Abandoned vehicles continue to plague Baychester
Residents and staff at the Regeis Care Center say their neighborhood, near Palmer and Curtiss avenues, has become overrun with derelict trucks, unregistered cars - even abandoned boats - with many covered in dirt and debris.
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283ds agoAfter the NYPD removed several abandoned trucks from East 229th Street in response to a News 12 report, more illegal dumping sites have been discovered nearby, this time in Baychester.
Residents and staff at the Regeis Care Center say their neighborhood, near Palmer and Curtiss avenues, has become overrun with derelict trucks, unregistered cars - even abandoned boats - with many covered in dirt and debris.
“It’s unbearable conditions,” said Soula Katsigiannis, director of nursing at Regeis Care Center. “It did not start off as one truck. It was about three. It was definitely more than one. And now it just has multiplied.”
What began as a few abandoned vehicles has grown into what neighbors call a health and safety hazard.
Cars with smashed windows and expired plates now sit idle for months, discouraging pedestrians from walking through the area.
“Most of our employees like to take their lunch break and walk outside,” Katsigiannis said. “We have visitors. We have high school students. We have outpatient patients that come into the area.”
The smell alone, she says, has made the situation nearly impossible to ignore.
“The odors are disgusting - disgusting beyond words,” she said. “They urinate, they leave food. And nobody should encounter these conditions.”
Even residents inside the nursing facility have started to complain that the odor is seeping through their windows.
“I was pretty shocked when I had a couple of residents complain of the odors coming through their window,” Katsigiannis said.
Although maintenance crews at Regeis attempt to keep the sidewalks and curbs clean, the trash returns almost as quickly as it is removed.
Katsigiannis said the facility has reached out to multiple city agencies for help, but so far, no action has been taken.
“We have called every possible number,” she said. “But there just doesn’t seem to be any assistance to help us clean up the area.”
Without a coordinated response from the city, neighbors say they feel left to deal with a worsening situation that continues to impact their health, safety, and quality of life.
News 12 has reached out to city agencies regarding the ongoing issue, but has not heard back yet.
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