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.
The letter, received yesterday by the Eagle, was also signed by Borough President Marty Markowitz, State Senator Daniel Squadron (D-Downtown Brooklyn/Lower Manhattan), Assemblywoman Joan Millman (D-Brooklyn Heights/Park Slope) Council members Brad Lander (D-Park Slope/Carroll Gardens) and Sara Gonzalez (D-Red Hook/Sunset Park), and several others.