Hunters Point Parks Conservancy is partnering with the Newtown Creek Alliance, North Brooklyn Community Boathouse, and Gotham Point LIC to open the Queens Landing Boathouse & Environmental Center, which will provide recreational boating programs for youths and adults, host year-round events, and offer educational programming centered around environmental sustainability.

The boathouse began offering programs in September 2023, and will have a full calendar of offerings starting in late Spring 2024, once the water is warm enough again for recreational boating.

Environmental Education programs

Educational Aquariums The boathouse includes a variety of salt water educational aquariums inhabited by local wildlife for educational purposes. Visitors and students can observe marine plants and animals native to Newtown Creek, including multiple species of fish and crustacean. The tanks can be viewed from the street side through the window or up close during our public programming.

School Field Trips Newtown Creek Alliance provides STEM based, interactive, environmental programs on a variety of topics grounded in the history and ecology of Newtown Creek and its surrounding watershed. Field trips take place Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for school groups, clubs, summer camps, and other types of educational groups. They welcome kindergarten to adult groups and modify our  programs to suit their individual age range and interest. A standard tour can accommodate up to 30 participants for a 90 min to 2 hour visit, with the ability to host larger groups for longer periods of time with enough notice.

Programs are booked through their online portal and enrollment is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have questions please reach out to education@newtowncreekalliance.org.

Nature Walks HPPC hosts spring and fall nature walks, which focus on the restored wetland ecosystem in the park, native plants, and local and migratory species.

Nature Journaling A local artist and illustrator teaches environmental-focused drawing classes that encourage intentionally curiosity and engagement with the natural world.

Hydroponics and Aquaponics HPPC will be working to bring in a small hydroponics and aquaponics lab with curriculums for all ages to provide education about food systems, urban farming and ecology, and sustainable agriculture.

Community Boating

Providing recreational access to the water, especially for people who’ve never had the opportunity to try recreational boating before, is a key part of the mission of the Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center.

We’ll be hosting free monthly public paddle sessions from late spring to the fall to let people get out on the water. North Brooklyn Community Boathouse will also run member trips to help people get familiar with the water and be trained to help with public programming, and free boating safety classes in the off season to help people learn to recreate responsibly.

Boathouse location

Queens Landing events and programs

For a full schedule of all HPPC park programs, click here.