Welcome
The Newtown Creek BOA is a community-based economic development planning process focused on the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites along Newtown Creek. The objective of the BOA is to create a 21st Century approach to enhancing and reutilizing sites within one of New York City’s most important maritime industrial areas. The Newtown Creek BOA will focus on preserving industry, cultivating new industrial uses, exploring opportunities for new infrastructure, increasing waterfront access and open space, and enhancing the interconnections between those who live and work near the Creek. The planning process will encompass land use and real estate analysis, urban design, social and demographic trends, business and labor trends, site contamination, transportation and infrastructure. While the BOA will not directly address water quality issues, it will work to place brownfield redevelopment in the context of existing and proposed water cleanup efforts, including the federal Superfund designation.
The Newtown Creek Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Nomination Study is a joint initiative of the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center (GMDC), Riverkeeper and the Newtown Creek Alliance.
03/16/2012
Boa Public Meeting Presentation!
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http://www.gmdconline.org/images/uploaded/file/newtown-creek-final-meeting-presentation.pdf03/02/2012
GREENPOINT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS PROJECT
GREENPOINT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS PROJECT Community Consultation February 2012 Background In 2011, a settlement between the State of New York and Exxon Mobil Corporation was finalized that required the company to, among other things, pay a sum of $19,500,000 for Environmental Benefit Projects ("EBPs") to benefit the environment and public health in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (“Greenpoint EBP”). According to the settlement, such EBPs are to be designed to secure significant environmental improvements and address environmental areas of concern, such as water quality, groundwater, open space, reduction of toxic pollution, and air quality. The settlement also committed the State to consulting with the…02/29/2012
Newtown Creek BOA Public Meeting
The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center will host two public meetings to present findings and recommendations for the Newtown Creek BOA on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Attendees are invited to join whichever meeting is most convenient for them: • 8:30-9:30 am (Presentation at 8:30 am) -- Registration will open at 8:00 am. • 6:00-8:00 pm (Presentation at 6:00 pm) -- Registration will open at 5:30 pm. Presentations will be followed by opportunities for discussion. Both meetings will be held at the Newtown Creek Visitors Center, located at 329 Greenpoint Ave., in Brooklyn.02/03/2011
Successful Business Breakfast Meeting!
The Newtown Creek BOA team would like to thank everyone who came out in the ice storm to learn more about the BOA and how the process can help businesses along the creek. A great mix of businesses from Brooklyn and Queens, banks, Newtown Creek BOA team members, and Councilwoman Diana Reyna's chief of staff were present for the event. A productive round table discussion of how the BOA planning program can benefit Newtown Creek businesses ensued. The informative group dialogue will greatly impact…
