Announcements

Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict with Bushwick Library, our third public Community Advisory Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 25 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Brooklyn at the McCarren Park Community Center. There will be an update about the Newtown Creek Community Visioning Project from Riverkeeper and Newtown Creek Alliance and an update about the City’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP) from NYC Department of Environmental Protection. We Read more

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the June CAG meeting will be postponed until July. Please stay tuned for updates about meeting details. We apologize for any inconveniences. See you next month!

Our third CAG meeting of 2017 will be held in Brooklyn at the Bushwick Branch of Brooklyn Library. There will be an update about the Newtown Creek Community Visioning Project from Riverkeeper and Newtown Creek Alliance and an update about the City’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP). There will also be short updates from EPA, Newtown Creek Group, and NYC Department of Environmental Protection. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested Read more

Riverkeeper and Newtown Creek Alliance will host their first community visioning workshop on Saturday, June 3 from 1-4 PM at Kingsland Wildflowers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The community workshop will help develop a cohesive community vision for Newtown Creek centered around restoration, remediation, resilience, and recreation. Please sign up, spread the word, and contact Chrissy Remein (cremein@riverkeeper.org) if you have any questions about the event. Sign up for the event here: https://riverkeeper-allhandsondeck.eventbrite.com

Remember to save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, June 7. The exact location is TBD, but will be in Brooklyn this month. We anticipate hosting the meeting in East Williamsburg or Bushwick and will post the location soon. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update about the Newtown Creek Community Visioning Project from Riverkeeper and an update about the City’s Read more

Remember to save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, June 7. The exact location is TBD, but will be in Brooklyn this month. We anticipate hosting the meeting in East Williamsburg or Bushwick and will post the location soon. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update about the Newtown Creek Community Visioning Project from Riverkeeper and an update about the City’s Read more

Our second CAG meeting of 2017 will be held in Queens at the Long Island City branch of Queens Library. There will be an update about the draft remedial investigation, the draft baseline ecological risk assessment, as well as updates about fishing advisory signs. Riverkeeper will present about a community visioning project for Newtown Creek, and the NYC Economic Development Corporation will also present about the commercial importance of the city’s channels and waterways. We Read more

Our second CAG meeting of 2017 will be held in Queens at the Long Island City branch of Queens Library. There will be an update about the draft remedial investigation, the draft baseline ecological risk assessment, as well as updates about fishing advisory signs. Riverkeeper will present about a community visioning project for Newtown Creek, and the NYC Economic Development Corporation will also present about the commercial importance of the city’s channels and waterways. We Read more

Remember to save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, April 5. The exact location is TBD, but will be in Queens this month. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update about the draft remedial investigation, the draft baseline ecological risk assessment, as well as updates about fishing advisory signs. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested Read more

A friendly reminder to join us tomorrow for our first CAG meeting of 2017. There will be an update about the draft baseline ecological risk assessment, as well as updates from NYC DEP and the Newtown Creek Group. EPA will also present an update, followed by an open Q&A discussion with the community. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in becoming active CAG members for the 2017 calendar year. Read more