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CAG Meeting February 11th

Please join the Superfund Community Advisory Group next Wednesday for our quarterly meeting. In addition to CAG updates we will focus on the CAG’s vision for Newtown Creek – so we need your valued opinion in the mix! Please join us: Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM LaGuardia Community College, Room E-500 (5th Floor)

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Living Dock Begins

Potential substrates and plants to include in the Living Dock. We have begun work on the first prototype of our Living Dock project (funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund). Aimed to provide needed habitat to a variety of flora and fauna native to Newtown Creek, the dock will support small individual units underwater, each […]

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#CSOalert @NewtownCreek

Ever wondered exactly when a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) event might be happening? Maybe something easier than going to the waters edge every time it rains? What if you could text or receive a tweet instead? Well, for Newtown Creek – now you can! Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance for a special event showcasing […]

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NCA Supports a New & Improved Home for the North Brooklyn Boat Club

The Newtown Creek Alliance has learned that the North Brooklyn Boat Club (NBBC) may have found a permanent home on Newtown Creek. The new space will include an environmental education center with facilities for students and scientists studying the ecology and history of the Creek, a boatbuilding and nautical crafts workshop, and boat and safety […]

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