Condofication of Brooklyn

anon (splp1.starpoint.com): 27th Jun 2008 - 15:05 GMT

I thought that Greenpoint sits above a lake of toxic waste....

Ryan: 27th Jun 2008 - 22:12 GMT

OH BOY!!! just where I want to live...on top of the largest oil spill in history!

tinyurl.com/3b2wbn

I'll stay in queens thank you very much!

upfromflames: 27th Jun 2008 - 22:37 GMT

I enjoyed this take on the same subject, by Null Set Films:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiN_XaSo82U

Peter: 27th Jun 2008 - 23:34 GMT

Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history"... far from it, and at least 15 times smaller than the largest oil spill (140 million+ gallons, gulf of mexico, 1979). but i guess this sort of logic is hard to tackle when youre playing devil's advocate. hating doesnt help.

also: in regards to staying in queens... you do know that newtown creek, the epicenter of this spill, is as much in queens as it is in brooklyn, right? even the link you posted indicates that the queens water supply took the largest hit... i was a bit perplexed, as you make it sound like theres no alternative for residence besides strictly greenpoint or the whole of similarly-effected queens... actually, im not really sure of what point youre trying to make besides just ragging on greenpoint because of a decades-old toxic spill that, ultimately, really has no tie at all to this post...

D: 28th Jun 2008 - 14:20 GMT

Also, the spill was only in a certain section of Greenpoint, there are tons of maps online you can look at. Greenpoint is a great 'hood and one of the best in all 5 boroughs.

Rich: 14th Nov 2008 - 00:12 GMT

Good contrast on your first and second shots. I really like the temple in the background.