Some College Point residents are calling on the city to stop a transportation project because of safety concerns.
Queens State Senator Tony Avella and several residents gathered to address possible contamination at the Linden Place Extension Road and Wetlands Mitigation Project Monday.
Avella says reports from a whistle blower show that the Economic Development Corporation, who is in charge of the construction, has ignored the discovery of fuel-contaminated soil.
The project is set to restore twelve acres of wetlands surrounding the old Flushing Airport as part of a plan to extend 132nd Street.
"It looks like they're burying the problem. That's wrong, that's against environmental regulations, so I'm immediately asking for an investigation of EDC and they have to stop work here and they have to a full environmental impact statement to see how you remediate the contamination," says Senator Avella.
A spokesperson for the EDC says they are working closely with the Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the area. In the meantime, any ongoing work has been approved by the DEC.