Far Rockaway Residents Fed Up With Graveyard Of Sunken Boats, Rusted Barges Filled With Garbage
CBS New York 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Queens residents say they’ve asked the state and city to clean up a graveyard of sunken boats and barges for years.
Now, it’s even preventing a business from opening up.
It’s a disgusting sight that residents in the Arverne section of Far Rockaway are fed up with rusted barges filled with garbage, slowly sinking year after year.
One is way under with the crane sticking out.
“For 15 years, I’ve seen these cranes in the water, and me and my wife used to joke that they’re probably landmarked,” said Edwin Williams, president of the Heart of Rockaway Civic Association. “There’s a huge East Coast Resiliency Project, but it’s mainly focused on Manhattan. We’re like the forgotten part of New York City.”