Friday, March 11, 2011

Greenpoint and Maspeth to get screwed together!

Private Funding Sought for Kosciuszko
from the Crain's Insider - March 11, 2011

The newly confirmed state Department of Transportation commissioner said a private-public partnership could help pay for the $800 million replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge. Joan McDonald said she hasn't explored revenue options. Tolls would likely be needed to create revenue for private developers to pay for a new bridge connecting Greenpoint and Maspeth.

To all the selfish Greenpointers (no, not Miss Heather) who think it's a great idea to dump your unwanted depot on Maspeth, take a good hard look at who your real enemy is. Mine enemy is thine.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tolls? Hey I know let's make one of the absolute most congested pieces of roadway in NYC even more of a custerfuck.

Anonymous said...

TOLLS? WTF? So to avoid the tolls people will go down to LIC over Van Dam, or come down Grand Ave in Maspeth, which both are already bursting at the seams during work hours. Yea, good idea.

Evan S said...

Tolls? I thought you said trolls. See ya later!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous #1: Tolls would not add to congestion, since they would probably implement high-speed, barrierless tolling. If anything it reduce congestion by disincentivising car trips.

Queens Crapper said...

Not if everyone's clusterfucking at the exists on each side to avoid the toll.

Hey, it would be the first Brooklyn-Queens toll since the horse & buggy drawbridge days!

Anonymous said...

Crappy: yes, but that will probably only happen initially. Folks would get used to it.

Won't happen anyway. The bigger priority is getting tolls on the East and Harlem River bridges.

Anonymous said...

Tolls...rolls...I thought you said Poles.

I'm of Polish extraction and live in Greenpoint.

Anonymous said...

Take a NIMBY attitude and you
Greenpointers will get shafted too!

Anonymous said...

Reduce traffic and emissions and raise revenue? If the funds were diverted to improving the local environment and parks, it might be a win-win for both communities. We might even be able to pay for that waterfront cafe on the Maspeth Creek! I heard it is going to have glowing reviews.

Queens Crapper said...

So they don't still clusterfuck at the Van Dam exit off the LIE to avoid the Midtown Tunnel toll?

Silly me, I thought what I see each day is congestion.

Queens Crapper said...

"Reduce traffic and emissions and raise revenue? If the funds were diverted to improving the local environment and parks"...

What part of Tolls would likely be needed to create revenue for private developers to pay for a new bridge connecting Greenpoint and Maspeth do you not understand?

Anonymous said...

Tolls to help create revenue for private developers? Grab your ankles my friends. Looks like Bloomberg's friends are getting warmed up.