Greenpoint has long been a hotbed for pollution and, ultimately, a longtime coverup from various companies, industries, and agencies. Which is why community members and electeds are looking to garner more methods to invite fellow Greenpointers into cleanup processes and raise general awareness.
Late last month, the EPA hosted two in-person information sessions about the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site at the Greenpoint Library. Personnel from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and…
Emily should push legislation to increase the availability of vacant rent stabilized apartments. Currently thousands of units sit empty, because they are decades old, and need a min of 150K worth of modernization. Nobody is going to make those renovations happen if the new apartment is stuck at an $800 dollar stabilized rent. Renovate, rent at market rate but stabilized thereafter. Supply/demand.
What rights do tenants have in this? I live in a ground floor unit within the Meeker Ave plume site area. I have been in touch with the EPA about testing, but they need my landlord’s consent. My landlord refuses. What can I do?