National Grid New York is upgrading its 50-year-old Grasmere Gate Station on Staten Island, a critical piece of natural gas infrastructure serving approximately 80,000 customers. This two-phase project, which began in March 2025 and is expected to finish by June 2026, involves a complete rebuild of mechanical equipment and components to enhance safety, strengthen physical structure, and improve efficiency. The work was crucial during a winter with record-breaking natural gas demand and is part of National Grid’s ongoing investment in modernizing infrastructure across Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to meet current and future energy needs. Here’s our question: How in the world did lunatic anti-fossil fuel fanatics not notice this upgrade was happening and protest to stop it?
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