This spring, NCA partnered with Phelps Dodge (PDRC) to launch a new restoration project, creating additional habitat for ribbed mussels underneath their shoreline structure in Maspeth, Queens. Ribbed mussels, Geukensia demissa, are a native species capable of filtering up to 30 gallons of water a day, removing particulate matter, harmful algaes, excess nitrogen, and even […]
On December 26, 2024, ExxonMobil sold its last waterfront property on Newtown Creek: the 10-acre parcel at 400 Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint. The property had been owned and operated by Standard Oil and its predecessor companies since the 1870s. The extensive oil refining and storage operations along the Creek helped ExxonMobil build a multinational fossil […]
Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is a community-based non-profit organization with the mission to Reveal, Restore, and Revitalize Newtown Creek, a Superfund waterway that borders Brooklyn and Queens. Community engagement and environmental education are central to our mission and day to day work, as we seek to advance local awareness, stewardship, and advocacy for the waterway […]
Position: Storyteller in Residence at Newtown Creek Alliance [freelance, part-time] Project: ‘Heat Stories’ — a Community Storytelling Partnership Project by Melting Metropolis: Everyday Histories of Health and Heat since 1945. Duration: May 2025 – October 2026Application Deadline: March 15, 2025 View this posting as a .pdf About NCA: Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) is a community […]
NYC DEP is currently proposing a modification to the ‘Long Term Control Plan’ (LTCP) — a NY-State approved initiative to reduce Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) in Newtown Creek. The current plan will reduce overall CSO volume into Newtown Creek by approximately 61% and be complete in 2040. The proposed modification will capture more sewage and prevent the planned diversion of […]
