Newtown Creek Archives – Page 2 of 3 – QNS

The Newtown Creek at the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge on the Long Island City/Brooklyn border

Long Island City

From green industry to waterfront parks, activists plan a cleaner future for Newtown Creek in Queens

By Robert Pozarycki

The Newtown Creek water treatment plant, with the creek in the foreground.

Astoria

City urges Queens residents to ‘Wait’ before flushing toilets & washing clothes during rain events

By Robert Pozarycki

NEWTOWN CREEK

Long Island City

Large 8-acre site along Long Island City waterfront goes on sale

By Angela Matua

Bioswale

Maspeth

Even as residents disapprove, city installs nearly 300 new bioswales in Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside

By Anthony Giudice

Opinion

Queens getting greener

By QNS TimesLedger

Ships on the Newtown Creek, which is now a Superfund site.

Long Island City

Make Queens toxic again? EPA cuts could slow cleanups in Ridgewood and at Newtown Creek

By Robert Pozarycki

Cuomo reveals plans to blow up old Kosciuszko Bridge

Cuomo reveals plans to blow up old Kosciuszko Bridge

By Ruth Brown

Sunnyside

Bioswale construction underway in Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside

By Bill Parry

DEP bioswale

Maspeth

Construction of 321 bioswales begins in Ridgewood, Maspeth and Sunnyside

By Anthony Giudice

Maspeth development site

Maspeth

Massive Maspeth development site along Newtown Creek sold for $55.8M

By Anthony Giudice

Maspeth

Newtown Creek aeration facility approved, DEP agrees to allow for public space

By Tom Momberg

Newtown Creek Pic

Maspeth

Maspeth could be getting a community athletic field near Newtown Creek

By Anthony Giudice

Ridgewood waterfront property

Ridgewood

Imagine a Ridgewood waterfront hotel at Newtown Creek

By Liam La Guerre

Ridgewood

Newtown Creek Alliance talks cleanup with Ridgewood group

By Ridgewood Times Staff

Maspeth

DEP must commit to community negotations on Newtown Creek: Katz

By Tom Momberg

Maspeth

Environmental groups continue push back on Newtown Creek aeration

By Tom Momberg

aeration plant

Maspeth

CB 5 blasts Maspeth creek aeration plant plan

By Ridgewood Times Staff

Opinion

QueensLine: Kinsey sex report divides Queens residents in ‘53

By The Greater Astoria Historical Society

Sunnyside

New K-Bridge to replace the tired Kosciuszko

By Bill Parry

Bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn waits for reconstruction plans

By Eric Jankiewicz

Greenpoint Ave Bridge Notice May14

Greenpoint Avenue Bridge lanes closed one at a time Tuesday

By QNS News Team

Newtown Creek dredge work

Newtown Creek sludge project nearing completion

By QNS News Team

Grand Street Bridge

Maspeth

Stalled Maspeth, Ridgewood, Middle Village transportation projects suffer more setbacks

By Liam La Guerre

New York stories: Just add water

Jamaica Estates

New York stories: Just add water

By Kevin Zimmerman

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