The entrance to the NYC Ferry at India Street has been flooding for months (if not more than a year) and the city vowed to take action after last week’s flooded ferry commute where multiple ferry riders shared their experiences.
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The blame game and simply passing the buck is flat out bullsh#* when health and safety is at hand. This overdue walkway token for the neighborhood travelers, or for the mis-led future tenants , shows ZERO consideration to the impending health and safety livelihoods likely to become more affected. At the moment there is only 1 safe means to exit the ferry landing on a dry day. Forcing children and the disabled to traverse through a sewage flooded street on a bad day? Not good enough.
None of the parties involved are showing proper consideration to fix this permanently and rather wait until the insurance lawsuits start coming in? And then there’s a measles outbreak- Please.
Horrible job on all groups involved. Time to step up people.
Sounds like “Murphy’s Law”.
I can’t believe all those they were involved in building The Greenpoint Tower aka the tower of Babel, whether it be the city, owners, construction people, planners etc. did not see this coming.
I am sure this will impact their sales and rentals.
If India Street has no drainage infrastructure or sewer, I believe it would take years before commuters and Greenpoint residents experience no flooding. Not only that, but the flooding also causes danger to businesses and pedestrians. As I understand it, the developer has installed an elevated walkway to connect the northern sidewalk’s dead end to the ferry landing on the street’s south side to provide a clear path. I appreciate that. But still, it’s temporary.