04/08/2010 5:37 AM
David: If you haven't, you and your reporters should visit Washington Square Park. The mayor and gang including NYU, the real estate empire that owns most of the property around the park and also has the most hideous eyesores including Bobst Library (the suicide library) and the hideous ugly Student Center forced their "improvements" of Washington Square Park that the community fought looks more like a prison camp with big parts gated off. It was a huge waste of money to move the fountain a few feet and rip up trees that like the community and historic buildings torn down by NYU belong there but the mayor, NYU, and other real estate developers are bent on "improvements" that drive the community and history -- the soul out of NYC all for $. The supposed improvements where for NYU real estate values and to cater to tourism and the people as usual are screwed. Think of the recession we are in and the massive crisis. Did multi-millions really need to be spent and if so how about on a park in a poor neighborhood?
