Dumps Like a Trump, Trump, Trump

The controversial proposal to turn the UPS lot on Spring Street and West Street into a place for 106 Sanitation trucks may align Donald Trump with critics of his planned Trump Soho Hotel. The Donald takes a break from blabbing about ladies of The View and tells the Post, "I don't like trucks, the fumes, the traffic from the standpoint of the community... If the community wanted help, I would certainly help."

Still the Trump Soho would be a five blocks from the lot, which leads Trump to say, "Five blocks in New York City is an eternity." Yeah, but five blocks in terms of views ain't!

But the Friend of Hudson Square president David Reck gives the blue ribbon quote. Referring to the Department of Sanitation's plan to build a refueling station at Canal and West Streets (complete with 30,000 gallons of fuel), Reck says, "It would be a perfect terrorist target that would burn up TriBeCa, Hudson Square and the Holland Tunnel all in one big shot." Totally - especially when you think about the 80,000 gallons of fuel at 60 Hudson Street.

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By Jen Chung in News on January 16, 2007 8:44 AM

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bb

yes mr science, it is. thank you.

jen, you're an idiot.

mr. science

isn't the fuel diesel, which only burns under high pressure and temperature? it's safer than gasoline and natural gas.

Dave H.

Trump is annoyed about someone putting up an unsightly building that would obstruct views and cast long shadows over its neighbors with little regard for what the surrounding community's concerns are? Hang on, let me just savor that.

fear

Let's get rid of all of the gas stations in Manhattan too while we are at it. Each one stores tens of thousands of gallons of gas! I can't believe the bad guys haven't figured this out yet!