WEBVTT - Introducing: Hazard NYC

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, It's Amy Westervelt back in your feed with a

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<v Speaker 1>podcast I think you'll enjoy. This show's called Hazard NYC

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<v Speaker 1>and it's from our friends at the City. In this episode,

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<v Speaker 1>Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter at the City, and independent journalist

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Gaspere take listeners to the gowanis Canal, where pollution

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<v Speaker 1>from an industrial past haunts its redeveloped future and current

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<v Speaker 1>flooding is expected to get worse. Check out Hazard NYC,

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<v Speaker 1>a four part limited series exploring how climate change affects

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<v Speaker 1>the city's super fun to sites from FAQ NYC. It's

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<v Speaker 1>produced by the nonprofit news outlet The City Fine Hazard

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<v Speaker 1>NYC under the FAQ NYC banner. It was a filthy,

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<v Speaker 1>contaminated cesspool. All we had to do is look at

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<v Speaker 1>the water.

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<v Speaker 2>The smell was so bad that it could make you

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<v Speaker 2>want to vomit. This is Hazard NYC, a special mini

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<v Speaker 2>series from FAQNYC that explores some of New York City's

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<v Speaker 2>most toxic sites.

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<v Speaker 3>Places so contaminated the federal government saw fit to step in.

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<v Speaker 2>And climate change adds to the danger.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes decades sometimes to do these cleanups. We really

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<v Speaker 1>need to figure out how to speed those things up,

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<v Speaker 1>because from clocks sticken.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Samantha Maldonado, a reporter with the City, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>Jordan Gospore, an independent journalist. Follow us on a tour

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<v Speaker 3>of New York City's dirtiest places.

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<v Speaker 2>And what's at stake with the cleanups before it's too late.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen to Hazard NYC beginning in February right here on

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<v Speaker 3>FAQ NYC.

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<v Speaker 2>Hazard NYC was made possible by support from the Fund

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<v Speaker 2>for Investigative Journalism. The project was produced in partnership with

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<v Speaker 2>McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School

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<v Speaker 2>of Journalism and as part of the Pulitzer Centers Connected

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<v Speaker 2>Coastlines initiative. Hazard NYC is sponsored by Brooklyn Solar Works.