Agency ABC
Life around the Bay
Final Jeopardy
100

This many federal, state, and city agencies have jurisdiction over Jamaica Bay. 

 a) less than 5 

b) 15 

c) more than 20



What is c) more than 20?

About 25 agencies operate in Jamaica Bay.

100

Q: This many people contribute to wastewater in the Jamaica Bay watershed. 

A) 200,000

B) 400,000

C) 800,000

D) more than 1 million

What is D) more than 1 million

The Jamaica Bay watershed extends far inland through Kings, Queens, and Nassau counties.


100

This school is a designated hurricane evacuation center for Canarsie.

A. Samuel J. Tilden High School ( 5800 Tilden Ave)

B. PS 327 ( 111 Bristol Street)

C. East Flatbush Community Research School (905 Winthrop Street) 

What is B. PS 327 (111 Bristol Street)?

The other two schools, located in East Flatbush, are both in hurricane evacuation zones.

For a complete list of evacuation centers, visit the NYC Office of Emergency Management's Know Your Zone website.

200

Canarsie Pier falls under this agency's jurisdiction.

What is the National Park Service? (NPS)

200

National Park Service rangers lead kayaking trips to this island near Canarsie Pier.


What is Canarsie Pol?

Recommended for experienced kayakers, the trip is a 3 hour, 5-mile journey around one of the largest islands in the Bay, Canarsie Pol.

200

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CYCLES OF RESILIENCE AND TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY JAMAICA BAY JEOPARDY WITH YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS, GO TO THIS WEBSITE.

300

This plan was put together by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to reduce the amount of pollution flowing into Paedergat Basin and improve water quality.

What is the Paedergat Basin Long Term Control Plan?

This plan addresses CSOs or 'combined sewer outflows'.

300

No fish or crabs can be safely eaten by humans in this waterway near Canarsie.

What is Paedergat Basin?

While you may not be able to eat the oysters, the Billion Oysters Project has a community reef in Paerdegat Basin.

300

Interested in touring Jamaica Bay with expert guides? Get more intimate with the Bay than ever before on a Boat ride with SRIJB in June 2019!

Treston Codrington

(718) 951-5000, ext. 6997

tcodrington@publicagenda.org