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Aug
23
After Gravesend Mess, Legislators Move To Make Sure City Can’t Keep Water Pollution Secret

After Gravesend Mess, Legislators Move To Make Sure City Can’t Keep Water Pollution Secret

Oil Spill In Gravesend/BKLYNERFour months after BKYLNER revealed a large, unreported oil spill in Gravesend [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/], city officials are
4 min read
Aug
11
Same Old Answers, No Relief From Sewage Backups And Flooding

Same Old Answers, No Relief From Sewage Backups And Flooding

Residents lining up to ask questions. By Lenore Fedow / Sheepshead Bites Councilman Chaim Deutsch held an open community forum last
5 min read
Feb
05
‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell From Wastewater Treatment Plant Has Become Intolerable, Neighbors Say

‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell From Wastewater Treatment Plant Has Become Intolerable, Neighbors Say

The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Source: DEP)The rancid smell from the wastewater treatment plant over on Knapp Street
2 min read
Aug
07
Residents Don’t Like The Smell Of Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study

Residents Don’t Like The Smell Of Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study

Coney Island Resident Pete Castro (right) addressing Curtis Cravens, from the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency. (Photo: Alex
3 min read
Jul
11

Deutsch Wants A Solution To Sewage Back Ups After Storms

Chaim Deustsch (Source: Twitter)As we’ve learned over the past year, storms are very destructive – be they big, small
1 min read
Jul
19

Photo: Sewage Line Problem Shuts Down Jerome Ave

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection shut down Jerome Avenue between East 17th Street and East 18th Street
Jun
29

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Public Notification When Sewage Is Dumped Into City Waters

Source: Environmental Protection Agency via Wikimedia CommonsLast Thursday marks the adoption of a bill that would force plant operators to
1 min read
Jan
24

Leaking Sewage Pipe Spurs Army Corps Repairs

Photo by Michael ComeauThe Army Corps of Engineers is gearing up to take on an 18-month long project to repair
1 min read