Monday, May 23, 2011

Free iPad 2 -- My Grad School Reseach

I need your help..

I am completing my MS in Marketing.. and I need to have people take my online survey about sustainable tourism.. If I get enough takers I'm donating some $$ to the local Vieques charity and one lucky person will be randomly chosen to get a FREE iPad 2.


Please click the link above for details..

Friday, May 14, 2010

2010 NYC Food Film Festival

Two event for the 2010 NYC Food Film Festival will be at WTB.


Wed June 23rd at South Street Seaport (PAID) -- OYSTERs


Friday June 25th at Long Island City..  (FREE) -- All types of great food (samples included for free)


Tickets are on sale now..

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Schnack Catering

Schnack Catering is available for all your events including those in the Spring, Summer and Fall. We have fixed menu's starting at $750 and $1000 and custom menu's from $2,000 to $10,000.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Cum asiguri puritatea apei pe care o bei


Tu ce fel de apa bei? Cat de des te intrebi daca apa pe care o consumi zilnic este, de fapt, potabila si buna pentru organismul tau? De foarte multe ori, nu suntem suficient de atenti cu privire la anumite aspecte esentiale din viata noastra, iar apa pe care o bem trebuie sa fie una pura, una care sa faca bine organismului nostru si sa ne asigure o hidratare pe masura.

Eu, personal, nu sunt tocmai cel mai mare adept sa cumpar apa din magazin, deoarece, de foare multe ori, aceasta nu este mai mult decat o afacere profitabila, deoarece numeroase experimente au demonstrat faptul ca si apa din magazin nu este tocmai cea mai buna pentru organism. Eu, in schimb, am ales sa folosesc un filtru apa. Care este avantajul unui filtru apa? Iti prezint in cele ce urmeaza.
Ce schimbari aduce un filtru de apa
In primul rand, trebuie sa invatam sa nu mai fim atant de ignoranti cu privire la calitatea apei pe care o folosim, fie ca este vorba despre apa pe care o bem, o folosim pentru gatit sau in diferite activitati menajere.

De foarte multe ori, apa nu este suficient de bine purificata si pentru sanatatea noastra este indicat sa apelam la diferite tehnici suplimentare pentru purificarea acesteia, iar un filtru apa ales cu grija si o informare suficienta, ar putea sa ne scuteasca de foarte multe batai de cap cu privire la apa si calitatea acesteia. Cati dintre voi se intreaba despre calitatea apei pe care o folosim in fiecare zi?

Poate ca ar fi momentul potrivit sa o faceti, deoarece foarte putine sunt persoanele constiente intr-adevar despre necesitatea unui filtru apa in casa lor si despre beneficiile pe care le-ar aduce acesta. Rezultatele palpabile sunt foarte importante dupa alegerea unui filtru, de aceea trebuie sa observati imediat schimbarile ce tin de calitatea apei.
Cum alegi un filtru de apa

Nu este deloc o sarcina usoara sa alegi un filtru de apa bun, care sa corespunda asteptarilor. Este foarte importanta firma la care apelati pentru un filtru. Aceasta trebuie sa fie o firma cu o vasta experienta in furnizarea filtrelor si, desigur, sa aiba si un bun renume.
Ecowater este o firma cunoscuta pe piata pentru solutiile propuse pentru filtrarea apei, care se bucura de o apreciere inalta din partea clientilor. Daca nu sunteti siguri cu privire la solutiile de care aveti nevoie pentru filtrarea apei, specialistii de la Ecowater Romania va stau la dispozitie pentru a va oferi consultanta si pentru a gasi o solutie impreuna.

Apa pe care o folosim trebuie sa fie de cea mai inalta calitate, iar specialistii Ecowater sunt alaturi pentru solutiile de care aveti nevoie. Un filtru apa trebuie ales cu prudenta si o buna informare, daca aveti nevoie de consultanta cu privire la problema pe care o aveti, daca va doriti mai mult decat un filtru, atunci pe site-ul Ecowater gasiti o serie intreaga de produse pentru filtrarea si dedurizarea apei.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Great Line-UP

We have lots of great NY DJs and events coming here this year like the parties Jellybean throws. We also have great events from Victor Franco, Dance.Here.Now., and Justin Carter.

