About This Item


  • Call NumberGEHP_0163
  • SummaryBrief history of the Greenpoint incinerators operation and plea to prevent demolition to keep it as a symbol. Many in community thought demolition of incinerator was also a public health issue.
  • Date200?-03-25
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG
  • CreatorKlementowicz, Irene
  • Cite AsGreenpoint Environmental History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formattext
  • Genrecorrespondence
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Original document digitized on March 8, 2019, as a JPG Donated for capture by Laura Hoffman through the Greenpoint Environmental History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
  • SubjectIncinerators ; New York (N.Y.). Department of Sanitation
  • PlaceGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleGreenpoint Incinerator