tmblg: Central Park -> Manhattan Airport “Public dollars helped create Central Park in the 1850s. And public responsibility dictates that we transform this underutilized asset into something we so desperately need today. Manhattan Airport will prove New York City no longer allows it’s vestigial prewar cityscape to languish in irrelevance but instead reinvents these spaces with a daring and inspired bravado truly befitting one of the world’s great cities. The moment is now.” — The Manhattan Airport Foundation File under the “what could possibly go wrong” department.
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Central Park -> Manhattan Airport

“Public dollars helped create Central Park in the 1850s. And public responsibility dictates that we transform this underutilized asset into something we so desperately need today. Manhattan Airport will prove New York City no longer allows it’s vestigial prewar cityscape to languish in irrelevance but instead reinvents these spaces with a daring and inspired bravado truly befitting one of the world’s great cities. The moment is now.”

— The Manhattan Airport Foundation

File under the “what could possibly go wrong” department.

Source: nickdeplume

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  1. uuurben-disasterrr reblogged this from landscapearchitecture and added:
    How could anyone possibly say Central Park is under utilized or irrelevant?!?! Have they ever even been to the park?...
  2. theothericecreamman reblogged this from jamesnord and added:
    yeah.. i’m hoping thats a joke. there must be an organization dedicated to fighting this if its real.
  3. paintthetownred reblogged this from thomaswheatley and added:
    Will whoever created this hoax please stand up...be recognized? First, I see
  4. thegetdownguy reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    I can’t think of any reason that this wouldn’t succeed. Not a single one. This will surely get unanimous support.
  5. brendanklein reblogged this from 8226 and added:
    no way this is ever happening. 8226:
  6. thomaswheatley reblogged this from 8226
  7. krisnolte reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    wow..this is ridic. i vote nay!
  8. indefinitearticle reblogged this from mattcunnington and added:
    Worst idea ever! I veto the motion.
  9. sunaoh reblogged this from tmblg
  10. mattcunnington reblogged this from landscapearchitecture
  11. landscapearchitecture reblogged this from functionalrecuperation and added:
    Does anyone else completely disagree with the statement that Central Park is under-utilized? I read an article about how...
  12. 8226 reblogged this from jamesnord and added:
    While I agree LaGuardia and JFK airports are in need of improvements, tearing up central park is a bad move. The...
  13. joeyjoseph reblogged this from turquoisebird and added:
    You’re both crazy! Don’t you see it?! Airports ARE cities now. This image represents the first stage in a term I’ve just...
  14. urocyon-littoralis reblogged this from jwisser and added:
    Whoever thought this idiotic thing up neets to GTFO my island, kthx.
  15. itswatercooled reblogged this from tmblg
  16. jwisser reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    Does the concept of green space escape these people?
  17. mylifeinirony reblogged this from skinnyjeansandsex and added:
    OMG NO! The point of central park was to create an ecosystem cause they knew that new york would be full of buildings so...
  18. karlis reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    This has got to be one of the biggest jokes on Earth. Talk about one of the most horrible, disrespectful, and...
  19. baterya reblogged this from tmblg
  20. skinnyjeansandsex reblogged this from mynameispeter
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  22. activeurbanity reblogged this from tmblg
  23. ericfriedman reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    File under the “what could possibly go wrong” department.
  24. milesdecourcy reblogged this from functionalrecuperation and added:
    I am fully behind this vision, and am working hard to see that this project recieves all of the support it deserves.
  25. turquoisebird reblogged this from osakasteve and added:
    My thoughts exactly. Central Park is an iconic and peaceful setting against the harsh metropolis of Manhattan and the...
  26. pseudocolin reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    , in mouth> It is a joke – their address places them on the 58th floor of a 57-floor building – but. Still.
  27. neuski reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    This idea is very intriguing. Ultimately I am against the idea but there are good points made for the change.
  28. osakasteve reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    Maybe I’m missing something here, but isn’t this an absolutely catastrophic idea? Isn’t it commonly understood that the...
  29. johnburke reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    As cool as this looks, there are so many reasons that this is the stupidest idea I’ve heard in a while. Like really...
  30. tbeseda reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    Destroying a legendary public space to facilitate a mode of transportation that will undoubtedly change drastically in...
  31. megsnotplural reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    ok, well done bullshitters: The Manhattan Airport Foundation 233 Broadway, 58th Floor
  32. jamesnord reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    take away one of the most unique and amazing things about new york and replace it with an airport? this is a joke right?
  33. tmblg reblogged this from nickdeplume
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