Here are a few of the newest flyers...

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

April 21

On April 21 we are bring together all of our resident DJs for a show. 10pm to close.. Print the enclosed flyer and use it to get a discount.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

New Beaches and New Season

There is a lot of discussion about our new beaches. We want you to know this will be a great place to learn about what is happening.

It is widely known now that we are opening a beach on Governors' Island and at the South Street Seaport.

Here are some details.

The Governor's Island (WTB/GI) beach will have a sandy beach area plus a live music venue featuring live bands and other live acts Thurs - Sunday. Many nights will also feature DJs after the band. Come for the band, stay for the view and the DJ. There will be food but we are still working on the final menu. Governor's Island is expected to open the week of July 4th. We have a very special DJ set for July 5th.

The beach at south street seaport (WTB/SSS), will open the week of Memorial Day Weekend. This beach will have a sandy area for food and sunning but it will be smaller than the other locations. This beach will feature some interesting activities. We will have ping pong, Skee ball and Mini Golf (9 holes). We will have a lot of interesting food here, including some seafood. That will include a raw bar on the weekends but we are not planning serving any steamed bi-valves.

The beach at Long Island City (WTB/LIC) will have it's first event on April 18th and 26th with Melting Pot Global. We will have events every weekend in May. Our grand re-opening will be Memorial Day Weekend with a special Louie Vega event on Saturday May 23rd ($20 at the door / $10 in advance). We have DJ events every Thurs through Sunday and most Wednesdays as well. Typically the Thurs door fee will be $5, Friday and Saturday will be $10, and Sunday will vary up to $40. Sundays in July and August are FREE. Unless otherwise announced door fees start at 8pm; Sundays in June & Sept the fee and event starts at 1pm

Sunday, March 22, 2009

2009 Music Season

2009 is shaping up to be something special. With 3 beaches it will mean three times the music. WTB / LIC (Long Island City) will keep playing some great underground house along with some special events produced by Dance Here Now.

At WTB / LIC will have paid music events Thurs - Sunday for entire season (Memorial Day Wkd to Columbus Day Wkd).

Our WTB / LIC 2009 Grand Opening is Memorial Day Weekend

Our Water Taxi Beach Long Island City line-up is shaping up as follows:

Aint' Nothin' but A House Party w/ Jellybean Benitez May 3

Victor Franco & Friends
May 9, 16, 23, 30 - June 6, 13

System Audible Mother Love (Mother's Day), May 10

Chus and Ceballos May 17

Victor Franco and Friends plus special guest Louie Vega May 23

Boris May 31

Danny Tenaglia June 14

Sander Kleinenberg June 28

Rob's Big Gay Party, All Day Monday June 29

Victor Franco & Friends September 12, 19, 25, -
October 3, 10

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Motorul electric si miscarea de rotatie

Probabil ca ati observat ca foarte multe dintre aparatele pe care le folosim zi de zi se rotesc, sau mai bine zis au la baza miscarea de rotatie: de la mixerele pe care le folosim in bucatarie, la ventilatoare, fie ele de mari dimensiuni ,utilizate in circularea aerului in camere sau de dimensiuni foarte mici, precum sunt cele care racesc  componentele calculatoarelor. Nu va lasati insa inselati, si alte dispozitive si masinarii a caror miscare are loc pe verticala sau pe orizontala au in spatele lor tot o miscare de rotatie, niste componente de mici dimensiuni care sunt rotite in constant.

Un exemplu pentru o astfel de miscare intr-un plan drept sunt benzile transportoare. Benzile muta materie prima (nisip, pietris), aparatura(componente care urmeaza sa fie asamblate in cadrul unei fabrici) sau persoane (scarile rulante din interiorul unui centru comercial) dintr-un punct in altul pe orizontala. Desi planul miscarea are loc pe un plan drept, benzile functioneaza datorita miscarii de rotatie. Banda propriu zisa este infasurata pe doi sau mai multi cilindri.

