Downtown brooklyn lic queens plaza n 62 st 47 st r r r r n r r n r r f g g g g c a c c a c c 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 f f f f f f f f f f f n n n n n n n n f l l l 4 5 6 l n r l 1 2 l 1 a c e 1 1 a c n. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. On your smartphone download and install the free layar app, go to one of the sites where the artwork is located, and search for ar newtown creek. East williamsburg is a name for the area in the northwestern portion of the borough of brooklyn in new york city, united states, which lies between williamsburg, greenpoint, and bushwick. Newtown creek water pollution control plant the newtown creek wpcp, built in 1967 is the citys largest wastewater treatment facility. The story goes that by the early 1850s greenpoint residents were dissatisfied with the bland lettered street names, and thenceforth they acquired names. Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have. On the eight bridges in the bronx, daily traffic increased 0. Since 1947 the ground water in brooklyn has not been used as a source of public drinking water. The new york state department of transportation region 11 prepared by. Newtown creek map new york state department of health. The warehouse was in a 100 year floodplain and abutted the newtown creek superfund site, a new york new jersey estuary where one of the worst oil spills in the united states us, estimated at 1730 million gallons, and the largest underground spill occurred.
Much of this area is still referred to as either bushwick, williamsburg, or greenpoint with the term east williamsburg falling out of use since the 1990s. Floating newtown creek bridge would connect brooklyn and. The newtown creek is a murky estuary that runs 3 12 industrialized miles along the border of greenpoint, brooklyn and maspeth, queens. Media in category newtown creek the following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. It turns out that the creek, a tributary of the east river, has also been the site of several deadly episodes over the years as well. Bridges kosciusko bridge over newtown creek, brooklyn. Former 19th police precinct station house and stable. It is currently undergoing renovations to meet clean water act standards. Coast guard first detected signs of an oil spill entering newtown creek in 1978. Greenpoint avenue was a plank road that was bridged over newtown creek, entering the queens township that gave the creek its name, but it later became national street and later, simply l street.
In the meantime, heres our own list of secrets about newtown creek. Man arrested for dumping crap in the newtown creek, brooklyn paper, january 14, 2010 brooklyn artists to film newtown creek filth with remotecontrol boats, dnainfo, february 14, 2012 the newtown creek armada. Behind eroding piers and abandoned shipping terminals lie two thriving neighborhoods with virtually no access to the river. Street map of elmhurst, corona, middle village, and adjacent districts, queens county, long island, including long island city. The borough, originally an independent city settled by the dutch, was named after the dutch village of breukelen. North henry street greenpoint community environmental. Having been consolidated with new york city in 1898, brooklyn is the most populous new york city borough, with an estimated 2. After a few months of working closely with cartographer ed jacobus, nca is proud to present a comprehensive map of newtown creek.
Brooklyn, ny 11222 718 3498504 brooklyn public library 10 grand army plaza brooklyn, ny 11238 718 2302762 newtown creek monitoring committee 329 greenpoint avenue the public is invited to comment on a. Newtown creek superfund site, greenpoint, brooklyn, new york. Did you begin your trip at a major regional warehousedistribution facility. The creek was originally a salt marsh environment with numerous fresh water streams feeding into. Description of the creek and surrounding neighborhoods the newtown creek runs between the brooklyn, ny neighborhoods of greenpointwilliamsburg and the queens, ny neighborhoods of long island city and maspeth. Bridges kosciusko bridge newtown creek in brooklyn. Daily traffic using the four bridges over newtown creek between queens and brooklyn increased 1.
The newtown creek, a 300footlong tanker, at the new york city department of environmental protection wastewater treatment plant in the brooklyn navy yard. We have been given a great fundraising opportunity that also helps the environment. Map of greenpoint, brooklyn and photo of historic district. The map is available as a free download for personal and education. This vision plan takes those principles and builds off of them. Essentially all industrial operations at newtown creek predate the.
