CAG Meeting 7pm TONIGHT

Reminder: Newtown Creek CAG meeting TONIGHT in Brooklyn! When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 7:00 PM Where: McCarren Play Center Community Room, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn With: US EPA On the agenda: Recap of recent happenings and news on Newtown Creek (by CAG members) EPA will discuss Phase 2 of the Remedial Investigation (Major Tasks): Objective, Schedule, Activities, Next Steps; And will give an Overview of Phase 1. PLEASE NOTE 7:00 PM START TIME. Public Transportation Information: The McCarren Center (a.k.a. McCarren Pool Read more…

CAG Meeting 7pm TONIGHT

Reminder: Newtown Creek CAG meeting TONIGHT in Brooklyn! When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 7:00 PM Where: McCarren Play Center Community Room, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn With: US EPA On the agenda: Recap of recent happenings and news on Newtown Creek (by CAG members) EPA will discuss Phase 2 of the Remedial Investigation (Major Tasks): Objective, Schedule, Activities, Next Steps; And will give an Overview of Phase 1. PLEASE NOTE 7:00 PM START TIME. Public Transportation Information: The McCarren Center (a.k.a. McCarren Pool Read more…

Newtown Creek in the News…

In advance of Wednesday’s CAG meeting… Here are two news articles from earlier this month about Newtown Creek. CAG members will give a brief update on this prior to EPA’s presentation and subsequent discussion. From the New York Times: Rainbow Sheens and a Tip Draw a Focus to Dumping in Newtown Creek From Brownstoner Queens: Thousands of Gallons of Oil Dumped into Dutch Kills Tributary This Summer See you Wednesday at 7pm!

CAG meeting this Wednesday in Brooklyn…

Reminder: Newtown Creek CAG meeting THIS WEDNESDAY in Brooklyn! When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 7:00 PM Where: McCarren Play Center Community Room, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn With: US EPA On the agenda: Recap of recent happenings and news on Newtown Creek (by CAG members) EPA will discuss Phase 2 of the Remedial Investigation (Major Tasks): Objective, Schedule, Activities, Next Steps; And will give an Overview of Phase 1. PLEASE NOTE 7:00 PM START TIME. Public Transportation Information: The McCarren Center (a.k.a. Read more…

Reminder: CAG meeting next Wednesday, October 1 with EPA

Please attend next week’s Newtown Creek CAG meeting… When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 7:00 PM Where: McCarren Play Center Community Room, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn With: US EPA On the agenda: Recap of recent happenings and news on Newtown Creek (by CAG members) EPA will discuss Phase 2 of the Remedial Investigation (Major Tasks): Objective, Schedule, Activities, Next Steps; And will give an Overview of Phase 1. PLEASE NOTE 7:00 PM START TIME. Public Transportation Information: The McCarren Center (a.k.a. Read more…

Save the Date: CAG meeting October 1 at 7pm

Save the date for the next Newtown Creek CAG meeting! Wednesday, October 1, 2014 7:00 PM McCarren Play Center Community Room 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn EPA will join the CAG for this meeting — they will give a brief summary of Phase 1 sampling, an overview of the Phase 2 plan, and there will be time for questions and discussion. More details to come…

A quick CAG update

For those looking for an update on the Newtown Creek CAG’s recent activities… New York State Department of Health attended a CAG meeting in May to present on the recently completed Newtown Creek Public Health Assessment and on fish advisories for the creek. Notes from that meeting are posted on the CAG website in the CAG Notes section; presentations are in the Resources section. The next CAG meeting will be held this summer — stay Read more…

CAG meeting Wednesday

Reminder – CAG meeting Wednesday with NYS DOH Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Location: LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave, E Building, Room E501 Agenda: Final Newtown Creek Public Health Assessment – next steps Chris Doroski New York State fish advisory activities – introduction Bettsy Prohonic Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project – Regina Keenan Read the health assessment HERE. Click here for map and subway directions: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/About/Visit/ Enter the college at the E Building, Thomson Ave entrance, and Read more…