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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

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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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