By now, you should know not to go anywhere near the Gowanus Canal—if the cancer doesn't get you, the gonorrhea surely will. But while we know the many, many ways the canal is gross, we've yet to find someone to (at least partially) blame for the state of the canal...until now.
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Unmaintained green spaces that are overrun by weeds and become dumping grounds for bulk trash.City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, who supported the Bloomberg administration's efforts in improving New York's parks, pointed out that previous neglect (from other administrations) could not be repaired in one fell swoop. Still, a breakdown of the City budget shows how different parks funding stacks up in the boroughs (about $10,000 is spent to care for one acre in Manhattan or Brooklyn parks, while it's as low as $2,000/acre in Staten Island). Also, only 0.5% of the current city budget is dedicated to park maintenance, versus 1.4% in 1960 (a relative 67% reduction).
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Bus Depot Fined For Dumping In The Gowanus Canal
No Flushing Pills Down Toilet on Cuomo's Watch
NYC's drinking water is touted as some of the cleanest in the nation, and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants to keep it that way. He's reached "groundbreaking" settlements with five facilities who were dumping and flushing their unused painkillers, antibiotics, anti-depressants and hormones down sinks and toilets that led to the NY City watershed. Two hospitals and three nursing homes are now being forced to dispose of their pharmaceutical waste properly, and pay to increase public awareness on the issue of water contamination.
City Parks or Seedy Backwaters and Dumps?
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