A concrete plant has begun production in Red Hook despite resistance from neighbors and residents in the area, the New York Post reports. The two-million-dollar plant, located on Columbia Street next door to Ikea, did not need special permits to open in the industrial area. But it sits across the street from the Red Hook [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Brooklyn Paper reports that areas of northeast Greenpoint are dangerously contaminated. Some dry cleaning agencies are apparently using the area as their own toxic waste dump, and the state environmental agency is tasked with cleaning it up. This isn’t the first time Greenpoint has been a dumping ground for careless companies. Where’s John Travolta when [...]
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