Can be done? Absolutely.

Can be done in Nyc? Lmfao

Yeah I have to agree. The current MSG is an eyesore, and everything around it feels like a mishmash of different eras. Btw, I thought Pennsylvania hotel was going to be replaced by a building called PEN15? Hopefully they aren’t going forward with that and build MSG there lol

Couldn't you force trucks onto Furman street and cars through the tunnel to the FDR? Maybe pause toll collection to encourage that route.

Furman may have to close too. So build a new temporary trucks only road through the park. That park is going to be nearly inaccessible during construction anyway.

Thanks for your efforts.

Fun fact: from FY 2016 to FY 2021, according to figures from the New York City Independent Budget Office that have subsequently been adjusted for inflation, DOE expenditures have increased 14%, while NYPD expenditures have decreased 8% (although to be fair, if we looked at FY 2020 instead of FY 2021, it would be an increase of 6%).

Sources:

https://ibo.nyc.ny.us/RevenueSpending/nypd.html

https://ibo.nyc.ny.us/RevenueSpending/doe.html

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator/consumer-price-index-1913-

Note: If you're thinking of larger numbers like $11 billion and $38 billion, those numbers most likely include benefits and other spending that aren't included in the IBO numbers, which were used for convenience and consistency. However, I'd be surprised if this trend didn't hold even after those benefits were accounted for.

I live in Seattle and even I appreciate this hard work. GJ!

That's because you won't have an army of high priced lawyers working on your behalf. You can get away with eminent domain with a regular joe's home, but when you start messing with billion dollar corporations, you're going to lose.

Hard truth. Nyc is in the process of sewing, failure to adapt is going to be catastrophic.

would absolutely love to use a future one when I come to scout out my living situation! thanks for the fine work

Yeah, whoever gets hired for that job would probably wind up missing within 24 hours.

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Thank you for doing this, but —

$125 for Seth Rudetsky on a Monday??? Good grief!

Edit for the downvoters: I love Seth Rudetsky but that is steep. It’s more than Broadway Backwards or Broadway Bares. If he can fill the seats and that’s his sweet spot for venue size x price, more power to him, but damn. Weirdly specific and poignant reminder that this city is merciless.

But that’s not how eminent domain works. It is the gov needs land pays what they claim is fair and good luck

Yeah and I’d lose

Lol, u so silly!

Well, since you brought up a Broadway play, I figured I'd mention this, Peter Pan Goes Wrong. I discovered the group via Youtube videos during the pandemic.

> Oh yes it is

Except for the fact that it’s not.

Oh yes it is ..especially if you understand Judaism..it is the land of Abraham Isaac and jacob..

Anti-Zionism isn’t hateful nor anti-semitic.

You think not having an active subway system is what’s keeping people from downtown LA? Everyone drives there and the parking is cheap, yet they choose not to go downtown. The same will happen to Manhattan, just like every other city with a downtown.

You see the empty store fronts, there’s space available signs everywhere right?

Edit: The downvotes don’t mean shit when Manhattan is already suffering from people working from home. It’s gotten so bad, they have to convert empty office buildings into residential housing.

Rip on them for doing their job… until they do their job … lol

This is what this sub needs. Thanks for the effort!!

Really appreciate the effort

I don't know what your definition of "downtown Brooklyn" is, but when I look on Google Maps, the BQE next to the Manhattan Bridge is literally a block away from the "Downtown Brooklyn" bridge, and it basically divides Dumbo from the rest of Brooklyn. I'm struggling to imagine what you think would qualify as going through downtown Brooklyn, if you don't think this counts.