As a Greenpoint reporter, one of my regular beats can be summed up simply as “smells.” Strong odors aren’t uncommon ‘round these parts, but one recent odor had Greenpoint residents doing a double-take…err…double-sniff.
Last September, locals noticed the presence of a particularly powerful burning smell,largely reported in the more eastern areas of the neighborhood. Assemblymember Emily Gallagher’s office launched an inquiry into the phenomenon, gathering intel from more than 200 neighbors and presenting those…