By unanimous vote Thursday, the city council passed legislation that requires cruise to plug into shore power when docking in the city rather than continuing to burn diesel.
The city council passed legislation that requires cruises to plug into shore power when docking in the city rather than continuing to burn diesel in a unanimous vote Thursday,Brooklyn Councilwoman Alexa Aviles co-sponsored the bill. Aviles represents Red Hook, home of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the first and only cruise terminal on the East Coast with shore power connectivity.
And now there is critical urgency around fixing the jib so that in fact it will plug in, and the ships will be able to turn off their diesel engines," Aviles said.The legislation also addresses traffic coming from the Brooklyn terminal and the impact that it has on Red Hook, where there is one way in and one way out.Susan Povich is Chairperson of the Red Hook Business Alliance and owner of the Red Hook Lobster Pound.
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