Newtown Creek Alliance

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

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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.

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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Next Wednesday, September 27: Join the virtual CAG meeting for Newtown Creek, which will be held on Zoom from 6:30-8:30pm. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the state of the Creek’s Superfund designation. Sign up and more details: newtowncreekcag.org/2023/09/virtual-newtown-creek-superfund-cag-meeting-wednesday-september-27-20...
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Newtown Creek Alliance
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23 hours ago

This fall we’re excited to welcome folks to the green roofs at Kingsland Wildflowers during our Autumn Saturdays!At these Saturday events, you can come enjoy the green roofs, visit our Native Plant Nursery, and purchase some native plants to take home with you. On select days we’ll also have horticultural opportunities for volunteers with our Greenhouse Gang.🔗 for more info and to sign up: autumnsaturdays2023.eventbrite.com
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Newtown Creek Alliance

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Yesterday we took Hannah Kliger from CBS New York out on the water to talk about the legacy of the Greenpoint Oil Spill (discovered 45 years ago this month). While on the water we encountered two very compelling scenes the highlight the struggles between ecological and community health and fossil fuel related toxins.Scene 1:While inspecting the shoreline along the Greenpoint Oil Spill we saw and observed a fresh rainbow sheen on the inside of the containment boom of the Kinder Morgan (formerly BP) facility- meaning that the fuel likely originated from the shoreline itself, despite there being an extensive remediation system in place for years now to prevent seepage into the Creek. Just below the toxic surface water we observed multiple blue crane, including mating pairs.Scene 2: Upstream at the National Grid US facility we encountered a massive feeding frenzy with striped bass chasing bunker fish to the surface with gulls and cormorants taking advantage and gobbling up the fleeing bunker. Just a few feet away the surface waters revealed a much more troubling, and unfortunately common sight: coal tar bubbling up from below, the waste product from the former manufactured gas plant located here.Both the scenes highlight the necessity to properly remediate historic contamination on the properties surrounding Newtown Creek. The Greenpoint Oil Spill has been under remediation for decades, and despite huge strides in the recovery of product, it still requires extensive monitoring and maintenance. The National Grid site has no final cleanup plan in place and there are unknowns as to how the upland areas continue to impact the waterway directly.Seeing blue crabs and striped bass (both key human health receptors, ie free meals) return in large numbers to the Creek is both encouraging and concerning; a key reason why this waterway deserves a timely and thorough cleanup.Join us next Wednesday at the Newtown Creek Superfund CAG, for latest updates from EPA about these exact issues: newtowncreekcag.org/2023/09/virtual-newtown-creek-superfund-cag-meeting-wednesday-september-27-20... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Riverkeeper
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Newtown Creek Alliance

3 days ago

🎟️✨🛥️TICKETS AVAILABLE🛥️✨🎟️: We’re one month away from our annual Tidal Toast! Join us on a chartered boat as we cruise along Newtown Creek and honor our partnership with LaGuardia Community College (LGCC). The boat will depart from and return to a dock in Greenpoint. We’re excited to take you on the water with us and look forward to enjoying food & drinks, music, the Newtown Oracle, and more together as we celebrate our work with LGCC!Click here to purchase tickets: secure.qgiv.com/for/newcreall/event/880187/
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Newtown Creek Alliance

1 week ago

Join us this Saturday alongside Partnerships for Parks for a special Volunteer Day! Together from 11am - 3pm, we’ll be caring for this unique green space in the community: Manhattan Ave Street-End Park.Sign up and additional info: MASE2023VolunteerDay.eventbrite.com
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NYC Civic Corps Position at NCA

NYC Civic Corps, an AmeriCorps program launched in 2009 by NYC Service, recruits and places AmeriCorps members to serve full-time from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 at select nonprofit organizations. NYC Civic Corps members build, develop, and grow volunteer programs by recruiting, managing, and engaging volunteers to address impact areas that are priorities […]

2022 NYC Community Water Quality Testing program: call for Newtown Creek volunteers

The 2022 Water Quality Sampling kicks off next week on May 19th, and NCA is looking for a few dedicated volunteers to take water samples through the summer! Check out some highlights, and the results, from last summer to learn more about the project. Every Thursday morning we sample 5 sites on Newtown Creek as […]

Announcing Bilingual Event Series in Bushwick and East Williamsburg

We are thrilled to announce our virtual Bilingual Introduction to Newtown Creek Series! / Estamos encantados de anunciar nuestra serie de programas bilingües (y virtuales) de introducción a Newtown Creek. May 12, 6:30pm, Online Workshop The series will begin on May 12th via zoom with a historical review of the conditions of Newtown Creek, from […]

2021 Recap

After another year of uncertainties and unpredictability we are extremely grateful for everyone who helped support our mission to Reveal, Restore, and Revitalize Newtown Creek. Whether you volunteered at a cleanup event, helped maintain some of the green spaces we manage, attended a virtual event, or helped spread word about the state of the Creek […]