Category Archives: Access

NCA Summer Sessions

Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance for a series of informal get togethers this summer to discuss all the latest developments, issues, ideas and ongoing efforts to improve conditions on and around Newtown Creek. Curious about Superfund? Water Quality? History? Transportation? Community Health? Bioremediation? Creek Access? Come chat with NCA regulars and other community members […]

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North Henry Street Event – Feb 24th

UPDATE: View and Download the North Henry Street Planning booklet here. Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance for a public discussion and presentation of our North Henry Street study. Following 18 months of historic analysis and planning, we will present our findings and visions for a city-owned property running alongside the Creek. We look forward […]

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2015 Year in Review

Dear Friends and Supporters of NCA, As 2016 approaches, we take some time to look back at the past year and NCA’s work to reveal, restore and revitalize Newtown Creek.  In 2015 this included hands-on efforts to improve environmental conditions, such as our continued restoration work at the Plank Road site in Maspeth (photo 1), […]

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Newtown Creek Map

Click above to zoom in.   In 2022, NCA created a draft online interactive Google Map to highlight some key features relating to the waterway, surrounding areas, and our work to reveal, restore, and revitalize Newtown Creek.  ———————- In 2015, NCA worked closely with cartographer Ed Jacobus to create a comprehensive map of Newtown Creek. […]

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