In total, NCA engaged over 10,700 individuals through our educational, volunteer, and public programming in 2025. We saw major advancement in key areas relating to remediation, restoration, and community engagement. Major thanks to all our volunteers, partners and supporters for making this work possible. See some of our highlights below. Healing Environmental Harms: In January, […]
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 […]
To everyone who supported NCA this year, whether by volunteering your time, attending an NCA tour or event, being a donor, or helping us share the story of Newtown Creek, thank you! Top PicksNewtown Creek Alliance had much to celebrate throughout 2024. Before diving into the details for our various programs, we wanted to share […]
Background Since 1919, Newtown Creek has served as a Federal Navigation Channel for commercial waterborne transportation, authorized by the Rivers & Harbors Act of 1919 and 1937. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages the Creek as a navigable waterway and has conducted dredging to maintain the federal navigation depth since 1923. The most […]
NCA has been examining the history of the 400 Kingsland Avenue property, currently owned by ExxonMobil, but it is likely to go on the market for sale soon as Exxon seeks to alter their Greenpoint Oil Spill pollution discharge system. Recently obtained documents help shine light on outstanding questions regarding a former tidal wetland inlet on […]
