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Park in the Theatre District
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#26Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 11:33am
Broadway Flash said: "My thought was about a park, and then the conversation got broadened. I think a park would be nice, and yes I’ve always been outspoken, as others on this board have alluded to, about the shi*hole that is 42nd and Times Square, and 8th Avenue."
I'm gonna go out on a limb (see what I did there?) and say that in addition to "trolling", you've never actually been to NYC and are just parroting what they tell you on Faux and Newsmax.
#27Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 11:33am
Broadway Flash said: "it’s never been this bad. You walk out of your show on 44th, and walk into a refugee camp. Among many other problems. But I guess nobody’s interested in making it better. Sigh"
I've been to Times Square many times in the past year, including last week, and I have no clue what you're talking about. Are you simply complaining that the theater district is crowded?
#28Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 11:48am
Have u seen the cartoon characters? Others hustling for money and using intimidation to shake people down. The shopping mall pushing the palace out of the way. It’s not really that nice of a place.
perfectpenguin
Featured Actor Joined: 7/10/22
#29Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 11:54am
Broadway Flash said: "Have u seen the cartoon characters? Others hustling for money and using intimidation to shake people down. The shopping mall pushing the palace out of the way. It’s not really that nice of a place."
The Palace is being lifted. If it was getting pushed out of that space, then they wouldn’t have spent all that money to lift it. Instead, they would have renovated The Palace for stores like they did with the Empire (currently the AMC on 42nd).
#30Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 11:58am
It won’t be prominent in Times Square anymore.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#31Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 12:50pm
Broadway Flash said: "It won’t be prominent in Times Square anymore."
Whatever you say, sparky.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#32Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 1:03pm
Broadway Flash said: "Have u seen the cartoon characters? Others hustling for money and using intimidation to shake people down. The shopping mall pushing the palace out of the way. It’s not really that nice of a place."
Then don’t go there. Look, I just solved your entire problem!
#33Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 1:59pm
Which is why there needs to be a nice park!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#35Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 2:37pm
And the fact that Central AND Bryant parks are fairly close by dont count as green space?
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#37Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 3:37pm
Ah yes, 42nd and 7th is in fact very far from 42nd and 6th!
#38Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 9:51pm
Central Park is too far, bryan park is fine but walking on 42nd is too crowded, and not in the theatre district. There should absolutely be a park for the community to enjoy. A nice meet up place, they can have events there instead of shubert alley
#39Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 10:04pm
I look forward to you filing your plans with the city to get your permits to build this park you envision.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#40Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/7/23 at 10:46pm
Broadway Flash said: "Central Park is too far, bryan park is fine but walking on 42nd is too crowded, and not in the theatre district. There should absolutely be a park for the community to enjoy. A nice meet up place, they can have events there instead of shubert alley"
Gee—- have you told all of those theatres that are ON 42nd Street that they’re not “in the theatre district”?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#41Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 7:37am
Yes, because every city is interested in cultivating land that costs them money to maintain, but generates no income, whatsoever.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#42Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 11:05am
During the administration of Mayor John Lindsay, there was a move to have "vest pocket" parks throughout NYC. These were tiny little parks where workers could bring their lunches to or just relax. Some of them were quite charming with fountains and small waterfalls. All of them had drinking fountains. I recall one in the theater district had a walk-through waterfall. (Sortta like a short tunnel).I guess they all disappeared.
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#43Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 11:14am
Broadway Flash said: "Central Park is too far, bryan park is fine but walking on 42nd is too crowded, and not in the theatre district. There should absolutely be a park for the community to enjoy. A nice meet up place, they can have events there instead of shubert alley"
Is the Stephen Sondheim Theatre not in the Theater District? Like how much closer would you want?? According to Google Maps it's a total of .1 miles and a 3 minute walk from the Sondheim to Bryant Park (the Belasco and Hudson are also just 1 block further north.
#44Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 11:41am
Broadway Flash said: "Central Park is too far, bryan park is fine but walking on 42nd is too crowded, and not in the theatre district. There should absolutely be a park for the community to enjoy. A nice meet up place, they can have events there instead of shubert alley"
Broadway in Bryant Park happens annually. And theater events have been happening in Times Square for decades.
Moreover, there are quite a number of public spaces east of Broadway between 7th and 6th avenues- in fact, you can easily walk from 41st up to 51st using these spaces and never have to set foot on either avenue.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#45Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 7:10pm
My thought was really more closer to the west and not the east. i don’t believe there’s really any parks in the theatre district or Hell’s Kitchen. There’s Hudson yards and Lincoln center where people can sit, but that’s far.
#46Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 7:52pm
Before it was this it was literally littered in porno theatres. Why the yearning for a place to be what it never was when you can just walk 10 minutes to any number of green areas? Manhattan's a big place with a lot of variation. It's okay that Times Square is just outdoor Mall.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#47Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 7:57pm
Broadway Flash said: "Kad said: "The theater district has never been like that. Ever. "
it’s never been this bad. You walk out of your show on 44th, and walk into a refugee camp. Among many other problems. But I guess nobody’s interested in making it better. Sigh"
Never been this bad? Read up on what the theatre district was like in the 70s and 80s.
#48Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 8:16pm
He wants a green space so he can just bitch and moan about unhoused people being there instead of on the street. Don't pretend you care about their plight. You just care that you have to look at it.
#49Park in the Theatre District
Posted: 4/8/23 at 8:52pm
Dollypop said: "During the administration of Mayor John Lindsay, there was a move to have "vest pocket" parks throughout NYC. These were tiny little parks where workers could bring their lunches to or just relax. Some of them were quite charming with fountains and small waterfalls. All of them had drinking fountains. I recall one in the theater district had a walk-through waterfall. (Sortta like a short tunnel).I guess they all disappeared."
McGraw-Hill Waterfall? It as far as I know still exists.
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