Ok, so maybe it seems to you that there are a million better things to do in New York City, than to go scuba diving in the East River - The East River! But, think about it for a second. Scuba diving off Manhattan will afford you a view of New York that very few people have ever seen, moreover, the area just south of Long Island and East of New Jersey is known as "Wreck Valley" the area boasts dozens of wrecks, some as long as 100 ft.