Hizzoner wants to spend $20 Billion of other people's money to build a seawall around lower Manhattan to protect against future storms, stating:

 

"if we're going to save lives and protect the lives of communities, we're going to have to live with some new realities."

 

Which is pretty much the same quote he uses whenever he proposes something expensive/intrusive.

 

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20130611/DA6RNK600.html

I wouldn't call a seawall "intrusive".  This isn't the same issue as gun control, soda control, or other nanny state activities that Bloomberg is so fond of.  It's a question of cost/benefit analysis -- what are the risks of future catastrophic storm and the projected cost of such a storm (in terms of lives lost and property damage) weighed against the cost and effectiveness of a seawall.  Preparing for natural disasters through building codes or infrastructure is not necessarily a bad thing,  It just needs to be done in a smart way.

Escape from NY ! haha, first thing I thought of!

Excellent Idea....Having lived,studied and work in Manhattan, spending the better part of 30 years within it's boundaries......I'm over it. NYC, even with all it's art,food,commerce,fashion and culture has morphed gradually into a California like center for Idiocy on the East Coast......in no small part due to it's Mayor cum Emperor.

NYC has always been a city of neighborhoods  and real people but less so now with it's economy driven by newly monied Eurotrash,Mainland Chinese and overindulged offspring of the world's wealthy.I'm not against money and those who have it but the overt ,embarrassing and boorish influence it increasingly buys.

Build the wall,build it high.......but put Katz,Le Bernerdin,Murry's,Astor wines,Grey's papaya, Mei Li Wah, Wolfgang's,MOMA, the Met and Mc Sorleys on the Jersey side.

So if they build a crazy wall around the bottom of the island what happens when the water rises in the rivers further north and floods down - doesn't that just keep the water in and create a worse flood that then can only be pumped out????

I love Murray's Cheese

I love Murray's Cheese

I was an intern there and took their Course....but still love the days where only 5 customers could fit in the old store at the same time and the bread came from the bakery down the block.

So if they build a crazy wall around the bottom of the island what happens when the water rises in the rivers further north and floods down - doesn't that just keep the water in and create a worse flood that then can only be pumped out????

Very good point

So if they build a crazy wall around the bottom of the island what happens when the water rises in the rivers further north and floods down - doesn't that just keep the water in and create a worse flood that then can only be pumped out????

 

I suspect that Bloomberg financial interests are well protected by the current scope of the proposed project.

Instead of spending 20 billion on this project, why doens't he just build the wall with all the "over 16 ounce cups" that can no longer be sold filled with soda because he made that illegal?

It's not a bad idea considering it flooded during sandy.... but if these idiots think a man made wall will keep water out of NYC with the projected 2050 underwater debate, there insane... you have a massive ticking time bomb just waiting to go off.. but then again with that kinda forecast what other options do you have then, move the city? we might have to meet them at the bridge!

 

 

 

 

NYC has always been a city of neighborhoods  and real people but less so now with it's economy driven by newly monied Eurotrash,Mainland Chinese and overindulged offspring of the world's wealthy.I'm not against money and those who have it but the overt ,embarrassing and boorish influence it increasingly buys.

 

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this and you're spot on.

 

Even in the last 10 years the change has been so immense, and so bad. Lots of real neighborhoods torn up to build big ugly condo buildings. Even Brooklyn is becoming like that. It is sad.

 

And the tourists feel that they own the place too, especially with the US$/Euro exchange rate being what it is. 

Instead of spending 20 billion on this project, why doens't he just build the wall with all the "over 16 ounce cups" that can no longer be sold filled with soda because he made that illegal?

 

They are still legal thanks to a court order. 

So.. the Mayor of a city wants to spend money to protect it from flooding?  Ok.. that seems within his scope as mayor.  The use of Federal money for most of it is concerning.. but we all know if the city floods again federal money would be used there too.. and probably at a much higher cost.. an ounce of prevention/pound of cure sort of thing..

 

One could legitimately argue with the approach.. like how much of Manhattan already requires huge pumps/walls to keep sea-water out.. how would this new solution actually solve the problem?

 

Still.. having Bloomberg talk about this is much more in line then any of the MAIG stuff.

Better yet... Instead of wasting millions of his own dollars trying to create laws to break us, use that to build his freaken wall. There are still people struggling from the storm and all he can think of is hitting tax payers up with more burdens? Fugging arse!!!

 

 

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Better yet... Instead of wasting millions of his own dollars trying to create laws to break us, use that to build his freaken wall. There are still people struggling from the storm and all he can think of is hitting tax payers up with more burdens? Fugging arse!!! Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Worse then that.. Federal money for Sandy recovery would be used as part of the funding for this wall.. so instead of helping the people who are still struggling it would go to this wall

Just wait until Anthony Weiner becomes mayor. I'm already looking for another job West of the Hudson, or maybe even West of the Delaware...