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Time Out
6 days ago
- General
- Time Out
Manhattan has a great new beach—except you can't swim at it
Did you know Manhattan has a beach? Yes, a real one—with 1,200 tons of sand, Adirondack chairs and sweeping views of the Hudson River. The only catch: You can't swim in it. Opened in late 2023, the Gansevoort Peninsula is the newest addition to Hudson River Park, carved out of a once-industrial zone between Gansevoort Street and Little West 12th. The five-acre space boasts boardwalks, a salt marsh, public art, picnic spots and yes, a beach. But swimming remains firmly off-limits thanks to New York's aging sewer infrastructure. Here's the dirty truth: Two nearby sewer outflows dump stormwater and sewage directly into the Hudson during heavy rain, sometimes with as little as half an inch of precipitation. That runoff carries everything from bacteria to pharmaceuticals, rendering the water unfit for humans about one in every three days, according to environmental watchdog Riverkeeper. 'It's our dream that Gansevoort Beach would be the beginning,' Michael Dulong, the legal director at Riverkeeper, told Gothamist. 'It would provide a model to open up beaches elsewhere throughout the city.' The group has been patrolling New York's waterways on a boat named Fletcher, sampling water at over 200 locations between May and October. They're pushing for a common-sense policy: Let people swim when the water's clean, just like we already do at city beaches after rainfall. Their main argument is that Gansevoort is uniquely positioned. It's sheltered from boat traffic and strong currents, sits in a high-foot-traffic neighborhood and has infrastructure already in place. Testing by the Billion Oyster Project found the water safe in over half the samples collected last summer—but that other half underscores the risk. For now, visitors can soak up the scene from dry land, stroll through the peninsula's boardwalks, or dip their toes from a shallow ramp. And there's still plenty to enjoy: a pine grove, a dog run, a fitness area and Day's End, a monumental sculpture by David Hammons that riffs on Gordon Matta-Clark's original 1975 piece. As for actual swimming, that'll require a massive overhaul of the city's sewer system—one with an estimated $36 billion price tag, according to Gothamist —but advocates say the dream is worth it. 'Imagine if you could just walk to where your street meets the water and jump in the water and if it were safe,' Dulong said, 'A place where you could recreate, where you could lie on the beach.'
Scoop
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Nourished By Time Announces New Album The Passionate Ones
Nourished By Time Announces New Album The Passionate Ones On August 22nd 2025, Baltimore singer-songwriter and producer Nourished By Time will release his highly anticipated new album The Passionate Ones via XL Recordings. Crafted between Baltimore, London, and NYC, The Passionate Ones is a sermon, a twelve-track catharsis, howled from the underbelly of late-stage capitalism, a blueprint for building your own altar in the ruins of the American Dream. The project launches today with 'Max Potential,' a track revealing a soul unready for the weight of its own potential, accompanied by a music video—directed by and starring Nourished By Time's Marcus Brown—shot beneath David Hammons's Day's End sculpture in New York City. Initially created in Los Angeles' in late 2019, Nourished By Time emerged as Marcus Brown's escape from the monotony of his day jobs and a continuously crushed spirit by an increasingly corrupt world. Channeling his deeply personal and sharply observational visions into songwriting, Brown has created a singular sonic world shaped by his hometown of Baltimore's rich and eclectic musical heritage where jazz, punk, indie, hip hop, electronic and R&B collide in raw harmony. On The Passionate Ones, Brown tackles love, labor, existentialism, dreams, disillusionment, and hope through the lens of metamodernism, documenting an American story of an artist using their vices to keep them afloat while they follow their passions and dreams. The Passionate Ones arrives in the wake of a radiant ascent. With Erotic Probiotic 2 (Scenic Route), Nourished by Time cracked open 2023—earning Pitchfork's Best New Music and topping Gorilla vs Bear's year-end list, while drawing praise from The Guardian, The FADER, Paste, and more. 2024's Catching Chickens (XL) only deepened the allure: CRACK Magazine placed him on its cover, naming 'Hell of a Ride' the track of the year. The song echoed across NPR, Resident Advisor, CLASH, The FACE, Mixmag, UPROXX, and Spotify's Best Songs of 2024 lists, and he performed a magnetic live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's #LateShowMeMusic live series. Along the way, Nourished By Time's voice threaded through collaborations with Yaeji, Kacy Hill, and evilgiane, a spectral remix of Dry Cleaning's 'Gary Ashby,' and tours with Metronomy, Panda Bear, and Toro y Moi, solidifying his position as one of contemporary music's most intriguing and vital new artists. The Passionate Ones is available pre-order now as a LP (black, crystal clear, and limited edition white-label), CD and to pre-save on all digital platforms. Out August 22, 2025 worldwide. Advertisement - scroll to continue reading © Scoop Media
