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While the last decade has seen cleanup efforts planned or launched at some of the city's most polluted waterways, the community has struggled to get traction for a comprehensive cleaning plan for Coney Island Creek, despite its continued recreational use and multiple requests for action by local leaders.
Mounting voices against the project as now planned are calling for a more comprehensive study to consider other options and provide additional information before a final decision is made.
There has been a lot debate surrounding the Kensington Expressway Project plan to cover a section of the highway and turn it into a tunnel, but a growing opposition wants to do something else.