tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post8619493858271170378..comments2023-10-09T08:19:36.161-04:00Comments on Roosevelt Island 360: My Two Cents on the FDR / Kahn MemorialRI 360http://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-26073826594064882102007-11-03T10:19:00.000-04:002007-11-03T10:19:00.000-04:00I'm a bit confused at your comments. On one hand,...I'm a bit confused at your comments. On one hand, you complain about the "sprawl" moving Southwards, but you enjoy the toddler playground and the Duane Reade opened up in Riverwalk. Do you really think that new development in Southpoint (not that there is even a sign of it yet) would be that absolutely bad? Let's face it - Coler-Goldwater is a sprawl, underutilized, and can really be condensed into a newer, more modern, larger facility, freeing up land which can be used to 1. host more retail space, bringing services to the island; 2. possibly open the way to a second subway station on the island (to the E/V line); 3. bring valuable tax revenue to the island as well<BR/><BR/>And as for Southpoint Park itself, realistically, I think it's open less often than it is closed. I wouldn't mind if the money were spent taking down the massive expanse of chain-link fencing, and instead, making it into a modern facility that more people can enjoy. Have you thought about how the disabled people on wheelchairs really can't go there because of the rocky/crumbly terrain on it? Wouldn't it be nice to see the Smallpox Hospital restored so that we can actually see it closer up, and the graffiti of the ghosts on it removed?<BR/><BR/>Not trying to be combative, but I think it's a little weak to complain about "Kahn fanatics" and instead you might be better served thinking about how the space is of limited use right now (beautiful and undeveloped as it is, I agree, but it is too rarely open for people to visit); and that it will help bring some visibility to the island. And maybe make fewer people think of this place as solely a set for horror movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com