A Queens-based church entered negotiations to sell a 2-acre lot it owns in the Village of Brookville where, village officials said, it illegally dumped debris including furniture, old toys and construction material.

Living Water Victory Church, based in Flushing, purchased the property in 2019. It has used the site, where there is a single-family home, as "a junkyard," the village's lawsuit stated.

On the property were multiple boats, old appliances and dirt that created "hazardous" and "unsafe" conditions, according to court documents. Village officials had asked the church to remove the debris in late 2019 and began issuing violations in late 2020.

The Village of Brookville issued more than 100 violations for alleged infractions between late 2020 and spring 2021, Newsday reported in

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