Category Archives: Green Infrastructure

Fairy Rings 2.0 – Jan Mun brings her work to the ExxonMobil Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Site

This summer, NCA Artist-in-Residence Jan Mun implemented http://www.newtowncreekalliance.org/viagra-health-store/ the second phase of The Fairy Rings, a mycoremediation-inspired art installation for Newtown Creek. Last year, Jan worked with NCA’s Mycoremediation Workgroup to create an on-water version of the rings, and this year, she expanded to a land-based site.  With support from NCA, Jan brought her work to the […]

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Sunnyside Focus Group on Green Infrastructure

UPDATE: You can check out an audio recording of this session here, and follow along with a pdf of the presentation here.  Thanks Andrew Pavia and Ziwen Tu for getting us the files. NCA’s Green Infrastructure Workgroup is hosting a focus group meeting for stakeholders in Sunnyside about stormwater runoff and Green Infrastructure. NCA is collaborating with Dr. Franco […]

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Hurricane Sandy Impacts on Newtown Creek

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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 participants in the ING New York City Marathon will tromp over the Pulaski Bridge from Greenpoint to Long island City […]

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