Jack Behan: “When I was hired in 1987, I came on the job as an old-timer”

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Narrator: Jack Behan
Interviewer: Anna Weinreich
Date: March 17, 2011
Place: 14 University Place, New York, NY (Draper Program offices, NYU)
Duration: 3:26

Jack Behan (born March 11, 1959) worked for the…

Phillip Gleason: “Is New York becoming part of the garbage problem?”

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Narrator: Phillip Gleason

Interviewer: Maggie Schreiner

Date: March 15 2011

Place: 44 Beaver Street, New York, NY; in Phil’s office.

Duration: 1:39:12

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Phillip Gleason is the Assistant Commissioner for Waste Management Engineering…

Raj Kottamasu: “We haven’t yet totally broached this taboo of reusing waste landscapes”

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Narrator: Raj Kottamasu
Interviewer: Katie Fortunato
Date: April 3 2012
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Duration: 1:39:35

Raj Kottamasu worked as the Parks Department’s Arts Programming and Grants Manager for Freshkills Park from 2008 to 2012. As such, he worked to seek grant funding, manage existing grants, and develop an arts profile for the park.

Javier Gomez: “Everything Else is Secondary”

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Joseph Siano: “Building Life by Hand”

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Narrator: Joseph Siano
Interviewer: Hilary Crowe
Interview Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Interview Duration: 3:30’34

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Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Joseph Siano (1946- ) came to sanitation later than most. After some time at…

Sandy McCaffrey: “The best job at the Department of Sanitation”

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Angelo Bruno and Susan Tedesco-Bruno: “The Last Truck on the Street”

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Narrators: Angelo Bruno and Susan Tedesco-Bruno

Interviewer: Emily Haidet

Location: 14 University Place, New York, NY – Draper Program offices

Date: April 2, 2011

Duration: 54:43

This interview with Angelo Bruno and his wife, Susan Tedesco-Bruno, describes…

Hansine Bowe: Freshkills Backyard

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Narrator: Hansine Bowe
Interviewer: Margaret Fraser
Date: March 17, 2011; Location: Mrs. Bowe’s home
Duration: 01:11:58

Excerpt 1: Before the Landfill

Excerpt 2: Freshkills Landfill

Abstract: Hansine Bowe (1943- ) was born and…

Eddie Nieves: “On the Route”

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Narrator: Eddie Nieves

Interviewer: Jackie Colognesi

Date: March 29, 2011

Duration: 1:11:33

Edwin (Eddie) Nieves has worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) for 26 years, from 1985 to 2011. In this interview, he…