""I pass through this area every day, and I see a lot of people drinking, doing drugs, just hanging around," Vlad, a Coney Island resident, explained. "People who live in this area don't feel safe because nobody is doing anything about this.""
""People just came back or they went somewhere else, even more dangerous.""
"Neighbors told News 12 that the area has been overtaken by trash and makeshift camps for years."
"City Council Member Inna Vernikov said her office is working with the Department of Transportation to install fencing at the site, now in procurement."
Encampments and widespread litter occupy the area beneath the Coney Island Avenue overpass near Exit 8 of the Belt Parkway in Sheepshead Bay. Neighbors report that trash and makeshift camps have overtaken the site for years. Residents encounter people drinking, using drugs, and loitering, creating safety and quality-of-life concerns. Prior encampment sweeps did not resolve the situation, with displaced individuals returning or relocating to more dangerous locations. City Council Member Inna Vernikov is coordinating with the Department of Transportation to install fencing at the site, and the fencing is currently in procurement with no clear installation timeline.
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