Air Rights and Cell Towers War in Bay Ridge

The Brooklyn Paper reported yesterday on cellphone towers being installed on the roof of a Bay Ridge Building at 8701 Shore Road, inflaming a neighborhood-wide issue. Some folks have health concerns regarding the antennae, though Verizon says they don't emit more radiation than a radio. Some residents who helped dissuade the company from installing them on a local school now find them on their very own rooftops. The co-op board apparently approved the installation; good way to make money for the building's coffers, though clearly not all co-op members agree. One says there was never a vote on the proposed installation at all.
Can You Hear Them Now? [The Brooklyn Paper]
Bay Ridge Cell Wars Redux: 8701 Shore Rd. [Bay Ridge Rover]
Photo by Kate Leonova for PropertyShark

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Tell them to stop using cellphones and there will not be a need for towers. Everyone wants them but they don't want the towers in their back yards. They should move upstate where whole communities can't get service.

Posted by: Iknow at August 21, 2008 9:49 AM

Iknow, I agree, I'm writing this from Lake George where they've been trying to put in a tower for years, to no avail.

Posted by: denton at August 21, 2008 10:06 AM

denton...where in Lake George are you? I used to go to Bolton Landing when I was younger and we also camped out on Huckleberry Island!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 21, 2008 10:08 AM

I am sure the Coop board would be willing to forgo the revenue (generally around 18-20K a yr) if those specific Coop members who object agree to pay a special assessment that would make up the revenue.

Posted by: fsrg at August 21, 2008 10:24 AM

they don't seem to realize that cell phone signals, wi-fi, radio, etc. already fill the air everywhere. this is like holding up an umbrella to stay dry while swimming in the ocean.

Posted by: z at August 21, 2008 10:38 AM

A coop is not a commune -- the shareholders do not vote on every issue! That's why they elect a Board who is responsible for the management of the building. And I am willing to bet that the ones who are complaining also complain about why the maintenance is so high and blah blah blah....

Posted by: BH76 at August 21, 2008 10:41 AM

DIBS, we have a place in Green Harbour, if you know where that is... if not, 2 miles N of LG on 9N, on the way to Bolton. Heading down to the beach now...

Posted by: denton at August 21, 2008 11:37 AM

All I know is that I did not have curly hair until they installed all these cell phone antennae.

Posted by: altervoce at August 21, 2008 11:52 AM

I think it is fairly ignorant to be afraid of cell phone transmitters on the roof of buildings. It verges on the superstitious.

Posted by: sam at August 21, 2008 12:07 PM

yes, these residents should redirect their efforts to more serious concerns, like keeping the building free of black cats or ladders over walkways.

Posted by: z at August 21, 2008 3:07 PM

i know theres no definitive proof, but i would not want to live in an apt directly beneath the towers.

There is a lot of power in those things so when you are living within 10 feet of the tower, you are getting a large dose.

It's certainly not healthy if nothing else.

Posted by: slick at August 21, 2008 6:10 PM

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