There’s not a whole lot more to be said about this that can’t be found elsewhere. But the Times gets a little dodgy and flashes a moment of Rampe-lovin’ with this quote:
“Goldman’s decision is tantamount to a vote of no confidence in a project that has been viewed as a critical symbol of downtown Manhattan’s redevelopment dreams.”
That’s interesting, since the LMDC keeps doing surveys downtown to see if anyone actually wants this tunnel, aside from Brookfield Properties, and the answers consistently come back: nyet. CB1 said no, Battery Park residents said no. Everyone said no. And now the only legitimate developer of commercial property (you can try and count Silverstein, but he would need to, you know, get tenants first) south of Canal Street has said a big resounding no. And how did our non-politician mayor respond? He said that Paulson didn’t respect how crucial a football stadium was for the Olympics. Oh, wait, no he didn’t. Actually, he said nothing. The largest private investment in downtown in years, and the city couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone. That’s cheek. Goldman really doesn’t understand how development is done in this city. They should ask for a big ‘ole tax abatement, and demand the city write a big check, and then they’ll get some attention.
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This is what happens when your mayor claims to be a ‘non-politician’.
There’s not a whole lot more to be said about this that can’t be found elsewhere. But the Times gets a little dodgy and flashes a moment of Rampe-lovin’ with this quote:
That’s interesting, since the LMDC keeps doing surveys downtown to see if anyone actually wants this tunnel, aside from Brookfield Properties, and the answers consistently come back: nyet. CB1 said no, Battery Park residents said no. Everyone said no. And now the only legitimate developer of commercial property (you can try and count Silverstein, but he would need to, you know, get tenants first) south of Canal Street has said a big resounding no. And how did our non-politician mayor respond? He said that Paulson didn’t respect how crucial a football stadium was for the Olympics. Oh, wait, no he didn’t. Actually, he said nothing. The largest private investment in downtown in years, and the city couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone. That’s cheek. Goldman really doesn’t understand how development is done in this city. They should ask for a big ‘ole tax abatement, and demand the city write a big check, and then they’ll get some attention.