East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station

On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg made the extremely premature move of requesting bids for the construction of the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station (MTS). Our community has made it clear that we do not want the MTS or the health risks it would create in the neighborhood. Rather than listen to the people, the Mayor has decided to try to move forward and hope the opposition subsides, but it won’t.

For years, the city has been using incomplete or out of date data in the development of this project. For example, the city has budgeted $125 million for the construction of the MTS, when the most recent estimates show that it will cost upwards of $190 million. Additionally, the Department of Sanitation has been using decade-old statistics in their planning which fails to take into account the vast changes that have occurred in the ecosystem. Many fishermen have reported catching fish like the Atlantic Striped Bass, Fluke, and Bluefish in the area, but none of the fish appear anywhere in the DOS’s plan.

The Mayor cannot be allowed to use his influence and ram this project through. If he does, New Yorkers will lose out on the transparent process they deserve. I have joined together with Council Member Jessica Lappin in submitting a Freedom of Information (FOIL) request to obtain all the data and information that exists about this project. Now the city will not be able to hide behind its false numbers.

You can read our request below:

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