by Aaron Simon 
The India Street pier entrance has been flooding for months during rain episodes and multiple people have reached out to Greenpointers with photos from last night’s flooded commute.
“I love the ferry, I feel like most people in Greenpoint who take it, love it,” said Sean Hart, a Greenpoint resident who takes…
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The building should definitely take responsibility, this is a recurring problem in all sorts of weather scenarios. The path they cleared for pedestrians in the winter was covered in ice and snow while the dry areas were reserved for contractor parking. They made sure that attendants were present so that you could not walk through the areas with no ice too. I can’t believe NYC approved this build and did not regulate it at all. Really unsafe conditions for daily commuters.
Sounds like it’s time for some slip-and-fall suits.