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Fall 2013
NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Fox Beach Cleanup on Septem-
ber 14, 2013
By Jim Scarcella
Members of the Natural Re-
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ WƌŽƚĞĐƟǀ Ğ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕
with assistance from students
from Our Lady Queen of Peace,
>ĞƩ ĞƌƚŽ ŽŶ ŚĂƌůĞƐƚŽŶ ĞŶͲ
tre, 7-30-13
NYC Office of Deputy Mayor for
Economic Development
Assistant to the Mayor
Robert Kulikowski PHD
100
Gold Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY, 10038
ŚĂƌůĞƐƚŽŶ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ͗
ϭϯϬϮϳ ϵ
ZMR, C 130229 MMR, C 130289,
C 130288, total of 93 acres
Dear Dr Kulikowski,
We have read and comprehend
ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ
CEQR Charleston Centre.
While we understand the com-
ƉůĞdžŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ
ĂƌĞ ŵƵůƟ
-
faceted and some ac-
ƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀ Ğ ƚŚĞ
community.
However, we are not happy that
ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐ ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ
NY State Dept. of Environmental
ŽŶƐĞƌǀ ĂƟŽŶ t ĞƚůĂŶĚƐWĞƌŵŝƚƐ͘
This sets a bad precedent in
terms of proper storm water
drainage, wildlife habitat, flood-
ing of future city-owned property
like the school and library to be
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ΖƐĞŶŝŽƌ ĐŝƟͲ
zen' housing of 162 units.
What happens when the first se-
vere rainstorms saturate and
then floods the structures, be-
cause of callous filling in of water
absorbing wetlands?
ŽĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ
Į ůŝŶŐ ŵĞĂŶ ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǀ ĞŐĞͲ
tated wetland buffer?
t Ğ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶ
from the DEC filing be removed.
ůƐŽ͕
ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ
ŐƌĂŶƟŶŐ ĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŽ
Bard Ave. Cleanup on August 17,
2013
By Jim Scarcella
Members of the Natural Re-
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ WƌŽƚĞĐƟǀ Ğ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
(
NRPA) joined forces to do a
cleanup of the Bard Ave. Blues-
treet (street end at a waterway,
designated for public use by NYC
ĞƉƚ͘
ŽĨ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͿ Ăƚ ZŝĐŚͲ
mond Terrace, on the Kill van Kull
on Saturday, August 17.
The six persons chopped over-
grown weeds and removed over
400
lbs. of debris, including bev-
erage containers, food packaging,
ŽůĚ Į ƐŚ ďĂŝƚ͕
ĚƌŝŌǁ ŽŽĚ͕
ƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ
pallets and broken appliances.
The team was organized by Ash-
ley Ryan and James Rossi of NYC
DEP.
Susan Wagner High School stu-
dents Argend and Arbend Duka
lead the team cleaning up the
debris from the guardrail along
Hunter Ave. Neighbors came out
to lend a hand with ice cold re-
freshments.
Nicholas Mantrega and his friend
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ǁ ŝƚŚ ŐĞƫ ŶŐŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ŽƵƚ
of the spilling basin pool. Grace
Popolano cleaned up wetlands’
un-natural debris.
Treasurer
John Malizia and Membership,
^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ E Ğǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ ĚŝƚŽƌ
ZŝĐŚŝĞ ŚĂŶ ƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚ ůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐƵƉͲ
port. A total of 400 lbs. of debris
was removed. No one got poison
ivy. The group observed mal-
lards, snapping turtles and red
wing blackbirds.
NRPA will schedule another
cleanup in autumn 2013
Bricktown Pass, LLC.
What is the sale price of the city
owned property per square foot?
dŚĞůĂƐƚ ƟŵĞĐŝƚLJŽǁ ŶĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
in this area was sold to develop-
ers it was undervalued by 40 per-
cent.
t Ğ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƞƵůLJ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶ
answers to these inquiries and
concerns.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jim Scarcella
E ĂƚƵƌĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ WƌŽƚĞĐƟǀ Ğ ƐͲ
ƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ^/͕
/
ŶĐ͘
PO Box 050328
Staten Island, NY 10305
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