DEC - Bklyner

Bensonhurst

Developer Under Fire For Late-Night Construction At Site Of 40-Story Tower

Construction around the Trump Village Shopping Center. (Photo: Chris McCreight) Neighbors are crying foul about construction taking place at the site of the 40-story tower [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/08/new-renderings-reveal-coney-islands-glass-tower-will-be-taller-than-expected/] to be built over the Trump Village Shopping Center — flagging the developer for working after-hours, violating lease terms,

Animals

Conservationists Say Plan To Eliminate Sheepshead Bay’s Swans Is Based On ‘Weak’ Science

Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s swans have long been a target for extermination [/and-now-they-want-to-murder-sheepshead-bays-swans/] by the state. But a growing body of prominent environmentalists and conservationists say the evidence against these snow-white waterfowl – an indelible part of the neighborhood’s

algae

Stay Away From Prospect Park Lake: DEC Warns Water Body Has High Levels Of Harmful Blue-Green Algae

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [http://www.dec.ny.gov/] reported high levels of blue-green algae blooms [http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/83310.html] in Prospect Park Lake last week. Based on lab testing, there are toxins in enough quantities to cause

DEC

Sheepshead Bay’s Iconic Swans Back On State’s Kill List, Sort Of

Swans on Weber Court. (Photo by Eric Jankiewicz)The state has released a new plan to manage the booming mute swan population, telling critics that if they don’t want to see the swans killed then they have to pay to keep them around. The revised plan, released Monday by

assembly speaker sheldon silver

Assemblyman William Colton And Others Work To Pass Environmental Bill Package

Source: Aude via Wikimedia CommonsA package of bills aimed at the environmental betterment of New York were passed by the State Assembly and have advanced to the State Senate. The “Earth Day” package contains nine bills aimed at securing the health of New York’s environment, including protecting clean drinking