Tag: Newtown Creek
Christopher Swain, the clean-water advocate who attempted to swim the length of the Gowanus Canal on April 22, told DNAinfo that he also plans to swim the Newtown Creek sometime this spring to draw attention to the need to clean the polluted waterway. The Newtown Creek, which separates Queens and Brooklyn, is arguably even more […]
For years, an old ferry boat in North Brooklyn has been hosting parties, shows, artist studios–even living quarters. But on Friday, while docked at 190 Morgan Avenue on Newtown Creek, the dream ended, as Fire Department officials busted the operation. DNAinfo points to years-old articles in Gothamist and BushwickBK that extolled the ferry’s virtures, telling of “music, […]
