An environmental justice forum that was held at PS/IS 116 on June 26 in Jamaica was the latest in a series of “Community Convos” held by the office of Councilwoman
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.