REMARKS
Alexa Avilés remarks on her legislation requiring cruise ships to plug in to shore power
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Council Member Alexa Avilés celebrates the upcoming vote on legislation that will improve air quality in New York City by requiring cruise ships to use clean shore power.
- The legislation mandates cruise ships to connect to shore power in Brooklyn and Manhattan to improve air quality.
- It includes requirements for traffic mitigation plans to avoid congestion issues like those experienced in Redhook.
- Avilés acknowledges the support of fellow council members, community activists, and organizations in pushing for this legislation.
- The speaker highlights ongoing challenges, emphasizing the need for further improvements in the bill and continued efforts in air quality gains.
- Avilés sends a strong message against false solutions to decarbonization, advocating for clean air and water for all New York City residents.
Alexa Avilés
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Thank you so much.
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After a tremendous amount of work on behalf of the community of Red Hawk, I'm proud to be voting today on a piece of legislation that will mean significant air quality gains for our communities in the decades to come.
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Today, we will vote to pass intro for a bill that will require cruise ships coming to New York City to plug in to clean shore power system where it already exists in Brooklyn and where it will exist in Manhattan.
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It also requires that contracted entities come up with a traffic mitigation plan that will hopefully prevent the sort of nightmare from occurring that happened in Redhook this summer.
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A direct result of the EDC and cruise operators having no plan at all.
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I wanna thank the speaker for her support, council member, Batcher, for being a steadfast ally and co prime sponsor.
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Majority leader, Fabias and Her role as Chair of Economic Development, and, of course, community members who have kept up the heat since the mayor signed this project without our involvement.
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I'd like to thank some of them by name in particular, Adam Armstrong, Carolina Salguero, Victoria Alexander, Susan Poevich, Carly of the Redhook Business Alliance, Mathias Cowell, Kiki Valentine, DC Conroy, and the rest of the PS 15 PTA, Jasmine, and Doniol of Pacific Environment.
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The team at Redhook initial live New York City Earth Justice Alliance, our community board 6, and so many others who fought for clean power, clean shore power, As the community will tell you, our fight is not over.
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We know already that improvements can be made in this bill.
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Particularly with regards to enforcement.
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We know we will have a long road ahead of us making others necessary air quality gains for our communities like regulating last smile industry, but we are organized, and I'm confident that we will continue to make progress together.
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I'd like to send a message that not only will we require this industry Street to decarbonize, but that we will not accept false solutions.
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Clean air for all of New York City residents.
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And clean water.
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Thank you so much for your support.