The Dyckman Marina is scheduled to undergo major renovations next summer as part of the city's plans to expand access to new waterfront amenities and improve the marina's infrastructure.

During construction, the marina will be fully closed down, due to safety and financial reasons, according to the city's Parks Department.

The full closure of the marina is causing concerns for Hudson River Community Sailing, which has operated at the marina since 2016.

The organization offers youth development, adaptive, veterans and public sailing to the community in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

"We would really like to see a plan that allows for staging, allows programs to continue operation," said Maeve Gately, the senior director of development and communications for Hudson River Community Sailing.

Gately says they have been working with the Parks Department to find alternative locations to be able to continue to offer their adaptive sailing program that allows disabled veterans to sail openly on the Hudson.

"Unfortunately, with the 79th Street boat basin closed, and the limited access for particularly participants with disabilities to get down into Riverside Park, some of the other marinas they own are not near enough to public transit or don't have the docks and flat water that Dyckman Marina has," said Gately.

The Hudson River Community Sailing has been advocating for the department to keep a portion of the marina open during construction, the city says that would require millions more in additional funding and two years additional of a delay for a design and re-permitting.

The project was originally scheduled to be completed in 2023 but has been delayed twice, according to city documents.

"It is not ideal for us to plan for a planned closure that maybe delayed or longer than they think it's going to take in terms of construction, we are dedicated to making sure that our youth, adults and adaptive have the programming that they need, our plan is to continue to work with our schools and look for alternative locations to provide adaptive access," said Gately, "It will certainty limit our ability to serve this neighborhood."

During construction, the city says the public can access the water access in Inwood at the Parks dock at Muscota Marsh adjacent to Columbia University's boat house, the public kayak launch at the foot of West 202nd Street, and the ROW NY dock at Swindler Cove Park.