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Newtown Creek To Get Makeover
NEW YORK (CBS 2/AP) – A New York City waterway that’s been an eyesore for years was set to undergo a clean up. Newtown Creek was among seven hazardous waste sites added to the National Superfund List....
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Queens Midtown Tunnel To Have Three Inbound Lanes Open For Morning Commute
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Normal traffic flow will resume Monday morning in the Queens Midtown Tunnel for the first time since superstorm Sandy flooded the tube. The three driving lanes into the city...
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Kosciuszko Bridge Overhaul To Begin This Fall
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The deteriorating Kosciuszko Bridge will undergo a major overhaul, starting this fall. “We’re going to be making it into a brand new, beautiful bridge and correcting all the...
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Partial G Train Shutdown For Post-Sandy Repairs To Begin This Weekend
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Repairs to the G train line were set to begin giving Brooklyn and Queens residents headaches beginning this weekend. For 12 weekends staggered through the end of the year –...
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Quinn, Councilmen: Give Commuters Other Options During G Train Repairs
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was among the lawmakers Saturday who called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority to make up for the loss of G Train service between...
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Boat Club Members Paddle Through Pollution On Newtown Creek
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Rowing through one of the city’s most polluted waterways may not sound like the best way to spend a summer day but one group of people decided to spend their Friday kayaking...
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Harp Seal Spotted By Plant Workers Near Newtown Creek In Greenpoint
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A seal has been spotted in Brooklyn. On Sunday afternoon, the small harp seal was spotted near the Newtown Creek on Paidge Avenue off of Provost Street in Greenpoint. The seal...
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Clean Water Activist Takes 3-Hour Swim In Polluted Newtown Creek Superfund Site
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A swimmer who plunged into the filthy Gowanus Canal in October took his clean water message to another dirty New York City waterway on Wednesday. Clean water activist...
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3 Killed After Car Speeds Past Dead End Sign, Plunges Into Newtown Creek In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Three men are dead after their car plunged into Newtown Creek in Queens early Saturday morning. Witnesses told CBS2’s Christina Fan the driver was speeding down Borden Avenue in...
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