but you never know what you might run into. Thanks again for watching.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors I'm not sure if you would be into it but you could give kayak tours. Just make sure you have an iron clad disclaimer tourists would sign.
@mansize6622 That would be cool but parking, launching and scheduling meet ups gets to be challenging. People cancel last minute and the list goes on. I really do enjoy getting out there solo, doing my own thing and documenting it. These trips are essentially my kayak tours from the safety of the couch. 😆
Matt over in new jersey in Newark someone got stopped by police while videotaping from a kayek. By the FBI office ,then as the guy got to the drawbridge he was asked to show his I'd. He was stopped for videotaping from his kayek
I know who that is. Video recording is 100% legal in public spaces and public waterways. Those officers had no reason to stop him. They went a bit beyond their authority, but the UA-camr cooperated. As a matter of fact, I want to paddle and make a video where he was.
Pretty cool to see city from that vantage point. Those kids climbing the bridge reminds me of the dumb stuff I did as a kid 😂. I'm Kinda glad to see them out exploring and pushing limits rather than at home on a device though :). Keep up your great adventures and videos and I'll keep watching them.
That Santoro guy from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't did a similar video, on a brighter sunnier day, pointing out the native species and exotics growing right next to the canal.
So when you get to the one end with the discharge and the girl talking to you and she thought you worked there. A piece of knowledge is that building with the gated fence around it on your right when your paddling back or on your way to the discharge it would be on your left is the MTA NYC Transit Authority Money building, so basically all the money that is collected in Metrocard Machines and on the buses is collected and brought to this building its like Fort Knox there. Even employee's can't gain access to that building without approval its so crazy.
Ahhh, I was curious about that. Almost looked like it was guarded like a prison. Super cool info 👌. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Yeah it is guarded very well, its crazy like legit crazy inside there. I work for the buses but I know so much information when it comes to the MTA thats for sure lol
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Lot of history in Newtown Creek. Revolutionary War -British General Warren had his headquarters along Newtown Creek during the war.
The creek became a landing place for British supplies. The British hid their ships in the waterway to protect them from attack by the American army.
The Civil War - Ironclad Monitor was built on Newtown Creek near a town called Greenpoint.
So awesome that you shared this American History fact! I live in NYC and I'm always amazed at how much I don't know about my City. Btw, Greenpoint ended up being a part of Brooklyn, and is still a recognized enclave to this day😉
Yes, I've watched a bunch of videos and read a bunch of articles about this area. That's why I wanted to go check it out. I'm not much of a historian and don't want to even attempt to speak intelligently about the history of the Newtown Creek when there's so much information out there. I'll leave that to the experts. I'm an explorer, hiker and kayaker. I like to give a visual tour of the areas I'm seeing. Thank you so much for sharing the info you did. I appreciate it. Thank you for watching and contributing.
There's a quaint park on the creek's edge called Newtown Creek Nature Walk with a large table with a graphic of the USS Monitor on it. I had no idea about that history until I took a bike ride down the creek and found it. Very cool.
@pjny21 thank you!!
It still amazes me to see a kayak unfolded from a bag. The Oru designer is a genius.
Agree!!
I agree 100%. How the heck do you figure out how to fold / unfold one piece of plastic and it makes a kayak?? Mindblown! Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors Origami?!
@@RealBesty Yes, one main sheet of plastic. Origami kayak. Oru Kayak, Bay ST model.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors Someone who's studied oragami.
That was my sailboat with the janky dock! Haha
We do what we can without the ability to drill into bedrock. Serendipitous stumbling into this video
That's so awesome!!! Pretty cool stairs down the the dock. I'm so intrigued by the docking situation etc. So cool I captured your boat in my video and you managed to come across it.
Awesome
@rafaelabreu-canedo6698 I'm curious, I'd love to make a UA-cam video kayaking in the creek and staying overnight on a sailboat on the creek. Is there any chance you'd rent the boat for a night? Or know anyone that would?