Acelasi lucru se intampla si cu lifturile care se deplaseaza pe verticala si care transporta pe verticala materiale sau persoane intre etajele unei cladiri. Mecanismul lor consta intr-un tambur, care prin rotire infasoara sau desfasoara cablul sau lantul de care este suspendata cabina, ridicand-o sau coborand-o cu fiecare revolutie.

De unde vine aceasta miscare de rotatie si de ce a fost ea aleasa? Raspunsul este simplu. In spatele miscarii sta unul dintre cele mai raspandite masini din lume: motorul electric.
Un motor electric este o masina electromecanica care transforma energia electrica in energie mecanica si joaca rolul de interfata intre sistemele electrice si cele mecanice. Motoarele electrice sunt o componenta importanta a tuturor sistemelor electrice si sunt folosite in toata lumea in aproape toate domeniile: in fabrici, in spatiile comerciale, in birouri si chiar acasa. In ansamblu, acest tip de motoare consuma aproximativ 60% din totalul electricitatii produse la nivel global.

Asa cum va puteti imagina suntem tot timpul inconjurati de electromotoare si, de fapt, aproape toate miscarile mecanice care se petrec in aceasta clipa in jurul nostrul au la baza actiunea unui astfel de dispozitiv.

Exista mai multe variante si tipuri de motoare electrice, fiecare proiectata pentru a servi anumitor scopuri. Din punct de vedere al clasificarii ele pot fi impartite in functie de tipul de energie electrica pe care il folosesc in: motoare de curent continuu si motoare de curent alternativ. La randul lor aceste doua categorii pot fi separate dupa modul de functionare(cu perii sau fara perii, cu magneti permanenti, sincrone sau a sincrone, trifazice, etc.) si dupa rolul pe care il joaca (antiexplozive, de inalta tensiune, etc.).

Motoarele electrice au la baza principiile fundamentale ale electromagnetismului. Trecand un curent electric printr-un conductor obtinem un electromagnet, acesta avand toate proprietatile si caracteristicile magnetilor naturali, atata timp cat este alimentat cu electricitate. Asa cum probabil stiti, una din aceste proprietati ale magnetilor este ca daca apropiem doi magneti diferiti, polii opusi se vor atrage, iar cei identici se vor respinge. Ghidandu-ne dupa aceste principii, putem introduce un astfel de electromagnet, in campul magnetic creat de un alt electromagnet sau de un magnet permanent. Poli celor doi se vor atrage si se vor respinge succesiv, iar daca lasam unul dintre cei doi magneti liber si il fixam pe al doilea se va crea o miscare continua de rotatie pe durata alimentarii cu energie electrica.

Din punct de vedere al constructiei, toate motoarele au cateva componente in comun: rotorul, statorul si intrefierul. Rotorul este, asa cum sugereaza numele, partea rotativa a motorului, el este cel care, sub influenta statorului livreaza, prin intermediul unui ax miscarea de rotatie dupa ce aceasta a fost transformata din energie electrica. Statorul este partea stationara a motorului, fiind formata fie dintr-un magnet permanent fie dintr-un electromagnet. Rolul statorului este de a crea un camp magnetic sub influenta caruia rotorul sa fie pus in miscare. A treia componenta este intrefierului, care este reprezentat de spatiul liber dintre celelalte doua componente. Desi poate parea mai putin important, volumul de aer dintre componente afecteaza in mod semnificativ performantele motorului.

Una dintre trasaturile native ale motoarelor electrice este viteza foarte mare a acestora. Ele pot dezvolta de la 750 rpm, 1000 rpm, 1500 rpm, 3000 rpm sau chiar sute de mii de rotatii pe minut, cum este cazul instrumentelor medicale dentare. In cazul benzilor transportoare si ale lifturilor, aceasta viteza ridicata poate crea probleme punand in pericol siguranta pasagerilor si a marfurilor transportate. Solutia vine din martea motoreductoarelor masini care au rolul de a reduce viteza ridicata a motoarelor crescand in acelasi timp puterea acestora (cuplul), fapt ce le permite sa lucreze cu sarcini mult mai mari.


