"Everything is going well," said an employee of The Total Show by Freeman, organizers of the design, plan and production of the convention. He would not give his name and declined further comment about the pace of the work, citing security concerns.Not many people would agree to be interviewed. Diana Taylor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's girlfriend, was spotted on the future convention floor checking on workers' progress.
For some of those who are making it happen, the transformation itself is like working magic.
"It's fantastic. If you came for the first time when it was just an open floor, to what it is now, you would be really amazed," said Cedric Charles, an iron worker from East Flatbush. "It's a metamorphosis. It's amazing that so much has been done in such a short time."
Bill Murphy, his colleague from Iron Workers Local 580, agreed — almost.
"It's incredible what has been done. But a lot of money has been spent on something that will last for only four days. Is it worth it? Probably not," Murphy said. "It pays the bills. But it's ironic we are doing all this work, considering most of us will be voting for Kerry."http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/nyc-gard0825,0,4964559.story
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