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Boat registrations down in NY. I wonder why. 
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Credit: Newsday / Karthika Namboothiri. Source: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Created with Datawrapper.
Updated July 8, 2026 5:19 pm
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In 2025, there were around 84,000 recreational boats on Long Island registered with the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, making up 20% of the state’s total recreational boat inventory. All motorized boats are required to be registered with the DMV. The most popular type of motorized boat registered on Long Island was Class 1, which is between 16 and 26 feet in length, mainly consisting of bowriders, small sailboats and deck boats.
In the last decade, boat registrations in Nassau County dropped 6%, with 26,203 registered in 2025 compared with 27,891 in 2016. In Suffolk County, 58,501 recreational boats were registered with the DMV in 2025 compared with 63,143 in 2016, a 7.4% decline. Registrations dropped statewide by 6.4%, from 446,177 to 417,793. Out-of-state boat registrations dropped as well. There were 13,611 boats registered to owners residing out of state in 2016 compared with 13,022 in 2025. Boat owners are now older, with 60 as the median age.
Unlike cars, boat registrations are valid for up to three years and can reflect the level of interest in boating. Declining registrations don’t necessarily imply that Long Islanders are retreating from a life on the water — they could have boats stored away, or worse, are riding them without renewed registrations. There is also a problem of abandoned crafts.
Last year, the Nassau County Police Department issued 153 tickets to boaters for operating boats with nonexistent or expired registrations. Meanwhile, the Suffolk County Police Department issued 20 tickets.
Boats registered with the U.S. Coast Guard are exempt from registering with the DMV. These include boats larger than five tons, and commercial vessels used for fishing or international travel. The Point was unable to receive a breakdown of the data from the Coast Guard.
While recreational boating has not lost its appeal, boat ownership has largely declined nationwide. A report from the National Marine Manufacturers Association, or NMMA, last year found that economic uncertainties, rising mortgage and insurance costs, and the responsibilities that come with boat ownership are turning away younger boat enthusiasts who would prefer to rent than own. The high cost of gas is also expected to dampen spirits this summer.
The NMMA report found there are more boat owners in the U.S. in their 70s today than in their 40s. The industry has seen a 9% decline in sales of powerboats through 2024, a trend that is expected to continue.
Despite the low tides, New York is still among the most popular states for boating, with consumers spending an estimated $1.2 billion on new powerboats, outboard engines, boat trailers, and aftermarket accessories in 2024. The rise in the popularity of boating clubs has also kept the boating economy afloat on Long Island, with membership fees being more attractive than ownership costs.
— Karthika Namboothiri [email protected]
Boat registrations decline on Long Island
While recreational boating has not lost its appeal, boat ownership has largely declined nationwide.
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Boat registrations decline on Long Island
Credit: Newsday / Karthika Namboothiri. Source: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Created with Datawrapper.
Updated July 8, 2026 5:19 pm
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Suffolk sees a 7.4% drop in boat registrations over the past decade, and Nassau 6%
Long Island’s 400-mile coastline brings billions in revenue, especially through its thriving recreational boating culture. The motorboat industry, however, has been going through choppy waters.In 2025, there were around 84,000 recreational boats on Long Island registered with the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, making up 20% of the state’s total recreational boat inventory. All motorized boats are required to be registered with the DMV. The most popular type of motorized boat registered on Long Island was Class 1, which is between 16 and 26 feet in length, mainly consisting of bowriders, small sailboats and deck boats.
In the last decade, boat registrations in Nassau County dropped 6%, with 26,203 registered in 2025 compared with 27,891 in 2016. In Suffolk County, 58,501 recreational boats were registered with the DMV in 2025 compared with 63,143 in 2016, a 7.4% decline. Registrations dropped statewide by 6.4%, from 446,177 to 417,793. Out-of-state boat registrations dropped as well. There were 13,611 boats registered to owners residing out of state in 2016 compared with 13,022 in 2025. Boat owners are now older, with 60 as the median age.
Unlike cars, boat registrations are valid for up to three years and can reflect the level of interest in boating. Declining registrations don’t necessarily imply that Long Islanders are retreating from a life on the water — they could have boats stored away, or worse, are riding them without renewed registrations. There is also a problem of abandoned crafts.
Last year, the Nassau County Police Department issued 153 tickets to boaters for operating boats with nonexistent or expired registrations. Meanwhile, the Suffolk County Police Department issued 20 tickets.
