About Creek Speak is an oral history project that uses online interactive maps to present the stories of people and places near Newtown Creek. To listen to peoples stories or read about some of the places they mention, simply click on a map marker. Final Report After decades of dealing with slow/failed remediation efforts, recalcitrant […]
For the latest information on remediation of the Greenpoint Oil Spill please visit the official DEC website here. ————— Discovery Map of the oil spill from the “Brooklyn Paper” At noon on October 5th, 1950 a reinforced concrete sewer exploded in the heart of Greenpoint blowing manhole covers three stories high, shattering shop windows, injuring […]
Image Galleries April 17, 2006: Tour June 18, 2006: Tour November 25, 2006: Tour February 17, 2007 May 12, 2007: Tug Vera K September 29, 2007: Nature Walk Opening September 30, 2007: Busy Creek February 3, 2008: Tour March 16, 2008: Tour May 2, 2009: Tour January 14, 2010: Maspeth Creek September 25, 2010: Newtown […]
About the Creek Newtown Creek is part of the Hudson Estuary, flowing west for 3.5 miles between Queens and Brooklyn and emptying into the East River. The creek is comprised of small branches known as Dutch Kills, Maspeth Creek, Whale Creek, the East Branch, and English Kills. It is tidally influenced estuary with a total […]
