Media

Below is a list of recent press coverage about Newtown Creek Alliance events, projects and activities. 

Brooklyn to see greener spaces, thanks to community ideas News 12; May 2, 2023

Floating along Newtown Creek while reflecting on water pollution WNYC; April 22, 2023

Floating along Newtown Creek while reflecting on water pollution Gothamist; April 21, 2023

Hunger Games at PS 34: Connecting Curriculum to Community GoGreenBK; January 28, 2019

Home on the Grunge: Newtown Creek Alliance Hopes to the Clean the Air (and Water) Along the Creek Patch; October 31, 2018

Spotting Signs Of Life On The Poisoned Waters Of Newtown Creek Gothamist; May 1, 2018

Ambitious Long-Term Plan For Newtown Creek Envisions Public Shoreline Park, Green Infrastructure Along Waterway Greenpoint Post; March 20, 2018

From green industry to waterfront parks, activists plan a cleaner future for Newtown Creek in Queens QNS.com; March 16, 2018

Love That Dirty Water: A Meet and Greet with Everyone’s Favorite Polluted Waterway GoGreenBK; February 21, 2018

Environmentalists Check Pollution in Newtown Creek Ahead of Cleanup DNAinfo; May 20, 2016

Brooklyn’s North Border Dump Site: Newtown Creek patrolled by Riverkeeper Brooklyn Daily Eagle; December 7, 2015

Bringing Community, and Nature, Back to the Banks of Newtown Creek Curbed NY; April 15, 2015

The Eyes and Ears of Newtown Creek Science Line; April 8, 2015

Rainbow Sheens and a Tip Draw a Focus to Dumping in Newtown Creek New York Times; September 12, 2014