oil, that is...
Five minutes past noon on October 5, 1950, Greenpoint shook with the blast of a huge underground explosion. The blast ripped out a 10-foot section of pavement, shot 25 manhole covers into the air, and shattered the windowpanes on more than 500 buildings. New York City officials investigating the explosion found that gasoline had seeped into the sewer and ignited. The leaks leading to the spills were left unaddressed, and the millions of gallons continued to migrate.
Twenty eight years later, the spill was “rediscovered” when the Coast Guard spotted an oil slick on Newtown Creek during a routine patrol... The spill was colossal. The 1979 report by the Coast Guard found that 17 million gallons had spilled and spread over 55 acres.
from a slippery past by riverkeeper
a short greenpoint oil spill primer at the gowanus lounge
toxic brooklyn by vice tv
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