New York, NY – March 30, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Today on Public Advocate’s Corner, Betsy Gotbaum called on the city to take immediate action on a stretch of abandoned railroad tracks that has turned into a swamp in the South Bronx. According to a recent Daily News piece, the tracks were part of a mail line operated by a private company until 2004. Now, there is no clear ownership over the tracks, and the city has yet to take responsibility for maintaining them.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Said, “In New York City, no one should have to live near something as filthy, and potentially dangerous, as
this swamp. It is unacceptable that the city has yet to take responsibility for these tracks, and it is long past time to stop pretending someone else is going to fix it. I call on the city to immediately drain and clean the swamp, and address any lingering health risks resulting from it.”
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