http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php All comments for U.N. Will Lease, Not Build, Temporary Office Space en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:11:44 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119167 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119167 Comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:47:03 -0500 <p>It's not a question of "commute." The entire UN community is based around the east midtown area -- all of the national government missions, associated businesses and service providers, non-profits, and related intl organizations (EU, World Bank, etc) are in that neighborhood. They come and go from the UN, often several times a day, from meetings to their offices and back. Moving that downtown or to Brooklyn would severely hamper the functioning of the entire system. People often forget that the UN is the largest employer in the New York area outside of city government. Making reasonable arrangements to minimize the disruptions from their capital improvement plan makes good sense for the city.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119146 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119146 Comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:49:28 -0500 <p>umm... Maybe Sheldon Solow could rent some of the space that he is building on the ConEd site one block away? Six million sq feet? http://therealestate.observer.com/2006/03/con-ed-waterside-project.html</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119133 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/04/18/un_will_build_n.php#comment-119133 Comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:56:57 -0500 <p>Too long a commute? Wish the rest of us had such a problem...</p>