Posted Mar 26, 2008, 6:04 AM
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New Yorker for life
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Borough of Jersey
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Originally Posted by Patrick
I'm sorry but this plan is just rediculous, what the point besides ruining the bridge?
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Not everyone will get it, but the city has a practical interest in these types of things:
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Officials are predicting 86,000 tourists will be drawn to New York solely by the falls, which will be on view between mid-July and mid-October. The city's economy is expected to gain $55 million.
By comparison, the enormously popular "Gates," which enveloped Central Park in 2005, generated $254 million.
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