Category Archives: Access

NCA recipient of GCEF funding!

The Newtown Creek Alliance is grateful to have two projects included purchase cialis on line amongst a pool of 18 that will receive funding from the first round of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund. We are very excited to get underway with these projects (see descriptions below) that will advance our mission of restoring, revealing and revitalizing Newtown Creek. […]

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May 31st – Tour to Plank Road

In addition to debris removal, landscaping and improving accessibility to  the Plank Road site in Maspeth, part of our ongoing work also includes public tours to the site for people to learn about and see, firsthand, the pressing issues that surround Newtown Creek. We call them ‘surf+turf’ tours – with one group traveling via foot, and one via […]

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Let the 2013 Tour Season Begin!

Well the days are finally warm and sunny, so it’s time to get out there!  We have several great public tours on offer with our top-notch collaborators, highlighting all the important stuff:  history, ecology and working waterfront. Would you like to sponsor a ticket or entire tour so that NCA can offer more programs for […]

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Why do you want access to THAT?

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 […]

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