Newtown Creek Alliance
New York City
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
September 29, 2007
Saturday, September 29th, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Emily Lloyd, local elected officials, and representatives of the Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee gathered for the opening ceremony of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk. The Walk, which was developed by renowned environmental sculptor George Trakas, was built in conjunction with DEP’s upgrade of the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, and affords public access to the Newtown Creek waterfront for the first time in decades.
View from Nature Walk looking northwest
Reception area on Paidge Avenue
Welcoming ceremony at water's edge
DEP's H.S.V. Osprey is a floating water quality laboratory
DEP's Jamaica Bay
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