Recent media coverage of NCA’s various projects and related advocacy (updated June 2025):
It’s called Blissville, Queens. Residents are in a battle over air quality. Gothamist; June 19, 2025
High pollution levels causing chemical-like smell in Queens Fox 5; June 9, 2025
Lawmakers call for Green Asphalt closure amid air quality concerns in Queens and Brooklyn LIC Post; June 17, 2025
NYC plans massive tunnel to keep sewage from flowing into Newtown Creek Gothamist, February 12, 2025
After years of delays, EPA moves toward partial ‘early action’ cleanup of Newtown Creek Brooklyn Paper; Jan 30, 2025
In Parts of New York City, a Vexing Mix of Stormwater and Sewage Have Made Flooding the ‘New Normal’ Inside Climate News; November 30, 2024
Toxic sludge & black mayonnaise: Cleaning up one of New York’s most polluted waterways Scienceline; November 1, 2024
Plant trees to keep cool, activists say Queens Chronicle; October 17, 2024
Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It? Inside Climate News; October 5, 2024
EPA Presents Plan for Newtown Creek East Branch Site Clean Up at Recent Community Meeting Greenpointers; September 24, 2025
Explore a Hidden Rooftop Meadow Atop a Brooklyn Movie Studio Untapped New York; September 2, 2024
Environmental Advocates Prod EPA Over Newtown Creek Cleanup Plans BK Reader; September 20, 2024
Brooklyn residents claim concrete plant causes excessive pollution CBS News; September 20, 2024
NYC Environmental Justice Activists Feel Ignored by the City and the Army Corps on Climate Projects Inside Climate News; August 31, 2024
Oyster habitat installed in Newtown Creek PIX 11; August 22, 2024
National Grid is About to Raise Your Gas Bill to Cover $5 Billion in Infrastructure Projects City Limits; August 19, 2024
Keeping Stormwater at Bay: a Brooklyn Green Roof Offers a Look at a Climate Resilient Future Inside Climate News; June 12, 2024
City of New York Commits to Regulating Last-Mile Warehouses Amid Calls to Address Growing Industry Earthjustice; May 22, 2024
National Grid Wants to Heat More Homes With Converted Food Waste — and Make You Pay For It The City; May 22, 2024.
Brooklyn gone wildlife: Warmer weather brings birds, whales, and more back to Kings County Brooklyn Paper; May 13, 2024.
How 5 N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Are Struggling With Climate Change New York Times; May 12, 2024.
Meeker Ave Plume Could be Contaminating More Than 1K Buildings in Brooklyn VNY La Voce di New York; April 23, 2024
Queens Landing Boathouse hosts educational trips on Newtown Creek’s ecology LIC Post; April 4, 2024.
Nothing to See Here, Just Flaring Methane in Greenpoint Per Usual Hell Gate; April 3, 2024.
City tree beds get TLC from volunteer New Yorkers CBS News New York; April 2, 2024.
Newtown Creek: Four Miles of Polluted Waters at Risk of Flooding The City; February 14, 2024.
Can a Contaminated Creek Come Clean FAQ NYC Podcast; February 14, 2024.
New York City’s Composting Conundrum The New York Times; December 5, 2023.
Advocates call for green infrastructure to prevent catastrophic flooding Spectrum News NY 1; December 1, 2023.
Oil slicks and ‘black mayonnaise’: 45 years after historic oil spill, Newtown Creek is still recovering Brooklyn Paper; November 17, 2023.
A plan to convert organic waste into fuel hits a snag WNYC; November 15, 2023.
Project to convert NYC compost to heating fuel goes offline weeks after launching Gothamist; November 11, 2023.
Looking back 45 years after the discovery of the Greenpoint Oil Spill, one of the largest ever recorded in our country’s history CBS New York; September 21, 2023.
National Grid is About to Raise Your Gas Bill to Cover $5 Billion in Infrastructure Projects City Limits; August 19, 2023.
McCarren Park Demo Garden Hosts Environmental Justice Panel This Wednesday Greenpointers; July 31, 2023.
Brooklyn to see greener spaces, thanks to community ideas News 12; May 2, 2023.
Floating Along Newtown Creek While Reflecting on Water Pollution WNYC; April 22, 2023.
Floating Along Newtown Creek While Reflecting on Water Pollution Gothamist; April 21, 2023.
Locals React to Plan to Add 15 ft. Tall Seawall to Greenpoint Waterfront Greenpointers; March 3, 2023.
‘We must get it right’: Northern Brooklyn examines the Army Corps plan for post-Sandy resiliency Brooklyn Paper; February 28, 2023.
Greenpoint residents sound off on proposed flood plan NY1; February 24, 2023.
The Real Dolphins of New York City Hellgate NYC; January 31, 2023.
Dolphins just spotted in New York City’s Bronx River: ‘Had me shocked’ Washington Post; January 22, 2023.
Dolphins spotted in Newtown Creek, Bronx River News12; January 19, 2023.
Long-delayed project to convert compost, waste into gas for NYC homes slated to launch in January Gothamist; December 9, 2022.
Clean-Up of Newtown Creek Superfund Site Pushed Back Until 2032 Greenpointer; December 6, 2022.
EPA delays cleanup of Brooklyn’s toxic Newtown Creek Superfund site until 2032 Gothamist; December 5, 2022.
Newtown Creek Alliance Calling for Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Creek Greenpointers; November 21, 2022.
Using Ecosystem Services as an Alternative to Reforestation: NYC’s Newtown Creek Earth.org; November 4, 2022.
10 years after Sandy, draft coastal resiliency plan includes 12 storm surge gates CBS News; October 19, 2023.
