Union Tpke Posted February 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 23, 2017 Screen Shot 2017-02-21 at 5.17.28 PM by spicker613, on Flickr Screen Shot 2017-02-21 at 5.17.42 PM by spicker613, on Flickr Screen Shot 2017-02-21 at 5.17.56 PM by spicker613, on Flickr Screen Shot 2017-02-21 at 5.18.05 PM by spicker613, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted February 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 23, 2017 This is pointless if they still keep the same area on the surface fenced off like it is now. I guess this isn't as bad as the NYPD permanently closing Park Row and Exit 6 on the FDR Drive, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted February 23, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 23, 2017 I don't think anyone really cares if they don't reopen after 16 years of closure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted February 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 23, 2017 I don't think anyone really cares if they don't reopen after 16 years of closure.. Agreed. Given how paranoid some people are, re-opening might have some unintended consequences in the eyes of some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 23, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2017 Honestly, as long as it doesn't interfere with anything which it doesn't. I'm all for it. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted February 23, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 23, 2017 I agree as long there is no unintended impediment im all for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 23, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2017 Doesn't the have like 30 closed staircases along Crosstown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeedbullet Posted February 24, 2017 Share #8 Posted February 24, 2017 I think it will look better if they are closed off and sealed off. This is it what it looks right now according to the google maps street view: Stuck behind a NYPD checkpoint and a fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 24, 2017 Share #9 Posted February 24, 2017 I've always wondered why they never got rid of those entrances years ago. They are very deceiving, since at night you can still see them from a block away but you don't realize they are locked off until you get closer. I've seen quite a few tourists angrily yell at the security guards in that tent that they want to use the entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted February 24, 2017 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2017 Weird how these 2 entrances are finally gonna be closed soon. I've always wondered why they never got rid of those entrances years ago. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 24, 2017 Share #11 Posted February 24, 2017 Why are they yelling at the NYPD when there are perfectly good staircases right across the street? Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted February 24, 2017 Share #12 Posted February 24, 2017 Why are they yelling at the NYPD when there are perfectly good staircases right across the street? Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Have you seen how entitled and small-minded that tourists can be? There's an entire kind of tourist that just hangs around Times Square and the Empire State Building, goes to TGIF Times Square for all their meals, and then complains that the city is overhyped and too crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agar io Posted February 27, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 27, 2017 Have you seen how entitled and small-minded that tourists can be? There's an entire kind of tourist that just hangs around Times Square and the Empire State Building, goes to TGIF Times Square for all their meals, and then complains that the city is overhyped and too crowded. There's an entire website about this type of shenanigan. Screen Shot 2017-02-21 at 5.17.28 PM by spicker613, on Flickr So the MTA isn't really doing anything besides removing the signage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted February 27, 2017 Share #14 Posted February 27, 2017 There's an entire website about this type of shenanigan. So the MTA isn't really doing anything besides removing the signage? It sounds like they're removing the street-level stuff and replacing it with plain sidewalk. So it'll be like they never existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porter Posted February 27, 2017 Share #15 Posted February 27, 2017 Great, 9/11 continues to negatively impact my neighborhood over 15 years later. The NYSE was already fenced off before 9/11 in response to the first WTC attack in 1993, but then they had to push it even further! Take a look at the area in 1999 (in native 1920x1080 resolution): https://youtu.be/xFqmzqIn2_Y?t=97 We could return to this time if we wanted to, but it's not in the NYPD's interest, and yet they have the audacity to claim that it's not in the public's interest either. #ReopenParkRow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agar io Posted February 27, 2017 Share #16 Posted February 27, 2017 Great, 9/11 continues to negatively impact my neighborhood over 15 years later. The NYSE was already fenced off before 9/11 in response to the first WTC attack in 1993, but then they had to push it even further! On the flip side, with cars banned from the area, it's a pretty popular pedestrian plaza that encourages walking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted February 27, 2017 Share #17 Posted February 27, 2017 On the flip side, with cars banned from the area, it's a pretty popular pedestrian plaza that encourages walking around. IIRC NYCDOT is currently trying to figure out how to increase east-west pedestrian circulation since the existing pedestrian-only zones are overcrowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassTransitHonchkrow Posted March 1, 2017 Share #18 Posted March 1, 2017 Doesn't the have like 30 closed staircases along Crosstown?The train, too. ???? Eric Shields | #MassTransitHonchkrow ???? THE Hudson Valley's essential Fare-blazer ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 1, 2017 Share #19 Posted March 1, 2017 The has an entire closed mezzanine at Willets Point station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 1, 2017 Share #20 Posted March 1, 2017 Are you sure your not talking about the game day platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 2, 2017 Share #21 Posted March 2, 2017 No. It's on the abandoned part of the southbound platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 2, 2017 Share #22 Posted March 2, 2017 No. It's on the abandoned part of the southbound platform. The one that's longer then 11 cars you mean? That was apart of the old original Willets Point station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 2, 2017 Share #23 Posted March 2, 2017 The one that's longer then 11 cars you mean? That was apart of the old original Willets Point station. Well, yes. There is an abandoned mezzanine connected to that part of the platform. Presumably it was the original one that went to Willets Point Boulevard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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