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1. Yes, I don’t know what’s going to happen in my beloved Brooklyn. There was just an article in the NY Times about the Brooklyn Brewery, one of the first companies to move in to revitalize the neighborhood of Williamsburg, but that now can no longer afford the rent, and is still looking for a space borough-wide. And very few people know how toxic this hip neighborhood is. The Greenpoint oil spill that happened in the 50’s on the Newtown Creek (the creek that separates Brooklyn and Queens) was the largest underground oil spill in U.S. history, larger than the Exxon Valdez spill. Closer to where I live, the Gowanus Canal clean-up project will not start for at least 5 more years as the Army Corp of Engineers continues to try to figure out the best solution, with sewage outflows likely only worsening with the Atlantic Yards development. (Meanwhile Whole Foods is still working on opening up a store in Gowanus, but are stuck as the chosen site’s on a brownfield). Thanks for the videos, I’ll certainly forward along to my friends, I’m especially thinking of good friends in Williamsburg that have a baby! And NYers can also check out http://www.bcue.org for environmentally focused tours of both the Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal.

   lindsey | Aug 11, 2008 | Reply

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