Category Archives: Public Health

Greenpoint Residents: Go Vote for Environmental Projects

The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund will be hosting two days of community preferencing for the remaining large and legacy grants bringing environmental improvements to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. NCA is proud to be an active partner on three of the projects, listed below. If you are a resident within the 11222 zip code please go out and […]

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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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Farewell from an NCA Summer Researcher

Greetings and farewell from one of the two Newtown Creek Alliance 2015 summer interns! As I wrap up my time with NCA, I thought this might be a good time to share something of what I have been doing for the past 3 months. I have been involved in a number of projects this summer, including […]

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Upcoming August 7th TreesCount Mapping Event with NYC Parks

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 […]

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