Newtown Creek Alliance

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For more information, contact Katie Schmid, Director, Newtown Creek Alliance

 

 

Most Recent Meeting: Wednesday,March 26, 2008

Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center

An essential planning meeting for the administration of the recently received Brownfields Opportunity Area Grant, the Community Health and Harms Narrative study of Newtown Creek Neighborhoods, and the Newtown Creek Alliance Incorporation process.

 

The Newtown Creek Alliance met on Monday,  November 19, 2007. Location was the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center. The discussion covered important organizational issues. An agenda was developed to pursue over the next year. 

 

Wednesday, July 25, 2007  Location was Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, Brooklyn, NY.

 

Meeting Agenda

NCA organizational status and incorporation

NCA Advocacy agenda

CSO Long Term Control Plant outcome and NCA future actions

July 8 tour wrap-up

 

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Location was Meatspace Gallery, Long Island City

 

Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Location was Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, Brooklyn NY. 

 

 Meeting Agenda: 
1.  Brownfield Opportunity Area Grantee
2.  Park Construction Advocacy Needs

3.  DEP Long Term Control Plan for Newtown Creek (CSO Management Plan)

         http://www.hydroqual.com/Projects/ltcp/
        Area: Newtown Creek
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4.  NYS DOH Health Study—

 

Thursday, October 19, 2006:  Location was the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, Brooklyn NY. 

August 29, 2006: New Yorkers for Parks and the Newtown Creek Alliance hosted the final Public Community Design Workshop focused on conceptual plans for the street-end of Vernon Boulevard. The meeting was held at Dominie's Hook, 48-17 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City.

 

For more information about this project,

call NY4P: 212-838-9410 ext. 313 or email newtowncreek@gmail.com

August 15, 2006: New Yorkers for Parks and the Newtown Creek Alliance hosted the 3rd Public Community Design Workshop focused on conceptual plans for the street-end of Vernon Boulevard. The meeting was held at Hunters Point Plaza, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City.

 

Past Events

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Newtown Creek Cruise

Our second sold-out creek tour this summer.

 

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Newtown Creek Cruise

A four hour tour of Newtown Creek and the East River

 

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Newtown Creek Stakeholder Team: Meeting of the Long Term Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan (LTCP) for Newtown Creek. Meeting held at the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant.

 

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Design Reception: Reclaiming the Vernon Boulevard Waterfront at Newtown Creek

Manufactured Ecology on the Industrial Edge
Reclaiming the Vernon Boulevard Waterfront at Newtown Creek

DaughterPride Studio, 10-10 50th Ave, Long Island City

 

In 2006 the New Yorkers for Parks Community Design program collaborated with the Newtown Creek Alliance to create pro-bono designs for the Vernon Boulevard waterfront in Queens. These designs, conceptualized through an open dialogue with the community, introduce valuable open space, provide waterfront access, manage stormwater runoff, and link this waterfront site with a dynamic network of proposed Greenways in Queens and Brooklyn.

 

Recent NYSDEC Meeting: September 27, 2006

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

This meeting updated the status of the Greenpoint Oil Spill, state regulation and enforcement, and actions so far taken by NYSDEC and the Office of the Attorney General.
 
The meeting included a brief update on product recovery, activities completed in 2006, and goals for the upcoming year. In addition, information on planned vapor and indoor air sampling were discussed.
 
The meeting included an extended opportunity to ask DEC and DOH staff questions regarding these projects.

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