Newtown Creek Alliance invites you to take a boat ride with Historian Mitch Waxman and Program Manager Willis Elkins to learn about the rich industrial history, lasting legacy of contamination and environmental damage and on-going efforts to revitalize and restore this unique waterway in the heart of New York City.

The boat will depart from India Street Pier promptly at 2:00 pm. Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time for check-in. This event will take place rain or shine.

Over the past decade, large swaths of of New York City’s waterfront have been rezoned and redeveloped for new residential, commercial, and recreational uses. While this massive shift has been especially pronounced along the East River in Brooklyn and Queens, along Newtown Creek–the 3.8-mile waterway that separates the city’s two largest boroughs–a lively cluster of active industrial businesses remains. From bustling scrap metal yards to the city’s most iconic wastewater treatment plant, the Creek is lined with the often overlooked spaces that make the rest of the city work.

This boat tour is wheelchair accessible (lower deck only).

Tickets to this event are non-refundable. Should you not be able to attend, the full price of unused tickets may be treated as a donation to Newtown Creek Alliance and is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

This tour is made possible with generous support from the Hudson River Foundation.