[fioco]

^ Your comments are greatly appreciated, but you miss the point. The "park" is proposed for land already owned and cleared by the developer Solow. If the park proceeds according to plan, Solow pays for it and doesn't have the land to develop, land that is already zoned for tall buildings. The situation is very different from Seattle, where that fabulous park greatly increased nearby property values. This is Solow's property, not public property except for the ventilation tower for the Midtown Tunnel and the very small asphalt parcel known lovingly as Robert Moses Park. By the way, your home might make a lovely park. You should tear it down and build something nice for your community.