That spot that is bubbling up is actually an aeration system. It’s a network of pipes underneath the creek. You can see it on Google maps
Thank you! Once you mentioned it, I remember hearing about that. Thank you for contributing in the comments. I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching.
Solar panels on those Sailboats are probably running the bilge pumps to keep them afloat.
I bet you're right! Probably running a few other gadgets too. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I’ve lived in New York my whole life and never have I once even thought about doing something like this. So cool to see somebody do it!
That's awesome 👌 Glad I did. Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you'll stick around to the channel and check out a few other videos of mine when you have time.
This guy is cutting edge. It will become trendy. What a better way to get away from the nonsense of the city.
@@mansize6622 Thank you so much! I hope it doesn't become trendy. I enjoy having the waterways to myself. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors I agree totally.
I am glad you are doing this. It's important to bear witness to all our waterways, both pristine and and in urban interface areas. Maybe your efforts will bring more people onto these waterways and encourage more respect. Thank you.
@daviskoier6853 Thank you! I really appreciate you seeing it from that perspective, and I completely agree with you. Thank you for watching and commenting.
don't be surprised if in like a few months there are like 20 folding kayaks in some little NYC stream, looks like great fun
Hahaha, we'll see. 🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors for sure, you're kind of living a dream i had when i was younger. keep up the good work and maybe i'll be one of them out there in a folding kayak.
I worked on a tugboat that would move scrap metal in and out of Newtown creek. This was cool to watch!
Wow!!! So cool! 😎 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it!
I'd never thought that I'd see the creek from this point of view. Thanks for taking us on this trip!
You're welcome!! Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you'll check out other videos of mine. Welcome to Two Feet Outdoors.
Way ahead of you, Dead Horse Bay vid is good too. 😁
@@DannyJustiniano Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you watching!!
Lol @ the conversation with the scrap metal guy 😂… this is my backyard… I got to know some of the boat people over the years. Definitely an interesting situation going on over there. Great video… keep padding 🤙🏻
Thank you man! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I popped over to your channel the other day. I found Newtown Creek that day very peaceful and really enjoyed it. You still getting out on your kayaks?
The Newtown Creek sewage treatment facility is an engineering marvel.
It really is! There's a few UA-cam videos about it and I really enjoyed watching and learning about it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I've lived in Greenpoint since 1982. When I first came, on hikes over the Pulaski Bridge, you could easily smell the oily waters in the Creek. In the last 10 to 15 years, that smell has abated. The clean-up efforts are paying off. It's a good sign, though I'd never want to eat anything caught in the Creek.
Thanks for this video, which saves me the expense and effort to take one of those very occasional boat trips up the Creek. I'd see them advertised.
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
3:51, the word your looking for is moored. I hate it when I can't think of the right word. The interaction with Esaw at the scrapyard was wholesome. Thank you for this video, very interesting.
Thank you. Sometimes speaking off the cuff while recording, things don't always come out right. 😆😅🤣
Wow, I can't believe you actually did it!!
I grew up in Middle Village not too far from there.
Definitely looks a lot cleaner than back when I was a kid
Oh yeah, it was a fun one! Thank you for watching and commenting. 😄
work at the exxon site and waste management (green building at 14:45) doing environmental remediation work.. the barge at 14:15 is for the asphalt plant. it alot cleaner then years past but its still a super fund site and very polluted. we have shower onsite incase we get the water on us. i would plenty of wildlife surprisingly. talked to a homeless guy that caught a three eyed catfish and still ate it... we did some bulkhead repair and hit a cast iron truck at around 50 feet down. the mud bottom swallows anything that sinks so there prob so much uncovered history in the ground well never find. i used to have to change the boom at 24:50. they are to catch petroleum contamination thats in all in the ground water in the area and in certain areas like that where it leaches under and into the creek . another reason they tend to not let the public in these areas are you have the potential to stir up or disturb or release more of the containment. along with the obvious health concerns ..
