Say No To Con Ed
A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette.
Patricia Acampora
Chairwoman
New York State Public Service
Commission
Department of Public Service
3 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223
Dear Chairwoman Acampora,

On behalf of myself and the people of Western Queens I represent, I write to express my strong opposition to Con Edison's planned sale of adjacent property to be used for a new Federal Express facility and request that the Public Service Commission disapproves the sale.

A new Federal Express facility will have an immediate and detrimental effect on my community, which already shoulders its fair share of burdens. Whether it is pollution emitted from local power plants, airplane noise from La Guardia Airport, or traffic from Rikers Island and the Steinway Industrial Business Zone, creating new space for a Federal Express facility and all the traffic, pollution, and noise that will accompany it, is simply too much to bear.

Eighteen months ago, over 170,000 hard working residents of Western Queens were affected by the longest power outage in New York City history. In the past year, Con Edison demanded higher rates from its victims while continuing to deny responsibility for its nowroutine blackouts, electrocutions and explosions.

Now, Con Edison wants approval to sell property that will do nothing to alleviate the suffering of this community, but will bring adverse effects for years to come. It is clear the people of Western Queens already endured much financial and emotional hardship from this company.

Accordingly, I strongly urge you to disapprove Con Edison's property sale and join me in standing up for the Western Queens community.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely yours,
Michael N. Gianaris
Member of Assembly