Proposed JFK Expansion Stirs Controversy with Environmentalists

A proposal to use the Jamaica Bay wetlands for more runways at the JFK International Airport is not flying well with environmental groups.
Proposed JFK Expansion Stirs Controversy with Environmentalists
Sculptor Neil Estern poses beside his memorial bust of late President John F. Kennedy at Prospect Park in Brooklyn Helena Zhu/The Epoch Times
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NEW YORK—A recent proposal to fill in about 400 acres of the Jamaica Bay wetlands for more runway space at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport is not flying well with environmental groups, local residents, and members of the local fishing and boating community.

The plan was one of six proposals made in the 2011 Regional Plan Association (RPA) report to manage increased demand in air travel and to remedy the current constrained airport capacity in the region.

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/JFK.jpg" alt="BAY WATCH: An Airbus A380 operated by Air France lands at John F. Kennedy Airport. A recent report to expand the airport`s capacity includes proposals to fill in parts on Jamaica Bay, local fishers and environmentalists are opposed to the idea. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)" title="BAY WATCH: An Airbus A380 operated by Air France lands at John F. Kennedy Airport. A recent report to expand the airport`s capacity includes proposals to fill in parts on Jamaica Bay, local fishers and environmentalists are opposed to the idea. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1805609"/></a>
BAY WATCH: An Airbus A380 operated by Air France lands at John F. Kennedy Airport. A recent report to expand the airport`s capacity includes proposals to fill in parts on Jamaica Bay, local fishers and environmentalists are opposed to the idea. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)
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