Successful Close of Comments on Port Ambrose!
Yesterday was the final day to comment on Port Ambrose and nearly 62,000 comments were filed opposing it! A successful press conference on the steps of City Hall (photos below) featured NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Donovan Richards and Cory Johnson, affected frontline community members from the Rockaways and Long Island, student reps from NYPIRG and NYC advocates. The story was covered by NY1, News12 Long Island, WNYC, Newsday, and Capitol New York, which reported, "The drumbeat against the facility, a floating offshore loading station in the waters between New Jersey and Long Island, started in living rooms and union halls on Long Island and has gathered mainstream political support. The state's potent anti-fracking movement is also using its network of activists to fight the plan."
What's next? Focus on Cuomo!
April 1st, City Council hearing and rally: Council Member Donovan Richards will host a public hearing on his Port Ambrose resolution. Join us for a rally ahead of the hearing and to testify. Let’s pack the room to overflowing! (Rally at noon, hearing at 1pm at City Hall, Council Chambers.) Help us get enough City Councilmembers signed on to pass this reso before the hearing!
April 13th, Bring our message straight to Cuomo: Join us outside a fundraiser luncheon at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, from 11:15 til 1pm, to ask the Governor to veto Port Ambrose!
