We continue to fight the Marine Transfer Station and thanks to your support we’ve already accomplished:

• Ensured zoned trash pickup is done fairly to protect the East Side;
• Brought attention to dangers of garbage trucks in residential neighborhoods following tragic death of local resident hit by a garbage truck;
• Moved the ramp one block north to protect 35,000 children from all over the city who play at Asphalt Green in partnership with P2P and the local community;
• Introduced air quality monitoring legislation to protect us from pollution;
• Forced commitments from DSNY under oath to limit use to only 1,800 of the total 5,200 tons per day capacity, keeping more than 300 garbage trucks off our streets;
• Advocated for and secured funding for guardrails on garbage trucks and other large city vehicles;
• Advocated for and won a citywide goal of zero waste to make Marine Transfer-to-landfill obsolete by 2030;
• Exposed high costs increasing from $93/ton to $278/ton for a total price tag of $632 million;
• Built a three borough coalition against garbage dumps in residential neighborhoods.
• Co-sponsored and passed a Waste Equity law that will protect our neighborhood from receiving more than 10% of the city's waste. The initial version of the bill exempted districts with Marine Transfer Stations from the cap, but after the changes I negotiated, I am confident it will protect the Upper East Side.

Most recently, as Our Town reported, the Department of Sanitation has now agreed to an “average of 40 to 50 trucks per day” instead of the over 200 trucks a day that were once feared. Our neighborhood saw such a dramatic reduction because we are producing 25% less landfill than a decade ago through reduction and diversion.

My opposition to this facility remains steadfast because a garbage dump does not belong in a residential neighborhood.

I look forward to working with residents like you to find new strategies to stop the Marine Transfer Station.