Even_Acadia3085
Even_Acadia3085 t1_j9z1uv5 wrote
Reply to comment by Dont_mute_me_bro in Burying Moses' biggest middle finger to the city? Plan to tunnel the BQE being discussed by scooterflaneuse
Big Dig was expensive but had major technical issues this project would not have. Also, even with the huge costs, it surely has created over $22B in value to the city of Boston already. Getting rid of BQE in front of Brooklyn waterfront might do the same, although since the vast majority of the area is already very expensive and landmarked (justifiably) this might not create the sort of building boom seen up north.
Even_Acadia3085 t1_j6y7r8q wrote
The city also seems to only plant wimpy little trees like locusts that offer little shade compared to say the sycamores (much less elms) of yesteryear. There are streets in Brooklyn and the Upper West and East sides that should be models for relatively treeless places. Each neighborhood should get a 'street czar' with power to plant trees, get things moving on vacant lots and old scaffolds, remove graffiti and otherwise improve the streetscapes.
Even_Acadia3085 t1_j6nwr9o wrote
Reply to comment by Evening_Presence_927 in A Housing Plan for Manhattan’s Empty Spaces by psychothumbs
It's being built in other cities! NYC has a lot of demand from rich people from around the world who want a place in New York. Us regular types have to make do with a patchwork of rent-controlled, public, market rate, and subsidized units that fall somewhere in between. It's a supply and demand problem where the supply is constrained by do-gooders who don't seem to realize that the perfect can be the enemy of the good. Manhattan will always have a high cost of land so it'll never be truly affordable but we could in some dream world once again build Potemkin Mitchell-Lama villages...but those aren't coming given the mood in Washington. The nimbys who SAY they want affordable housing are really working to doom it. They work to stop building anything which lowers supply and do nothing to reduce NYC's insanely high cost of labor (exacerbated by union rules) that makes building anything but luxury condos prohibitive.
Even_Acadia3085 t1_iujregu wrote
Candy > Skeletons
Even_Acadia3085 t1_j9zfayp wrote
Reply to Madison Square Garden could move across street, executive tells Midtown neighbors by nickgarber
I think best location would be on top of remaining unbuilt Hudson Yards land but that's probably not where it will go. There are plenty of 'dead buildings' in the area where a relocated MSG would add value. Commercial real estate doesn't have the brightest future to say the least at the moment. I bet a lot of distressed sellers will make it possible to relocate soon.