I googled him finally...apparently he's a major garage/warehouse magnet and an animal rights activist. (Guess it's possible to be both?)
You're probably right about the win-win, save the horses and get the land, if you throw in affordable housing development into the bargain...you please the animal rights activists, the real estate developers, the people in need of affordable housing (although, I'm beginning to think that's an oxymoron in NYC), and the mayor who made political promises to all of the above.
Who bloody cares about the carriage drivers? They only make up...1/50th of the population. I mean how many are there really? 100? ;-)
(I've been mildly following it...doesn't appear to be going anywhere, just keeps going around in a circle, mainly because a lot of people like the carriage rides...and the question has arose, what do they plan on doing with the horses and carriages...)
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Date: 2016-02-06 11:26 pm (UTC)You're probably right about the win-win, save the horses and get the land, if you throw in affordable housing development into the bargain...you please the animal rights activists, the real estate developers, the people in need of affordable housing (although, I'm beginning to think that's an oxymoron in NYC), and the mayor who made political promises to all of the above.
Who bloody cares about the carriage drivers? They only make up...1/50th of the population. I mean how many are there really? 100? ;-)
(I've been mildly following it...doesn't appear to be going anywhere, just keeps going around in a circle, mainly because a lot of people like the carriage rides...and the question has arose, what do they plan on doing with the horses and carriages...)