With 2016 coming to an end, we look back to reflect on NCA’s work this year and appreciate how our efforts both big and small are creating a cleaner and more vibrant Newtown Creek for years to come. Here are some of the highlights:We report sources of pollution, prevent new pollution, and support investments in green infrastructure, bioremediation, and habitat restoration. We nurture and expand open spaces along Newtown Creek to enable public access.
In 2016, the Newtown Creek Alliance developed a plan to transform the end of North Henry Street into an accessible and ecologically beneficial shoreline. Located on the ‘No Name’ tributary of Newtown Creek, the site consists of 20,000 square feet of city-owned land and degraded shoreline. Our vision would offer open space, public access to the water, an ecologically vibrant shoreline and an opportunity to reduce storm water runoff to the creek.
This very locally based map highlights a number of key features including various infrastructure, historic industrial sites, active maritime use, access points and the Creek as it existed circa 1600. Download a copy or pick up a printed version at an NCA event.
