The Newtown Creek Alliance is a community-based organization dedicated to restoring, revealing and revitalizing Newtown Creek.

Newtown Creek Vision Plan

Newtown Creek Vision Plan

In 2018, NCA, Riverkeeper and Perkins+Will launched the Newtown Creek Vision plan, a 150 page report chronicling priority issues and 85 proposed projects to address Remediation, Restoration, Recreation and Resilience. The report builds upon decades of planning and visioning efforts by numerous community members and organizations; framing ideas in the wake of upcoming Superfund remediation and Clean Water improvements. Read the full plan here.

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Newtown Creek StoryMaps

Newtown Creek StoryMaps

Explore these interactive educational resources on ArcGIS StoryMaps to learn more about the Creek's ecosystem and NCA’s efforts in environmental remediation, restoration, and revitalization. We have units available on the history and geography of the Creek, regional flora and fauna, Newtown Creek's soil and water health, and the impact of climate change on NYC's coastal communities. Click "read more" to view them all.

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NCA on Instagram

NCA on Instagram

Flux Factory presents…Newtown Creek: Past, Present, Future

Flux Factory is pleased to present the third workshop in a yearlong initiative, The Future of Your Neighborhood: Who Decides? This ongoing monthly series invites New Yorkers to effectively envision and enact their advocacy skills through open dialogue, and to unpack the assumptions that frame how we address neighborhood concerns. Newtown Creek: Past, Present, Future July 26th, […]

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IMPORTANT upcoming meeting with NYS Dept. of Health at the Superfund CAG

The Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Newtown Creek Superfund process is meeting July 17 with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) to discuss the work needed to generate a comprehensive public health analysis for the communities around Newtown Creek. One of the topics we need your input on is how to develop an […]

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FREE Boat Tour of Newtown Creek for City of Water Day

Newtown Creek Alliance is hosting a boat tour for Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance’s City of Water Day on July 14, 2012! Tour Time: 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm Round-trip from the National Park Service Pier on Governor’s Island GET TICKETS HERE  Join us for City of Water Day’s tour of Newtown Creek, onboard a New York Water […]

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June Public Meeting of the Newtown Creek Alliance 6/28

What’s new in your watershed? From Superfund to oil-eating mushrooms, tomorrow we will cover all the latest from the Creek. Join us for this informative meeting, which will include: + Guest speaker Randall W. Austin, Chief of the Spill Prevention and Response Programs and the NYS DEC. Randy will give us the scoop on what […]

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Support the SWMP! Garbage Equity!

The neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek host a combined 19 waste transfer stations (WTS). Collectively, these WTS handle almost 40% of the 12 million plus tons of waste moving through WTS in NYC annually. This is the densest concentration if WTS stations in New York City. Because WTS are not evenly distributed throughout the City, and […]

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