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… is the construction of 12 storm surge barriers across the mouths of waterways such as Jamaica Bay, Newtown Creek, Flushing Creek and the Gowanus Canal, where they flow into the harbor. (Read more … Read More

… Harbor and the Atlantic Coast. Even its most notoriously troubled waters, like Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Coney Island Creek and Flushing Creek, are beloved by the communities that are … Read More

… – envisions 12 smaller storm surge barriers in the water across the mouths of Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Flushing Creek and other waters surrounding New York Harbor. The $52 billion plan … Read More

… include the mouth of the Mohawk River and just downstream in the Capital District around Troy, Newtown Creek, parts of Rondout Creek, as well as Hudson River access points in Newburgh, Piermont … Read More

Check out the results of our day of service May 7, 2022, the 11th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, … Read More

… we’ve successfully opposed various attempts to cut corners and interfere with the cleanup of the Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal Superfund sites. In all of these cases, the work is far from over, … Read More

… I waterbodies include a portion of the Hudson River at Manhattan, Harlem, Bronx and East Rivers, Newtown Creek, Gowanus Canal, and others. While New York City couldn’t snap its fingers to shut … Read More

… in $41,000 of environmental benefits payments for our NYC partners, against three sites on Newtown Creek and two sites in the Bronx. Beneficiaries included the Bronx Council for … Read More

… the waterways that encircle New York City “the sixth borough.” Waterways like Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek, once thought ruined forever by industrial and manmade pollution are making a … Read More