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Columbia Street Waterfront residents demand city shut down concrete recycling facility over dust, health concerns

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Jan. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Columbia Street Waterfront District residents and politicians are demanding the immediate shutdown of a city-owned concrete recycling facility they say is filling the air with hazardous dust. Dozens of locals picketed outside the Columbia Street plant on Wednesday, waving signs that read “Shut it down” and “Protect our…

Pols call on DOT to crack down on dust, noise at Columbia Street concrete facility

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Sep. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A city-owned concrete facility is producing dust and noise in the Columbia Waterfront District, and local leaders say something needs to be done. Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation moved its concrete recycling facility from the South Brooklyn Army Terminal to a lot near the piers on…