Announcements

The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting will be on Wednesday, October 11 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm in Sunnyside. EPA will present an update about the latest draft of the Remedial Investigation Report. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in becoming active CAG members. Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location: Sunnyside Community Services 43-31 39th St Sunnyside, NY 11104 Nearest Read more…

Please save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 11. The exact location is TBD, but we will post the location once confirmed. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update from EPA about the Remedial Investigation report. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in becoming active CAG members. Date: Wednesday, October Read more…

Please save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 11. The exact location is TBD, but we will post the location once confirmed. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update from EPA about the Remedial Investigation report. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in becoming active CAG members. Date: Wednesday, October Read more…

Due to a scheduling conflict, the September 13th CAG meeting will be postponed until October. Please stay tuned for updates about the new meeting date and additional details. We apologize for any inconveniences. See you next month!

Just a quick update to save the date for the next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, September 13. The exact location is TBD, but we will post the location once confirmed. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be an update from EPA about the Remedial Investigation report. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in becoming active CAG members. Date: Wednesday, September Read more…

Hello! A friendly reminder that a Community Advisory Group meeting will be held tonight 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 encourage attendance from the general public and any who are Read more…

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 ([email protected]) if you have any questions about the event. Sign up for the event here: https://riverkeeper-allhandsondeck.eventbrite.com