10.13.21
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For immediate release: October 13, 2021 Contact: Leah Rae,
[email protected], (914) 715-6821 Ditmars Blvd. Block Association, Guardians of Flushing Bay and Riverkeeper today issued the following statement regarding Port Authority’s announcement that it would pause action on the AirTrain project at Governor Hochul’s request and conduct a “thorough review of mass transit options to LaGuardia Airport.” Represented by Pace Environmental Law Clinic, the three groups filed a petition in federal court on Sept. 20 alleging the decision to greenlight the AirTrain project along Flushing Bay was based on an unlawfully […]
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09.20.21
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As proposed, the $2 billion Port Authority project would harm a historically Black community and eliminate waterfront parkland – without delivering a one-fare public transit ride from Manhattan to LaGuardia Airport Represented by the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, advocates filed a petition in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Monday, September 20, alleging that the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to greenlight the LaGuardia AirTrain was based on an unlawfully biased decision-making process that eliminated alternatives from review that likely could have limited the impact on local community members, avoided construction […]
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07.21.21
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Decision fails to address numerous concerns over railway construction above Malcolm X Promenade on Flushing Bay.
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07.08.21
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A coalition of 22 community groups, Indigenous leaders and organizations deliver a letter to the City of Troy Common Council insisting on a full environmental review for the Second Avenue Project that is a sacred indigenous site located in North Troy, NY.
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04.23.15
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On Saturday, April 25, police dive team will investigate remnants of 50-year-old swimming dock
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09.13.13
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Riverkeeper, Metro-North Railroad and City of Peekskill partner to remove trash ahead of project to provide public access to Hudson River
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06.27.13
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Riverkeeper and a coalition of organizations and local citizens (collectively, Riverkeeper) announced today that the full 60 feet of dock extensions at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie have now been added to the original 68-foot floating dock to offset the space that was once exclusively taken up by Empire Cruise Lines’ 60-foot tour boat, the Mystère.
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09.10.12
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Riverkeeper and a coalition of organizations and local citizens (collectively, Riverkeeper) announced a settlement agreement today in their lawsuit against the City of Poughkeepsie and its Mayor and Common Council (the City) for restricting public access to the Hudson River.
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06.30.11
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Photo credit: John Lipscomb
Riverkeeper and a coalition of organizations and local citizens (collectively, Riverkeeper) filed a lawsuit today against the City of Poughkeepsie and its Mayor and Common Council (the City), challenging the City’s decision to allow a private tour boat company to use a public dock located on municipal parkland as its “home port” to the exclusion of the public in violation of the public trust doctrine.
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