New York’s waterways are so polluted with abandoned trash-filed boats that the city must create a new office to oversee a mass cleanup.
and other large debris that the city must create a new office to oversee a mass cleanup of the long-standing eyesores, insist two Queens pols who aim to introduce legislation to do just that.
Both council members represent neighborhoods overlooking Jamaica Bay, a notorious dumping ground for rogue boat owners and other illegal dumpers.and we’re hoping an office that is dedicated to the problem can be a big help,” said Ariola, who estimated it would cost the city about $300,000 to $400,000 to keep the proposed small office afloat.
The new office would also help create a program allowing owners of dilapidated boats to turn over the vessels to the city for disposal rather than abandoning them to save money.
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