Join us for Open Hours at Kingsland Wildflowers — an opportunity for the public to learn about the green roofs, the native plants present, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the golden hour from our scenic wildflower meadows. Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday from April 24 to June 26, 2026, weather-permitting.
For the 2025 Open Hours season, we are excited to also be opening our Newtown Native Nursery, allowing visitors to explore (and purchase) native plants that we grow on site, and can be a great addition for any greenspace you may have or be involved in!
This is a family friendly event, kindly keep in mind that we use our green roofs as an educational resource, we prefer that furry friends stay at home.
Greenhouse Gang is back! Join us May 5th as we kick off Spring with our first hands-on event!
NCA welcomes volunteers and horticulture enthusiasts to help us expand our native nursery, propagated from locally collected wild seed. Plants grown in our greenhouse are used to supplement our restoration projects around the Creek, maintain the rooftop meadows at Kingsland Wildflowers, and integrated into our Newtown Native Nursery. This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to support an attractive habitat for our local ecology.
This walking tour through Long Island City explores the impacts of our delivery economy and the communities living and working at the center of it. As E-commerce has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic, so has the rise of massive warehouses and the diesel truck traffic that serves them. What feels like everyday convenience like same-day shipping and doorstop delivery, has rapidly transformed neighborhoods like those surrounding Newtown Creek. On this tour, participants will trace the “last mile” of the delivery supply chain, seeing firsthand how these massive fulfillment centers and constant truck traffic shape the streets, air quality, and daily life of nearby residents.
Along the route, we will discuss how diesel delivery trucks release harmful pollutants like PM2.5 and NOx, contributing to asthma, heart disease, and other health risks. The tour highlights the growing movement for cleaner freight and introduces the proposed Clean Delivers Act, which would require large warehouses to reduce emissions and address their environmental impacts. By walking through LIC together, participants will better understand the connection between online shopping, environmental justice, and the policies that could help create cleaner and healthier neighborhoods.
***This tour was originally scheduled for April 26, was rescheduled to May 24 due to rain.
A bicycle journey across every bridge over Newtown Creek!
Join Newtown Creek Alliance on Sunday, April 26, for our “Creek Crossings” bike tour – an ambitious passage over every bike-crossable bridge over the Creek! On this route, we’ll cover around nine miles, traverse eight bridges, and highlight several other historic creek crossings along the way. Our tour will depart from Kingsland Wildflowers shortly after 10 AM, and end by 1 PM in East Williamsburg.
Registration and more info via Eventbrite.
This program is made possible through generous support from the NYC Green Fund administered by City Parks Foundation.
Past Events
***This tour was originally scheduled for April 19, was rescheduled to May 17 due to unforseen weather circumstances.
This 5-mile bike tour will explore the past, present, and future of fossil fuel infrastructure along Newtown Creek. From the establishment of the world’s first kerosene refinery in 1854, to the ongoing cleanup of the country’s largest terrestrial oil spill, to the current environmental justice impacts stemming from National Grid’s 117 acre Liquified Natural Gas facility – Newtown Creek has a long and troubled history with fossil fuel production, storage, and pollution. We will see many of the historic and current operations along the Creek, learn more about the hazards they present, and discuss paths towards a cleaner energy future.
More info and registration on Eventbrite.
This program is made possible through generous support from the NYC Green Fund administered by City Parks Foundation.
A guided evening tour of existing and proposed waterfront access along the Queens shoreline.
Join Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) for a unique walking tour to discover the lack of waterfront access along the Queens side of the waterway. The guided walk will begin at the Hunters Point Avenue 7 train station and head towards the Dutch Kills tributary before ending at the Kingsland Wildflowers green roof, where participants can join in NCA’s weekly Open Hours series to enjoy the sunset from the green roof meadows and redraw our walking path.
Along the way we will visit decommissioned rail lines, community gardens, fenced off shorelines, multiple bridge crossings, and discuss the various opportunities for creating access and environmental restoration along this long neglected and polluted waterbody. We ask that all attendees wear closed toe shoes and be prepared for walking on rugged industrial terrain.
In total, the walk is approx. 2.25 miles long. This tour is free, space is limited. We ask that attendees fill out a liability waiver and photo consent form prior to joining, found
Join Newtown Creek Alliance for a stewardship and planting event at one of our favorite waterfront parks in Greenpoint!
Newtown Creek Alliance and DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) invites you to join us at Newtown Creek Nature Walk Phase 3 for a clean up + planting volunteer event! This is a perfect opportunity to connect with DEP’s community coordinators with any questions you may have for caring of Rain Gardens in your neighborhood.
Come to the water’s edge with NCA on this guided walking tour of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk and North Henry Inlet!
Stainless steel gates, petrified tree stumps, “paleocene” engraved on granite steps…
Curious about what it all means? Join Newtown Creek Alliance staff on this guided tour of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, as we peel back layers of history and symbolism within this unique community space.
We’ll also talk through intertidal restoration projects undertaken by Newtown Creek Alliance, including a stop over at the nearby North Henry Inlet to explore our floating marsh structures.
At the close of the tour, attendees can visit Kingsland Wildflowers for sunset and skyline views, where the green roofs and native plant nursery will be open during our “Open Hours” series!
Start Location: Paige Ave. and Provost St.
End Location: Kingsland Wildflowers, 520 Kingsland Ave., Brooklyn
This program is made possible through generous support from the NYC Green Fund administered by City Parks Foundation.
Join the Newtown Creek Alliance for a walking tour to witness and discuss last mile warehouse pollution and other related environmental issues along Newtown Creek.
In recent years, mega-warehouses (dubbed ‘last mile’ facilities), have proliferated in industrial areas around Newtown Creek and other neighborhoods of New York City. The rise of e-commerce has seen a rapid increase in last-mile developments in the industrial business zones, like those surrounding Newtown Creek. These mega facilities bring significant amounts of increased truck traffic to overburdened communities leading to higher levels of congestion, worsened air quality, urban heat island impacts, stormwater runoff, as well as ongoing issues with worker protections, fair wagers, and labor rights.
The tour also highlights the growing movement for cleaner freight and introduces the proposed Clean Delivers Act, which would require large warehouses to reduce emissions and address their environmental impacts. We will begin at Onderdonk House in Ridgewood and make our way through industrial portions of Maspeth. In total, the walk is approximately 2.5 miles long.
Accessibility:
The route is approximately 2.5 miles and features some adverse sidewalk conditions, limited shade, and industrial activity. The route is not wheelchair accessible. There are nearby buses (Q59 & Q54), trains (L-Jefferson Street Station) and CitiBike stations within moderate walking distance from both start and end locations. Please bring a water bottle to stay hydrated!