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Lisa also notes that the Islanders hockey team practiced at the park.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 5:\u003c/strong\u003e  Nettie and Lisa Stewart say Flushing Creek was polluted for years until the Sky View shopping and housing development was built on its banks.  Before that, residents in nearby Bland Houses could smell the polluted waterway from inside their apartments.  Despite the pollution, they knew people who used to swim in Flushing Creek.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 6:\u003c/strong\u003e  Nettie Stewart describes how her mother used to ask for donations for neighbors in times of hardship.  She does the same today for her neighbors.  She talks about giving furniture and blankets to her neighbor next door.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 7: \u003c/strong\u003e Lisa Stewart describes hanging out with friends on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport. 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Nettie has a long history of civic involvement, from being a member of the Bland Houses Tenant Association to an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church. 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