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amf0336 t1_j24wn5s wrote

Reply to comment by Wowzlul in Why New York State Insists That the Penn Station Area Is ‘Blighted’ by mowotlarx

I’d rather have buildings that provide some sort of neighborhood feel and amenities rather than tall glass facades on the sidewalk.

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civilityman t1_j2564lx wrote

Nobody wants to live in a place where that amount of traffic, foot, car and bicycle, is right outside your front door.

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cdavidg4 t1_j25lmte wrote

You can have active ground floor, neighborhood scaled retail with a tower on top. Unfortunately doesn't seem to be something developers are interested in here. I'm sure a city block sized retail space that sits empty, waiting for a trader joes, is easier to manage than 20 small spaces that would actually be rented and used by people.

It's my biggest gripe with downtown Brooklyn. City Planning "created" a new neighborhood with the rezonings but forgot the neighborhood aspect. The ground plane is lifeless.

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Wowzlul t1_j29o3jh wrote

Fulton st mall during the day is nice because it's just normal Bk people shopping at normal stores.

At night yeah it's eerily empty.

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mustardgrl69 t1_j26ivcl wrote

Downtown Brooklyn right behind Midtown in the blighted race IMO…

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Amphiscian t1_j25tim8 wrote

>provide some sort of neighborhood feel

That's what we have neighborhoods for?

This is meant to be a transit/commercial/stadium epicenter. Walk south for 5 minutes and you're in Chelsea

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