Queens Chronicle Article
The Queens Chronicle just published an article about our petition:Ridgewood Reservoir petition support growsby Christopher Barca, Reporter | Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:30 am The plan to...
View ArticleNewtown Historical Society Reservoir Tour
From the Newtown Historical Society:Newtown Historical Society TourNature and history tour of the Ridgewood Reservoir Sunday 8/17On Sunday, August 17, we will be offering a special nature and history...
View ArticleRidgewood Reservoir on "BK LIve"
Yesterday author Tom Stephenson and I were interviewed on "BK Live" about birds and birding in Brooklyn. I was also able to talk about the plight of the Ridgewood Reservoir. If you want to skip ahead,...
View ArticleMore Petition Coverage
The Times Ledger just published a story about our petition. At the time of their printing we were under 600 signatures. As of this posting are now at 661:Petition fights plans for Ridgewood damAugust...
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Some Old Images of the Reservoir
Here are some great images that I found on the Brooklyn Museum's digital collection website:Caption: George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Ridgewood Reservoir, Brooklyn, ca. 1872-1887.This...
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Basin Path Before and After
I thought you'd appreciate this comparison of the path between basins 2 and 3 before and after the Phase 1 work was completed. The two images were shot in essentially the same location. I took the...
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Budget Hearing Article
Here's a recent article from the Times Newsweekly that mentions community support for funds to preserve the reservoir:BUDGETING IN R’WOODNeighborhood Participates In Funding Process For First Timeby...
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Letter From Commissioner Martens
We just received a copy of the response letter from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens. It appears that pressure from our elected officials, our Change.org...
View ArticleQueens Chronicle Story
Good news travels fast! This article was published late this morning in the Queens Chronicle:Ridgewood Reservoir to be reclassified?by Christopher Barca, Reporter | Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014...
View ArticleNew York Daily News Article
The New York Daily News also just published a good story about recent developments with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation:Ridgewood Reservoir could keep its wild appeal under new state...
View ArticleRevamped Plan Article
The following article was published in DNAinfo New York:Revamped City Plan Would Preserve Ridgewood ReservoirBy Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska on September 8, 2014 1:14pm QUEENS — The state and the city are...
View ArticleAnother Queens Courier Article
The following article was just published in the Queens Courier:New hope for Ridgewood ReservoirBy Salvatore Licata | slicata@queenscourier.comThe Ridgewood Reservoir is gaining some dam support.The...
View ArticleA Walk in the Park blog article
"A Walk in the Park" just posted a really good reservoir piece today:DEC/Parks Department Reverse Ridgewood Reservoir Culvert PlanThe decommissioned Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park is a natural...
View ArticleMore Media Coverage
We even got our story covered in Nowy Dziennik (Polish Daily News)!Read the fairly accurate Google Translate version of the article here.Send us an email
View ArticleNature and history tour of the Ridgewood Reservoir
On Sunday, October 5, Newtown Historical Society will be offering a special nature and history tour of the Ridgewood Reservoir starting at 9am in the main parking lot on Vermont Place at Highland Park....
View ArticleJuniper Berry Article
Below is an article I wrote for the current issue of the magazine "Juniper Berry":Send us an email
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Ridgewood Walking Tour
Tour cancelledWe regret to inform you that this Sunday's tour of Ridgewood will be postponed to a yet-to-be-determined date.The Newtown Historical Society has an upcoming walking tour of...
View ArticleWaterworks Bike Tour
OLD BROOKLYN WATERWORKS BIKE TOURMichael Miscione, the Manhattan Borough Historian, will lead a bicycle tour of the now defunct water supply that served the once-independent City of Brooklyn. The...
View ArticleHighland Park Improvements Planned
A small, but important piece was just posted in the Times Newsweekly:"With the city’s Parks Department abandoning its plan to breach the Ridgewood Reservoir’s walls, Parks Committee Chairperson Steve...
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