East Flatbush residents want more action on semi-cleaned dump site
Community members who recently pushed the Department of Sanitation to clean an East Flatbush dump site are now asking city and state officials to help finish the job.
The stretch of Farragut Road from Utica Avenue to Kings Highway — which has been a trash-filled car graveyard for decades, according to locals — was cleaned by DSNY on June 18 at the urging of community activists. However, debris and trash still crowd the inside of the burnt-down car wash on the corner of Utica Avenue and Farragut Road, as well as the MTA-owned land that borders the stretch to the south.
Hercules Reid, who has led efforts to clean the site as part of a larger call for environmental justice in the area, called on the MTA and Mayor Bill de Blasio to address the two uncleaned areas during a rally at the site on Sunday. Reid emphasized the importance of continuing to call on elected officials to address community issues.