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For Immediate Release: Sunday, November 20th, 2004 Contact: Contact: Jordan Isenstadt (c) 516.991.3842 (w) 212.490.9535 (f) 212.490.2151 ***PRESS RELEASE*** State Senator Liz Krueger Stands United with Community in Opposition to Reopening of Marine Transfer Station New York, NY – On
Saturday, November 20th, State Senator Liz Krueger joined East Side
elected officials and community residents on the Asphalt Green Field to
oppose the proposed plan to reopen the 91st Street Marine Transfer
Station. Hundreds of residents and
neighbors attended the rally to show their solidarity. The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is
proposing to completely modify its Solid Waste Management Plan, including the
resumption of operations at the marine transfer station at 91st
Street and York Avenue.
“I was alarmed when initially notified of the Department of Sanitation’s intention to resume operation at the 91st Street marine transfer station,” stated Senator Krueger. “Although this marine transfer station was an active component in the City’s waste disposal system as recently as 1999, its location both within a serene residential neighborhood and adjacent to a beautiful resource like Asphalt Green should dissuade a restoration of service. The facility will undoubtedly emit pungent odors, host a constant procession of pollutant-emitting trucks, and create maddening traffic disarray. In other words, the proposed site is completely inappropriate and unacceptable.”
Of the four proposed sites for the marine transfer station chosen by City, the 91st Street station is the only one situated in a densely populated residential neighborhood. Additionally, the transfer station will accept both local residential and borough-wide commercial garbage.
“I remain convinced that marine transfer stations can play an important role in solving New York City’s waste management problems,” concluded Senator Krueger. “Furthermore, I recognize that waste disposal is a messy issue because garbage, by definition, is not anything that anyone wants any part of. Accordingly, I am sympathetic to the demands placed on the DSNY. The “not-in-my-backyard” (NIMBY) syndrome is one that has routinely complicated waste disposal planning. So that I am not seen as a NIMBYist, I would like to make clear that I do not oppose the placement of a marine transfer station on the East Side. We must all be responsible for our own waste. I encourage DSNY to find a more suitable site for the marine transfer station, but it simply cannot be in a residential neighborhood, such as the Upper East Side.”
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