Through the Eyes of the Water: Onboard Panel and Ferry Tour

Back by popular demand, our Ferry Talk this year begins aboard the South Street Seaport Museum's historic Tall Ship Wavertree. There Grist's Climate Fiction manager Tory Stephens will host a panel conversation on transforming ecologies, creative infrastructure and environmental realities of our changing climate.

With panelists Pete Malinowski, co-founder/director of Billion Oyster Project, Lisa Bloodgood , director of Horticulture and Stewardship with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance & Jada Tulloch, Youth Educator for NYC H20.

Participants will then take an NYC Ferry up the East River where we'll we'll have an alternative Q&A in small groups to discuss topics from the panel, climate pitfalls and new adaptations. The tour will end in LIC, with an optional afterparty at Fifth Hammer Brewery, a 5 minute walk away.

A co-production with Grist, Holes in the Wall Collective, NYC Ferry and the South Street Seaport Museum

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This is part of Holes in the Wall Collective’s Imagined Futures // WaterWAYS (09.01 - 09.30)

An interactive climate experience and city-wide scavenger hunt to reconnect, ready, repair, and reimagine the future of NYC. All September long 2025.

We invite you to connect with people all over the city and find ground in what climate readiness means in ourselves and our communities. From survival toolkits to the playlists to survive these times, it’s an invitation to recommit your love to our city and our wider ecologies— connecting to the deep and lasting legacies of community-based climate work in every borough of NYC. Let us imagine the future we want, while supporting the work that will get us there.

Join the experience at: holesinthewallcollective.org/imaginedfutures

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Note:

We are using a radical pricing model for this event to cover our costs and maintain accessibility. Please select the ticketing option that works best for you! If you are unable to pay for a ticket but still want to attend, we have saved a limited number of free seats. Please reach out to [email protected] to request a free ticket.

Accessible ($15 + fees)General ($25 +fees) Real Cost Pay-it-Forward ($35 +fees)

Tickets include $4.50 price of Ferry ticket. Ferries run on communter schedules and cannot be reserved or guaranteed for seating. Please remain with the tour to get there early enough to ensure boarding!

Photo above: Ferry Talk 2024 to the Rockaways with Don Riepe, moderated by Yessenia Funes. Photo by J. Lester Feder.

Photo above: The 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree. Photo by Richard Bowditch.

Holes in the Wall Collective connects people to place and possibility. We love creating experiences that give the public fresh ways to engage with difficult subjects and our changing climate. Whether by supporting people and organizations with new audiences and resources or bolstering community and civic engagement through our city-wide climate programming, we support an ecosystem of change and transformation to step further into a sustainable, viable, and thriving future for all of New York City.

The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the rich sea-connected history of New York, a city and its people. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.”

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change. Since 1999, we have used the power of journalism to document the often unequal impacts of climate change — as well as to show the promise of equitable climate solutions. With 40 journalists spread across nearly 20 U.S. states, Grist is the largest and most experienced climate-focused newsroom in the country.

NYC Ferry operated by City Experiences provides an affordable way to travel between waterfront communities throughout New York City. The six routes span over 60 nautical miles of waterways and connect New Yorkers and visitors to the city’s waterfront communities. Through our integrated health & safety, quality and environmental management system, we strive to serve you better and leave the planet a better place than when we began.

Info: From climate justice media outlet Grist, we'll be joined by Tory Stephens

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Tall Ship Wavertree, South Street Seaport Museum, 89 South Street, New York, United States