A BANNER TOWING CITABRIA COMMERCIAL PLT IN THE HUDSON RIVER CORRIDOR IS CHALLENGED BY UNICOM OPERATOR AND HELI PLTS FLYING FROM MIDTOWN HELIPORT.

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ON MAY/XA/00; I WAS OPERATING A BANNER TOW ACFT IN THE HUDSON CORRIDOR. I WAS BANNER TOWING ABOVE THE HUDSON RIVER AT AN ALT OF BTWN 500-550 FT AGL. I WAS TOWING MID-RIVER AS WELL AS ALONG THE NEW YORK CITY SHORELINE. I WAS SELF-ANNOUNCING (HUDSON RIVER UNICOM 123.05) BANNER TOWING IN PROGRESS; GIVING POS RPTS CONSTANTLY AND ANNOUNCING ALL TURNS INCLUDING WHICH DIRECTION (L OR R) THE TURN WOULD BE MADE. I FIRST BANNER TOWED DOWN BY BATTERY PARK (FOLLOWING THE ABOVE PROCS) AND COMMUNICATED BACK AND FORTH WITH BOTH HELIS AND OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. I THEN BANNER TOWED UP RIVER TO THE AREA OF THE USS INTREPID; CONTINUING TO GIVE POS RPTS. WHILE PASSING THE 33RD ST HELIPORT; I WAS ADVISED (ON 123.05 UNICOM) THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE HELIPORT'S AIRSPACE (BY HELIPORT UNICOM). THEY INFORMED ME I WAS IN VIOLATION 'BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO BANNER TOW AT A HELIPORT.' I WAS AT 500+ FT AGL AND AT LEAST 1000-1500 FT AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND THE HELIPORT. I WAS VERBALLY HARASSED BY HELIPORT UNICOM AND THEN BY SEVERAL HELIS SENT OUT TO GET MY N-NUMBER. MY N-NUMBER WAS THEN 'ANNOUNCED' OVER AND OVER AGAIN ON 123.05 AND INFORMED THAT THEY WERE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TETERBORO FSDO. I WAS BANNER TOWING IN COMPLIANCE WITH MY BANNER WAIVER. I WAS FLYING SAFELY AND NEVER VIOLATED ANYONE'S AIRSPACE. I AM FILING THIS RPT TO GO ON RECORD AS SUCH.