Thank you so much for this lengthy comment. I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching. Great information you provided. 👍 FYI, I did manage to get out on the Gowanus Canal (my most recent video).
Thanks for the views! There's another older Kosciuszko Bridge up here just north of Albany (locally called the Twin Bridges).
Interesting. Thank you for watching and commenting.
0:13 -2:04 I'm pretty sure is L.I.C. went to H.S. there. amazing how they build up last 10 - 25 years. all the waterways in NYC were factories / manufacturing etc back in old day's & still is, until city change zoning laws & developers take advantage. on the other side opposite where you started 46:09 East River along the 50's - 90's once were all beer breweries. 27:46 my H.S. best friend lived there 3 blocks away Western Beef.45:09 I can already envision developers eyeing that large warehouse. another good one!🍺🍺🍺 Cheers
@@masonloh1411 Amazing comment. Love all of that. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Great video. I'm headed over the Pulaski bridge tonight to get some gas in Greenpoint. I'd stay away from Gowanus for now. I'm sure you saw the recent headlines this week that they're testing for cancer causing fumes coming from the canal. Probably not a good idea to breathe that in, lol.
I did read the articles. I think the testing is more of the air from the industrial sites / land vs. testing air due to the water from the canal. Either way, the industry in the area has polluted a lot around there. There's an organization called the Gowanus Dredgers that canoes the canal regularly.
I like to follow kayak adventures on UA-cam. Your's has become a favorite.
Personality and quality of content are the most important things. It's pretty clear you've put a lot into improving your equipment and skill. I find myself looking forward to the next video.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the compliment. Means a lot. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Matt my good friend NYC tourism board should hire you as NYC ambassador because you make any NYC waterway into an amazing kayaking ride . Your videos are a feast for the eyes specially for those of us that been living in NYC and take our waterways for granted . 🫡🫡
Thank you! They should! Lol. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I don't think I could handle being hemmed in like that the whole time.I couldn't help but be scoping an emergency exit the whole time, and probably ruin what appears to be, for the most part, a pleasant little paddle. Thanks so much for sharing...
@JohnCompton1 I'm always looking for emergency exits. It's a good practice. Sitting in a kayak for a long time can get uncomfortable. It was a pleasant trip, though. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors btw, are those sailboats occupied, maybe like the homeless in S.F., it's hard for the authorities to eject the occupants? They sure looked worse for wear, and the solar panels led me to believe there was some occupancy. And what a strange place for the boats to wind up.
@JohnCompton1 I believe you are right about your theory about people living on them. I didn't really didn't see many people, though. I don't know if they were down in the boats or away from them or what. It's very interesting but I can't confirm the situation behind them. If people are "homeless" living on them, it doesn't seem the city is doing much to stop it. Maybe that's why there's so many. 🤷
@@TwoFeetOutdoors thank you for your wonderful replies...special guy with a special channel...take care!
Hey Matt, I know that feeling when you’re paddling a new place, those butterflies. Talking to us on cam helps I hope ! Great selection
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Yeah, you never know with new areas. Boat traffic, obstacles, floating booms, lochness monsters. 🤣🤣🤣
Its nice to run into Cool People out on your adventures!!! Awesome Video Matt!!
Yes, always fun! People always want to talk to me and ask about my kayak. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Man your brave for doing this 😅😬😆 I love how the people were interacting with you. New Yorkers are the best.
Yeah, so cool to have random people interacting with me. I love it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thx for taking to a place I’ll probably never go great video!
You're welcome! I try to go to interesting places that people might like to see but may never go. Such a cool perspective of New York City. 😎 Thank you for watching and commenting.
it's amazing how things change with time. Paddling on the old highway etc....
It's an interesting world we live in. I'm checking it out one kayak trip at a time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Yep, always have a float plan, handheld transceiver, signal device.
I live in NY and I often bike over all this bridges. Thank you for showing us what it looks like from bellow. Amazing video !!!
