DOWNTOWN — MORE THAN 400 New Yorkers rallied at City Hall Park and marched across the Brooklyn Bridge last Friday to protest natural-gas pipeline projects, including the revived Northeast Supply Enhancement project slated for waters off Staten Island and the Rockaways, according to SILive. Climate Families NYC, Rise and Resist, NYPIRG and Food & Water Watch led the action, pressing Gov. Kathy Hochul to block permits.
Organizers warned the line would raise National Grid bills about 3.5% and churn the contaminated seabed in Raritan Bay; state environmental officials previously denied the project on water-quality grounds. Supporters argue additional supply would aid Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island customers. The pipeline operator has moved to restart approvals; opponents say renewed federal backing puts New York’s emissions targets at risk.
In 2021, New York City’s Comptroller Scott Stringer, along with then-Councilmember Brad Lander and numerous Brooklyn elected officials, urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the pipeline. Comptroller Lander on Saturday again protested the pipeline, along with New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado.
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