I know of no other city in America like New York with a park system unmatched by
any. Central Park is one of the largest public parks in America, in a giant
city. Then there's Riverside Park and the many, many other parks all over the
island of Manhattan. I lived there for 37 years. I didn't happen in as things
go, I am a native New Yorker.

If you lived there, you would see how people either live in magnificent
expensive apartments, or squalor on the streets in their own urine. It's one of
the world's most populated cities. The room for a few very small gardens is
insignificant, but put a 40 story building there and you have about 500
apartments.

There is an entire army of volunteer gardeners who garden every day in Central
Park. There are a lot of ways to experience green on Manhattan.

I lived in New York when Rudy was the prosecutor. I believe it was his team who
cranked down the mob related crimes of John Gotti and that ilk. He was
absolutely not disliked, he ran for two terms and was beloved by the city
dwellers for what he did way before 9-11. I know. I lived there most of my
life.


On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:47:38 GMT, wrote:

I been to NY a few times, wouldnt want to live there altho my DH did and my in laws
did at one time. there is research showing that green spaces and plants of all kinds
have a tremendous effect on quality of life. No city should be without them. the
point is not to give up and say "it is a huge city". it needs more green BECAUSE it
is a huge city. However, that issue was picked simply cause it was first in the line
and had a garden theme.
There was constant commentary on TV about how disliked he was before 9-11. Nothing
about his wonderful achievements.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/s...595523,00.html
"He was yesterday's man. His awkward, abrasive character was foreground, his
achievements obscured. In the summer, he had become a lead player in a Whitehall
farce of marital mayhem: Rudy chooses a press conference to tell his wife, Donna, he
is leaving her for another woman, Judith. Donna calls her own press conference, then
kicks Rudy out of the official home."

that sums up the impression I got. Ingrid

animaux wrote:
Ingrid, no disrespect, but NYC is not the place to move if gardening is your
desire in life.
He was loved way before 9/11 hit.


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