Absolutely. Which is why this all should have been taken care of by the law firm as part of the agreement. I certainly don’t mean that the mechanics should be footing the bill for this, just that none of the cited reasons for not approving the project were all that difficult despite the bureaucratese of the letter.

Having worked with NYC Dept. of Buildings permitting in a past life; the obstacles to fixing this don’t sound insurmountable. They need to hire an architect and a permit expediter. They’ll file a new Alt-1 for a couple hundred bucks, pay the fine (or negotiate with the boro commissioner to have it waived, maybe…

The US definitely played the better game and deserved the win. That being said, I wish the US hadn’t played so dirty. So grabby!

Unfortunate? That made the movie for me!

Or it’s our turn again....

Traditionally it was Forest Hills, Queens.

It’s my flag too. And I claim it for the country that it represents, the one founded on the enlightenment principles enshrined in the constitution. It was founded on ideals by imperfect men and has been amended and mostly improved. It is the spirit of debate, experimentation, failure, and perseverance that it…

Yes, but because it is a living nation that evolves and changes the US flag that represents the possibility of a better US. The confederate flag will always be the symbol of a shitty ideology.

It’s like the Che T-shirts.

We already have a flag for that. Ditch the racist crap.

This! And to hold up that flag as a symbol of the downtrodden masses is PERVERSE! The confederacy lied to the people who lived in the South to convince them to uphold an aristocratic authoritarian system that benefited a very small minority (a 1% if you will).

I would have to insist that the motorcycle lane also be allowed for use by riders of unicorns.

Spires are bullshit. EOM

I muttered out loud that clearly Stannis’ scouts had failed him. You did have scouts didn’t you Stannis?

Cleric vs Sorceress?

His nicknames “Oathbreaker, kinglsayer” etc. point to the fact that as a King’s Guard he was supposed to guard the king, instead he killed the king.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

Which one can hope, will in turn lead to said photo-enforcement devices being vandalized.

This is a very reasonable opinion. I mean, it’s not like we’re talking about operating a vehicle that could potentially take you to anyplace on the continent at a whim.

Great article about a fascinating piece of machinery. As a native New Yorker can I make one request? Please don’t refer to the architectural monstrosity which replaced the boring but very impressive twin towers as the Freedom Tower. I like freedom very much and that tower is not something that should be associated…