Dear Supporters,
NYC Council Helicopter Hearing - Tue. April 16 (10 AM)
We have exciting and important news! On Tue. April 16 starting at 10 AM, the NYC Council will hear public testimony on three introduced helicopter bills (two would ban all nonessential fossil fuel-based helicopters from the two City-owned heliports: Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) and E. 34th Street Heliport. This would eliminate the over 30,000 annual tourist helicopter flights and thousands of commuter flights each year!)
The Council will also hear public testimony on three Resolutions: one would support an already introduced NY State bill that if passed would impose a noise tax on nonessential helicopter flights; another calls on the NY Legislature to submit legislation banning nonessential helicopter flights from the W 30th St Heliport; and the third Resolution calls upon the FAA to ban nonessential (tourist and commuter) helicopter flights over NYC.
WHY & HOW TO REGISTER TO TESTIFY APRIL 16:
Stop the Chop NY/NJ plans to testify in person that day, but we need your voices as well! Share your lived experiences with the nonessential helicopter traffic, and why you support these bills and resolutions. Your story matters and the electeds need to hear from you - and not just from the helicopter industry and their paid lobbyists!
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Sign up here: https://council.nyc.gov/testify/%20
https://council.nyc.gov/testify/
The sign up form is towards the bottom of the page.
2) Choose how you will be testifying.
3) Choose if you need accommodation for your testimony (i.e. an interpreter or other specific help).
4) Type your full name (do not let your computer fill this in for you).
5) Type your email (do not let your computer fill this in for you).
6) Add your phone number (if you will be calling in to testify, enter that number here).
7) Select the hearing: Tue, Apr 16 @ 10:00 AM – Committee on Economic Development
8) Type the subject of your testimony (such as, "Supporting NYC Council Bill #26-2024 and resolution #85-2024").
9) Choose "Self" or "Other" for Organization. If "Other," please specify if you are representing a business, non-profit, school, elected rep, etc...
10) Upload your testimony: this applies to written testimony and is not required – you don't need to upload any testimony when registering, but if submitting written testimony, you should submit it no later than 72 hours after the hearing ends via this same form.
10) Hit the blue "Send" bar. If successful you should see at the bottom of the page “Thank you! Your information was received.” This may take 30 seconds to show up at the bottom of the page.
If you have any questions, email hearings@council.nyc.gov or call 212-482-4219
We will continue to send a couple more updates on this extremely important Hearing. We have more info on our website and flyers to promote the Hearing as well.
Hope to see you there - whether in person or zoom, and thanks in advance. Let your friends and neighbors know as well!
Thank you,
Melissa Elstein, STCNYNJ Chair, on behalf of the Board of Directors
Email: info@stopthechopnynj.org