Since the MTA upped the price of its monthly pass, you might be thinking about flying around by private jet or helicopter. Before you go this route, you must consider whether you can afford it. Read more »
With the help of some video and a few blog posts, area politicians are speaking out against the recent increase in helicopter traffic along the East River. Residents say they feel besieged and one commenter summed up their experience with a fitting film reference: “I was there today and it felt like being on the set of Apocalypse Now.” |City Room|
It’s no secret that bicycles are one of the quickest ways to travel the city, regularly pedaling faster than cars and transit. But how well would a two-wheeler fare if its competition wasn’t always mired in traffic? The São Paulo Intermodal Challenge made plans to find out, pitting bicycle riders against a helicopter passenger for a point to point race featuring buses, cars, feet, subway and even a wheelchair. Read more »
While we’re not experts in helicopter exhaust toxicology, we assume that huffing down the fumes of idling copters while strenuously exerting oneself can’t be a good thing in the long run. That’s why we question the sensibility of the Hudson River Park Organization’s decision to move the public skate park from its relatively quiet, safe, and fresh pocket-of-air location down near Canal St. to its current noxious and potentially hazardous resting place directly next to Liberty Helicopter’s VIP heliport at west 32nd street.
But, maybe whirly bird particulates and vapors are a good thing and we’re just being over reactive? An official from Liberty Helicopter explains, “No, I don’t believe the fumes are dangerous at all. I’ve been doing it for 21 years and before that I did jet engines in the Navy and I’m still healthy.” Right. We’ll believe that when we see his autopsy results, but regardless of old iron lung’s expert opinion, Hudson officials should have just left it downtown so the already monoxide intoxicated youth could get a break from airborne toxins in one of the City’s only public skate parks. After the jump see the landing helicopters that look like they’re ready to drop in themselves.
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