Take a walking tour of the entire Newtown Creek

Have you ever been curious what the Newtown Creek looks, smells and feels like from both ends?

Here’s your opportunity. The Newtown Creek Alliance is hosting its second annual walking tour of the entire creek on Sunday, April 15.

The tour will go from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., spanning two boroughs and multiple neighborhoods. It will begin in Long Island City and end in Greenpoint, but also pass by Blissville, Maspeth, Ridgewood, East Williamsburg and Bushwick.

Learn about the history of the creek, including how a giant oil spill and manufacturing polluted the waterbody.

Your guides on this tour will be Mitch Waxman and Willis Elkins from NCA.

There will be a bathroom and food break along the way. Last year, the tour stopped at Goodfellas Diner in Maspeth.

Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable, sturdy and toed shoes, as well as hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. Bring a water bottle for good measure.

For more information and to get tickets, visit the Eventbrite site here.

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