Residents Living Near Queens Waste Facilities Hope Legal Settlement Finally Clears the Air

For two decades, residents in Jamaica's Bricktown say they've had to contend with the stench and debris from unenclosed waste transfer facilities nearby. A settlement reached with the facilities' operators last month could change that for the community, one of the three city neighborhoods most burdened by waste infrastructure.

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