Summary(1:09) Elected in 1972, becoming aware of the environmental issues -- (2:02) Challenges of waste transfer stations -- (2:25) Defeating incinerator in Brooklyn Navy Yard -- (3:07) Greenpoint oil spill -- (3:55) Getting government officials involved in extracting oil out of ground -- (5:25) Preventing waterfront waste transfer stations -- (6:00) Getting East River State Park -- (7:25) Trying to partner with NYU on park but Bloomberg prevented it -- (8:30) Success in getting Bushwick Inlet Park -- (10:22) Upset with DEC giving consent decrees to oil companies -- (11:35) Green roofs in Greenpoint -- (12:00) NuHart & Company Superfund site -- (13:12) Fighting litter to get parking rules changes -- (13:58) Fighting high lead levels in soil in Greenpoint -- (15:50) Changing neighborhood population more active in environmental issues -- (17:25) City and state are big polluters
NoteAudio interview conducted on October 29, 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.
SubjectGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.) ; Lead poisoning in children ; Pataki, George E., 1945- ; Bloomberg, Michael ; Exxon Mobil Corporation ; Incinerators ; Oil spills --Law and legislation ; Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England) ; Waste disposal sites--New York (State)--New York ; New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Assemblyman Joe Lentol 2018 October 29.