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After nearly a year and a half of sustained pressure by Riverkeeper and the community, an illegally … Read More

… impact of giant barriers on a fragile ecosystem. Changes in the tidal flow, movement of sediment, flushing of contaminants and many, many other conditions could have serious impacts on Hudson … Read More

… community-driven Vision Plans for two long-suffering waterways in New York City: Newtown Creek and Flushing Bay and Creek. The plans are brimming with possibility, detailing 135 opportunities for … Read More

… for the city’s waterways. Previous plans have focused on smaller waters, including Bronx River, Flushing Bay, Gowanus Canal, and Newtown Creek. The state has signed off on all of them (except for … Read More

… Airport, will require alienation of parkland and obstruct more than a quarter of the existing Flushing Bay promenade in an area already starved of park space and hemmed in by highways. It will … Read More

… but restored salt marsh ecosystems in Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, a vibrant waterfront in Flushing Bay, and recreation along the Bronx and East Rivers. Go Deeper: Vision Plans for Flushing … Read More

… quality in the Bronx means looking upstream”) East River New York City (also see: “Flushing Bay Vision Plan Launch”)   Thank You Nearly 50 partners make the collection … Read More

… in the Hudson. Giving people convenient access to take-back options will help prevent flushing of unused medications, eliminating one source of drugs in our waters.” Earlier: Landmark … Read More