When: Saturday, October 1st, 2:00pm – 4:00pm Where: NCA event table near N. 11th St. & Wythe Ave., Brooklyn NCA will be tabling at Green Home NYC’s DIY Green Block Party. Come on out for the block party, then join us for a bike tour of Newtown Creek led by NCA Vice-Chair, Michael Heimbinder. Penny […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with Phelps Dodge, Texaco, BP, National Grid, ExxonMobil, and the City of New York to begin the first phase of the Superfund cleanup of Newtown Creek. The agreement includes an investigation of the contamination in Newtown Creek and a study that will outline options to clean up […]
Come join us for a public meeting of the Newtown Creek Alliance on Wednesday, June 29th at 6:30pm. Location to be announced. Items on the agenda include: (o) Status update on Newtown Creek grant funded projects, including the newly awarded NYC DEP’s 2011 Green Infrastructure Grant Program $206,188 grant to construct a green roof on […]
Art & Sustainability, 6/1 When: Wednesday, June 1st, 6:30-8:30pm Where: Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Visitor Center, 329 Greenpoint Ave. [directions] Join us for the NYC Dept of Environmental Protection’s speaker series where we will be hearing from George Trakas, environmental sculpture artist and designer of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, and Mary Mattingly, whose […]
