For decades, the New York Air Brake Co. dumped Volatile Organic Compounds such Trichlorethylene, Vinyl Chloride, cis-1,2-dichlorethene as well as PCBs into their on site landfills. In 1993, soil samples were collected from the back yards along Kelsey Creek.

Dredge spoils containing Cadmium was removed from the creek in 1995. However, no cleanup was performed at what is known as "Oily Creek" which flows through the New York Air Brake Industrial Landfill and flows for over 1 mile before it empties into Kelsey Creek.

In a population size of some 1,200 taxable parcels, the DEC elected only to seek some 40 volunteers for Soil Vapor Intrusion Testing in 2007 as they "didn't expect to see much". In all 43 homes, 2 schools and 1 church were tested. The schools are within a stone's throw of the NYAB Industrial Landfill.

Every test showed positive for one or more of the following:  TCE, Benzene, Toluene, Carbon Tetrachloride.  The DEC had an exhaust system to vent the soil vapor gas to the outside on one home.  No one ever came back.  One of the schools in question sits across the street.  Both are within a stone's throw from the New York Air Brake Industrial Landfill.

We are seeking to force the NY DEC to do their job, to do it right the second time around in keeping us and our children safe from these dangerous chemicals.

We seek to compel the City to hold the DEC accountable and to pursue this issue vigorously with us and not standing idly by with their collective heads in the sand.

For more information - www.nyabsuperfund.com
Read the report - http://www.nyabsuperfund.com/Documents/Overview%20of%20Contamination%20History.pdf