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bettyellen

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74. midday it was pretty boring to look at alright, but early mornings and twilights could be

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 01:44 PM

Oct 2013

gorgeous.
when I was a teenager we used to go to an afterhour club a few blocks north, in the basement of some warehouse. that whole neighborhood was dying industrial / commercial space and it was dead on weekends and after 5 pm. we'd walk down there (she lied and said we were in a club at WTC, because the truth was too scary for her parents) and wait for her parents to pick us up at dawn and lie in the middle of the plaza. it was so quiet we could here their car approach. I had a lot of good associations with that place. But the new one, it is just too spooky. I won't be surprised at all if they hit it again somehow. I'm not thrilled we have a new target here, I work about 6-7 blocks away- and just down the street from that club we'd go to.

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Banksy op-ed rejected by NYT [View all] Recursion Oct 2013 OP

They made the right call. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #1

WRONG billhicks76 Oct 2013 #7

Right call -- for you. n/t DeSwiss Oct 2013 #10

some people warrprayer Oct 2013 #69

vandalism? Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #12

I doubt it's worth trying to explain, but I loved that post Recursion Oct 2013 #22

So then you don't mind if the tagee cashes in, right? brooklynite Oct 2013 #24

Me? Why would I care what somebody does with Banksy's art? Recursion Oct 2013 #25

Welcome Back to DU RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #14

Ha Recursion Oct 2013 #17

+1 ! Vanje Oct 2013 #51

+1 Marr Oct 2013 #42

Better to say goodbye. It made the wrong call Autumn Oct 2013 #56

Well done by admin. nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #62

If you can't distinguish Banksy from a vandal, maybe you should let those of us... Recursion Oct 2013 #19

Putting yourself up on a high horse sure is fun, isn't it? joeglow3 Oct 2013 #75

Welcome back! Drive that post count up as fast as you can! morningfog Oct 2013 #27

Guffaw Recursion Oct 2013 #32

GONE! And his little friends are having a temper tantrum over it! Rex Oct 2013 #55

Oh! Where? I'd love to watch. morningfog Oct 2013 #61

If ever we need an exspurt on vandalism hootinholler Oct 2013 #29

^^^ Win Recursion Oct 2013 #33

People lucky enough to be "vandalized" by Banksy are protecting his "tags" KamaAina Oct 2013 #39

I saw that too Recursion Oct 2013 #45

Says the now banned, repeat troll? Rex Oct 2013 #54

Ouch. MADem Oct 2013 #2

I last saw Freedom Tower when it had just topped out above the Empire State Recursion Oct 2013 #3

We are in agreement. MADem Oct 2013 #38

they were never really part of the skyline as much as the harbour, and quite gorgeous reflecting the bettyellen Oct 2013 #63

Again, I am just a visitor ... but I found the view from the harbor jarring. MADem Oct 2013 #68

midday it was pretty boring to look at alright, but early mornings and twilights could be bettyellen Oct 2013 #74

The truth hurts. n/t mattclearing Oct 2013 #4

Don't it? (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #5

Wow. Every point, right down the line. The fearful appeasers and sycophants have Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #6

Wow. I can see saying that about Times Square but the whole City? Nt dorkzilla Oct 2013 #15

The whole borough, maybe, along with Brooklyn Recursion Oct 2013 #16

Whew�at least you said the Bronx was still cool! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #48

Banksy are (I use that deliberately) one of the finest writers of our times Recursion Oct 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Oct 2013 #20

Here's a clue: people live here... brooklynite Oct 2013 #26

+1 nt Javaman Oct 2013 #31

try the boroughs, there is still some soul there KurtNYC Oct 2013 #41

Kind of a dumb article. n/t MrModerate Oct 2013 #8

"It looks like something they would build in Canada." LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #9

Thank you! Recursion Oct 2013 #21

I'm sure it's all about money. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #28

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2013 #13

So says he seveneyes Oct 2013 #23

Really? An op-ed complaining that a skyscraper looks boring? What's next? DetlefK Oct 2013 #30

Meh.. what, he'd prefer a skyscraper shaped like a digitus impudicus? X_Digger Oct 2013 #34

Maybe one that fit in with the architecture south of Canal? Recursion Oct 2013 #35

When the time comes to build the next skyscraper Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #36

I think this op ed hits too close to the nerve for the NYT KurtNYC Oct 2013 #43

As for me personally, I would have gone for Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #46

Just as a point of fact, no one knows what Banksy looks like. His identity is unknown. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #50

So I'm supposed to believe the NYT would accept an op-ed Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #52

Yes. Many op-eds are probably 'ghost written'... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #60

I'm sure several people know what 'Bansky' looks like. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #59

I'm sure a few do, but even how many of Banksy there might be. The identity of the artist known Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #77

Massive monument to a lie. n/t whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #37

er, the lie being? brooklynite Oct 2013 #57

Well, the World Trade Center is/was one of the most prominent financial hubs in the World. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #64

Sorry to burt your stereotype... brooklynite Oct 2013 #67

Some of the largest financial firms and corporations had offices in the WTC. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #70

please, elboarate? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #71

"It looks like something they would build in Canada" KamaAina Oct 2013 #40

He's right. He should have also mentioned it is a single point of failure Taverner Oct 2013 #44

Well... I guess it's a good thing he doesn't really live here then...? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #47

It's so funny that they rejected it. Such a good piece. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #49

Greenpoint! My hometown. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #53

Ouch. Completely accurate, though. DireStrike Oct 2013 #58

Cosmetically, I thought One World Trade looked pretty cool when I visited this summer. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #65

Septemeber 11 didn't happen to "all of us" for fucks sake. You'd have to have been tucked safely bettyellen Oct 2013 #66

I agree with him. I find the architecture of that building uninspired. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #72

Burj Khalifa is a big white elephant at this point. Same problem original WTC had Recursion Oct 2013 #73

maybe the best op-ed i have read about the freedom tower La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #76