Garodnick is a socialist bozo. That neighborhood (including his beloved Stuyvestant Village) is an eyesore. The retirees who came out in force at the Community Board meeting are hardly representative of the community -- they simply have the time to care and are the most opposed to change of any sort. Their arguments centered on three kvetchy points: Tall buildings bring shadows, tall buildings bring traffic, tall buildings are tall. You live in MIDTOWN! Banning tall buildings in Midtown is not only absurd for the obvious reasons, but you already have shadows and traffic is a separate, ugly problem best addressed via congestion pricing and better public transportation. As for the argument that "I've lived here since 1964 and the neighborhood never had buildings that tall" -- there was never a building as tall as the UN right on its plot before it came about, nor was there one as tall as Tudor City on its plot before it was built. Neighborhoods change, and the hideous, already-tall Midtown East River area is a neighborhood more needing change than most. But if you hate capitalism, you hate capitalism, right Garodnick?
Garodnick is a socialist bozo. That neighborhood (including his beloved Stuyvestant Village) is an eyesore. The retirees who came out in force at the Community Board meeting are hardly representative of the community -- they simply have the time to care and are the most opposed to change of any sort. Their arguments centered on three kvetchy points: Tall buildings bring shadows, tall buildings bring traffic, tall buildings are tall. You live in MIDTOWN! Banning tall buildings in Midtown is not only absurd for the obvious reasons, but you already have shadows and traffic is a separate, ugly problem best addressed via congestion pricing and better public transportation. As for the argument that "I've lived here since 1964 and the neighborhood never had buildings that tall" -- there was never a building as tall as the UN right on its plot before it came about, nor was there one as tall as Tudor City on its plot before it was built. Neighborhoods change, and the hideous, already-tall Midtown East River area is a neighborhood more needing change than most. But if you hate capitalism, you hate capitalism, right Garodnick?