Some Decry Damaged Cars at New York Runway Site on Long Island

Environmentalists are decrying the placement of 18,000 damaged automobiles on a runway at a defunct defense plant on eastern Long Island, N.Y. The vehicles were destroyed by flooding from Superstorm Sandy. The town supervisor in Riverhead disputes the idea that there is any hazard. The town leased the runways to salvage companies and could reap up to $2.7 million under the lease agreement.