by Erin Conlon 
For better or for worse, peculiar fumes in Greenpoint aren’t new. And back in April 1989, the G.A.S.P. (Greenpoint Against Smell and Pollution) publication brought the issue front and center.
At the time, Greenpoint and Williamsburg were being inundated with waste thanks to the overflow of the Staten Island landfill, turning thirty-eight transfer stations in North Brooklyn into dumps for construction debris, household waste, and more.
Not only did the presence of the transfer stations…
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