Gothamist: Extra, Extra

ANGRYGOD11

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:58:36 -0500

City budget cutbacks mean NYPD will have to fire just 19 bullets into unarmed black men and not the usual 44.

Toby von Meistersinger

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:58:07 -0500

The state Historic Preservation Office apparently is nuts. A lot of the people in historic preservation are twelve short of a six pack, but this honestly takes the cake since they are 1. a state agency, 2. ignoring the fact that it is a vital piece of transportation infrastructure. Such idiocy among the historic preservation crowd isn't new. They put parts of the Bronx River Parkway on the National Register of Historic Places, which makes upgrading the road more difficult and of course makes it less safe all in the name of historic preservation. The case of the Woodland Viaduct on the BRP in Westchester is a prime example of this nonsense, which limited the functional upgrades and increased the cost of renovation. Thankfully that kind of idiotic nonsense was avoided with the Kosciuszko Bridge. It could have been something that could have added millions of dollars to the cost of the project.

Goomba

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:24:32 -0500

What sorta stoonad would wanna landmark the Kosciuszko Bridge? It ain't the Brooklyn Bridge. And if you want to keep the cops, have the city shake down some of these companies. We call it protection.

TimSPC

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:10:58 -0500

Who the heck was trying to landmark the Kosciuszko Bridge? That thing is a disaster. Just because it's old and you remember driving over it as a kid doesn't mean it's worth saving.