About the Project

The sixth borough. That's what Mayor Bloomberg calls the 578 miles of shore land that encircle the five boroughs of New York City. This project presents multimedia portraits of the people who live and work on New York City's waterfront. Stories from the sixth borough were reported and produced by students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Stories

Biggest of the Little Guys Lucas O'Neill
Mike Walker
Bird's Eye View Hoda Emam
Bogdan Mahora
Charting a New Course Brett Essler
Amanda Fiscina
Scholars at Sea Peter Madden
Gillian Mohney
Sheepshead Fishermen Braving Tough Waters Jay Denson
Bobby Fieseler
Tides: From the shores of West Africa to the Bronx River Alexandra Hootnick

Editors/Instructors

Betsy West and Kenan Davis