Recent media coverage of NCA’s various projects and related advocacy (updated February 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.