About the Creek Newtown Creek is part of the Hudson Estuary, flowing west for 3.5 miles between Queens and Brooklyn and emptying into the East River. The creek is comprised of small branches known as Dutch Kills, Maspeth Creek, Whale Creek, the East Branch, and English Kills. It is tidally influenced estuary with a total […]
Working Waterfront In it’s heyday, Newtown Creek was home to 500 industries. Over 15,000 vessels traversed the waterway annually. As recently as the 1950’s, ocean-going freighters were a common sight as far east as Maspeth. These days, the creek is nowhere near as active, but there are still many working waterfront facilities. Tugs bring barges […]
NCA is a tireless advocate for increased access to Newtown Creek. With 11 miles of shoreline, Newtown Creek has limited places where local neighbors and employees can safely get to, let alone see the waterway. In addition to connecting the community with the Creek and providing public space, access points can provide additionally important and […]
Update March 2024: There is now an established Meeker Avenue Community Advisory Group (CAG). See the latest information and public meetings via the linktree. Update January 2023: The EPA has begun hosting public meetings about the Meeker Ave Plumes and is currently pursuing more extensive sampling within buildings in the Plume area. We strongly encourage […]
