Summary"(0:21) Moving to Greenpoint getting involved in environmental advocacy after devastation of Asian Longhorned Beetle on urban forest -- (2:19) Fighting ConEd/Keyspan incinerator -- (4:08) Making GWAPP (Greenpoint Williamsburg Against Power Plants) strong by getting community organizations to sign on to their position -- (5:12) GWAPP (Greenpoint Williamsburg Association for Parks and Planning)
uses grant to create survey of parks and open space -- (6:54) Community Board gets organized to respond to proposed 2005 waterfront rezoning -- (8:17) Losing steam after working as an activist -- (9:16) Creation of Open Space Alliance -- (11:50) North Brooklyn Parks Alliance rebranding and mission -- (13:35) Getting new park under Kosciuszko Bridge -- (16:10) Need for more park space in North Greenpoint -- (18:40) Things that can be done in private park can’t do in city park
NoteAudio interview conducted on March 7, 2019 by Acacia Thompson in Manhattan, NY. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
SubjectAsian Longhorn Beetle ; Incinerators ; New York (N.Y.). Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn ; Community Board 1 (Brooklyn. New York, N.Y) ; Electric Power Plants ; Kosciuszko Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Joe Vance 2018 March 7.