Officials Prod Port Authority on ‘Shore Power’ at Cruise Terminal
By Raanan Geberer
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
RED HOOK — A year after an agreement to supply shore-based power from the electric grid to ships docked at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, a group of officials led by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn-Manhattan) yesterday urged the Port Authority to implement the plan as soon as possible.
The agreement would free cruise ships from running their diesel engines to generate electricity while in port, producing fumes and pollutants that have caused complaints from nearby communities such as Red Hook and Carroll Gardens.