http://www.gothamist.com/2006/08/13/city_wants_pier.php All comments for City Wants Pier 92 To Go Conventional en-us 2007 arts_jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:33:04 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jencarlson@gothamist.com jencarlson@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/08/13/city_wants_pier.php#comment-289904 http://www.gothamist.com/2006/08/13/city_wants_pier.php#comment-289904 Comments Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:48:59 -0500 <p>I like the idea of bringing more tourist dollars to NYC and can well imagine that there might be a special need for a moderate size meeting space bigger than what is available in a large hotel and smaller than the Javits Center. Do we really want that on piers 92 and 94? Convention centers are windowless and introverted--the views of the river will largely be wasted. The existing structure on pier 94 is blind to the river. The Hudson Park Greenway, the busiest greenway in the country with an endless parade of pedestrians, skaters and cyclists, runs right in front of those piers. How will we accomodate the cars and buses that will have to cross the Greenway? Is there no better use for the pier? Is there no better site for a convention center?</p>