Neighbors, Schumer demand Verizon clean up abandoned building in Syracuse suburb [telecom]

Camillus, N.Y. - Dave Smith knows the abandoned Verizon property next door to his Camillus home all too well. For 20 years, he cut the grass on the property because Verizon wouldn't. About five years ago, another neighbor took over the task.

"It really burns me up," said Smith, who lives with his wife, Donna, at

The abandoned Verizon property is at 1 Green St., where Green Street meets LeRoy Street. Neighbors say the one-story brick building was a switching station for AT&T back in the 1950s and was later used by its successor, Verizon, for storage.