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QUESTION

What efforts are being made to coordinate with the state for relocating or eliminating the 34th Street Heliport?

0:57:47

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80 sec

Gale A. Brewer, a NYC Council Member, questions the actions taken in collaboration with the state to potentially move or remove the 34th Street Heliport.

  • She acknowledges the controversy surrounding the issue, particularly with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
  • Brewer recognizes the necessity of the heliport for police, press, and emergency services.
  • However, she emphasizes the need to explore options for reducing or eliminating the traffic caused by the heliport's operations on 34th Street.
  • Brewer suggests that the Hudson River Park Trust, which oversees the heliport, would comply if the city and state requested its closure or relocation.
Gale A. Brewer
0:57:47
So what are you doing to work with the state to either move it out into the river?
0:57:52
I know it's controversial with DEC.
0:57:53
I know all of those issues.
0:57:55
But it's crazy to have you obviously need maybe police and you need press and you need emergency.
0:58:01
I got it.
0:58:01
But you have a lot more going out of that.
0:58:03
So what are you doing to think about changing and reducing the traffic, if not eliminating it from 34th Street?
0:58:10
All you have to do is say city and state were changing.
Mikelle Adgate
0:58:14
Yeah.
0:58:15
So so council member, I I really appreciate shape the question.
0:58:19
We, as you mentioned, we do not operate the Heliport that the Hudson River Park Trust.
Gale A. Brewer
0:58:26
They will they listen.
0:58:27
I won't be clear.
0:58:28
If you say to the state with the Hokul and Adam say, we don't want it, they're done.
Mikelle Adgate
0:58:35
I I would say we have regular conversations with the Hudson River Park Trust, and happy to continue talking with you and them about the the future of that site.
0:58:47
But just from a jurisdictional perspective, that is not a hell apart that we operate.
Gale A. Brewer
0:58:53
Okay.
0:58:53
But I'm letting you know with all their respect, that's a little bit of a BS answer because the the Hudson River Park Trust will give it up tomorrow if you and the state tell them to.
Mikelle Adgate
0:59:05
I I understand council member.
0:59:07
Thank Okay.
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