Comments on: Fantasy Island

By: futurebird

futurebird — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:49:10 +0000

It would make an awsome campus for a public boarding school for troubled teens. You could have gardens and other therapeutic activities there.

I think the bikes look cool… but won’t they break easily?

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:52:40 +0000

Never mind the investment – who picked the finalists? These are our only options? How about turning it into a university campus? Or returning it to its natural state (never mind that the entire southern portion of the island was created from fill generated by the excavation of the Lexington Avenue subway).

As for those bikes, be forewarned that cyclists are thus far relegated to the bike lane rimming the northern portion of the island (based on a bike visit on opening day, this past Saturday). We were told not to bike in the interior, because of the presence of “kids.” Of course, no similar ban applied to shuttle buses or golf carts, which have apparently been proven less harmful to children in collisions than have bicycles.

Do go check out Governor’s Island, though, before the powers that be turn it into Luxury Condo Isle.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:39:56 +0000

While all this is wonderful, what I have never understood about the grandiose plans for Gov Isle is the fact that it sits at sea level. With global warming bringing rising waters and more frequent storms, is it worth it to put so much investment into such a vulnerable location?

By: Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:56:50 +0000

dartley – Your comment almost made me spit out my 7UP. So, LOL.

By: Jmc

Jmc — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:37:32 +0000

Why are the bikes wooden? Wouldn’t it make sense to use metal for the purposes of durability?

Architects are strange.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:00:12 +0000

In their drawings, they should have photoshopped in images of cops confiscating the bikes.