You can rent a boat and paddle right from their store. This listserver is a place for local kayakers to share information about events, trips, safety, sale of and comments on boats and equipment. Currents around the boathouse generally lag 2.5 - 3 hours behind the tide. Our club takes paddling trips around Manhattan and has tide charts and tide information on our website. We just completed a nighttime circumnavigation of Manhattan.
Details are on the website.
Gowanus Dredgers A canoe club based on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Runs a public access and canoeing program in the canal. They are very active in the design of the new Hudson River Park, and on changes happening to the waterfront in general. A new club based at the site of the old historic Yonkers Canoe Club, it is made up of a group of recreational paddlers who enjoy the Hudson River. Activities include club paddles, parties, and workshops.