This summer, Newtown Creek Alliance worked with Temboo to bring insights from soil quality monitoring devices to a publicly accessible online dashboard. These insights can be accessed via QR codes located on each of the devices around the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roofs. This was a major step in providing public access to environmental data that […]
In the fall of 2020, Geoff Storr, a graduate student of Public and Urban Policy at the New School worked with the Newtown Creek Alliance on a policy brief addressing last mile distribution centers around Newtown Creek. The research paper seeks to address the Central Policy Issue: How can the localized quality of life, environmental […]
There is no shortage of things to say about 2020. Throughout this unprecedented year, NCA remained diligent in finding new ways to achieve our mission to Reveal, Restore and Revitalize Newtown Creek. Below are some of the highlights and key partnerships from this past year (also check ou our Tidal Toast video showcasing much of […]
With support from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, NCA partnered with Greenpoint Innovations to create a community art installation in Long Island City to illustrate what our waterway once looked like as a healthy, productive and thriving tributary; call attention to the ecological loss suffered by environmental damage; and highlight what could return […]
10 years ago today (September 28th) Newtown Creek was designated a federal Superfund site. Dozens of responsible parties identified; thousands of pages of reports written and re-written; millions of data points collected; hundreds of hours of community meetings; and untold millions of dollars spent to date. But where are we after a decade? The EPA […]
