If you want the Big Apple experience, I recommend the 79th Street Boat Basin. We stopped there for three days going up to the Erie Canal and three days on return. The location is fantastic. The Basin is a short walk to Broadway, with more restaurants, shops and sights than you can count. Subway and bus stops are literally minutes away by foot, for further travel anywhere in the city. We off-loaded our bikes and traveled up the excellent Hudson River-side bike path up to The Cloisters and down to 42nd Street. The adjacent Boat Basin Restaurant is a lively nightspot with great music and an active crowd (which quiets down in the evening). You have several secure options: 1) Pick up a mooring; 2) tie up to the exterior floating dock; or 3) secure an interior slip. We put Voyager (44') inside to avoid the wash from river traffic. It was tight since a portion of the interior slips have just about the water depth we draw (3.5 feet). We paid less than $3/ft/day plus electricity (in 2007). They do have a pump-out, but it was not working during either of our visits. I love this place so much that we always drop in whenever we drive or fly up to New York City for a visit. Check out http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/marinas/10 Also, the place is secured and we had no concerns about safety at all. Bon voyage, Larry D Voyager Norfolk, VA In a message dated 6/5/2010 10:56:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ske at videotron.ca writes: Il will be travelling to Florida from Lake Champlain next August. As my wife has never visited New York I intend to stop there for a few days....I would like to know if there are good marina to stop in New York for a few days. My boat is a 44 feet lobster boat. Thanks Luc MV Julie C ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c24c87eb6be059169fst05vuc