Sick Of Flooding? Tell Councilman Mathieu Eugene Where Our Neighborhood’s Problem Spots Are Located

Following numerous complaints about flooding in our neighborhood, Councilman Mathieu Eugene said yesterday that he will meet with the city Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday, August 12 to discuss problems with our water-logged streets.

Eugene asked residents to contact his office as soon as possible with a list of areas that are particularly prone to flooding, which you can do by e-mailing MEugene@council.nyc.gov (make sure to put “Street Flooding” in the subject line) or by calling 718-287-8762.

The legislator sent the following letter to constituents yesterday, the entirety of which we have posted below:

Dear Ditmas Park residents:

Numerous residents have voiced their concerns about the extreme flooding that is causing problems in our community. I contacted the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and I will be meeting with the DEP’s Borough Manager of Water and Sewer Operations and the Assistant Commissioner of Intergovernmental Affairs on August 12th to personally show them the areas in our community that are most vulnerable to flooding.

We will be looking at East 10th Street between Church and Caton Avenues because that is where the bulk of the complaints have been reported, according to DEP. However, if you know of another area that is experiencing flooding please reach out to me immediately so I can alert DEP to other problematic areas.

Flooding has been an ongoing problem in our neighborhood and it must not continue any longer. Several years ago, I reached out to DEP to correct the flooding situation in the neighborhood. It was temporarily resolved, according to my constituents, but recently, this problem has returned—and I am fighting to fix it. No one deserves to have pools of stagnant water, which can be a breeding ground for bacteria, near his or her home or school.

I have been working diligently to address this situation. This summer, I visited several individuals who showed me these unsightly and dangerous pools of water that are destroying the quality-of-life in our neighborhood.

Again, if you or anyone you know is experiencing flooding in an area that is not listed in this letter that means it hasn’t been reported so please e-mail me at MEugene@council.nyc.gov with the subject line “Street Flooding” so I can alert DEP to all the problem areas in our community.

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me. As your councilman, it is my duty to keep my constituents safe and I will continue working to ensure that this neighborhood problem is resolved.

Where do you think the councilman and the DEP should focus their attention? The area around PS 139? Ditmas and Westminster? Somewhere else?