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Nathan Kensinger

  • Artist, Photographer, Filmmaker and Environmental Journalist, Freelance
New York
As seen in: The New York Times, Flipboard, Inhabitat, Curbed, Gothamist, WNYC (New York, NY), NewsBreak, WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL), Splice Today, Coastal News Today
Covers:  Metro New York, climate change, sea level rise, environmental issues
Photographer, filmmaker, artist, and journalist documenting hidden landscapes, post-industrial ecologies, climate change and sea level rise on NYC's waterfront

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Nathan Kensinger is a journalist, photographer, filmmaker and artist based in New York City. His work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS NewsHour, and National Public Radio. He previously wrote a column of waterfront photo essays for Curbed/Vox Media (2012-2020) and is now a freelance environmental journalist, with bylines appearing at Gothamist/WNYC (2020-present).

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Poisonous vapors may be affecting over 1K buildings in Greenpoint and East Williamsburg

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By Nathan Kensinger
| Gothamist Verified
Federal officials said they have a $1 million proposal to measure and mitigate poisonous vapors that may have “potentially impacted” more than 1,000 Brooklyn properties in East Williamsburg and Greenpoint for decades. Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailed their plans to address the Meeker Avenue plume at a public meeting last week.
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A Forgotten New York Mixed Bag

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By Kevin Walsh, Nathan Kensinger
| Splice Today Verified
I was feeling pretty good back in November 2011. After an arduous process, my website Forgotten NY moved to a WordPress platform, though the initial phase was botched by the company I was using and I had to re-do a few hundred pages. I had a new job at a company called Medallion Retail, which conceived of ad campaigns but also did signage for Barnes & Noble.
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Storied Gowanus squatter haven the Batcave reborn as community arts facility

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By Nathan Kensinger
| Gothamist Verified
For decades, a derelict powerhouse loomed over the banks of Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal, its mysterious halls hidden away and accessed only by intrepid teenage squatters, graffiti artists and urban explorers. Now, the doors to this historic structure, known as the Batcave, have opened to the public with the official launch of Powerhouse Arts on May 19.
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