re: #300 CuriousLurker

Their “resolution” calling on the Congress to stop further improvements and development in Central Park really rings hollow considering that that the park was designed by Olmsted and Vaux back in the 19th century to incorporate and protect the natural beauty of the land. In fact, the Central Park Conservancy has been doing its best to restore the park to those conditions, it isn’t building skyscrapers or other buildings in the park; it’s maintaining the structures that are already there.

In fact, in recent years, the park has been trying to restore parts of the park to the conditions when Olmsted and Vaux designed it.

But such distinctions fall flat on someone who has no clue about preservation of lands. NYC is actually reverting areas along its shore to prior conditions - opening up parklands at every opportunity. Other shoreline communities are doing similar actions. NYC is converting former landfills into wildlife areas and parks.

If someone were plotting to plant a Trump Tower in the middle of Central Park, I’d say that this Wyoming legislator has a point, but that’s not happening.