On March 24, of this year I sent the following email to the FAA regarding a statement in an New York Observer Article:

Gentlemen, I recently read an article in the NY Observer stating that theLa Guardia air traffic control tower ordered the media helicopters coveringSpitzer's resignation, to limit their footage time to 10 minutes. Is thistrue? Under what circumstances are the Air Traffic control towers allowedto make these types of orders? I have been trying to assist our localneighborhood with the ongoing problem of hovering news helicopters. Anyinformation you can provide would be helpful. Please advise.

Today, I received this response:

Sorry for the delayed response. These was [sic] related to safety concerns, asmultiple [sic] helicopters requested to get into the area. The best way to address helicopter noise concerns is to notify the industrygroup [sic] representing helo operators at 845-353-6050. Give them as muchinformation [sic] about the disturbance as possible and if possible they willcontact [sic] the operator.

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We are currently seeking volunteers to help with the following:

1. Petition promoters, to pass out flyers, business cards and post posters on community boards in neighborhoods, and verbally ask people to sign the petition against helicopter noise

3. Community group researcher, to identify community groups along the Hudson River such as neighborhood associations, condo/condominium boards, community boards, etc. and obtain names of their leadership and contact info.

4. Volunteer coordinator, to recruit volunteers and coordinate with existing volunteers regarding current objectives.

5. Representatives to monitor agenda and attend meetings at the NYC community boards, NYC Council, Hudson River Park Trust, Friends of Hudson River Park Trust, NYC mayor's office/office of economic development, NJ town meetings.

6. Coordinator of letter writing campaign

9. liaison to interface with elected officials and their aides

10. Media Coordinator, to contact newspapers/radio stations/programs/TV – in efforts to do articles/coverage, press releases and interviews

If you are interested, please contact Peggy Stitzenberg of the Hudson River Helicopter Noise Coalition -- (201) 223-0757 peggy.stitzenberg@pahc.com

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Thanks to all who have already added their names to our e-petition to stop helicopter noise pollution in the NYC area. For those who have not yet done so, please click on this link to add your name. We are constantly looking for ways to promote the petition. The more names that we are able to collect, the larger the impact will be when the petition is present to elected officials. If you have any ideas to further make concerned individuals aware of this petition, please feel free send your ideas to administrator@helifreenyc.com, or follow this link to submit your idea through the feedback form.

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