The Brooklyn man proposing the designation, LeRoy McCarthy chose the LES intersection because it was depicted on the cover of the legendary hip hop group's 1989 album, Paul's Boutique. (thelodownny.com)
Last month, the State Department of Environmental Conservation along with the New York Department of State said there are several concerns with the proposed designations starting with the eastern Long Island Sound disposal site as being unnecessary, according to the governor. (suffolktimes.timesreview.com)
The proposed designation would not, however, stop the subsistence hunt of the seals by Alaska natives. (sciencemag.org)