Category Archives: Public Health

Newtown Creek SAMPLES: Water Quality Testing Program for 2016

NCA is excited to launch Newtown Creek SAMPLES, an intensive water quality monitoring program funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund and the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The program will be run by NCA in conjunction with the Environmental Science department at LaGuardia […]

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Superfund Meeting: March 22

(photo via NCA instagram) Save the Date: The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22. The EPA will be discussing Point Sources. We will also be introducing two newly assigned CAG support consultants and voting on a new co-chair for the Steering Committee. The meetings are open to the public and provide opportunity […]

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Superfund CAG Meeting: December 16th

The next meeting for the Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) is coming up. These quarterly meetings provide residents and Creek stakeholders the opportunity to get the latest updates on the Superfund investigation and cleanup from the EPA and other relevant agencies. To learn more about the CAG, including how to officially join as […]

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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(s)

Creek Access Map In 2024, NCA created a Creek Access Map as part of an organizational print brochure. The Map highlights some of the key access areas around the Creek, some are managed by City agencies, and some are informal NCA stewarded Street-Ends. Come to an NCA event to get a printed version (12’x9″) of […]

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