Posts Tagged ‘Newtown Creek’
Move Over Sludge: Dredging Newtown Creek Will Bring Playground Expansion
by onAt last month’s Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting, NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) presented, “East River Sludge Storage Tank Removal.” The NYC DEP’s Project Plan Demolishing the current East River Sludge Storage Tank which sits at the end of Commercial & Dupont Streets in north Greenpoint. Sludge vessels would then take their… READ MORE
Newtown Creek: Reconstructing the Water’s Edge – A Student Project
by onNewtown Creek is a tributary of the East River and is part of the New York/New Jersey harbor estuary system. It forms the northern border of Brooklyn and the southern border of Queens. In the mid-1800s, the 3.5-mile creek became one of the busiest hubs of industrial activity in the country. More than fifty industries… READ MORE
Followup Materials from the March 27th CAG meeting
by onPosted on March 29, 2013 by wholmes@skeo.com from the Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group website. Thanks to all who came out to the March 27th CAG meeting at LaGuardia Community College. For those who could not attend, a summary of the meeting will be posted on the Newtown Creek CAG website soon. Below are some… READ MORE
Newtown Creek on the AP: A Brief Timeline
by onOver the weekend, the Associated Press put out an article on Newtown Creek’s dirty history and recent clean-up efforts. The article was published by Huffington Post, NPR and USA Today among other news outlets. About time our local creek got some national love and attention (and disgusted looks.) A Brief Timeline of Newtown Creek: (based… READ MORE
![Suggested design of Phase 3 for the Nature Walk. Click on image for full proposal [PDF - 25MB]](http://gwapp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NCMC_NatureWalk_Page_29-148x92.jpg "NCMC_NatureWalk_Page_29")
Greenpoint To Get A Jurassic Park!
by onThat’s right! Well, not exactly Jurassic, but close enough. The designs for Phase 2 & 3 of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk were recently announced by the NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) and they include several 300 million Gilboa tree fossils dug up Schoharie reservoir in the Catskill Mountains. Phase 2 of the… READ MORE
When Polluted Waters Overflow Their Banks: The Challenges of Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal
by onRecent events around the city–from the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy bringing the polluted waters of Newtown Creek into homes and businesses in Greenpoint to the stranded dolphin in the Gowanus Canal–have begun to raise the issue of water-quality in the tributary waterways of the East River. Although the general public is somewhat familiar that… READ MORE
Researchers Investigating Soil Contamination Brought By Sandy
by onScientists from Vasser and Marist Colleges have begun taking samples of flooded soils in Greenpoint to investigate whether heavy metals, PCBs and other contaminants from Newtown Creek and surrounding industrial sites caused soil contamination in homes and businesses in low-lying areas. During Hurricane Sandy, many basements, yards and low-lying areas along the East River and… READ MORE
Tour the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant With The Blue Man Group
by onTake a tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant with the Blue Man Group to learn what happens to rainwater and wastewater once it hits the City’s sewage pipes and how you’re part of keeping the waters of Newtown Creek clean!!… READ MORE
Newtown Creek: Superfund Site and Community Advisory Group
by onIn September 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed Newtown Creek as a “Superfund” site, which has enabled the EPA to conduct a series of tests and studies to pinpoint the major contaminants and establish the best means of remediating the contaminated site. Additionally, designation as a superfund has made Newtown Creek eligible for millions… READ MORE
Newtown Creek Access Points
by onCreek Access, Open Space & Tours The health of the communities surrounding the Creek is compromised by the lack of open space. On average in New York City 26% of the land is reserved as open space. Brooklyn Community District 1, ranks well below the city average with a meager 4.3% of the land dedicated… READ MORE
Toxic Brooklyn: The Story of Williamsburg & Greenpoint
by onCurious about the history of industrial pollution in North Brooklyn and its effect on the water quality of Newtown Creek? Check out this fascinating 2007 documentary from VBS called “Toxic Brooklyn: The Story of Williamsburg & Greenpoint” featuring long-time neighborhood activist Laura Hoffman:… READ MORE
NYT Poem on Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
by onWe found an old poem published on the NYTimes.com site, “For Goodness’ Sake,” and wanted to share it with you all. The end of it talks a lot about the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and even mentions GWAPP board member, Christine Holowacz. Go to poem…… READ MORE