The neighborhood of Mariner’s Harbor, near the wetlands in question. Image: Wikimedia cc.
October 29, 2019
State grants permit for developer to build BJ’s Wholesale Club on Staten Island wetlands
Despite opposition from residents and public officials, 18 acres of forest wetlands near Staten Island's north shore will be turned into a BJ's Wholesale Club, a gas station and a parking lot. Gothamist reports that the state has said it will issue a permit to allow the land's owner, real estate magnate Charles Alpert (operating as holding company Josif A. LLC), to destroy what activists say is an invaluable natural storm barrier in order for the project to move forward.
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