From Sydney Brownstone at L Magazine: “There’s lots of enterococcus in the audience tonight,” Tracy Brown, an advocate at Riverkeeper, a local water quality watchdog, joked to a crowd of roughly 60-70 people who had filed onto benches at the Brooklyn Brewery Monday night. She was referring to the gut bacteria that scientists use as a […]
When Mayor Bloomberg stated through 2007 PlaNYC that his administration intended to “open 90% of our waterways to recreation by preserving natural areas and reducing pollution”, people took notice. We take notice because recreational use of a waterbody requires meeting more rigorous water quality standards. So an alternative reading of this statement might be, “we […]
Kate Zidar of NCA and Phillip Musegaas of Riverkeeper joined Maxine Margo Rubin on The Many Shades of Green, a BBOX Radio show that delves into topics that affect the environment in Brooklyn and beyond, to discuss Newtown Creek issues. Listen to the show here!
As mentioned at the December NCA meeting, we are convening workgroups around our growing program areas. The workgroups will be digging into Education, Bioremediation, Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development. NCA members who have indicated interest in these areas have met and will report back to the group at this public meeting. Newtown Creek Alliance Public […]