Health consultation newtown creek kings and queens counties. Trakas as a masterbuilder and poetguide with a vision of landscape that. The top 10 secrets of newtown creek in greenpoint, brooklyn. Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the new york city borough of brooklyn, in the u. It was since the 1950s that a spill of oil has been leaking into newtown creek. In the 1850s the blissville drawbridge, with footing near greenpoint avenue, was the first drawbridge to be created over newtown creek, indicating the creek was already a busy waterway that needed to allow passage to larger ships. Long term control plan ltcp newtown creek public meeting. From the navy yard to newtown creek in north brooklyn is a twomile sweep of waterfront equal to the distance from houston street to 34th street in manhattan. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. This very local guide highlights a number of key features including various infrastructure, historic industrial sites, active maritime use, access points and even the creek.
Brooklyn museums in new york, the uffizi gallery in florence, italy, the miami art. It processes 270 million gallons per day of sewage from brooklyn, queens and manhattan. Replaced old penny bridge across newtown creek, linking meeker avenue in brooklyn to laurel hill boulevard in queens. Vapor intrusion in new york city 3 february, 2009 a residential street in greenpoint, brooklyn, new york initially, activists complained that testing found a need for mitigation subslab depressurization systems, originally designed to prevent radon intrusion in ten homes, but that dec offered to pay for only two.
Long island city newtown creek brooklyn waterfront west of bqegowanus 4. Map of greenpoint, brooklyn and photo of historic district 33 figure 3. Bridges kosciusko bridge newtown creek in brooklyn queens end. Newtown creek between brooklyn and queens, to 260,529 in 2015 from 265,928 in 2014. Channelization made it one of the most heavily used bodies of water in the port of new york and new jersey and thus one of the most polluted industrial sites in the us, containing years of discarded toxins, an. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. This map shows the original extent of the plume the 2nd largest oil spill in us. Loved among those in the community, the newtown creek nature walk is a secret point of relaxation in brooklyn, and an area of beauty amidst a history of environmental damage when complete, the. Photo by bill rhodes estimating the annual mass transfer. Exxonmobil greenpoint site public comment invited about. Newtown creek, an estuary that straddles the line between brooklyn and queens, was once one of the busiest commercial waterways in the country but in more recent years has been called the most polluted waterway in america. A subsequent investigation concluded that the area of the spill under the greenpoint area. It takes a minute or two to download try turning around and looking for it in all.
N 2 subway station name q oint of interest hospital legend arttime service. Newtown creek aerial photo new york city maps click on the newtown creek aerial photo to view it full screen. Newtown historical society queens county, ny welcome. To create such a roadmap, riverkeeper and the newtown creek alliance, alongside creek stakeholders in the brooklyn and queens communities, launched the vision. If the answer to q 4 was yes, what is the name of the facility. Birth outcomes and cancer kings and queens counties, new york city, new york. In the late 1880s, electrolytic refining of copper, developed as a spinoff from sulfur recovery form chalcopyrite, a third highvolume industry. Why such changes in modeled volumes from previous models. On february 7, 1989, the landmarks preservation commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a landmark of the former 86th police precinct station house and stable.
Total cso newtown creek and tributaries 1,161 42 max. Ncb019 newtown creek 3 21 ncb021 newtown creek 0 0 ncb022 newtown creek 7 29 ncb023 newtown creek 0 8 ncq029 newtown creek 19 40 subtotal other outfalls newtown creek and dutch kills 106 40 max. Prepared by the new york state department of health center for environmental health. Foldlined, annotated and signed in blue pencil on verso. Newtown creek nature walk brooklyn, new york atlas obscura.
The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is elm which is approximately 1 miles away and has an elevation of 844 feet 1 feet higher than newtown creek. By 1870, newtown creek had become one of the nations most significant centers for production of chemicals and petroleum. A thriving sight of industry, this river has been the location of much pollution for over a century. Bridges kosciusko bridge over newtown creek, brooklyn, new york construction. Newtown creek waterfront structure inventory see map 12 and photos in appendix b. In the late 1800s it was one of only two bridges linking brooklyn and queens. Comparison to other loads to newtown creek 93 120 5. It is bordered on the southwest by williamsburg at bushwick inlet park and mccarren park. Names sperr, percy loomis 18901964 photographer collection. Historic maps, including sanborn fire insurance maps. The river runs the boundary between the queens and brooklyn burroughs. Battered by oil spills and oil seepage, raw sewage, trash carried by rain water, cement, animal fat, and a 15 meter sludge on. English kills, east branch, maspeth creek, dutch kills, and whale creek. East river ferry 24 kent st g t west st newtown creek.
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