Lobbying intensifies for and against a proposed gas pipeline

With two weeks to go before New York State acts on the final permit for a proposed new gas pipeline to the region, opposing sides have turned up the heat to support or oppose the $1 billion project. On Wednesday, Long Island building, trade union and developer groups gathered at the Massapequa Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Amityville to highlight their concern after the facility recently received a letter from National Grid saying it could not provide firm gas service for a planned commercial kitchen unless the pipeline is approved. Credit: James Carbone