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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Newtown Creek Alliance Partners with Greenpoint Students this School Year

by Lucie LevineSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 2018

Happy first day of school, Greenpoint! This year, the local conservationists at Newtown Creek Alliance are bringing the creek to the curriculum as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Greenpoint […]

Posted inNews

Newtown Creek is Getting a New Living Dock

by Lucie LevineJune 13, 2018June 12, 2018

Do you feel alive, Greenpoint? Well, the valiant conservationists at Newtown Creek Alliance certainly do. The good folks at NCA have announced plans for a second Living Dock in Newtown […]

Posted inNews

A New Vision for Newtown Creek

by Lucie LevineApril 30, 2018April 29, 2018

Warm weather brings many of us out to Greenpoint’s greenest spots for a bit of sunworshiping, but for the community organization Newtown Creek Alliance, greening Greenpoint through ecological stewardship is […]

Posted inEnvironmental

Tour Newtown Creek By Ferry!

by Greenpointers StaffMay 9, 2017May 9, 2017

On May 21st, Newtown Creek Alliance sets sail on Newtown Creek in a NY Waterway ferry boat. Historian Mitch Waxman and NCA Program Manager Willis Elkins are hosting the boat ride, […]

Posted inEnvironmental

Get Your Hands Dirty With These Environmental Activities This Weekend!

by Greenpointers StaffMay 3, 2017May 2, 2017

Saturday, May 6th is the sixth annual Riverkeeper Sweep, which is Riverkeeper’s annual day of service for the Hudson River, with more than 90 cleanup events across NYC and the Hudson. At […]

Posted inEnvironmental

Newtown Creek Talks + Dinner Tonight (3/9)!

by Greenpointers StaffMarch 9, 2017March 7, 2017

From 4 to 9pm this Thursday (March 9th) at LaGuardia Community College’s Little Theater (31-10 Thomson Ave., Queens), there’ll be an immersive set of talks about Newtown Creek, and a […]

Posted inEnvironmental

Greenpoint Gets Greener at Kingsland Wildflowers

by Desirée FloresSeptember 26, 2016September 26, 2016

North Brooklyn community residents came out to 520 Kingsland Ave. for the first annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Greenpoint this past weekend. The event marked the […]

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Environmental, Events

Volunteers: Cleanup at the Newtown Creek Living Dock This Sunday

by Greenpointers StaffJuly 16, 2016July 14, 2016

Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance in helping to clean up and improve the North Henry Street shoreline site this Sunday. Volunteers can assist with tasks like garbage pickup, weed removal, planting and […]

Posted inCommunity, News

We Survived! Birding Canoe Trip on Newtown Creek (Video)

by Jen GJuly 5, 2013July 4, 2013

Thanks to Newtown Creek Alliance and North Brooklyn Boat Club for organizing this fun canoe trip on the Newtown Creek. While nature in the way of lush forests and crystal […]



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