@@u8myshorts Awesome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
It’s interesting that businesses seem to have been allowed to hijack the public access to the water over the decades. I may be wrong, but I believe that most of the streets of the 5 boroughs were built right up to water’s edge so that the citizens had easy access to the water. Now many businesses seem to have gates there. (Maybe it’s “adverse possession”?) Not that I see the Gowanus or Newtown Creek as ideal swimming holes…😬 but, as you said, look at the little bit of peace and quiet you’ve been able to enjoy by just being off the streets. You have had to scramble to find some access. In a massive city, any little bit of respite can be gold. Thanks for interesting content! I ❤️NY!
Yes, obviously shipping and industry is so important to NYC and the area. Currently, it's sad that during heavy rains, there's solid waste that get released into some of these waterways because of overflow at treatment plants. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Not just about swimming in it, but also being able to SEE it usually helps with keeping it clean. When it's not so visible people care less.
@@tomroggero That's true! I agree. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@tomroggero Great point. A lot of these properties will...or should be, depending on the bureaucracy...rezoned for bigger residential buildings and public spaces even for new flooding resilience.
@dfrost6573 Historically, in NYC, it was considered poor to live by the water due to the amount of industry/shipping business that occurred there prior to roads and cars being the main mode of transportation. Most residential property was as far from the water as possible. Only the very poorest lived near the water. This is why 5th Ave (as far from the water as possible before hitting the park) has been considered one of the wealthiest streets.
A folding kayak, amazing! How does it seal it's self. Love watching u and hearing the water. Be safe.
It's all one sheet of plastic with internal supports. So, nothing to seal, it's all one piece. The plastic is very strong. They say the folds can handle 20,000 folds. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I live in the area and have driven over those bridges multiple times. It's nice to see it from another perspective.
Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
This channel is awesome. Found you a while ago, at a time when I wondered if people in big cities do what I do up here in Lanark township, Ontario. I felt sorry for them in a way, all hard, no soft ! These are very peaceful times out here on the water, no matter where you are in the world. Enjoy every minute that you offer my friend. Backdrops of the skyline is da rock ! But just in case you need a special special to add to these awesome adventures is a quick map like edited in for us folks not too familiar with the surroundings around you of which you speak of. Just a love in between us, keep on Kayaking !!, and I'll be watching when I get back from Kayaking !
Thank you so much! I know a lot of people like to follow along on Google maps. I'm working hard to improve my videos. Thank you for your suggestions. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
You can find the beauty of Nature everywhere. Sometimes you just have to look for it.
Exactly! Did you see the family of Canada Geese 🇨🇦 near the end of the video? Simply amazing! Just gotta get out there and look for it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My father fell in Newtown Creek in his first communion suit in 1935. According to the New York City Library it was already very polluted. Good thing he was the youngest of four brothers and there was no one else to pass the white suit on to.
@@Moonflowers11 Omg. Funny story! Thank you for sharing that. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Amazing paddle. I used to paddle that area back in the late 80’s. When people saw my boat they had no idea what it was
Cool 😎. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
I’m a Steamfitter, and I did a lot of work, there at the water treatment plant. I used to hang out with the DockBuilders there, for coffee and lunch. They had a floating dock, and their workboats, there. At that time ( several years ago ) that water was so foul, I was more afraid of getting sick from that, than any of the water at the plant.
Was doing some research on the creek itself and the boats. Unfortunately due to massive dumping and raw sewage over the years while the creek looks clean it does not test that way. And there’s a whole history on the boats. Thanks for brining me along.
Yes, I've watched a bunch of videos and read some articles. It's all very interesting. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Wow! Thank you for sharing your journey through this creek. My goodness, so much new highrises along the way. Those sailing boats....
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Every once in a while I hang out at one of the dead end streets (overlooking the creek) on the Brooklyn side. It's pretty cool to see the creek from this perspective.
