Gothamist: What Do We Know About the Decades Old Greenpoint Oil Spill?

greenpint

Thu, 11 May 2006 08:38:24 -0500

The old "we get our water from upstate" argument is ridiculous, oil spill or not. I love the thinking that the water is untouched by anything and protected by elves or something.

greenpint

Thu, 11 May 2006 08:34:41 -0500

The old "we get our water from upstate" argument is ridiculous, oil spill or not. I love the thinking that the water travels magically and is protected by elves from any impurities, or something.

drinky's lady

Wed, 10 May 2006 18:42:42 -0500

Industrial land or not, the spill is 2 blocks from our apartment as well as being close to hundreds of other people's apartments. This is a neighborhood concern and the people affected are certainly not trying to devalue their own property. Not every issue in NYC is created by shady real estate developers, despite what people constantly looking for conspiracy theories may think.

drinky

Wed, 10 May 2006 18:33:42 -0500

I understand where NYC's water comes from, however, the pipes still go through the ground that is soaked in oil. Hence the concern.

gpoint

Wed, 10 May 2006 13:35:32 -0500

The oil spill is a decades old story, and since Greenpoint, Brooklyn has a 10% lower cancer rate than the rest of NYC according to the NYC Dept. of Health Study (see NYC.gov), I believe the story may have popped up again due to developers looking to get property cheap by using scare tactics. It's funny how that oil spill story popped up again after all these years, just when the neighborhood was rezoned and redevelopment has started. Very Curious. It sould also be noted that the oil spill is almost entirely under industrially zoned land reaching just a block or two of residentially zoned land. The rezoned waterfront, the historic district and the area where the olympics were to be held are no where near this industrial section where the spill reached.

gpoint

Wed, 10 May 2006 13:24:14 -0500

NYC gets it's drinking water from upstate reservoirs, not ground water, so it has nothing to do with the spill.

drinky

Tue, 09 May 2006 23:37:44 -0500

what I'd like to know, and can never find in any of the accounts, is how safe is the water in Greenpoint as a result of this spill? My landlord says to avoid it, but I can't find anything online saying it is or isn't full of oily toxins.

mickster

Tue, 09 May 2006 13:53:02 -0500

Since the Exxon Valdez I have purchased a total of 2 tanks of Exxon (and later Mobil after the merger) fuel. I avoid all Exxon products. I recommend all NYers do the same in light of this development. I also bought a Hybrid to save more fuel.