A recent BoroPark24 community poll on New York City's ongoing green infrastructure projects in Boro Park drew an overwhelming response, with residents expressing strong dissatisfaction with both the projects themselves and the impact construction has had on daily life.

The poll asked a simple question:

"Do You Think Green Infrastructure Projects Are Working?"

The results were decisive:

94.9% - Not at all

5.1% - Yes, sure

The vote comes as green infrastructure work continues across numerous Boro Park blocks, where the city has installed porous pavement, drainage systems, and other measures designed to reduce flooding and improve stormwater management.

The poll generated hundreds of comments from residents across the neighborhood, with concerns ranging from continued flooding and lengthy construction projects to parking shortages and the overall cost of the initiative.

One of the most common complaints was that residents are still seeing significant flooding despite the completed work.

"As I was driving down the streets in the pouring rain, I made an effort to observe the streets that had work done and the ones that didn't. "Both flooded equally from what I could see," wrote one resident.

Another commenter reported, "The corners in my neighborhood were completely flooded. I do not see what they accomplished."

Several residents questioned whether the porous pavement can remain effective once exposed to real-world conditions.

"The porous tiles that are supposed to allow water to drain through them become ineffective after the first construction site runs cement waste into the street," one commenter wrote. Another added, "The water doesn't seem to seep in as promised."

Others pointed to what they described as a maintenance problem rather than an infrastructure problem.

"Nothing was wrong with the middle of the blocks. Just fix the corner drains," one resident argued, while another wrote, "As long as the corner sewer system is clogged up, the water comes down strong and doesn't have where to go."

Construction-related disruptions were another major theme throughout the responses.

One resident described the impact as follows: "No parking, no delivery, no school bus, no driveway access. If it would take two weeks it would be difficult but tolerable. Instead it takes months."

Another wrote, "My block was closed for four months," while another commenter called the ongoing work "frustrating to no end."

Parking challenges were repeatedly mentioned as well.

"In Boro Park there is already a disaster finding parking spaces," one resident wrote, adding that the projects only made the situation worse.

Many commenters also questioned the cost of the initiative and whether taxpayers are seeing meaningful results.

"Every tax dollar spent on this project is a total waste," wrote one respondent, while another described the work as "a waste of money, time, and everything, disturbing the neighborhood."

Some residents said the city should have tested the concept elsewhere before implementing it on such a large scale in Boro Park.

"Why are they experimenting on us?" one commenter asked.

The overwhelming sentiment expressed throughout the poll was frustration over both the effectiveness of the projects and the months of disruption associated with them.

As construction continues on additional blocks throughout the neighborhood, many residents say they remain unconvinced that the promised benefits justify the inconvenience, cost, and impact on daily life.