Gimme Shelter: NCA and NBBC brainstorm on DIY habitat

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Newtown Creek Alliance

2 weeks ago

Canadian Geese enjoying the calm conditions today. Photo from the Penny Bridge site in Brooklyn. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Beautiful nighttime photo of Dutch Kills from Mitch Waxman ... See MoreSee Less

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Dutch Kills, a tributary of the Newtown Creek. #LIC

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Newtown Creek Alliance

3 weeks ago

Tonight! The DEP (NYC Water) will be presenting plans to address the ongoing billions of gallons of Sewage Overflow that pollute the East River, Hudson River, Harlem River, Upper and Low Bay and Staten Island waterway every year. Join NCA and fellow clean water advocates to hold our agencies accountable for creating truly fishable and swimmable waters throughout the harbor.

Wed, January 29, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST

CUNY School of Law
2 Court Square West
Auditorium - 2nd Floor
Queens, NY 11101 ... See MoreSee Less

Citywide/Open Waters LTCP Public Meeting - Recommended Plan

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Citywide & East River/Open Waters LTCP Recommended Plan Meeting

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Newtown Creek Alliance

3 weeks ago

SEAL sighting on the Creek today! While out on the water NCA staff were quickly visited by an adult harbor seal who popped up 2-3 feet from the boat for a few seconds before diving back down below the surface. Unfortunately, no photos captured the encounter but it was just near the steps of the Nature Walk (where a Seal was seen in 2014), so maybe someone else did or will also encounter this rare sight.

It is worth noting that if you do encounter a marine mammal please give it a safe distance. There is some great advice and information about seals from @rfmrp .

Seeing wildlife like this in the Creek can be both inspiring and worrisome and serve as a reminder that our city, state and federal agencies need to be diligent in cleaning up hazardous sediments and improving water quality to protect residents and wildlife alike.

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Newtown Creek Alliance

3 weeks ago

‘Unwholesome Environs of Brooklyn - Views of Newtown Creek’ photographs by Ernest Marx from Harper’s Weekly August 1894.

Big thanks to Andrew Kapochunas for donating this rare print item to NCA.

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