State environmental officials told a riled-up crowd of Greenpoint residents that an asphalt recycling facility would face a fine and a legally binding order to mitigate the “acrid” and unhealthy fumes residents say they’ve been subjected to for years.

Residents have complained of odors at the Green Asphalt facility in Long Island City for more than a decade, but over the past two years, the complaints have reached a crescendo.

More than 150 people packed the basement auditorium of the Polish Slavic Center on Java Street in Greenpoint on Tuesday night saying they’ve reached their limit on the “acrid stench,” and health effects that include burning eyes, difficulty breathing, coughing, and headaches on their streets and in their homes.

“ Every time we go outside our eyes tear, our mouths

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