Dear Newtown Creek Alliance Friends and Supporters; 2017 has been one of the most productive years for protecting and improving Newtown Creek. We wanted to take the opportunity to share some of our key accomplishments in revealing, restoring and revitalizing our dear waterway: 1,600 + People engaged in educational events, tours and activities 12,000 + […]
Oil Seeping out from the Former Pratt Oil Works Facility in Blissville, Queens. August, 2017. While many people are well aware of the infamous Greenpoint Oil Spill, a massive 17-30 million gallon plume of oil that lies underground and mixed in with groundwater under Greenpoint Brooklyn, there is much less knowledge about the Pratt Oil […]
Bioremediation Workshop #3 photo: Mitch Waxman There is no quick or simple solution for transforming […]
Join the Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) and the North Brooklyn Boat Club for a special series of on-water tours to examine and discuss current water quality trends for Newtown Creek. NCA is soon to complete an intensive 6 month water sampling program in conjunction with LaGuardia Community College. We have been collected data on water […]