Volunteers from the Willets Point neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York clean up trash and refuse from the streets


Volunteers from the Willets Point neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York clean up trash and refuse from the streets of their industrial neighborhood on Friday March 27 2009 The 61 acre area called the Iron Triangle has been an industrial area servicing car owners for decades and is in danger of being seized by eminent domain for development The property owners who pay thousands of dollars a year in taxes are given minimal services no sanitation or street cleaning and have no sewer system Richard B Levine


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Location: new york city nyc usa north america
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