That's awesome! Coming from someone local to Newtown Creek, that means a lot to me. Hope you'll checkbout some other videos of mine when you have time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Another cool video, Tks. Clouds were a little dark that day
Yes, the clouds were def dark. Original forecast showed it would be more sunny. I would have preferred a more sunny video but I think the clouds contributed to the grungy theme a bit but I found the creek to be pretty nice. I try to have a positive outlook. 😀
The shot at 45 minutes was amazing.
Thank you!! Yeah, in that moment, so much to see. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. (45:00 for anyone looking at comments)
Another great video. Despite the clean-up efforts, not sure I would venture into the Gowanus Canal -- there are still days it stinks to high heaven -- probably a good thing you were unable to find an access point.
Interestingly, there's a group known as the Gowanus Dredgers that paddles the Gowanus regularly. Access is challenging. They have a private launch. I may do one of their free paddles to check it out 1st. Thank you for watching and commenting.
There's so much great work to do with the NYC waterways and coastline - even Newtown and...yes...the Gowanus lol. I hope I get to see more of it done. The K-Bridge at night is a beautiful sight.
Thank you! I agree. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Picking up my Eddyline Kayak Saturday. Spoke with lady who is Kayak instructor today. She will give my wife and I lessons. All we need to do is hit the water.
Awesome!! You're going to love that kayak! Great to get lessons and learn more to build confidence. Be safe out there. Good luck. Thank you for watching and commenting. Happy paddling. 😊
What a gem of a channel this is! Your content is so good!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you saying that! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I just came across your ship graveyard video last night very cool. Nothing like this l never knew there were so many different creeks in NYC keep the videos coming!
I'm glad you found the channel. Welcome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. I have lots of videos to keep you busy. More coming!! Thanks!
Great video Matt! That creek looks clean to me. Cleaner than some other areas you have been in. I was amazed by the Bronx River. That creek would be a river in my part of Texas!
You're like me, "wow, looks clean!" Lol. Everyone else, "That's disgusting!" Stay positive! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Newtown Creek is a superfund site…
@cactusarray, yes, it is. I have that in the description of the video. Thank you for watching and commenting.
you always find some great places to kayak, really great tour of the city you give us
Thank you! I try to make interesting videos and hope people want to watch. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Matt I've totally fallen in love with your videos I've seen every one. The best one was Bronx and those water falls.
Wow, thank you so much!! Means a lot to me. Thank you for watching every video. You could be the 1st person to do so. You get a Two Feet Outdoors trophy 🏆.
Just a safety tip. Here in Maryland on waterways, we have a pole with an orange flag for adding visibility . Just like kids have a flag on their bicycles.
@@AnthonyLee-u1z Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I also fly my drone here often, nice to see this perspective
That's awesome! I want to get a drone so I can add an additional perspective to this channel. Any drone you'd recommend?
Right down the block! Love it! Used to canoe and kayak on the bayou but not since moving back up here. Just itching to get back on the water! And I’ll have to look into that kayak, super light and NYC apartment-sized!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Yes, perfect for NYC apartments and limited spaces. 👌
Thanks for the video. I like to follow you along on the map.
That's awesome!! Thank you for watching and commenting. Appreciate you following along.
I live in LIC and my son and I rollerblade to that launch all the time. It is finally getting some use. I am really excited to see what Newtown Creek looks like from the water. Love your videos!
@@markfromnyc2619 That's so cool. I used to play roller hockey. Great job rollerblading. Hope you enjoy this one. Thank you for watching and commenting.
great stuff as always! who knew the newtown creek could access so many locations in northern bk
Thank you so much! I Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Another great video! If you were contemplating doing the Gowanus Canal, your bravery is commendable (it is anyway). I read things about how polluted these waterways are-things like 14' of "Black Mayonnaise" on the bottom. Interestingly, the two people you spoke to were very friendly. There is a club called "Liquid Sky" who periodically circumnavigate Manhattan. You seem to have strong paddle skills, and you could make the best Urban Kayaking video ever on that trip!