Boats registered with the U.S. Coast Guard are exempt from registering with the DMV. These include boats larger than five tons, and commercial vessels used for fishing or international travel. The Point was unable to receive a breakdown of the data from the Coast Guard.
While recreational boating has not lost its appeal, boat ownership has largely declined nationwide. A report from the National Marine Manufacturers Association, or NMMA, last year found that economic uncertainties, rising mortgage and insurance costs, and the responsibilities that come with boat ownership are turning away younger boat enthusiasts who would prefer to rent than own. The high cost of gas is also expected to dampen spirits this summer.
The NMMA report found there are more boat owners in the U.S. in their 70s today than in their 40s. The industry has seen a 9% decline in sales of powerboats through 2024, a trend that is expected to continue.
Despite the low tides, New York is still among the most popular states for boating, with consumers spending an estimated $1.2 billion on new powerboats, outboard engines, boat trailers, and aftermarket accessories in 2024. The rise in the popularity of boating clubs has also kept the boating economy afloat on Long Island, with membership fees being more attractive than ownership costs.
— Karthika Namboothiri [email protected]
Rick67
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NY mom’s tragic last post with boyfriend she met at pro-Palestine march revealed as he is ID’d as suspect in her Ireland murder
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Published July 9, 2026, 1:49 p.m. ET
The New York mother beaten to death in her new home in Ireland shared a tragic, final post celebrating July 4th — lovingly posing with the asylum-seeking boyfriend who is the suspect in her murder, according to police sources.
Westchester County native Jamey Carney, 43, posted a pic seemingly wishing she was back in the Big Apple, beaming alongside Ahmad Alsaqer, the 28-year-old now identified as the person of interest in the brutal crime.
“Happy 4th y’all,” she wrote alongside the photo of them cuddling up in front of an AI-generated backdrop of Times Square, with the mom in Knicks T-shirt and Alsaqer in a Giants one.
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Jamey Carney, the New York native who was murdered in Ireland, posted a photo of herself and her boyfriend Ahmad Alsaqer, the murder suspect, just three days before she was found beaten to death in her home in Killarney. instagram/carney_jamey
It was posted Saturday, just three days before Carney’s 13-year-old daughter found her mother’s battered body hidden under cover at their rented home in Ireland’s Killarney.
Alsaqer, who moved to Ireland in 2024 seeking asylum, is suspected of beating Carney to death before boarding a bus from Killarney to Dublin early Tuesday morning and getting a last-minute flight to Istanbul, according to police sources in Ireland.
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Cops are investigating the suspect’s possible contacts in both Turkey and France, where he also previously lived.
Alsaqer is also believed to have lived in the United Kingdom at some point before entering Ireland.
Carney, who worked in the healthcare industry, reportedly met Alsaqer around a year and a half ago, not long after he had entered Ireland.
Alsaqer and Carney met at an anti-Israel rally in Ireland about a year and a half ago.
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Alsaqer and Carney seen with her daughter. instagram/carney_jamey
Alsaqer moved to Ireland in 2024 to seek asylum. instagram/carney_jamey
The staunch pro-Palestinian shared videos of herself with Alsaqer at a rally for the cause in Ireland, with the pair both wearing the checkered keffiyeh.
Alsaqer is also pictured in numerous Instagram posts alongside Carney, with captions including, “Dating an Arab be like..,” “I’m his flower/warda and he’s my moon/qamar,” and “learning Arabic.”
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Irish police have confirmed that the suspect has left Ireland, and may now intend to travel to Jordan or Syria from Turkey, reported the Irish Examiner.
Police at the scene of where Carney was found dead in Killarney. Irishtimes
Flowers left as a tribute to the late mom. Irishtimes
Cops are investigating reports of a disturbance at Carney’s rented home on Monday evening, hours before she is believed to have been attacked.
She was discovered dead in her bed after her 13-year-old daughter alerted a family friend on Tuesday afternoon who called the police, reported the Irish Mirror.
Her body had been concealed under a duvet, the room was covered in blood, and Carney had suffered sustained severe head injuries as a result of a savage and extended assault, reported the outlet, citing police sources.
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Indiana man accused of cutting off his genitals and lighting them on fire - AOL
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Indiana man accused of cutting off his genitals and lighting them on fire - AOL
The 36-year-old man has been charged with arson and could face up to 12 years behind bars if convicted
Already in the WTF headlines thread.
Rick67
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Is racism a form of stupidity? More and more it appears so.
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