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Past Events
Our second bike tour this season will explore niche local histories of Newtown Creek, highlighting 20+ bricks, boulders, plaques, statues, and industrial relics throughout a twisted nine mile adventure. Our tour will depart from Kingsland Wildflower and end at McGolrick Park. Full details and register here.
Join Newtown Creek Alliance on Sunday, April 21, for our “Creek Crossings” bike tour – an ambitious passage over every bike-crossable bridge over the Creek! On this route, we’ll cover around nine miles, traverse eight bridges, and highlight some other historic creek crossings along the way. Our tour will depart from Kingsland Wildflowers shortly after 11 AM, and end around 2 PM at Cooper Park. Register here!
Come join us for Open Hours at Kingsland Wildflowers – an opportunity for the public to learn about the green roofs, the native plants present, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the golden hour from our scenic wildflower meadows. Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday from April 19th to June 30th, 2024, weather-permitting.
Join the Newtown Creek CAG for the next meeting with the EPA. Agenda items will include updates on the East Branch Early Action, NYC DEP’s OU-2 monitoring of Combined Sewer Overflow, and CAG discussions about outreach and navigation. Get full agenda and more info here.
The EPA will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 16 to explain the cleanup proposal for the Meeker Avenue Plume and to take public comments. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Lower Church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Comments will be accepted until May 10, 2024. You can submit written comments by mail or email to Rupika Ketu, Remedial Project Manager, EPA, 290 Broadway, 18th floor, NY, NY, 10007 or ketu.rupika@epa.gov.