Monday, December 8, 2008

Greenpoint: It's not just oil spills anymore!

File under: "GREAT!"

We already knew the nabe is home to an underground oil spill at least 3 times larger than Exxon Valdez. Then there are the giant glowing metal stomachs looming ominously over our horizon, reminding us of our proximity to a huge sewage treatment plant. Add to that reports of mystery goop oozing to the surface at various construction sites. And now this: chemicals from contaminated soil and groundwater that become airborne, entering buildings through pores and cracks.

What next? Radioactive scorpions that nibble at your eyeballs when you're sleeping? Well, at least they'd give the bedbugs a run for their money.

Remind me, why am I raising my kid in this part of Brooklyn?

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