Testimony Submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”)
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Marine Transfer Station
I am a resident of the Gracie Point and Yorkville neighborhoods and a member of both Asphalt Green and Sane Trash Solutions. I have benefited personally from the parks where the City intends to build the Marine Transfer Station, losing over 40 pounds by running along the East River Esplanade and through regular exercise as a member of the Asphalt Green Triathlon Team so that I am no longer clinically overweight. Asphalt Green provides a healthy and safe recreation for the youth and adults in New York City, even producing Olympians. A residential neighborhood, let alone a fitness center and children's play field is no place for a garbage dump.
DNAinfo.com Public Has 30 Days To Comment on Marine Transfer Station Permits, City Says by Shaye Weaver
Nonetheless, City Councilman Ben Kallos is urging constituents to voice their concerns during the comment period.
"With a public comment period for the permits up for review, our community has an opportunity to make our voices heard," he said in a statement. "I urge the DEC to fulfill its mandate to protect our neighborhoods and our environment by stopping the permits for the irresponsible and ill-conceived Marine Transfer Station."
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Marine Transfer Station
Council Member Ben Kallos Slams Unsustainable Marine Transfer Station Costs and Environmental Impacts at Sanitation Budget Hearing
At the New York City Council Sanitation Committee FY16 preliminary budget hearing today, Council Member Ben Kallos slammed the unsustainable and rising costs of the city’s Solid Waste Management Plan—specifically the planned marine transfer stations at 91st Street and Southwest Brooklyn.
