Mayor’s PlaNYC Initiative Cruises On

NEW YORK CITY-Notices continue to stream out of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office regarding the city’s PlaNYC initiative, announced in 2006 to effect comprehensive improvements to areas such as air quality by 2030. Yesterday, the mayor’s office announced a partnership between cruise lines and several government agencies, including the New York Power Authority, that will allow cruise ships to draw upon the city’s power supply, rather than leaving their diesel engines idling.

The improvements to the air quality in Red Hook, where the cruise ship terminals are located, are welcome news. “This is something that our community has been lobbying for for years and we’re thrilled that the mayor has embraced this as sound public policy,” Craig Hammerman, district manager of Community Board Six in Brooklyn, tells GlobeSt.com.