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Newtown Creek is a tributary of the East River , approximately 3.5 miles in length. It forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens . Its waterfront, and that of its tributaries (English Kills, Dutch Kills, and Maspeth Creek), is heavily industrialized. It is one of the most polluted waterways in North America , and is the site of the United States' largest underground oil spill . Before the urbanization and industrialization of the surrounding neighborhoods, Newtown Creek was a longer and wider waterway, wide enough that it contained islands. It drained a large part of what is now Bushwick . Today it is bounded along most of its length by retaining walls. Newtown Creek is crossed by the Pulaski Bridge , the J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge , and the Kosciuszko Bridge . Several smaller bridges take roads over its tributaries. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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