More than 400 community members were surveyed. They describe dust from pulverized concrete and asphalt that floats into apartments and onto people’s faces and clothes.
Residents in Far Rockaway packed the basement of a small church Friday to learn more about the severe health hazards that local groups say stem from a construction debris processing facility currently operating without the necessary permits required by state law.
The meeting was convened ahead of the release of a 25-page report, including input from hundreds of residents about the potential impacts of the dust from pulverized concrete and asphalt that is carried from the Inwood Material Terminal (IMT) into apartments and onto people’s faces and clothes.
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