The Allowance of a helicopter pad shows how tone deaf the proposal was. Never mind the safety issues of a helicopter flying over a heavily populated area, the n

The Allowance of a helicopter pad shows how tone deaf the proposal was. Never mind the safety issues of a helicopter flying over a heavily populated area, the noise of one was such an issue in Brooklyn that they banned any flights over land as a quality of life issue (other than police or news helicopters I think). They still come close enough to the land that they are a nuisance if you live near or enjoy the new publicly accessible waterfront areas. EDIT: Apparently there were limits placed on 120 landings a year and it was on the waterfront campus mitigating some of the safety concerns. It was still a major concession given though that does nothing I can think of to add to the community.