Este usor de inteles ca datorita versatilitatii lor, motoarele electrice sunt atat de raspandite si atat de des folosite. La noi in tara, cel mai important nume cand vine vorba de motoare electrice este Braco MES, o companie cu experienta indelungata in constructia si repararea motoarelor si un profesionalism care a ajutat-o sa se plaseze in topul domeniului sau de activitate.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Check out this 360 degree tour of Water Taxi Beach. It requires a high speed connection. Click Here.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Late Summer & Fall

We have a lot planned for the late summer and fall...

There will be a door charge every Friday Saturday and Sunday and a few Thursday..

However our back and north beach will be open for free access (dogs and soda served)

We are expecting a fresh batch of Black Angus Dogs from Stahl-Meyer.. and as the nights get shorter and the fall air comes our way.. starting Sept 22 or later, if you bring a hoodie, jacket or sweater with you to WTB, you will get a ticket good for a free stahl-meyer black angus beef hot dog. Offer good while supplies last, subject to cancellation or change and limited to adults 21 or over (sorry kids). The ticket is good only on the same day it's given.


Besides free hot dogs.. we have lots of great music planned.. including..

718 Sessions on August 28th

Turntables on the Hudson on the 29th ($10 @ 8pm) and 31st ($10 @ 3pm)

The Martinez Brothers (THB) on Sept 7th ($20 in advance)

Sept 13th - Victor Franco opens for a very special Guest

Sept 20th - Ain't Nothin' but A House Party returns (door charge)

Tommi Sunshine on Sept 21st ($20 in advance)

Sept 27 th - Victor Franco and Friends

Oct 4th - Victor Franco spin's with Jellybean Benitez and Jellybeans' friends

Oct 11 - Victor Franco brings more friends

Oct 12 - Special last Turntables on The Hudson Event for 2008 ($10 @ 3pm)

Oct 13 - Special end of season event. Many special guests

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Thanks Sleepy & Boo

Much thanks to Sleepy and Boo.

Things started off a bit rough but once Sleepy got here (or was that Boo?) everything was smooth..

We are talking about Sunday August 3rd.. Really nice weather, great tunes.. and well about a 10 minute wait at the bar. We try to keep it under 5 minutes but two bartenders flacked out....

Thanks to all who showed up..

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Gene Hunt

Wow! Representing Chicago and very much the perfect Gentleman and playing in NYC for the very very first time... Gene Hunt really impressed.

Did you dig his vibe? let me us know (watertaxibeach@gmail.com). We would like to have him back but would like to hear from you..

Monday, July 28, 2008

The Beach Party

The Beach party is set for the rest of the season...

Gene Hunt (August 2)
The Twilite Tone & Duane Harriott (August 9)
My Cousin Roy (August 16)
EFDEMIN (August 23)
A Spectral Night With Osborne, Ryan Elliott and Marcel Wavve
(Tanner Ross of Dirtybird and Freerange) (August 30)
Junior Boys (Sept 6)

August DJs

We have a great line-up this August.

Every Friday, Turntables on the Hudson. $10 8pm to 2am.
Every Saturday, Victor Franco, 2pm to 8pm, FREE
Every Saturday NIGHT, The Beach Party, $5 (til 3am)

Thursday, August 07, 2008 - DJ Victor Franco 6pm to Midnight FREE
Sunday, August 03, 2008 - Sleepy & Boo FREE
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - Singer Song Writers, curated by Tom Goss, Free
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - DJ Chris Meyer (80's Underground), Free
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - DJ Swamy 6pm to Midnight FREE
Sunday, August 17, 2000 - Jellybean Ain't Nuttin' But A House Party FREE
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - DJ Kid New York 6pm to Midnight FREE
Sunday August 24, 2008 - System Audible FREE
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 718 Sessions - Danny Krivit Door Charge $20
. . . . . . .Free BBQ Chicken to the 1st 100 People (Aug 28th)

Sunday, July 27, 2008

July 27th

We were opening for great things today weather wise.. but while it looks like several waves of rain are coming this way.. http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

We are open RAIN or Shine!!..

yours,

Water Taxi Beach Mgmt.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

VIP Treatment

At Water Taxi Beach people often ask about getting reservations. Basically we dont' take them, except for our Friday night chicken BBQ.

