This is the most favorable angle I’ve seen of the one under the Brooklyn Bridge (there are four):
Apparently, a lot of tourists went to see Christo’s “The Gates” so Bloomberg wants to repeat the success. For him, it’s a pretty pragmatic decision: bringing in money for the city and giving people something to talk about. It might not hurt his image either.
Here are some of the artist’s thoughts and ideas (he certainly has a lot…too many?).
There are many reasons to be skeptical (you expect more from art, a few government dollars may have been used, they kind of look like scaffolding with water pouring out).
Will they grow on New Yorkers?
