Did you know that NYC is an archipelago of 70+ islands? Hear all about it from photographer, filmmaker, and author Thomas Halaczinsky.  He’s been exploring the NYC BLUEspace by sailboat since 2012 and created the book “Archipelago New York” published by Schiffer Book in 2018. Thomas will sail here and tie his boat up alongside the MARY A. WHALEN.  He will be interviewd by PortSide Executive Director Carolina Salguero. As part of the talk, he will give a short virtual tour of his boat.

Friday, 8/14/20, 9pm virtual event shot on the deck of the MARY A. WHALEN. Tune in to PortSide livestream on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

* There will be 10 in-person seats on the deck of the MARY A. WHALEN. To get one of socially-distanced audience seats on deck, available in the order we get requests, send an email to chiclet@portsidenewyork.org

The island world of NYC includes the estuary of the Hudson River and the eastern end of Long Island. It is physically diverse and home to a great amount of nature life.  He is beginning a new, related adventure by producing and directing a three-part documentary series about the island ecology of New York for the German national broadcaster ZDF and the European network ARTE.