It’s no secret that Greenpoint has seen a recent residential construction boom. But it’s not always pleasant to live with the effects of living near work sites (dust, noise, and lack of parking, just to name a few).
Our local elected officials are hosting another meeting of the North Greenpoint Construction Task Force to foster a sense of transparency between residents and developers alike.
“Join us for a community meeting to discuss major construction projects in Greenpoint. Engage directly with developers, City agencies, & elected officials with any questions or issues you may have,” City Council Member Lincoln Restler wrote in a recent Instagram post.
A meeting of the task force took place this past May, and from many accounts, audience members took some developers to task. So if there’s an issue that’s been plaguing you (for example, the dust from the DKN Ready Mix plant on Green Street), be sure to make your voice heard.
The meeting takes place on November 14 from 6-7pm. RSVP here.
Over the last few years, all the huge construction trucks parking on Manhattan Avenue b/w Dupont and Eagle, blocking traffic, endangering motorists and pedestrians trying to get around them due to one usable lane, blocking the bus stop and preventing pedestrians from getting across the street easily, the noise, the pollution (no one cuts their engines, and the cement trucks barrels constantly churning cement), etc etc. Was HORRID (finally seems to have stopped in recent months, but I’m not confident that’s the end of this …). The 94th precinct does nothing when a 311 complaint is submitted. And the kicker? NO construction anywhere on this block, or the side streets around here! Using our streets as a staging site for the high rises going up on the shore (I mean, are any of these buildings anywhere near full??? Who rents these $5K/month+ closets??). This is NOT affordable housing, as Reisler likes to claim and on his watch he’s making the rest of the area miserable as these developers tear into the waterside and build yet another glass/concrete tower completely separated from the center of the neighborhood, including on top of a toxic waste dump at Dupont and Franklin (which has not been remediated, and now another high rise on top of that lot). This neighborhood does not warrant its reputation – it’s dirty (and still, lots of big plastic bags of garbage lining the streets, no one enforcing the garbage code, why we’ve also got lots of rats scurrying around), noisy, and toxic. Move in at your own risk.