West 79th Street Boat Basin
Location: West 79th Street and the Hudson River; Riverside Park, Manhattan
Marina Office Number: (212) 496-2105
Contact: Parks Department, Marine Division
Dial 311 for general Parks information. (Outside of NYC, call 212-NEW-YORK.)
View: Marina Rules and Regulations
Downloads:
- 79th St. Boat Basin Brochure (1290 KB, PDF)
- Summer Dockage Permit Application (23 KB, PDF)
- Clean Boating Guidelines (111 KB, PDF)
- Marina Safety Guidelines (35 KB, PDF)
- Boat Basin Emergency Procedures (181 KB, PDF)
Filming at the 79th Street Boat Basin: For more information on filming at the Boat Basin, contact the marina at (212) 496-2105.
Boat Basin Fees*:
(May 2008 and thereafter)
| Seasonal Dockage**
(Sizable waiting list, as of May 2008) |
Summer (May 1 to October 31) |
$108 / linear foot or $2700, whichever shall be greater |
| Winter (November 1 to April 30) - Current Winter permittees only |
$88 / linear foot or $2200, whichever shall be greater | |
| Transient Dockage Non-commercial boats only |
$2.75 / linear foot / day (24 hours) |
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| Passenger
Pickup/Drop off Non-commercial boats only |
50 feet or less | $10 |
| Over 50 feet | $25 | |
| Dock & Dine 4 hour maximum |
25 feet or less | $25 |
| 26 feet or more | $32 | |
| Commercial Landing Fee | 30 minutes for loading and 30 minutes for unloading maximum | $4 / linear foot |
| Commercial Pickup | 6 passengers or less | $32 / trip |
| Mooring (Moorings available, as of May 2008) |
Daily | $30 |
| Weekly | $180 | |
| Entire Season (May 1 to Oct 31) | $1550 | |
| Electricity | For permit holders only | $0.20 / kilowatt hour |
| Transient Electricity | 30 amp | $10 / day |
| 50 amp | $20 / day | |
| 100 amp | $35 / day | |
| Labor Rate | $75 / hour | |
| Sanitation Waste System Pump Out | Commercial vessels only | $80 plus labor |
| Water Pump Out | Per pump provided | $65 plus labor |
| Towing Outside Marina | Non commercial boats only | $150 / hour |
| Kayak / Canoe Storage (Storage available, as of May 2008) |
Yearly, per vessel |
$350 |
| Team Canoe Storage (Storage available, as of May 2008) |
Summer only, competition canoes, per vessel | $750 |
| Dinghy / Motor Storage (November 1 to April 30 only) |
No auxiliary fuel tanks allowed | $175 / winter |
| Key Deposit or Replacement | $10 | |
| Slip Dockage Waiting List | Application | $75 |
| Parking Pass | Daily | $10 |
| Parking (Limited parking available, as of May 2008) |
Rotunda parking garage; permit holders only | $250 / month |
*No cash will be accepted for transactions. All boat basin transactions must take place in the marina dockhouse. No financial transaction may take place on the piers or in a private boat.
**Depending on weather, summer dockage customers may be allowed, at their request, to extend their stay into November or to arrive early in April. Extensions will be approved and billed on a weekly basis and the pro-rated bill will be based on the summer dockage six-month permit. Extensions are soley at the discretion of the department.