Greenpoint residents are well-accustomed to strange smells in our pollution-plagued neighborhood, but one in particular has stood out in recent years—an acrid, burning smell that the state’s Department of Environmental Conversation eventually traced to an asphalt plant in Long Island City.
Assemblymember Emily Gallagher recently announced that she and City Council Member Lincoln Restler met with Green Asphalt to come up with a solution to the issue.Â
“They are currently working [on] an air…
A business like that should NOT be in a residential area! My asthma gets worse with each passing year. Having them aim the fumes in another direction is NOT a solution! This is unacceptable!