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In the News: Reducing noise from helicopters
REDUCING NOISE FROM HELICOPTERS
After the helicopter crash in the Hudson killed six. Tribecan Charlie Komanoff has an analysis of the cost of helicopter noise and helicopter safety in Streetsblog, and Fox5 reports that the City Council passed a bill that will require tourist helicopters to abide by stricter FAA standards for noise.
WE NEED A MICROHUB ZONE
Streetsblog covered the city DOT’s plans for delivery “microhub zones” in five pilot locations in Greenpoint, Clinton Hill and the Upper West Side. Select “small and large delivery companies” will manage the zones, which are on the street and in off-street sites, under a one-year permit. I am putting this here so we remember to get a few for ourselves…
GINDIS SELL 111 READE
Crain’s reports that 111 Reade, which is owned by the Gindi family that owns Century 21 and a bunch of other Tribeca buildings, has been sold for $9.7 million. From The Post: “The buyer based on public records is Targo Capital Partners, an upstart firm that has focused on boutique mixed-use sites in trendy downtown Manhattan enclaves since its 2020 founding. Targo already owns 110 Reade.” Let’s hope this is not an issue for A Little More.
TAVARES STRACHAN AT MARIAN GOODMAN
The Observer covers the latest show at the newly opened Marian Goodman Gallery on Broadway, “Starless Midnight” “Starless Midnight,” from Tavares Strachan. From The Observer: “The Bahamian conceptual artist has choreographed a complex sensorial and symbolic storytelling that unfolds throughout the gallery’s new Tribeca space, morphing and transforming it into a theatrical setting of disconnected narrations.”
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CB 1 is actively providing feedback on ideal locations for the Microhub Zones after a presentation this most at transportation committee. If you think you know a great location you can email CB1’s office: Man01@cb.nyc.gov
Feel free to message CB1…only to have them completely ignore your emails. Worst representation I have seen in my 25 years living in NYC across 4 different CB zones.
reducing helicopter noise and frequency is desperately needed. rockefeller park sounds like a war zone on weekends, last summer we averaged a helicopter flyover something like every 3-5 minutes.
Seems to me that with the establishment of micro hubs, the City is providing priority support for ecommerce.
Yet the City has done nothing for local retail and businesses which suffer from high rent, ecommerce competition, shoplifting.
Though “concerned” about congestion and vehicles, City policies on ecommerce just encourage more.
The City should have put a tax on ecommerce.
The city has a tendency of searching for “wins”, although they are usually not the biggest, most important and necessary wins. Those usually require a bit more work, passion, also offer a possibility of failure, which makes the “electeds & appointeds” involved look bad…which they really don’t like.
On the list of city issues helicopter noise should be a low priority. However, I feel like majority of us residents are in favor of a ban or heavily reducing helicopter tourism.