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546:"They" were the hardy Gerritsen clan, among the first European settlers in the region. According to Teunis Bergen's Register of the Early Settlers of Kings County (1881), the Gerritsens had for many years "owned a farm and the tide-mill . . . on the Strome Kil." The Gerritsens built their industrial plant in the early seventeenth century, and it operated continuously until the 1890s.
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Cruising
Gerritsen Creek with Capt. Bernie Schachner at the helm of his 26-foot "emergency response" boat White Cap Salvor, Daskalakis pointed out a half-dozen abandoned boats lying in weeds along the shore. Up ahead, Schachner's brother and business partner, Capt. Jack Schachner, maneuvered another
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Captain Jack
Schachner, owner of Brooklyn-based White Cap Marine Towing and Salvage Inc., a Sea Tow franchise, said the temporary fix negotiated between the agencies is less than comforting. There would be a problem, he said, "If you happen to be calling a mayday while this thing was happening, and
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According to the Parks
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Captain Jack, as he is universally known at
Gateway Marina in Sheepshead Bay, is a professional boat salvager and, along with his brother, Capt. Bernie Schachner, is a co-owner of White Cap Marine Towing and Salvage Inc. Summer is their busy
289:"Gerritsen Creek is one of the original "fingers" of the great "hand" of Jamaica Bay, and over the last century it has been the victim of human intrusions that have damaged its ecological functioning," said Parks Commissioner Benepe.
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and the dam for its tide pond were between
Avenues W and V, and the mill pond beyond the dam extended past Fillmore Avenue. In recent decades, efforts have been made to restore parts of the creek, particularly the
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The more recent research showed the various stages of the modern history of
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Early in the morning of June 17, the
National Park Service was joined by Sheepshead Bay-based White Cap Marine Towing and Salvage, a local business hoping to do its part to help the environment.
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Streams in the Five Boroughs
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was brought to the site to view the structure. However, no efforts were made, and the abandoned building was burned by an
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Touring Gotham's
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269:"Officials Celebrate the Gerritsen Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project in Marine Park"
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H. Arthur
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560:"When There's Trouble at Sea, This Captain Sees His Paycheck"
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built on the creek's shore in the 17th century. The mill, a
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Leslie Day, Mark A. Klingler, Michael R. Bloomberg (2013).
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303:"Gerritsen's Creek: 1997 Archaeological Field Excavations"
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405:. New York, NY: Countryman Press. pp. 211–213.
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25:The Gerritsen Creek tidal mill in the 19th century
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426:Diana diZerega Wall, Anne-Marie Cantwell (2008).
214:Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
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120:. The creek's name comes from a historic
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152:White Cap Marine Towing and Salvage
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558:Nick Corasanti (August 16, 2013).
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183:"History of Marine Park"
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352:Josephine Axt (2003).
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434:Yale University Press
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679:Wall Street Journal
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1323:Bowne Lake
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1046:Pelham Bay
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