Comment on Families in New York City demonstrated against a proposal to allow cars in a local park. A politician showed up in a car to mock them

bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’d bet a dollar it saves one traffic light and I’d bet a second dollar she lives within a quarter mile of the south end of the road. Opened for the relief of the most minor of conveniences.

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• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I assume the politician who started it lives on one side of it and wants it for personal convenience.

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• jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m actually a bit confused. That looks like the road doesn’t actually cross the park, but is adjacent to it?

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  • narp@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It looks different on satellite:

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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is the Edge of Forrest Park, it’s a park twice the size of Central Park. This road cuts through the path for kids to get to the field from the playground

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