The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Newtown Creek Alliance invite you to a special event to celebrate New York’s wildlife and Earth Week! When: 1:00 PM on Friday, April 26th Where: Maspeth Creek in Queens 49th Street & Maspeth Avenue MAP – http://goo.gl/maps/0bZXw The event will include: + Announcement of the release of […]
Often when we ask for improved access to Newtown Creek, we are met with the response, “Why do you want access to that?” © Bernie Ente The polluted and industrial nature of Newtown Creek often limits the thinking and planning about what sorts of activities belong there. © Bernie Ente In the words of NYC’s own […]
So what happens on Newtown Creek during a rainstorm? The honest answer might gross you out. In order to better understand water quality issues, the Newtown Creek Alliance installed weather stations on libraries throughout the Newtown Creek drainage area – or watershed – over the course of the past year. This “Weather in the Watershed” […]
UPDATE: You can check out an audio recording of this session here, and follow along with a pdf of the presentation here. Thanks Andrew Pavia and Ziwen Tu for getting us the files. NCA’s Green Infrastructure Workgroup is hosting a focus group meeting for stakeholders in Sunnyside about stormwater runoff and Green Infrastructure. NCA is collaborating with Dr. Franco […]