The feds will conduct a study of Newtown Creek to see if the public is at risk ... contaminants from the spill have spread into New York Harbor, and whether ExxonMobil is using the most effective ...

Newtown Creek, a polluted waterway, could be dredged, meaning the end of an era for the adventurous community it inspired. By Kevin T. Dugan Photographs and Video by Amy Lombard At the most toxic ...

Water samples from Newtown Creek, a branch of the East River and part of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary, have revealed the presence of pesticides, heavy metals, P.C.B.’s, volatile ...

John Castic's body was found Tuesday morning nearby in the Newtown Creek ... The NYPD said its Harbor units responded to a 911 call at around 11 a.m. about a body in the creek.

Let’s face it: Newtown Creek, the waterway that forms the border between western Queens and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has been a disgrace for far too long. For years, I and my colleagues in the New ...

Newtown Creek is part of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary, which the EPA has designated as an “estuary of national significance.” The waterway has had a history of industrial activity ...