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.
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.
by Ross Diamond, NCA Intern What do concrete factory conveyor belts, barbed wire fences and cemetery obelisks all have in common? They serve as excellent perches for birds. This morning four intrigued members and affiliates of the NCA prepared for Brooklyn’s industrial wild west by gearing to the teeth with binoculars, telephoto lenses and notebooks […]
The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are holding public meetings to discuss the recently released Newtown Creek Public Health Assessment. These agencies are looking at environmental information from the Newtown Creek Superfund site and how it relates to public health. A message […]
Earth Day BYO Picnic Lunch at the Newtown Creek Nature Walk RAIN UPDATE: Our love for the Newtown Creek Nature Walk surpasses any threat of “soaking rains”. While we will be postponing most of what we had planned for today, you are invited to come out to plant and weed as much as we can […]
Where are opportunities in the watershed for investment in Green Infrastructure? That was the question of the day when this past weekend, members of the Green Infrastructure Workgroup roved around by bike scouring the landscape for future sites to manage stormwater, restore habitat and improve the water quality in Newtown Creek. We visited multiple sites […]
We can come up with a better way to spend $115M, don’t you think? “It’s a very narrow solution to a very big problem that’s just addressing current standards for dissolved oxygen,” said Phil Musegaas, lead investigator of Riverkeeper, an environmental watchdog group that wrote a scathing letter to the city earlier this month. “It’s […]
