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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_isjapjd wrote

Reply to comment by olli_bombastico in Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction of Skyscraper; Developer Says ‘Just a Temporary Roadblock’ by kapuasuite

It was a quid pro quo. That is the definition of corruption. Ends justifying the means is never ok

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[deleted] t1_isjdgbx wrote

All building in New York is quid pro quo. They made 8 Spruce Street (Gehry Building) build a school in the first 5 floors of the building.

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_isjdri5 wrote

A school is a clear benefit for the community. $40M for a relatively small museum is just a bribe. Their entire annual budget is $4M

It's amazing the corruption people try to justify when it's for "their team".

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olli_bombastico t1_isk3f8o wrote

The museum was about to go under, it sold it's right to build to the developer, and is receiving the money as long as the plan gets approved. The city also pledged 10 million to the museum. Also, why are you conveniently ignoring the other pledges to the park and resilience infrastructure?

>Preservationists say the tower would block views of the Brooklyn Bridge and disrupt the character of an 11-block historic district in Lower Manhattan

source

Now let's see where this site is. Map.

Now tell me how this site is blocking views of the two blocks of low rises in front of it and "ruining" the characteristic of the site.

I am curious how many members of this preservationist group also owns real estate in the Southbridge Towers happened to be across the street from the parking lot.

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_isk4oqw wrote

Why are you conveniently ignoring a $40m "donation" to a failing museums that no one has any interest in. And the people fighting on environmental grounds are largely parents of children in the two schools whose children are being exposed to noxious fumes from a rushed brown site cleanup. So I frankly don't care what some preservationist group wants.

Ps - i know you need maps to identify the space. I don't. People should comment on things they have real knowledge of instead of doing Google gymnastics for fake internet "wins".

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