Thank you so much for this awesome comment. I really appreciate it. The polluted waterways are intriguing to me, and I've definitely heard of the black mayonnaise. I find that I have a desire to see these places for myself but really want to see if there's still a hint of beauty and any wildlife still present in these areas. It always seems like the people I run into are friendly and want to talk to me. I'd be more comfortable circumnavigating Manhattan in a full on sea kayak rather than my Oru. Oh, by the way, I did go to the Gowanus Canal on Saturday and recorded a video. You're the 1st to know. Stay tuned. I'm editing it this week. Some fun stuff!! Hope you'll check our some of my other videos when you have time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I started watching this after lunch. I thought why am I just watching? Got my rowboat out and rowed out to a sand bar and back about 5 miles. Then watched the rest. I tracked along with google earth very interesting
Hahaha. Did you seriously go out and row or are you being funny? I can't tell. Either way, thank you so much for watching and commenting. Thank you for following along.
Very serious. I am 72 and row several times a week. I row a 14' plywood sailing rowing skiff I built 15 years ago. We also run a rowing program with a 4 oar gig 27' long, Live on Cape Cod
@boblister665 That is SO awesome!! Simply amazing. Honored to have you watch and enjoy my video. Hope you'll watch others of mine when you have time. Thank you.
I wish you have a little image to show where you are approximately on a small map on the corner of the video. Kind of like how racing is televised. Keep it up man! Bronx River one was great.
That might be outside of my editing skills but I'll keep it in mind for the future. Thank you!! Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Easy to follow along on google maps
@@kennethbarber438 That's what people tell me enjoy doing. Thank you.
20 something years I used to troop over the Pulaski BR. From Greenpoint to LIC to catch the 7 train. Good ol’ days !!! People live on these boats, since the late early 2000’s
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Awesome video, really interesting but man you have guts to kayak in that creek.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thanks for another awesome video, I binge watched all the nyc ones. and was waiting for a new one. Keep on the good work, you rock.
Thank you!! I really appreciate you binge watching. Check out some of the others. They are pretty cool too. 😎
@@TwoFeetOutdoors I will! Which one is your favorite for me to start checking?
@@nkmk970 Kayaking to a deserted island during the eclipse and the Carmans River video. I also like the Fire Island camping videos. 😆
That was EPIC! So amazed how you are in one of the most densely populated areas and you only see a few people. Just surreal! Glad you didn’t encounter and black mayonnaise! 😢
I heard of that black mayonnaise. 🤣🤣🤣 I didn't try to scoop the bottom. So amazing to be surrounded by millions of people and only see a few. Very peaceful and quiet. Thank you for watching and commenting.
WOW what a fascinating voyage this is the coolest thing. Brings back memories. Thanks for making the trip out there
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you'll check out other videos of mine when you have time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thanks for showing us around Matt!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My heroooo! I want to do that too! I carefully followed your trip on the map while watching the video! I will definitely go and try kayaking there and in Gowanus!
AWESOME!!! Thank you for watching and commenting. Have fun!!!
Where boats go to die, except for the one with a dingy. It looked like it could almost go out for a sail.
Some look abandoned and some look pretty nice actually. I feel like it's rent free living on a boat in the creek. Looks good to me! 😀
What an awesome channel we get to see parts of the city that no one thinks about. Never heard of Western Beef , they,re all over NYC good supermarkets.
I spend too much time on the water and in the woods and somehow Western Beef Supermarkets went under the radar in my brain. I can tell you where all the outdoors stores are. 🤣🤣🤣
There was an animal fat and bone rendering plant on the Creek...years ago. It stunk so bad it took 10 years for the stink to clear.
Omg, that must have been horrible. Wow! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thank you so much for the video- we have inflatable standup paddleboards and live in the area, where New town Creek is the closest waterway. I've been a little nervous to try paddling around the creek because of pollution concerns, but your adventure has inspired me to give it a shot :)
Awesome!!!! Just try to stay out of the water. That launch is nice! The east river is nice to when the conditions are calm. Glad I inspired you. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Once upon a time, Newtown Creek flowed through wetlands and marshes. It must have been beautiful. Then industrialization in the 1800s came along, the wetlands were filled in, and the creek became an industrial sewer. You're brave to kayak a Superfund site.
