Summary(0:40) Moving to Greenpoint and working in the city -- (3:40) Moving to Calyer Street and biking around the neighborhood -- (5:24) Working in art world fundraising -- (8:10) Becoming Steve Lambert’s assistant -- (9:32) Figuring out ways to get involved in environmental activism -- (11:24) Finding Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) -- (14:25) Guerilla gardening project -- (15:30) Finding community and purpose with NAG (16:00) Working at Alter clothing store and Franklin Street community -- (19:40) Co-Chair of NAG -- (20:46) Greenpoint environmental issues, NuHart Plastics plant and toxic plumes -- (27:27) Mayor DeBlasio and development -- (28:28) Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) in waterways and issues with development -- (35:39) City officials scared of Greenpoint activists -- (40:12) Honoring activists who don’t get to see benefits of their work -- (42:09) Incentives to avoid environmental issues in neighborhood
NoteAudio interview conducted on December 6, 2018 by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
SubjectNew York Observer ; Superfund sites ; Brownfields ; Factories ; Phthalate esters ; Newtown Creek (Kings County-New York County, N.Y.) ; Combined sewer overflows ; Oil spills ; Exxon Mobil Corporation ; Activists
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Emily Gallagher on December 6, 2018.