Click above to zoom in. In 2022, NCA created a draft online interactive Google Map to highlight some key features relating to the waterway, surrounding areas, and our work to reveal, restore, and revitalize Newtown Creek. ———————- In 2015, NCA worked closely with cartographer Ed Jacobus to create a comprehensive map of Newtown Creek. […]
Grey to Green is a collaboration between Newtown Creek Alliance and Open Sewer Atlas NYC to encourage green infrastructure investment and water conservation in a crucial area in the Newtown Creek watershed. Bushwick and its surrounding neighborhoods have huge environmental impacts on water quality in Newtown Creek. As part of the project we will be […]
The summer is over and the data is in, and with the exception of a few days the dissolved oxygen in Newtown Creek was above the 3.0 mg/L level suggested for supporting fish life. The most stable spots I encountered were the Apollo Street and Meeker Avenue sites. At these sites the dissolved oxygen rarely […]
I have spent the last month and a half getting stares from people as I throw a bucket into Newtown Creek and pull up water. Occasionally people will take the time to stop and find out what I’m doing. Those who stop to talk will find out that I’m not pulling buckets of water out […]