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Newspaper
The Red Hook Star Revue
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2011
Page
8
An editorial laments frequent no comment responses and unreturned calls by firemen and Port Authority staff who require formal approval to speak. It argues public agencies fear scrutiny, cites past administrations, and urges transparency to inform private citizens about local projects like Van Brunt construction and the Hamilton Avenue footbridge.
Daily work continues on the long delayed Van Brunt Street project with visible changes in the open ditch for a sewer reroute. Crews plan a cement roof and paving after covering the ditch and will extend digs toward Degraw Street for sewer and water main work. DOT targets completion by next spring, but workers doubt the timeline.
A longtime union veteran argues against retraining for new tech work and urges keeping skilled trades in demand. He cites the Steamfitters apprenticeship and ILA dockworkers history, warns against outsourcing, calls for tariffs and tax policy to bring jobs home, and urges citizens to pressure Congress.
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