@AK-ey2uy I've watched a few videos regarding this history of Newtown Creek. You're completely right about the wetlands and marshes. It's unbelievable to imagine that at one time, there was natural beauty before it was influenced by industrialization by man, massive oil spills, raw sewage, etc. I just want to see these waterways with my own eyes and show them to others. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
I would be so afraid that I'd touch that water, or worse, fall in! Especially when you pointed out whatever that was that was bubbling in the water. This was a fascinating video and thank you so much for bringing it to us. I'm glad I found your channel!
Thank you for watching and commenting. The bubbling as I'm told is an aeration system. I believe that water stays very stagnant in that area and lacks oxygen so the aeration system helps the water. I'm glad you found my channel too. Hope you'll check out other videos of mine when you have time.
Don't be affraid its more dangerous in the Subway!!!
@@letsgomets002 I'd have to say, you are probably 100% correct in saying that. 😀
Thanks for the gosling & geese reunion shot!
@@phylliselizahb1041 That was one of the best moments of this video. 😊 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. 🪿🪿🪿
Great and long row.. interesting to see an industrial urban environment creek like this.. I been waiting for this video!
Awesome 👌 Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
it is just so strange to be so peaceful on the water being surrounded by the busiest city on the east coast. It was so quiet on the water.. Not sure about you, but I am sure it breaks your heart when you see all the trash in the water. Thanks for sharing.
All of my videos are exactly this. It's somehow very peaceful on the water in such a huge urban environment. It is sad to see the trash and pollution. I do enjoy bringing awareness to these waterways and find it interesting.
I subscribed for finding outdoor fun in such a industrial area👍👍👍
And dudes responsive!!!! If ever in south east Pennsylvania give yell and I will bring you on some fun runs👍👍
@@buffoon1234 Awesome! Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
Those fancy new apartments get a nice water view of Newtown Creek
Probably some skyline views too. Thank you for watching and commenting.
dude i loved the interaction between you and the dude at the scrapyard. Thats good wholesome human shit.
@@tastysoupyum So did I. He was really nice! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Nothing much to say, just appreciate your videos and showing another side of nyc!
You said a lot just by saying that you appreciate my videos. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Awesome!
Thank you!!
Wow! Another Great video!! I just watched a Video "New York's Dangerous Gowanus Canal Situation" that was some nasty water.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Yes, very crazy isn't it?
Freaking awesome man. In the most polluted water in NYC!
🤣🤣🤣 Thank you!! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I have videos in other polluted waters as well. 😂
@@TwoFeetOutdoors You're welcome and i'm definitely going to check out those other videos.
@@bigben1986 Thank you!! 😊
Really cool thanks for sharing.😎👍
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
those wet weather drains are only storm drain discharges for rain. they shouldn't have sewer or septic drains into waterways hopefully. i know some areas stink and they may be very polluted areas from commercial runoff and the water is probably toxic.
@COPPER71 Yes, I believe you are right. There are, however, CSO's which are Combined Sewer Overflows that flow raw sewage into our waterways during rain events (including in Newtown Creek). Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
a bit depressing. all that shoreline and effort for independent business. Nobody uses the water much anymore.. the steel people are very smart. Way more tonnage across the waters. Thanks for the ride. We used to go to container docks in the 80s..sometimes smaller places than expected. These water ways made me wonder. It was much worse back then.
I am up in northern half of maine with a ten foot kayak. I paddle alone all the tme. it is more dangerous there.. yelling for help where there is no people, let alone cellphone..I am a bit crazy like that. I visit islands in the big rivers that have no interference, straight oaks colonials could not cut..and bald eagles...lots of wildlife... and a deep breath that feeds the soul. New york city area had an even bigger habitat as a warmer welcome place...once upon a time.
