Private Helicopter Takes Off from Mega-Yacht in North Cove, Violating BPCA and FAA Rules
Allowing a helicopter to take off from a vessel moored in North Cove Marina appears to violate the terms of the Request for Proposals (RFP) under which the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) selected Brookfield Properties to operate the facility earlier this year. That RFP reads, in part, “operator shall not permit the landing of any helicopter or other aircraft in the Marina or any areas in the vicinity of the Marina or on any vessel in the Marina.”
Full story here, including some juicy new details about Tilman Fertitta: “Mr. Fertitta’s yacht, Boardwalk, takes its name from Kemah Boardwalk, an amusement park that he owns, located on the waterfront of Galveston Bay, in Texas. Although Mr. Fertitta is based in Houston, Texas, he recently purchased a Manhattan home within walking distance of North Cove Marina. The full-floor Tribeca condo, near the corner of Sixth Avenue and Laight Street, cost $19 million, and features a hot tub, as well as multiple terraces.”