"I pass through this area every day, and I see a lot of people drinking, doing drugs, just hanging around,"
"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."
Encampments and accumulated trash have overtaken the space beneath the Coney Island Avenue overpass near Exit 8 of the Belt Parkway. The site has hosted makeshift camps for years, creating visible signs of loitering, drinking, and drug use that contribute to a perception of danger. Prior efforts to clear encampments proved ineffective as displaced individuals returned or relocated to riskier areas. Local officials are coordinating with the Department of Transportation to install fencing at the site, but the fencing is still in procurement and no installation timeline is currently available.
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