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7 days ago

The next Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting is next week. Come hear from the EPA team about the City’s Long Term Control Plan to address sewage overflow and ecological risks the Creek faces.

Wed Feb. 20th
6:30 to 8:30 pm
29-10 Thomson Ave
LaGuardia College- C Building
LIC, NY 11101 ... See MoreSee Less

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Newtown Creek Alliance

1 week ago

NCA is a proud participant in the @wearecityas internship program, which pairs high school students with local organizations and businesses for real world experience and education in appropriate academic subjects.

We want to formally welcome our new interns Marlon and Miles! Some of their own words and expectations for upcoming time with NCA:

“The work being done here in the present is in an effort to reverse these environmentally harmful things that were done and are still going on to a lesser extent. I personally enjoy being out working with my hands and observing the environment around me and I hope my time at the Newtown Creek Alliance teaches me how to do these things in a more scientific way.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Newtown Creek Alliance

2 weeks ago

Reminder: Tonight the @nysdec is holding a public meeting to discuss a proposed remedy for part of the infamous Meeker Avenue Plumes, the Klink Cosmo Cleaners Site.

7pm
Cooper Park Community Center
76 Kingsland Avenue ... See MoreSee Less

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Newtown Creek Alliance posted 8 photos — in Newtown Creek.

2 weeks ago

Scenes from today’s patrol run on #newtowncreek
1) Frozen waters in #dutchkills
2) Oil soaked shoreline at the Pratt Oil Works site in Blissville (bulkhead reconstruction is supposed to commence this year, hopefully containing this seep)
3) Ice breaking near the #kosciuszkobridge
4) Mallards, Geese and Gulls hanging out in #maspethcreek
5) Trash bag full of styrofoam packaging, pulled from the water
6) Frozen waters near Grand Street Bridge
7) Winter grasses at the new Living Dock
8) Petroleum sheen in #englishkills @ Newtown Creek ... See MoreSee Less

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Newtown Creek Alliance

3 weeks ago

Join us Tuesday, March 5th for our Second Community Workshop for the Gateway to Greenpoint planning project. We will be presenting preliminary design concepts based on our first visioning session. More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/gateway-to-greenpoint-community-workshop-2-tickets-55771531151

Thanks to our partners:
@evergreenexchange @interval.projects and to @broadwaystages for hosting.

#greenpoint #publicdesign #publicspace #gcefund ... See MoreSee Less

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