Whether you are a new supporter, or were there at the very beginning, the Newtown Creek Alliance invites you to share this moment to commemorate the great work they have done, and recognize […]
Tag: Newtown Creek
Posted inCommunity, News
Up Shits Creek: Sandy Is A Toxic Shit Storm For Greenpoint, Too (Caution: Standing Water Is Unsafe)
New York Magazine recently updated an article about the threat Hurricane Sandy poses to areas with toxic waterways like Gowanus: A dome of water would travel from Upper New York Bay, through […]
Posted inSunday Snaps
Sunday (Late Night) Snaps: Newtown Nature Walk by Joe D.
Yep, we still have a Greenpointers Flick Pool. Joe Desiderio took these photos from the Newtown Creek Nature Walk.
Posted inCulture, Events
2nd ANNUAL GREENPOINT FILM FESTIVAL 9/20-9/23
The 2nd Annual Greenpoint Film Festival begins this Thursday September 20, 2012 (186 Huron St) with a 6pm Opening Reception, a 7pm screening of Judy Lieff’s Deaf Jam, a look into the […]
Posted inWhat's Happening?
What’s Happening Greenpoint? (9/5-9/12)
We’ve received feedback from users subscribed to the RSS feed. They are sad because the feed emails posts the following day, so when they receive “What’s Happening?” on Thursdays they’ve […]
Posted inArt, Events
Newtown Creek Armada Fundraising Happy Hour Tonight 8/30!
“The Newtown Creek Armada is an art installation that invites the public to explore the past, present and future of a contaminated New York City waterway. The Newtown Creek, a […]
Posted inCommunity
Canoeing: The Creek to Bushwick Inlet
Last Saturday was a day on which my body cried out for the waterfront. The weather turned the simplest tasks into moist ordeals, so after my second mechanical failure of […]
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NB Boat Club’s Spanking New Dock
North Brooklyn Boat Club has come a long way since the first meeting last Fall and the last time we spoke to board member Jens. They have a brand spanking […]
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Is Greenpoint Safe? 10 Things To Do
Do you find it ironic that Greenpoint features the environmentally friendly Rooftop Farms, the new McGolrick Park Farmers Market, a Clean Green Dry Cleaners on Nassau Ave, among many other […]
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Sewage In Our Waterways: Do You Want To Know?
I certainly do. Our North Brooklyn Boat Club is out there paddling on the Newtown Creek. I saw a man on the India St pier this morning fishing for Striped […]