Thank you! I appreciate the lengthy comment and appreciate you watching.
I love these videos you're doing. You're passing through places I've lived... although I'm more of a land-lover so you're showing me a new viewpoint..... LOL Western Beef. Yeah, that is a small chain that I'd never heard of until moving to that area. It's uh.... unfancy.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate you watching. Glad you are enjoying them. Sounds like I'm not missing out on Western Beef!? Lol. Thanks for commenting.
It was always between the newtown creek and gowanus canal to which was more polluted.
Yes, I agree! I'm currently editing a Gowanus video. Stay tuned this week. 😉
I can see how it might be a little "daunting" to see how difficult it would be to get out of the water should the boat sink or be damaged. Steep docks and piling would be hard to get up in an emergency.
@ralphwatten2426 Yes, definitely. It did appear that the businesses along the creek had emergency ladders down to the water. Probably required by OSHA. You kind of get a trapped feeling, though. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
"Amongst this........Urban Environment". Marvelous restraint!
Hahaha, you're funny!! Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you check out some of my other "urban environment" videos when you have time too. 😀
Matt this was an awesome video..I wish you would have explore those sail boats more...see if they are empty and one can take them..
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. I would have loved to check the sailboats out a bit more but you never know what you might run into. Thanks again for watching.
You're a much braver man than I, Matt. Cool video.
I might have a few screws loose. Lol. I just love all aspects of the outdoors. Thank you for watching and commenting. 😀
So cool !
Thank you!!! 😊
@@TwoFeetOutdoors I'm not sure if you would be into it but you could give kayak tours. Just make sure you have an iron clad disclaimer tourists would sign.
@mansize6622 That would be cool but parking, launching and scheduling meet ups gets to be challenging. People cancel last minute and the list goes on. I really do enjoy getting out there solo, doing my own thing and documenting it. These trips are essentially my kayak tours from the safety of the couch. 😆
@@TwoFeetOutdoors Smart.
Matt over in new jersey in Newark someone got stopped by police while videotaping from a kayek. By the FBI office ,then as the guy got to the drawbridge he was asked to show his I'd. He was stopped for videotaping from his kayek
I know who that is. Video recording is 100% legal in public spaces and public waterways. Those officers had no reason to stop him. They went a bit beyond their authority, but the UA-camr cooperated. As a matter of fact, I want to paddle and make a video where he was.
Just started watching your videos - they are great! If you haven’t done it, i heard that there are some spots to kayak in the Meadowlands (NJ)
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Welcome to Two Feet Outdoors.
Great video
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Matt. Those "marinas" look to me like aquatic homeless encampments.
@@bobnero19 I would tend to agree with you on that one. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Pretty cool to see city from that vantage point. Those kids climbing the bridge reminds me of the dumb stuff I did as a kid 😂. I'm Kinda glad to see them out exploring and pushing limits rather than at home on a device though :).
Keep up your great adventures and videos and I'll keep watching them.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I'd probably climb that bridge too. 🤣🤣
That Santoro guy from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't did a similar video, on a brighter sunnier day, pointing out the native species and exotics growing right next to the canal.
I'll have to check it out. Thank you for watching and commenting. 😀
So when you get to the one end with the discharge and the girl talking to you and she thought you worked there. A piece of knowledge is that building with the gated fence around it on your right when your paddling back or on your way to the discharge it would be on your left is the MTA NYC Transit Authority Money building, so basically all the money that is collected in Metrocard Machines and on the buses is collected and brought to this building its like Fort Knox there. Even employee's can't gain access to that building without approval its so crazy.
Ahhh, I was curious about that. Almost looked like it was guarded like a prison. Super cool info 👌. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Yeah it is guarded very well, its crazy like legit crazy inside there. I work for the buses but I know so much information when it comes to the MTA thats for sure lol
@@roberthutson2023 That's really interesting. Thanks again for your comments.
Thanks for sharing your adventure !
Thank you for watching and commenting.