"It's covering cars. It's clogging air conditioners. It's coming into people's apartments through the windows. Across from Redfern, which is home to more than 1,400 people, the Inwood Material Terminal crushes construction and demolition debris-including concrete, asphalt, brick, and rock-into recycled material."
"Now IMT is seeking a new state permit to comply with updated regulations under New York's 2023 Environmental Justice Siting Law. The law requires the state Department of Environmental Conservation to consider the cumulative pollution burden on neighborhoods when making permitting decisions and prohibits granting permits that might cause disproportionate pollution burden on disadvantaged communities."
Residents of NYCHA's Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway face significant dust pollution from the Inwood Material Terminal (IMT), a construction debris recycling facility operating across the street. The facility crushes concrete, asphalt, brick, and rock into recycled material, with wind carrying dust into apartments, covering cars, and clogging air conditioners. Residents, led by Kimberly Comes who has lived there over 35 years, are leveraging New York's 2023 Environmental Justice Siting Law to oppose IMT's permit renewal. The law requires state regulators to consider cumulative pollution burdens and prohibits permits causing disproportionate pollution in disadvantaged communities. Redfern, home to over 1,400 people, qualifies as a disadvantaged community. The facility remains operational while its permit application undergoes review with no set decision deadline.
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