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<\/a>The exterior of the Hudson River Yacht Club.Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman
\nHudson River Yacht Club: past and present\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The HRYC, which is connected to the Paerdegat Basin\/New York Harbor region, emerged at a period when recreational sailing and yacht clubs were becoming prominent social and sporting institutions along the Hudson River. It was organized in 1873 and incorporated in 1875, making it one of the older established yacht clubs in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Originally, the club\u2019s activities began up the Hudson on Manhattan\u2019s West Side, where it developed its name and reputation among sailing enthusiasts in the late 19th century.\u00a0 In the early decades of the 20th century, urban development and infrastructure changes transformed much of the Hudson shoreline in Manhattan, forcing the HRYC to relocate multiple times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the 1950s, after years of displacement from the Manhattan riverfront, the club re-established itself in Brooklyn in an area with better access to New York Harbor and suitable boating water. Today, the club is located at 2101 Bergen Ave. in Brooklyn, where it continues as a marina and social boating club serving members and visiting boaters on the harbor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n A tight-knit, small community<\/p>\n BBCA President Michael Trotta described Bergen Beach as a great neighborhood with great people. \u201cWe\u2019re family here,\u201d he said. \u201cEven if you\u2019re new to the family, come introduce yourself at our civic meetings. Introduce yourself on Facebook or wherever you see us. We\u2019ll welcome you.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Trotta, the BBCA currently has more than 250 members, but he would like to expand that number. \u201cI\u2019m trying to bring some younger members into the organization.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Trotta, who was born and raised in Bergen Beach, said the BBCA is well-known for its community work. \u201cWhenever there\u2019s a fight, we dig in,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe are all about keeping the neighborhood\u2019s integrity the way it\u2019s been for years. We are a tight-knit, small community and would like to keep it that way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Trotta said he doesn\u2019t advocate for high rise buildings or overly dense, populated areas. \u201cThere are all single and two family homes in this area,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the way we\u2019d like to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n Trotta reflected on the past. \u201cI\u2019m a child of the \u201870s and \u201880s,\u201d he said. \u201cWe used to leave the house early in the morning and we wouldn\u2019t come back until the lights came on in the street. Everybody knew everybody\u2019s kids. That was a community, and I think that\u2019s something that Bergen Beach still represents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n A word from an assemblymember\u00a0<\/p>\n Assemblymember Jaime Williams, D-59, told the Eagle that she takes immense pride in representing Bergen Beach, describing it as \u201ca significant part of my district.\u201d Williams also represents Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Mill Island and Gerritsen Beach.<\/p>\n \u201cBergen Beach is home to me,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s where I live, where I shop, where I raised my children. I would describe it as a very special place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Williams, whose term ends this year and is up for re-election, took time to speak to attendees at the conclusion of the gathering about why she is the right choice to continue representing Assembly District 59.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m all about fighting for working families, making their lives more affordable, in addition to safer and stronger neighborhoods,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Williams made it clear that if re-elected, she aims to continue to represent everyone in her district. \u201cWhether you are a Democrat, Conservative, Republican, Independent or whatever, I will be there for you,\u201d she said.\u00a0 <\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 15 | \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 13 | \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>From left: Bergen Beach Civic Association President Michael Trotta, immediate past President Sal Calise and past President Michael Benjamin, Esq.
Photo by Arthur De Gaeta<\/p>\n<\/a>The evening also featured live entertainment.
Photo by Arthur De Gaeta<\/p>\n<\/a>Performers from \u201cElizabeth\u2019s Dance Image\u201d doing their thing.
Photo by Arthur De Gaeta<\/p>\n<\/a>Michael Trotta alongside Assemblymember Jaime Williams, D-59.
Photo by Arthur De Gaeta<\/p>\n<\/a>Bergen Beach Civic Association President Michael Trotta.
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