We also take reservations for private events, which occur when the beach is open but in a private section. They start at $4,000. Here is a look at what you would get if you had 15 people and worked within the min. spending level.

Private wait staff
Private bartender
Your own section of reserved tables (3 - 4 tables)

Private security, retired NYPD, for your area

6 Bottles of Champagne (Laurient-Perier Brut or Grand Sc.)
(Champagne is the only bottles we allow on the table)

Shrimp Cocktail (fresh jumbo shrimp)

Fire Roasted Lobster tails (1 per person -- no shell, live maine lobster)

Prime Aged mid-west T-bone/Porterhouse Steak (1 per person approx 1.5 lbs+ each)
(these are the best in NYC)

Griled Asparagus, Mushrooms and Summer Squash

House cut fries

Fresh Brooklyn Biscuits - deep fried

Italian cookies + Italian chese cake or other cake

Choc or Vanilla Ice Cream


We also have an entire Organic & Vegan Menu available.

Everyone must 21 or older with valid and proper ID. It is illegal in NY State to serve someone to the point of intoxication. A bar plan doesn't include the ability for people to drink until they are drunk. Regular and legally required cut offs are strictly enforced

Friday, July 18, 2008

Jellybean

Water Taxi Beach has had a number of interesting DJ artists play on Sunday's since April 27th. While the Sunday's in May and June, Sept and Oct have door charges, every summer Sunday in July and August are FREE.

We are very please to announce that on July 27th Jellybean and his Ain't Nuthin But A House Party will hit Water Taxi Beach. Please join us for Free.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Sound System part II

As we reported earlier in the season that we hired Gary Stewart Audio to build us a system that could play high fidelity music outside without impacting on our neighbors in Queens or Manhattan. The system sounded fantastic with amazing separation and clarity. The results were remarkable and beyond our expectation, the system was also affordable..

However, since Gary created a stereo image by sounding the tent with 32 separate speakers. That meant speakers and sound went off in all directions and we had to keep the volume lower than many of the DJs liked. It sounded great with 30 or 50 people in the tent. But, when a few hundred people where in there, the sound of their voices often seemed louder than the music.

With the The Beach Party approaching and the audience for Turntables On The Hudson growing we felt (mid June) we needed to do something quick to make things better. Of course, anything we would have tried would just be an expensive experiment.

Promoter Benny Soto who has been coming by this summer to help us taste test our now award winning hamburger made a suggestion that we create a wall of sound all facing the same direction.

Gary asked if we were a) willing to give up the great stereo image we had and b) if we were worried it might create too much sound all going in the same direction. We then consulted with Al Fierstein; Al designed the limits on the system so that we could avoid spilling out sound out into the community.

Al like Gary has been involved with the sound of night clubs for more than several decades. There were a lot of emails back and forth among our experts and with many of our DJs, promoters and friends.

In the end, Gary was right that the over all quality of the sound decreased, while at the same time, we were able to make more than a 10 db increase in the sound level on the dance floor.

Al explains, "The flush-mounted speaker wall provides the equivalent of one very large directional speaker array. In most systems, bass sound diffracts around the back of the cabinets and not only is wasted, but also goes in unwanted directions, such as toward the neighbors. With the flush-mounting arrangement, this “rear sound” is not lost and adds to the sound pressure in front of the wall.

Also, because the speaker wall is a long line, it acts like a “line source”. As opposed to a point source, where the sound spreads out and quickly gets dissipated, a line source focuses sound to provide greater bass impact at longer distances. This increases the sweet spot area of the [tent] floor."

The end results was almost too good to believe, although we lost a lot of pure audiophile quality, we BOTH lowered the sonic impact with our neighbors while at the same time making over all system, including the bass sound much louder.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Chicken BBQ

We did free 1/2 BBQ chicken last Sunday (July 6th) and it was a lot of fun so we are doing it again tomorrow (Wednesday July 9th). We open at 4pm, we will have the chicken ready by 5pm. We have three cases of chicken, that's about 240 1/2 chickens.

