tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post2766555355243768659..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: The Tourist MayorBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-27936327947853658192009-06-19T18:39:59.006-07:002009-06-19T18:39:59.006-07:00I sure cannot think of an uglier
part on NYC crass...I sure cannot think of an uglier<br />part on NYC crass and surrounded by visual pollution than the new Times Square seating area.<br />The Hi line needs all the policing<br />it can get as when a nut comes <br />attacking people up there one day<br />no one will be able to help you way above the sidewalk and street.<br />I think the hi line stinks too.<br /><br />When the borderline Chelsea art galleries finally close the Hi line may provide free selling space for some of the displaced artists as the Greenwich Village art show did in the late 1940's when i was a kid<br /><br />As no one rally is opposing Bloomy<br />the emperor,what more can we endure<br />in the new generic city we are becoming,started really by Ed Koch<br />at least in recent times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-50544500702985389652009-06-19T13:12:51.723-07:002009-06-19T13:12:51.723-07:00I'm not aware of any people who live here who ...I'm not aware of any people who live here who like it. Tourists, sure. It's just another example of how Bloomberg never thinks of the people of New York, but only himself, his wants and the needs of big business and tourists. Please read my previous post on the matter for my reasons. <br /><br />http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/06/times-square-now-home-to-displaced.htmlBrooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-9711694000291755782009-06-19T11:24:30.181-07:002009-06-19T11:24:30.181-07:00Why do you feel that eliminating cars in the heart...Why do you feel that eliminating cars in the heart of the busiest areas of Manhattan is a bad thing? It's socially, environmentally and economically a huge plus for the city and the people who live and work here.Ben K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11938851241067496400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-2435916028121512042009-06-19T05:08:10.566-07:002009-06-19T05:08:10.566-07:00I'm not against the conversion of the High Lin...I'm not against the conversion of the High Line, but I see the columnist's point.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-74595043867896959392009-06-19T00:08:37.849-07:002009-06-19T00:08:37.849-07:00I have the feeling if Giuliani (or Bloomberg) had ...I have the feeling if Giuliani (or Bloomberg) had torn down the High Line, you wouldn't have been happy about it. I haven't been to the park yet but I think the conversion was a pretty cool idea. (Of course giving it that many cops, if true, is silly.)<br /><br />And how is trying to reduce traffic in Manhattan a bad idea? Time may show that closing Times Sq to traffic didn't work, but it may also look visionary 50 yrs from now. I can't call it from here.<br /><br />And the old Yankee Stadium was kept intact in case there were construction problems. The Yanks and Mets would have been screwed if one of the new parks wasn't done and they had no place to play. This doesn't mean the new parks were necessary in the first place, or that the So. BX hasn't been screwed on park land, but once the new parks were going up, you need insurance in case something goes wrong.<br /><br />I'm no Bloomberg fan either but objectivity is always more powerful.Nestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501701057861397363noreply@blogger.com