Hi supporters,

Thanks for signing our petition- we’ve just passed 4,132 signatures on our petition! Please help us get more support by sharing this petition with 10 other people - if enough of us sign we can’t be ignored! Here’s a link to share https://www.change.org/p/faa-and-congress-ban-nonessential-helicopters-over-nyc-regulate-ny-nj-metropolitan-airspace

Also, see below regarding this Wednesday’s hearing (2/17 at 10 am) on NYC Council Member Paul Vallone’s new helicopter bills. Registration to speak is required at least 24 hours before hearing and testimony must be uploaded. Testimony can also be emailed up to 72 hours after the hearing. 

Here’s a great recent article about Stop the Chop NY/NJ’s opposition to the Blade commuter helicopter expansion: 

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/02/12/stop-the-chop-ny-nj-announces-widespread-community-opposition-to-expansion-of-helicopter-commuter-flights-between-nyc-and-westchester/

Perhaps this article will be of use to you when/if you write your testimony. (It looks like testimony must be written and in an upload format (eg., PDF) in order to sign up via the link to testify on Zoom.) 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

Subject: Notice of NYC Council Committee on Economic Development hearing Feb. 17

Please be advised that the Committee on Economic Development will hold a hearing on Wed. February 17 at 10am, virtually via Zoom-Webinar regarding the following pieces of legislation:

https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=837525&GUID=92047FD9-6144-4EB6-A921-7CE8E0B0E83B&Options=info%7C&Search=

Int. 2026, A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reducing noise caused by chartered helicopters

Int. 2027, A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to study electric powered takeoff and landing vehicles

Int. 2067, A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to collection of safety and route information regarding helicopters operating on city-owned property
 
You are hereby invited to attend this hearing and testify therein. If you are planning on testifying live via video conferencing, please register at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/no later than 24 hours before the hearing. Each person who intends on testifying live should register separately. Persons who do not register in advance will not be permitted to testify live via video conferencing. 
 
If you are interested in viewing the hearing, but do not wish to testify live, the hearing can be viewed at https://council.nyc.gov/livestream/ 
 
Written testimony may be submitted without registration by emailing it to testimony@council.nyc.gov or via our website at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/ up to 72 hours after the close of the hearing. Thank you for your cooperation. 
  
For questions about accessibility or to request additional accommodations please contactswerts@council.nyc.gov or nbenjamin@council.nyc.gov or (212) 788-6936 at least 72 hours before the hearing. All other questions should be directed to eforgione@council.nyc.gov or jkingsley@council.nyc.gov

Sincerely,

Economic Development Committee staff