Newtown Creek Business Revival To Accompany EPA Cleanup
NORTHERN BROOKLYN – When one thinks about Newtown Creek, the first word that comes to mind is usually “pollution.”
Indeed, Newtown Creek was named a federal Superfund cleanup site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010, following the better-known Gowanus Canal by about six months.
A Superfund site, by definition, has been acknowledged by EPA as one of the worst toxic waste sites in the country (and thus eligible for funding from the “Superfund” itself).