Assemblyman Colton Calling on NYC and NYS Depts of Health to Form Joint Task Force with State and City to Deal with Health Emergency Facing NYC Due to Deplorable Garbage Conditions

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is calling on the New York City and the New York State Departments of Health to form a joint task force of state and city government which will include the Departments of Sanitation, Transportation, Environmental Protection, Buildings, and Parks & Recreations to deal with the immense health emergency we are facing throughout the City of New York due to the deplorable garbage conditions.

“Yesterday I sent a letter to New York City and the New York State Departments of Health demanding them to form a task force together with city and state government which will fight the horrendous garbage problem throughout NYC. As I stated in the letter my office has been swamped by angry residents with complaints about the deplorable garbage conditions where rats are now overrunning streets in the neighborhood especially 86th Street from 26th Avenue through 19th Avenue and the adjacent residential Bay Streets between Cropsey Avenue and 86th Street, and Kings Highway from West 6th Street to West 10th Street,” Colton stated.

“The city is horrendously infested with rats and other rodents. These conditions are forming a real health issue for the public. This is disgraceful that in the 21 century New York City is facing unacceptable garbage conditions, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is obvious that the current City Government has mismanaged New York City significantly. We must act immediately before the city will completely deteriorate and turn into a garbage swamp,” Colton added.