The Newtown Creek Alliance is a community-based organization dedicated to restoring, revealing and revitalizing Newtown Creek.

Newtown Creek Vision Plan

Newtown Creek Vision Plan

In 2018, NCA, Riverkeeper and Perkins+Will launched the Newtown Creek Vision plan, a 150 page report chronicling priority issues and 85 proposed projects to address Remediation, Restoration, Recreation and Resilience. The report builds upon decades of planning and visioning efforts by numerous community members and organizations; framing ideas in the wake of upcoming Superfund remediation and Clean Water improvements. Read the full plan here.

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Newtown Creek StoryMaps

Newtown Creek StoryMaps

Explore these interactive educational resources on ArcGIS StoryMaps to learn more about the Creek's ecosystem and NCA’s efforts in environmental remediation, restoration, and revitalization. We have units available on the history and geography of the Creek, regional flora and fauna, Newtown Creek's soil and water health, and the impact of climate change on NYC's coastal communities. Click "read more" to view them all.

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Facebook News

Facebook News


Attention District 33!It is participatory budgeting week and the Gateway to Greenpoint project is on the ballot! NCA has been working closely with the City to design this new open green space (Kingsland and Greenpoint Ave) which will create habitat, public space, and capture a million gallons of stormwater per year. If you live in District33 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg, etc) go vote in person or online - lots of great climate related projects on the ballot!@lincolnforcouncil @district33pb #gatewaytogreenpoint

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1 week ago

Newtown Creek Alliance

Shoutout to the volunteers who joined us on 29th street yesterday for our first cleanup event of the year! Great weather, great crew, and additional support from the dedicated folks at @nycsanitation made for some successful improvements to this long neglected stretch of public space and shoreline. One day this site will be a vibrant community asset and access area to a cleaner #NewtownCreek - as part of the @dutchkillsloop project - with every small step like this bringing us closer.Stay posted for upcoming announcements of other spring/early summer volunteer events around the Creek!

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The next monthly Superfund CAG meeting is Wednesday. Learn about updates on @nycwater CSO monitoring and @epagov lateral groundwater study. Full agenda and register at link in bio. All are welcome to attend and participate.newtowncreekcag.org/#superfund #NewtownCreek

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3 weeks ago

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NCA would like to introduce Musa, our environmental educator and newest member of the team! Musa is an educator and youth travel baseball coach with a passion for urban sustainability. Prior to NCA, Musa has been a part of environmental justice and clean energy efforts throughout the NYC metro area, advocating for clean energy legislation and electrifying residential heating and cooling systems. As an elementary school educator in the DOE system, he was fortunate enough to apply his experiences working with the sustainability team at the Brooklyn New School. Interested in bridging healthy relationships between people, built and natural environments in urban settings, he loves to collaborate and lead groups of all ages, working together to find common understandings and solutions. He is excited to help NCA raise awareness and reclaim neglected spaces for people through practices like green infrastructure.

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4 weeks ago

Newtown Creek Alliance

Join NCA for a volunteer cleanup along the Dutch Kills Tributary in Long Island City. This right-of-way street and shoreline area continues to suffer from illegal dumping and poor stormwater management, making it a dirty an uninviting space in the middle of an active area behind @laguardiaccWe will provide gloves, tools and light snacks- come help us improve this site and learn more about restoration proposals for the shoreline.Saturday March 1812 to 2pmSign up here: 29th318.eventbrite.com#NewtownCreek #dutchkills

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Job Opening: Seasonal Greenspace Steward (Part-time)

Read as .pdf here Description Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is a community based non-profit with the mission to Reveal, Restore, and Revitalize Newtown Creek, a Superfund waterway that borders Brooklyn and Queens. As part of our on the ground work, NCA oversees and manages various greenspaces, pollinator gardens, street-end access sites, and curbside rain gardens. […]

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Job Opening: Office Administrator + Grants Manager (Full Time)

Read as .pdf here Description NCA is hiring a highly organized and self-motivated Office Administrator and Grant Manager. This position will work directly with NCA’s Executive Director to complete a variety of administrative tasks necessary to maintain and grow organizational operations.  About NCA Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is a community based non-profit with the mission […]

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Job Opening: Seasonal Environmental Educator (Part-Time)

(March – October 2023) Description Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is a community based non-profit with the mission to Reveal, Restore, and Revitalize Newtown Creek, a Superfund waterway that borders Brooklyn and Queens. NCA runs a robust educational program, hosting thousands of NYC students (K-12) each year through in-person field trips covering the following topics: urban […]

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2022 Recap!

2022 was a benchmark year for NCA: we celebrated our 20th anniversary as an organization and made huge strides by expanding our educational and volunteer programming in scope and participation, and growing our full-time staff! We are so grateful to all our volunteers, community partners, supporters, donors and friends for making everything we do possible. […]

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