U.S. Coast Guard Station Kings Point
Kings Point, New York
Station Kings Point is located just 18 miles east of New York City in the village of Kings Point, New York. Station Kings Point shares the campus and facilities of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a federally funded global maritime and transportation school since its relocation from Ft. Totten, Queens in May of 2002. The Station is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Commander Gilbert F. Granados, USCGR, who lost his life on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
Originally commissioned as a small boat station under the command of Coast Guard Station New York, Station Kings Point has grown significantly over the past couple of years. It was commissioned as a Full Independent Station crewed with a Chief Boatswain's Mate, as Officer in Charge and 24 active duty and 19 reserve personnel October 1, 2004. The station has a small boat fleet consisting of three 25' Defender Class response boats.
Within the past year, Station Kings Point members conducted hundreds of Port Waterway, Coastal Security (PWCS) patrols, performed 150 search and rescue missions, and conducted over 300 Maritime Law Enforcement boarding's.
The station's area of responsibility encompasses the waters of the East River off Midtown Manhattan east to the New York/Connecticut border in the west part of the Long Island Sound. The unit also provides security for UN General Assembly Meetings, Annual NYC Fleet Week and the Macy's fourth of July celebration, in addition to performing 24/7 area patrols.