Jamaica Bay NWR - Trucks blocking access to East Pond trail - Call NYC 311 complaint campaign
On Sunday, Queens County Bird Club held a field trip at Jamaica Bay NWR. We experienced difficulty in accessing East Pond via the southern entrance due to "Call A Head" trucks blocking access to the clearly marked trail. Dozens of their trucks were parked so closely together that we had to squeeze between trucks in order to proceed. We met a National Parks Service ranger who advised us to call 311. I did so, and the received the following response: "The Police Department responded to the complaint and with the information available observed no evidence of the violation at that time." I don't understand how they could fail to observe over 50 trucks being parked on a public street! I contacted both NPS and Dan Mundy of Jamaica Bay EcoWatchers. Dan forwarded my complaint to a Community Board member who might be able to help. Dan is requesting that as many birders as possible call 311 to complain. With multiple complaints, the police supervisor is forced to pay attention. And the Community Board can have a list of complaints that are being ignored. If you have visited Jamaica Bay East pond lately or plan to do so, and you encounter these trucks parked on the street, please call 311, or complain via the NYC 311 website. Dan suggested the best time to call is 4-5 pm when there are maximum trucks, and to state the problem is "now". The street that "Call A Head" is blocking is a public street called "East 1st Road just east of Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel, NY". If you file a complaint before this Thursday, please email me the Complaint Number. I will compile a list and send it to Dan Mundy and the Community Board member. Thank you for your help. Nancy Tognan VP, Queens County Bird Club www.qcbirdclub.org <http://www.qcbirdclub.org> nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
