"the worst of the worst"

this is the tappan zee bridge. right now, at my job, i'm working on some repair details for it. this morning, i was minding my own business getting ready for work when this story came on the television out of nowhere:

"The Tappan Zee, Kosciuszko and Goethals bridges are the worst spans in the New York metro area, according to a new report the AAA New York magazine, Car & Travel.


AAA traffic engineers and safety experts examined at structures in the local metro area and picked two bridges in New York City (Kosciuszko and Goethals) and one that spans the Hudson River (Tappan Zee) as the worst because of their "inability to safely handle modern traffic volumes, and, in the case of the TZ and Kosciuszko, poor structural condition.," according to a news release.

"The Tappan Zee is the worst of the worst," said Robert Sinclair Jr., manager of media relations for AAA New York. "Built in the 1950s, the bridge contains substandard steel due to metals needed for the Korean War. The structure for its approach roadways rests on wooden piles buried in the Hudson River bottom, and it handles far more traffic than designers intended, compromising safety," Sinclair said." (via)

don't worry. ima fix it.

nErD aLeRt!

Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City will reveal the island of Mannahatta at the time of Henry Hudson's arrival—a fresh, green new world at the moment of discovery. Through cutting edge multi-media and historical artifacts and maps, Mannahatta/Manhattan will re-imagine the quiet, wooded island at the mouth of a great river that was destined to become one of the greatest cities on Earth. Moreover, Mannahatta/Manhattan will challenge visitors to view the city of today as a place where the relationship between nature and people is at its most important and to understand that the principles of diversity, interdependence, and interrelativity operate in a modern mega-city much as they do in nature. In doing so, the exhibition will contribute something new to the history of New York—a view of its ecological origin—and in that contribution, shape the future as well. (mcny)