Announcements

Hello everyone, The July 6th meeting has been moved to Wednesday, July 13th, 6:30 PM in Queens. Please take a look at the Vision Principles for Newtown Creek Restoration. These are very important because the Environmental Protection Agency will develop its list of cleanup alternatives based on the risk assessments and the community vision for the clean up. During our next CAG meeting we will be facilitating a discussion about the list. Please bring your comments and ideas! This Read more

Our next CAG meetings will be on: July 6, 6:30 PM, Queens September 7, 6:30 PM, Brooklyn November 2, 6:30 PM, Queens Stay tuned for more information. Remember that you can find meeting notes here and presentations here.

New York State Department of Health will be presenting the Newtown Creek Area Health Review TONIGHT. The CAG Steering Committee will also be sharing a draft of the Newtown Creek vision document, which will be used to communicate community cleanup priorities. When Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 P.M. Where Polish Slavic Center 176 Java St Basement Auditorium The Greenpoint Ave. Subway Station is a 3 minute walk from the Center. The meetings are open to the public Read more

During our next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on Wednesday, May 4, New York State Department of Health will be presenting the Newtown Creek Area Health Review. The CAG Steering Committee will also be sharing a draft of the Newtown Creek vision document, which will be used to communicate community cleanup priorities. When Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 P.M. Where Polish Slavic Center 176 Java St Basement Auditorium The Greenpoint Ave. Subway Station is a 3 minute Read more

During our next  Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on next Wednesday, May 4, New York State Department of Health will be presenting the Newtown Creek Area Health Review. The CAG Steering Committee will also be sharing a draft of the Newtown Creek vision document, which will be used to communicate community cleanup priorities. When Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 P.M. Where Polish Slavic Center 176 Java St Basement Auditorium The Greenpoint Ave. Subway Station is a 3 Read more

The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4. New York State Department of Health will be presenting the Newtown Creek Area Health Review. The CAG Steering Committee will also be sharing a draft of the Newtown Creek vision document, which will be used to communicate community cleanup priorities. When Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 P.M. Where Polish Slavic Center 176 Java St Basement Auditorium The Greenpoint Ave. Subway Station is Read more

The notes from the March 22nd meeting have been uploaded, along with the NYC DEP and EPA presentations. Please find the notes here and the presentations here. Future 2016 CAG meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of every other month at 6:30 PM. Those dates are: May 4 July 6 September 7 November 2 The location will continue to alternate between Brooklyn and Queens. NEXT MEETING: The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting Read more

Here is the agenda for tonight. See you soon! Welcome, Review of Agenda, Logistics CAG Business New CAG consultants Proposed CAG co-chair Willis Elkins Schedule for future CAG meetings Update from PRP – NYC DEP Presentation from USA EPA – Point Sources of Pollution – Caroline Kwan Community conversation When: Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 pm Where: LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Ave, E Building, Room E500 Click here for map and subway directions: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/About/Visit/ Enter the college at Read more

Reminder: The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will be tomorrow on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 pm at LaGuardia Community College. The EPA will be discussing Point Sources. We will also be introducing two newly assigned CAG support consultants and voting on a new co-chair for the Steering Committee. When: Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 pm Where: LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Ave, E Building, Room E500 Click here for map and subway directions: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/About/Visit/ Enter the college at the E Read more