Announcements

There will be a hybrid (in-person & virtual) Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:15 PM. Please note that this is a CAG Members, Community, and Elected Officials only meeting. You can find an agenda below. This meeting will take place at LaGuardia, 31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 E Building Room 111. Please see a map here. Either of two LaGuardia entrances can be used: the LaGuardia Read more…

There will be a hybrid (in-person & virtual) Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:15 PM. Please note that this is a CAG Members, Community, and Elected Officials only meeting. The meeting location will be announced in an upcoming post. You can find an agenda below. We ask that you RSVP here to help us know how many attendees to expect. There will also be the option to join virtually Read more…

There will be a hybrid (in-person & virtual) EPA public meeting TONIGHT Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m to present the proposed cleanup plan and take public comments. The in-person meeting will be held at the Chatroom at Elsewhere, located at 599 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. To attend the meeting virtually, register here: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-6spzoiGSfaTmPGUoT_YeJV1kdDPXY To learn more about the public meeting, and to review site related documents including the proposed plan, visit www.epa.gov/superfund/newtown-creek or contact Natalie Loney at [email protected] or (212) 637-3639. Relevant documents Read more…

The Newtown Creek Superfund CAG Steering Committee will be meeting to begin developing comments in response to the East Branch proposed cleanup plan. The meetings are scheduled for the following times: If you would like to attend either of these meeting, please reach out to Meira Downie, [email protected], for the zoom link.

There will be a virtual Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (EST). This meeting will be with elected officials and CAG members only. Please register in advance for this meeting. Any community members who would like to attend can contact Meira Downie, [email protected] , for the Zoom registration link and the agenda. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.  After registering, you will receive a Read more…

I. July 17 Meeting info There will be a hybrid (in-person & virtual) Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting TONIGHT Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Please find an agenda below. The meeting will take place at Queen’s Landing Boathouse & Environmental Center, 5728 2nd Street #105, Long Island City, NY 11101. We ask that you RSVP here to help us know how many attendees to expect. There will also be the option to join virtually Read more…

There will be a hybrid (in-person & virtual) Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Please find an agenda below. The meeting will take place at Queen’s Landing Boathouse & Environmental Center, 5728 2nd Street #105, Long Island City, NY 11101. We ask that you RSVP here to help us know how many attendees to expect. There will also be the option to join virtually via Zoom. If you plan Read more…

ExxonMobil has asked us to share this notice of a virtual public meeting related to their ExxonMobil Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project (EMGPRP) Industrial SPDES Permit Modification. The meeting will take place virtually on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 6:30 PM. Relevant documents are linked below: This meeting will be hosted by ExxonMobil. If you would like more information, please reach out directly to Kevin M. Thompson at (718) 404-0675 or by email at [email protected].