We Fly High: Newark Heliport/Heliplex
Wow! We’re finally getting that “world-class and state-of-the-art heliplex facility!”
“This facility will provide civil aviation services to Fortune 500 employers in the City and throughout the state and surrounding region. The strategic location of this facility will encourage economic growth and increase employment opportunities in Newark.”
I don’t know about this “strategic location.” It is three miles away from Broad and Market Streets - Downtown:
“This is an important project to bolster Newark’s plan to increase public safety and to help reinvigorate economic development in this community,” said Steven Trenk, Managing Director of Air Pegasus Helicopters, LLC. “I am proud that we are able to take the lead in a project that I know is right for the community, right for the Newark Police Department, and right for the City of Newark.”
Artist Rendering (click to enlarge): 
The Air Pegasus Metro Heliplex heliport will service the:
• Newark Police Department
• Other Law Enforcement Agencies
(at all levels of government)
• Air Ambulances
• Corporate and Charter Operators
• News Media
• Express Delivery Services
• Helicopters and Heliports
Facilities and Amenities include:
• Mechanic’s Office
• Parts Room
• Pilot Areas with Direct Access to the
• Hangar including Direct Visual Oversight
• Office Space
• Locker Rooms
• Pilots Lounge
• Sleep Room
• Exercise Room
• Full Bathroom and Shower Facilities
• Weather/Flight Planning Facilities
• Kitchen
• Conference Area
• Training Area
See also:
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Contract Awarded for Newark Heliport
ROTOR NEWS: Air Pegasus Helicopters to Develop World-Class Heliplex for City of Newark, New Jersey
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I see no date on your blog entries. A date is a vital piece of information you should endeavor to place into the template somehow, or provide manually. Cheers.
Thanks for pointing that out Craig. The date actually appears at the bottom of the post. My apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you for visiting my blog; it is an honor. I am a big fan of your blog. Keep up the great work.
Perhaps your browser shows more info than mine, but the only dates I see are in the Comments. I did an electronic search for “2008″ and the only one found anywhere on the page is at the copyright notice. Then I searched for “08″ and the only ones found are in the Comments. In any case, I have mentioned this great piece in my blog entry of February 28th (http://newarkusa.blogspot.com/2008/02/heliplex.html ).
What a waste of money that could be better spent.
Ok. I figured it out. If you are looking at the main page (ironboundnewark.com) it will display the date and # of comments at the end of each post. However, when you click the link to view just a specific post, it will not display a date. Thank you for mentioning my blog on yours. I appreciate it greatly.
[...] Ironbound Newark: We Fly High: Newark Heliport/Heliplex [...]
The proposed heliplex is an incredibly bad idea for the residents of Newark. We, in Newark, already suffer from too much unnecessary aircraft noise. Presently the Federal Aviation Agency allows the jets from Newark Airport to fly over our homes and schools at altitudes under 3000ft. This is in spite of the fact that Newark is the only airport in the nation that has ten miles of unused open space (The Meadow Lands) directly north of the runways that are not used fully to gain altitude before the jets fly over a densely populated area. If the jets were required to stay over the Meadow Lands swamp they would be over 5000ft before flying over anyone’s home.
Recently, while Mayor Booker was giving the state of the city address at the NJPAC the police helicopter made the skies over Newark sound like Bagdad under attack.
If a heliport is necessary would it not be better to place it on a barge in Newark Bay on the other side of the airport away from any neighborhood? Not only would it be a better place regarding the noise issue but it would be safer for everyone if a chopper crashed into the bay instead of a school or someone’s home.
Should we not be able to enjoy our homes in peace and tranquility?
Regards,
Bill Chappel
Bill- I agree with you 100%. However, I would like to add that if you life in Newark, it can’t really bother you that much more. For those of us in the Ironbound, we hear airplanes landing every 60 seconds or so, day and night.
My main concern is the distance from the heliplex to downtown. According to Google Maps it would take 10 minutes (no traffic) to get downtown. I assume people would fly in to the heliplex and then drive downtown.
Its funny.
Steven Trenk is under investigation by the Federal Government, as I understand it, re: fraud and tax evasion – (US District Court Case number 3:06-cv-01004-MLC-JJH), recently just losing his appeal.
As I read the documents, Steven Trenk is refusing to provide incriminating documents in the federal government’s prosecution of him individually and as an officer of Techtron/Gold Crown (another failed company of Trenk’s that lost $12mm in investor money while he drew a $250k annual salary), citing his 5th amendment rights against self incrimination because, as he puts it in his pleadings, “the government will not agree to provide immunity from criminal prosecution”.
I am surprised that, with a federal criminal indictment coming down the pike against Steven Trenk (at least as seems to be expected by Trenk), that NPD wants to do business with Trenk and/or Air Pegasus.
Oh, and as for the Trenk family, here is his first cousin, Richard Trenk, the Mayors former law firm partner, mentioned in the article above in a recent news story:
“Township attorney Richard Trenk was the subject of an investigation, when it was discovered he was one of a group of investors which had entered into an agreement to purchase an office building owned by Organon and adjacent to its main site. Organon had been part of the redevelopment zone. Retired Justice Gary Stein, in a 53-page report released on Jan. 30, found that Trenk’s interest violated “prudence, caution and sound judgment,”.
And let’s not forget Steven Trenk brother, Jeffrey Trenk, convicted felon who ran TechSys, parent company of Techtron. Steven Trenk’s brother, Jeffrey, was convicted in 2002 of bribing an FBI agent posing as a broker and sentenced to 8 months house arrest and 5 years probation.
Papa Alvin Trenk must be so proud.
If Neward Mayor Cory Booker is serious about reducing crime, perhaps he should not have apparent and convicted criminals operating his “policing” for him, even if one’s cousin was the mayors law firm partner.
The people of Newark deserve better.
What we’re seeing at Independence Park is shameful.
It’s starting to look like the jails. Hundreds of men inside of a fenced yard.
Kids are being pushed away from using the park. In the baseball and soccer fields also in the open space. Heard stories that adults are pushing them out the fields by the ears so they can take over.
Why not eliminate the volleyball nets and build a skateboard space for the kids. I know of a few kids that got ran over by cars because the only spaces they have to do tricks on boards are the streets.
Parks are mainly for kids and senior citizens. Let’s take care of our community so we can call in families instead of pushing them away to other towns.
Where’s our local government on looking for citizens needs.
Enough talking more action.
Do not wait for citizen demands, act on your own and let’s see your program when running for office.
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