First come, first serve, good while supplies last.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

July 4th

Tickets are on our web site. We open at Noon. Tables are on a first come basis. We recommend people bring beach chairs and/or blankets and towels. If you love the sun come early otherwise about 5 or 6pm. With any ticket there is free parking.
However two important points...
#1 for free parking you need to arrive by 2pm
#2 If you park you can't leave until 11pm and/or until the streets are clear


You can buy tickets with the following link Click Here

Drinks & Food:

Our bar is open selling beer, wine and tropical drinks at our regular prices. Water will be a $1. Soda and water from the Food Court will be $1. At the food court we will have burgers, dogs, fries, soy dogs, and Schnack slaw. We will have a chicken BBQ on the beach.
WTB.

Water will be $1
Beer is $6
Drinks range from 6.50 to 12.00
The full set of prices is on our menu page.

Our regular weekend menu and prices will apply.

VIP pass holder will get an open bar until 10pm. They will also get a special surprise buffet in the tent including roast meats, a pig and BBQ'd seafood.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

July 4th

Once again, we will have a special day on July 4th. Tickets are $25 per person.

This year the barge which is normally at 34th St, will be relocated to 20th st, which will change the viewing angle but should still give us stunning views. There are no refunds for these tickets unless the firework display itself is canceled.

You can buy tickets with the following link Click Here

The link above was broken but is now fixed.

Ticket is for admission only. Our menu for July 4th includes:

Food
Hot Dogs $3
Fries $3
Burgers $5 (normally $5.50)
Water $1 (normally $1.50)
Food Counter Soda $1 (normally $1.50)
Specials (p/a)

Bar:
All virgin drinks $5 except water (which is $1)
Well $6.50
Frozen Drinks $7, $8, $12
Sangria $7
Mid shelf $10
Top shelf $12
Bottles of Moet White Star $90
Plastic "glass" of Moet is $14


This event is not recommended for children under 16 (or anyone with hearing problems) because of the loud noise. This event is not recommend for anyone who would have health problems being in close proximity to the fireworks.

Friday, May 23, 2008

It's Not Loud

After 3 years of using various and miscellaneous sound equipment NY Water Taxi and Water Taxi Beach made the decision to upgrade the sound system. We wanted to put in a system that would be neighborhood friendly yet would be of high enough quality for the world class DJs who play here.

We are pleased to reveal for our grand opening our new GSA Out Door system. GSA typically designs systems for Nightclubs. The system they designed and custom built for us, was designed to be community friendly.

The system is very clear and extra clean, meaning the sound that we create doesn't have a lot of static and noise in it; we didn't want to waste our sonic output on sound we didn't need. Water Taxi Beach is NOT a club and this isn't a club system; it doesn't get very loud and it has been limited based on testing within the community (15 locations) so that the sound you hear at the beach, stays at the beach.

The system includes two speakers on the beach, two DJ monitors, two tweeter arrays, eight coaxial speakers and eight sub woofers. The system has a time delay so that the sound on the beach matches the sound in the tent. The system uses Crown Amplifiers.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

We Won!!

Wow, what a day... lots of rain clouds but a real silver lining... at the 1st Borough Battle of Burgers, against pretty much the top competition in NYC, Water Taxi Beach won the best burger. We served our Motz Burger more or less as is here at the beach. The only exception, being that I personally cooked each burger with two assistants; that's a lot of TLC.

Now, if you are thinking about coming to the beach for a burger, please understand that a) we only make them on weekends and b) we only grind a small amount of meat each day, so supplies are limited, please come early if you want a burger!!

Now, some important thanks.. to our pit crew today.. Robbie and Miguel and to Andy for holding down the fort while we were cooking (and eating up a storm in Astoria!!). Thanks for George Motz for his help in designing the burger for us. Also, Pat... we love your MEAT!! For those in the know, all the great burger shops in NYC use meat from Pat LaFrieda.

While most use the most excellent Pat LaFrieda blend (Chuck & Brisket) we just get whole chucks and grind our own, fresh just before service... which is what we did tonight.