Bronx Activists Petition for Public Hearing on Waterfront Power Plants
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By Eddie Small
PORT MORRIS — A group of South Bronx activists want to see a pair of power plants along the waterfront leave their borough to make room for fresher air and recreational use.
The Harlem River Yards plants, located at 688 E. 132nd St. by the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, want to renew two environmental permits that are necessary for them to operate, and Bronxites want to use this as an opportunity to hold a public hearing on the facilities that they hope could wind up shutting them down for good.
The plants were installed about 15 years ago, and they were not meant to be permanent, according to an online petition advocating for them to be shut down.
"It was supposed to be a temporary installation," said Mychal Johnson, a longtime South Bronx environmental advocate who is supporting the effort. "So I think 15 years is long enough."