Introducing a New Augmented Reality Experience on Spanchat to Learn about the Newtown Creek Nature Walk The City Life; October 24, 2022.
Congress Allocated $3.5 Billion to Clean Up Superfund Sites. Here’s What That Means for Newtown Creek Greenpointers; March 3, 2022.
Schumer says Newtown Creek, other Superfund sites should benefit from $3.5b toward ‘orphan’ sites Brooklyn Paper; March 1, 2022.
Advocates hope newly secured federal funds go towards cleaning up Newtown Creek News12; February 25, 2022
Danger, opportunity in bulkhead collapse: Environmental group says repairs offer chance to revitalize ecosystem Queens Chronicle; February 24, 2022.
Elected Officials and Advocates Call for Replacement of Collapsed Bulkheads in LIC LICPost; February 24, 2022.
New rule requires new developments to include stormwater management measures on-site Brooklyn Daily Eagle; February 24, 2022.
With decision looming, Brooklynites ask Hochul, DEC to deny new Greenpoint Energy Center vaporizers Brooklyn Paper; January 28, 2022.
Deadline Extended for Comments on Designating Meeker Avenue Plume a Superfund Site Brownstoner; November 9 2021
This Brooklyn Chemical Spill Is Constantly Spewing Fumes. The EPA Wants It To Be A Superfund Site Gothamist; November 1, 2021
Prioritizing equity is needed to combat green-city gentrification Business Insider; October 21, 2021
Forwarding: Growing Number of Electeds Join Call for Governor Hochul to Review Gas Bill Hike NY State Senator Brian Kavanaugh’s office press release; October 19, 2021
Climate Change Is Putting More Poop in New York’s Waters Curbed; September 17, 2021.
In Gleason’s footsteps August 13, 2021.
Environmental groups team up to expand and maintain city’s rain gardens NY1; July 26, 2021.
Forgotten in Plain Sight: Bringing Renewed Attention to a Famous New York City Waterway Syracuse University News; May 21, 2021.
23 Years After Being Proposed, Greenpoint Nature Walk Is Finished Gothamist; May 18, 2021.
Queens lawmaker passes bills protecting the environment, keeping children safe QNS.com; April 30, 2021.
Opinion: Let’s Transform NYC’s Waterfront Street-Ends for Equitable Water Access City Limits; March 23, 2021.
Thursday Spotlight: Meet Newtown Creek Alliance’s Newest Horticulturist Greenpointers; October 20, 2020.
To get raw sewage out of Newtown Creek, EPA takes the cheap route Brooklyn Eagle; December 4, 2019.
EPA proposes plan to lessen impact of combined sewer overflow on Newtown Creek QNS.com; November 21, 2019.
Bringing Climate to the Classroom in Queens NextCity; September 18, 2019.
Newtown Creek Focused curriculum expands in schools LIC Journal; September 11, 2019.
Long Island City Students to Learn About the Newtown Creek in Innovative New Program LIC Post; August 29, 2019.
A partnership of environmental nonprofits launches urban ecology curriculum educational program with LIC Schools QNS.com; August 29, 2019.
In Greenpoint, new waterfront parks will transform the Newtown Creek CurbedNY; August 22, 2019.
There are three active oil spills on Newtown Creek Brooklyn Daily Eagle; May 20, 2019.
Brooklynites remove 2,000 pounds of trash, mostly plastic, along Newtown Creek Brooklyn Daily Eagle; May 7, 2019.
The dark side of green development–and what cities should do instead Fast Company; April 2, 2019.
Hunger Games at PS 34: Connecting Curriculum to Community GoGreenBK; January 28, 2019.
Home on the Grunge: Newtown Creek Alliance Hopes to the Clean the Air (and Water) Along the Creek Patch; October 31, 2018.
City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried City Limits; August 8, 2018.
Spotting Signs Of Life On The Poisoned Waters Of Newtown Creek Gothamist; May 1, 2018.
The dirty yet important history of the Newtown Creek: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was QNS.com; March 31, 2018.
Ambitious Long-Term Plan For Newtown Creek Envisions Public Shoreline Park, Green Infrastructure Along Waterway Greenpoint Post; March 20, 2018.
From green industry to waterfront parks, activists plan a cleaner future for Newtown Creek in Queens QNS.com; March 16, 2018.
Please Don’t Flush the Toilet. It’s Raining. New York Times; March 2, 2018.
Love That Dirty Water: A Meet and Greet with Everyone’s Favorite Polluted Waterway GoGreenBK; February 21, 2018.
Greenpoint Returns to its ‘Greener’ Days Rethink.Earth January 25, 2018
NYC Beachgoers Beware, EPA Hit With Sprawling Sewage Suit Courthouse News Service; June 30, 2017.
Video: Fish Jump, Barges Work and Beauty Survives on Newtown Creek City Limits; August 18, 2016.
Cleaner Creeks and Bays, But How Will New Yorkers Access the Waters They Own? City Limits; August 16, 2016.
Environmentalists Check Pollution in Newtown Creek Ahead of Cleanup DNAinfo; May 20, 2016.
Tiny Creatures Breathe New Life Into a Toxic Waterway WNYC; March 10, 2016.
Brooklyn’s North Border Dump Site: Newtown Creek patrolled by Riverkeeper Brooklyn Daily Eagle; December 7, 2015.
Bringing Community, and Nature, Back to the Banks of Newtown Creek Curbed NY; April 15, 2015.
The Eyes and Ears of Newtown Creek Science Line; April 8, 2015.
Rainbow Sheens and a Tip Draw a Focus to Dumping in Newtown Creek New York Times; September 12, 2014.
Advocates Press City to Change Potentially Harmful Cleanup of Newtown Creek DNAInfo; September 12, 2012.