Obama OKs natural gas pipeline to Brooklyn via the Rockaways
President Barack Obama has signed legislation allowing a pipeline through New York’s Gateway National Recreation Area.
The president approved a measure authorizing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to issue permits to build and maintain the natural gas pipeline, which is aimed at boosting the region’s access to natural gas.
The three-mile line would run from the Atlantic Ocean beneath Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways and under Jamaica Bay to Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field. Some area residents and environmental activists have voiced safety and planning concerns about the project.