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This edition: Staten Island, The Forgotten Green


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Episode Details

Original tape date: December 14, 2021. First aired: December 17, 2021.

On this episode, the stalled construction of a seawall and how it could lead to lives lost on Staten Island. The fight to save a very important wetland on the borough’s north shore from being bulldozed for a big box store. Why an effort to create a more expansive bluebelt is also a labor of love. Putting a fresh face on Freshkills Park, once the location of the much maligned "Staten Island Dump." Then we profile a group that’s spent nearly half a century advocating for the island’s protected parkland.

Guest List

Jainey Bavishi Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate Resiliency

Dana Gumb Bluebelt Project Lead, NYC Department of Environmental Protection

Cliff Hagen President, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Staten Island

Eloise Hirsh President, FreshKills Park Alliance

Paul Liotta Reporter, Staten Island Advance

Gabriella Velardi-Ward Co-founder, Staten Island Coalition for Wetlands and Forests

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