Residents oppose Maj. Deegan plan
South Bronx residents furious at the state Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) trumpeted concerns at a public hearing at Hostos Community College on Monday, November 9. NYSDOT wants to widen the Major Deegan Expressway by two lanes between E. 138th Street and the Macombs Dam Bridge through eminent domain but the city Department of City Planning (DCP) and some residents think the change would increase air pollution and infringe on Harlem River waterfront development.