Public Health Meetings for the Newtown Creek Superfund Site
The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are holding public meetings to discuss the recently released Newtown Creek Public...
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Riverkeeper patrols the Creek on a rainy day
Its just another rainy day on Newtown Creek for Riverkeeper Patrol Boat Captain John Lipscomb…here are a few notes and photos of his observations: “Newtown Creek today. Raining. We see several sites...
View ArticleIMPORTANT upcoming meeting with NYS Dept. of Health at the Superfund CAG
The Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Newtown Creek Superfund process is meeting July 17 with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) to discuss the work needed to generate a comprehensive...
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Hurricane Sandy Impacts on Newtown Creek
This week is a week of extremes for our region, and for us on Newtown Creek. While the G train tunnel under the creek remains flooded and impassable for commuters and residents, this weekend, 50,000...
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Why We Oppose the Aeration Plan in Newtown Creek
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is in the process of expanding an aeration system within Newtown Creek. The project follows a consent order from the New York State...
View ArticleMarch 12th, 6pm – Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project Meeting
Please join the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) for a meeting regarding the proposed cleanup plan for the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Site, Former Paragon Oil Terminal and Apollo...
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GCEF Projects Need Your Vote!
The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) is currently considering 13 large projects for funding. Greenpoint residents over the age of 16 will have the opportunity to vote for these projects...
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Why Not To Expand Aeration
Since 2012, Newtown Creek Alliance and Riverkeeper have sought to challenge the aeration project in Newtown Creek – an automated air blower system intended to increase dissolved oxygen levels. To date,...
View ArticleNCA Student Researchers
NCA is pleased to be working with two very enthusiastic students this summer to expand our efforts in documenting and studying environmental conditions both on the creek as well as within the...
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Newtown Creek Map
Click above to zoom in. After a few months of working closely with cartographer Ed Jacobus, NCA is proud to present a comprehensive map of Newtown Creek. This very local guide highlights a number of...
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Upcoming TreesCount Mapping Event with NYC Parks
Join NCA and the NYC Parks department in our effort to map and catalogue every street tree on every block in New York City! As part of this effort, NCA has adopted a portion of the Ridgewood/Bushwick...
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Farewell from an NCA Summer Researcher
Greetings and farewell from one of the two Newtown Creek Alliance 2015 summer interns! As I wrap up my time with NCA, I thought this might be a good time to share something of what I have been doing...
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Greenpoint Residents: Go Vote for Environmental Projects
The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund will be hosting two days of community preferencing for the remaining large and legacy grants bringing environmental improvements to Greenpoint, Brooklyn....
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Superfund CAG Meeting: December 16th
The next meeting for the Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) is coming up. These quarterly meetings provide residents and Creek stakeholders the opportunity to get the latest...
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Why We Oppose the Aeration Plan in Newtown Creek
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is in the process of expanding an aeration system within Newtown Creek. The project follows a consent order from the New York State...
View ArticleMarch 12th, 6pm – Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project Meeting
Please join the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) for a meeting regarding the proposed cleanup plan for the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Site, Former Paragon Oil Terminal and Apollo...
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GCEF Projects Need Your Vote!
The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) is currently considering 13 large projects for funding. Greenpoint residents over the age of 16 will have the opportunity to vote for these projects...
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Why Not To Expand Aeration
Since 2012, Newtown Creek Alliance and Riverkeeper have sought to challenge the aeration project in Newtown Creek – an automated air blower system intended to increase dissolved oxygen levels. To date,...
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Superfund Meeting: March 22
(photo via NCA instagram) Save the Date: The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22. The EPA will be discussing Point Sources. We will also be...
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Newtown Creek SAMPLES: Water Quality Testing Program for 2016
NCA is excited to launch Newtown Creek SAMPLES, an intensive water quality monitoring program funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund and the Office of the New York State Attorney General...
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