NCA is teaming up with Open House New York once again this year to offer free Creek side tours and activity! The day will include two free walking tours led by NCA Historian Mitch Waxman, that will begin in East Williamsburg and arrive at Plank Road where NCA Program Manager Willis Elkins will show folks […]
Join the Newtown Creek Alliance as we celebrate the completion of the Living Dock project. Funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, the Living Dock is a custom designed and built floating structure providing much needed clean habitat for various marine organisms present within Newtown Creek. We have chronicled the project on the Living Dock website, and now […]
NCA historian Mitch Waxman will be leading a number of tours of Newtown Creek in 2015. We will update this page as more tour details and dates are announced. UPCOMING: September 13th, Poison Caludron Hosting Organization: Newtown Creek Alliance Cost: $20 A 2-hour exploration of an area we like to call DUKBO- Down Under the Kosciuszko Bridge Onramp […]
Update: Join us on August 7st, 4-7pm for our first official mapping event! RSVP here after completing a quick online form that takes 5 to 10 minutes. The meeting place is Woodward Av & Suydam Av Queens 11222, just over the border from Brooklyn. This is a short walk from the Jefferson Av “L” train station. TreesCount is the street tree […]
Please join NCA and the office of Council Member Antonio Reynoso for an evening of discussion and presentations about issues surrounding Newtown Creek. We will cover a number of topics pertinent to the history, contamination, current use and cleanup options with a specific focus on areas near the head of the Creek, such as English […]
