WEST 8TH WON'T WAIT

MTA: Keep Coney Island Peninsula residents safe - Install Protective Screen at West 8th Street Station NOW 
Install an Acoustic Enclosure to protect our residents

THREE CRISES. 10,000 RESIDENTS. ONE SOLUTION.
WE GOT THE LAW PASSED - MTA IGNORES IT
In 2018, Stop the Noise Initiative organized Brightwater Towers residents and former Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus to get Assembly Bill A6265 passed - requiring MTA to reduce subway noise. Governor Hochul signed it into law.

MTA has violated this law for 6 years while the residents, especially children and the elderly, suffer three major crises.

🚨 CRISIS #1: OBJECTS THROWN FROM THE PLATFORM.
 MTA: INSTALL PROTECTIVE SCREEN. 

Rocks, bottles, cups, and debris are thrown from the open platform daily
Children walking to PS 100 Elementary School and Middle School 303 are exposed to falling objects
Elderly residents (30% population in our area) could be hit and injured
Cars are damaged  

☠️ CRISIS #2: TOXIC LEAD PAINT POISONING OUR CHILDREN

MTA repaints columns but NOT the tracks - children poisoned daily:

Children walking to school are exposed to neurotoxins
Elderly NORC residents are vulnerable to lead poisoning
MTA's partial solution (columns only) leaves the community poisoned

🔊 CRISIS #3: ILLEGAL 100+ DECIBEL NOISE
Violating Assembly Bill A6265 for 6 years:

PS 100 classrooms CAN'T OPEN WINDOWS - too loud for learning
Teachers can't teach during train arrivals
10,000 residents can't sleep
Sleep deprivation, stress, and health problems

✅ ONE SOLUTION: $10-20 MILLION ACOUSTIC ENCLOSURES

Calculated cost for West 8th Station:

✅ STOPS objects 100% - protects children and elderly
 ✅ SEALS lead paint - columns AND tracks, allows PS 100 to open windows
 ✅ REDUCES noise - students can learn, the elderly can sleep
 ✅ COMPLIES with A6265 - law Stop the Noise fought for
 ✅ PROVEN technology - used successfully at other stations

ONE solution solves ALL THREE crises.

MTA's priorities:

2005: $31 million spent on art at West 8th Station
2025: $0 for children's health and elderly safety
MTA spent MORE on art than on the safety solution costs.

📋 OUR DEMANDS
COMPLY with Assembly Bill A6265 - Stop violating the law
EMERGENCY Protective Screen Installation-protection from falling objects 
EMERGENCY lead assessment - Test tracks AND columns
COMMIT $10-20 million - Acoustic enclosures within 18 months

🔥 STOP THE NOISE WON'T STOP

2018: We organized, got Assembly Bill A6265 passed
2025: MTA violates it.

We forced state law before. We'll force MTA compliance now.

$31 million for art. $20 million for safety. Which matters more?

📢 SIGN NOW - PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY