treesareweirdos
treesareweirdos t1_j6d7e78 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The sea cliffs of Moloka’i Hawaii [OC] [6003 x 4007] by crankyape1534
Well congrats, you just won a trip to fabulous Molokai!!
treesareweirdos t1_j68mome wrote
Reply to comment by Historical_Pair3057 in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
Which part of the post isn’t true based on that?
treesareweirdos t1_j656376 wrote
Reply to comment by HEIMDVLLR in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
The answer can still be NIMBYism, because a politician using eminent domain is political suicide with NIMBY’s around. Also, eminent domain is generally too expensive to pull off in a major city like NYC, because you to pay “just compensation” to those evicted (which is generally fair market value).
The answer is also that it’s too expensive, involves too much red tape (in both the executive gov’t and the courts), and therefore takes too long to sustain the political will needed to make it happen.
treesareweirdos t1_j2bd8q9 wrote
Very exciting, I wonder if there’s any chance of this passing. My gut would say no, but the way Marijuana legalization spread across the country surprised me, so who knows?
treesareweirdos t1_j0vwtlp wrote
Reply to comment by Pennwisedom in Jealous of NYC transportation by OfficialEthxn
True, but NYC’s subway is also underrated even compared to other systems around the world. The extent of coverage and the 24 hour service is amazing.
treesareweirdos t1_jdk0nrh wrote
Reply to comment by Gdott in How Manhattan Hotels Became Refuges for Thousands of Migrants by Aggravating-Bridge-5
Identity politics have always been part of American politics. The civil rights movement, and conversely, Jim Crow, is the very definition of identity politics.