by Erin Conlon 
To what we’re sure is the surprise of no one, questionable smells and waste disposal practices in Greenpoint are nothing new (this is, after all, the same region that is home to three environmental Superfund sites — two federal and one state — thanks to decades of corporate dumping, oil spills, irresponsible manufacturing practices, and various other pollutants).
While we revisited the 1989 creation of the G.A.S.P. (Greenpoint Against Smell and Pollution)newsletter to address…
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