Newtown Creek

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf waterway
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:communityEngagement gptkb:Greenpoint_Waterfront_Association_for_Parks_and_Planning
gptkb:Newtown_Creek_Alliance
gptkb:North_Brooklyn_Parks_Alliance
gptkbp:conservationEfforts restoration projects
habitat restoration
community cleanups
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Greenpoint_Avenue_Bridge
gptkb:Pulaski_Bridge
Kosciuszko Bridge
gptkbp:culturalSignificance educational programs
public events
art installations
gptkbp:environmentalImpact industrial runoff
stormwater runoff
sewage_discharge
Superfund_site
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Newtown_Creek_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant
Transmitter Park
Gantry Plaza State Park
gptkbp:flowsInto gptkb:East_River
gptkbp:futurePlans community engagement initiatives
environmental restoration
waterfront development
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Newtown_Creek_oil_spill
industrial development
gptkbp:historicalPeriod manufacturing
shipping
transportation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of oil spills
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newtown Creek
gptkbp:knownFor industrial pollution
gptkbp:length 3.5 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:partOf Newtown_Creek_watershed
gptkbp:recreation fishing
kayaking
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Greenpoint
gptkb:Long_Island_City
gptkb:Williamsburg
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Brooklyn-Queens_Expressway
gptkb:Newtown_Creek_Expressway
gptkbp:waterQuality heavy metals
PCBs
high levels of bacteria
gptkbp:wildlife birds
fish species