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Meet our 2022 Urban Heat Island Effect fellowship cohort!

This group of fantastic fellows come to us from Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. Each with their own experiences in the urban heat island; they’re studying the temperature variations amongst the Long Island City and Sunnyside built environments. We will be hosting their final project presentations at 520 Kingsland Avenue on Friday, August 26th from […]

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Creek Critters

In July 2022, Newtown Creek Alliance set up an interactive station on the Newtown Creek Nature Walk twice a week to engage the community and provided hands on introductions to the marine life of the Newtown Creek. The set-up included various animals (including killifish, blue crabs, mud snails, grass shrimp, and ribbed mussels) as well […]

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Announcing Bilingual Event Series in Bushwick and East Williamsburg

We are thrilled to announce our virtual Bilingual Introduction to Newtown Creek Series! / Estamos encantados de anunciar nuestra serie de programas bilingües (y virtuales) de introducción a Newtown Creek. May 12, 6:30pm, Online Workshop The series will begin on May 12th via zoom with a historical review of the conditions of Newtown Creek, from […]

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