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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
Well, the waterfront does seem to be pretty accessible today, especially along the Hudson.
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Yes, but it's not uninterrupted. Sure, there are long stretches of recreational areas, but you couldn't make a complete circumnavigation of the island- and I bet alot of cyclists and nature enthusiasts would love that. Well one good thing they've done in the last dozen years or so is enable crossing over the West Side highway to the piers. I remember at the end of Christopher Street, trying to cross over and playing chicken with the 6 lanes of traffic. Ya coulda got killed, I tell ya.
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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
As for public housing... I seriously doubt the projects in Manhattan will be going away anytime soon. For one thing, there are soooo many units. Secondly, there would be such an incredible backlash against any politico even hinting at the suggestion that these projects should be relocated. And it goes without saying that it smacks of racism and classism, even if that is not the motive.
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Yes, and again I'm not saying it will be in my lifetime or if it's even right. I just don't think it's outside the realm of possibility. Stranger things have happened. And besides, isn't the idea of putting the poor in concentrated areas stigmatizing in itself? I think it's a very old model, a paradigm. Why not integrate those who can't afford the higher market rents into the mainstream communities, by making a greater percentage of those rentals stabilized, or low-cost? I know, it's a fantasy world I live in. And, it's an unfair world too.